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PHOTO: Actress Akorfa Edjeani Explains Why She Took Part In ‘Aagbe Wo’ Demonstration

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A few hours ago, some concerned Ghanian citizens ‘shook’ the corners of Accra with a massive demonstration and veteran actress Akorfa Asiedu Edjeani was included.

This step taking by the actress has sparked controversies with some of the reasons being that she, Akorfa did that because she belongs to one of these political parties that are going against the ruling party, NPP.

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When the Slay Queens Came Out: Photos From the 2017 Golden Move Awards–Featuring Nadia Buari, Lydia Forson, Mzbel, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Grace Omaboe, Nikki Samonas And Others

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Lydia Forson at the 2017 Golden Movie Awards

As Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri puts it, our celebrities “are unemployed with their relevance tied to their Instagram activities. Therefore, these people wouldn’t let any opportunity to appear on a red carpet escape them—even if the carpet has been laid to celebrate the non-existing excellence of a dead movie industry.”
Yesterday, the annual Golden Movie Awards was held at the MovenPick Hotel in Accra to celebrate and award excellence in the Ghana Movie Industry–an industry which is undeniably dead.
Actress-Yvonne Nelson who was not at the award ceremony this year has taken to Twitter to say all the red carpet nonsense in Ghana must stop, especially when everyone knows the Ghana Movie Industry has no work for anyone.

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Male Writers Portray Females Only As Gossips And Husband Snatchers In Movies – Akorfa Complains

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Akorfa Asiedu

Veteran actress Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu has lashed out at the writing of Ghanaian female characters by mostly male writers, saying it portrayed them in mostly unfavourable lights.
Akorfa, who has been a mainstay in Ghanaian movies for decades now, told Joy News the lack of female screenwriters have led to a system where most female characters are portrayed in a bad light.

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PHOTOS From 2016 Sparrow Entertainment Festival in Accra | Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, OC Ukeje, Joseph Benjamin & Others

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2016 Sparrow Entertainment Festival
2016 Sparrow Entertainment Festival

On 8th and 9th January, 2016 at the Accra Mall’s SilverBird Cinema, Sparrow Productions served African movie lovers the first dose of its Sparrow Entertainment Festival—screening two of its latest productions; an enthralling political drama series titled ‘SHAMPAIGN’ and a one-of-a-kind movie thriller titled ‘REBECCA.’
They promised a two-day soiree of up close and personal interaction with cast, crew and movie stars from all around the continent, red carpet pictures, interviews, autograph signing and behind the scenes gossip—which was duly delivered.
The 2016 Sparrow Entertainment Festival was a success and therefore we expect it to take on an annual cloak.
The red carpet was celebrity packed; various movie stars and industry persons from Nigeria and Ghana attended—notably; Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Joselyn Dumas, Adjetey Anang, OC Ukeje, Joseph Benjamin, Fred Amugi, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Ken Attoh, Zynell Zuh and others.

READ ALSO: ‘REBECCA’ Review: Betrothed by Parents But Found Connection through Great Conversation

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‘The Cursed Ones’ Review: Challenging a Hotchpotch of Societal Superstition, Chauvinism and Treachery

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Nana Obiri Yeboah’s second feature film-The Cursed Ones which has received 15 Ghana Movie Awards nominations starts on a woolly slow path—yet it manages to piece together a remarkable picture by taking the viewer on an uncomfortable poignant journey as it attacks and exposes some of the entrenched societal prejudices developed on the back of our … Read more

ALL THE PHOTOS From the 2015 Golden Movie Awards-Africa | Featuring Joselyn Dumas, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Eazzy, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Zynell Zuh & Others + The Full List Of WINNERS

Joselyn Dumas at the 2015 Golden Movie Awards
Joselyn Dumas at the 2015 Golden Movie Awards

On Saturday-27th June 2015 at the maiden edition of Golden Movie Awards Africa, several movie stars and industry persons were honoured for their impressive contributions to the film industry, at the State Banquet House, Accra.

