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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