John Apea

John Apea
Born John Apea
Occupation Actor

John Apea is a Ghanaian actor. In 2008 he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the film Run Baby Run in which he also featured as the lead actor.[1]

Run Baby Run received 8 nominations and won 4 awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.[2][3][4][5]

Career

Apea studied at Achimota School and Sociology and Social Policy at the University of York and the University of Oxford.[6] He is one of the lead actors in the popular Ghanaian television series Home Sweet Home.[1][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Student’s film wins four African Oscars". Nouse (York, UK: Nouse). Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. Ogbu, Rachel (5 May 2008). "Abuja's Night Of Excellence". Newswatch (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. "The new international movie from Revele Films: Run Baby Run". The Statesman (Accra, Ghana). 9 June 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. Orivri, Hope Afoke (20 March 2009). "AMAA '09: Ghana prompts Nollywood". Nigerian Compass Newspaper (Ogun State, Nigeria). Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  5. Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua (16 February 2007). "'Run Baby Run' a Must-See Movie". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  6. "Linkedin", John Apea, December 2,2013
  7. "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman (Accra, Ghana). Retrieved 21 February 2011.

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