Nana Obiri Yeboah

Nana Obiri-Yeboah
Born (1979-03-28) March 28, 1979 (age 45)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationFilm Director
Years active2009–present
Known forThe Cursed Ones

Nana Obiri - Yeboah (born March 28, 1983)[1] is a Ghanaian film director. He is known for the 2015 film The Cursed Ones, which received 13 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.[2]

Early life

Nana Obiri-Yeboah was born on March 28, 1979, in Accra, Ghana. He wrote and Directed his first Play at the age of 14 years at his local church.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards[3] Best Director The Cursed Ones Won
Best Film The Cursed Ones Nominated
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards [4] Favourite African UK Movie (made by or featuring significantly British based talent) The Cursed Ones Won
Favourite African UK Movie (made by or featuring significantly British based talent) Nana Means King Nominated
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 Canada International Film Festival[5] 2016 Award of Excellence Winner) The Cursed Ones Won
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 Helsinki African Film Festival[6] 2016 Jury award for Human Rights and Social Commentary The Cursed Ones Won

References

  1. ^ "Nana Obiri Yeboah – Accra Birth Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Africa Movie Academy Awards 2016: Nominations". Africa Movie Academy Awards Official Website (Press release). Archived from the original on 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Full list of winners at Africa Movie Academy Awards 2016". ama-awards.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Full list of winners at 11th Screennation film and TV awards 2016".
  5. ^ "Full list of winners at 11th Screennation film and TV awards 2016]". Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. ^ "HAFF 2016: JURY AWARDS]".


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