Nigerian movies-30 Days In Atlanta and Knocking On Heaven’s Door and Ghanaian movies-Devil In the Details, and Made In Agege were the biggest winners at the 2015 Golden Movie Awards. Knocking on Heaven’s Door won the Best Film nod while Devil in The Details bagged the Best Director nod for Shirley Frimpong Manso.

Also, some top Ghanaian musicians graced the event with their performances—artistes who performed included Legendary Pat Thomas, Irene Logan, Nana Yaa, Kwame Yeboah, Eazzy and a host of others.

Check out the photos from the event below + the full list of the winners…

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When Old School Met New School | Efya and Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu-Whose Style Are You Feeling

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Efya and Akorfa Asiedu

When it comes to style, it’s not only the body type of a person that comes to play—the age and sometimes the person’s generation also bear considerable influnce.

And this is exactly what happened in Accra when singer-Efya met actress-Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu at an event to mark the opening of a new Vlisco shop inside the newly established West Hills Mall at Weija.

Akorfa is a mature woman and as such, she kept it decent—albeit stylish. And for Efya’s generation, it’s more about showing the skin and keeping things short.

Though they were both looking good, the question is; whose style are you feeling?

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PHOTOS From AMAA 2014: Jackie Appiah, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Joselyn Dumas, Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu, Adjetey Anang & Others…

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The 10th edition of the African Movie Academy Awards took place in Bayelsa State, Yenagoa in Nigeria on Saturday and as usual, several movie stars on the continent graced the event…

Jackie Appiah, Joselyn Dumas, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Adjetey Anang, Lydia Forson and other Ghanaians flew into Nigeria to be part of the event.

At the event, Shirley Frimpong Manso’s Potomanto won AMAA’s Achievement in Editing for Ghaan while the Achievement in Production Design went to Northern Affair… CLICK HERE for full list of winners.

Check out the photos below from the event…

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Photos + My Sincere Thoughts On The Premiere Of ‘Elmina’ In London: Good Movie & Organization But The ‘Avoidable’ Hiccup Was A Big Mess…

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The date of the red carpet premiere of the much talked about movie ‘Elmina’ could not have been any better than yesterday for me. After years of studying Law, I finally said goodbye to UEL School of Law on Thursday with no idea as to where to catch the fun I have always wanted.

With the weather getting bad, an indoor entertainment was the most excellent to consider. I decided to kick start my freedom from books with the red carpet premiere of ‘Elmina’.

As a result of experience, I have somehow come to undesirably accept that African events-no matter where it is organized will always start late. With this in mind, I drove through the cold winds of North London to Cineworld, Wood Green around 9:45 pm when the advertised start time was 9pm. I was certainly not going to fall for the time wasting BS this time, I said to myself.

When we eventually got to the place and hanged around for almost 30mins without any sign of appearance of the various advertised celebrities, I knew I had been beaten to the game once again.

This time, I could careless about my time being wasted because none of my guests consistently bothered me about when the movie was going to start. They were somehow being compensated with glasses of champagne and other drinks courtesy of the sponsors the organizers managed to pull in.

The crowd was positive, sociable and had a lot of energy which you could easily spot on their faces- most of them seemed happy with the compensation they were receiving for the waste of their precious time…LOL. No amount of alcohol can deny me my right to check my watch though…

After waiting on those drinks, the legendary Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu and Ama Konadu Abebrese made their way through for the usual celebrity appearance photo shoot. The forever young Akorfa Asiedu was looking beautiful, more like an African teenage prom queen.

Ama K. Abebrese came in with her fabulous sense of fashion, styled by the artistic Marian Kihogo; she wore a dress by Virgos Lounge, a pair of Christian Louboutin heels and kept a simple but glamorous necklace made by Ghanaian fashion designer-Anita Quansah.

After these appearances, we still had to wait for John Appea and others to show up. By the time the light from the projector was cast, it was nearly half eleven.

Having had a lot to drink, patrons were well chilled out and as soon as the movie started, the laughter rolled in as the crowd caught the various humorous aspects of the movie.

I did not expect a movie such as ‘Elmina’ which robustly tackles various societal injustices, exploitation of local Ghanaians and the degradation of the beautiful scenery of Ghana to be intertwined with comedy. Probably, it can pass for a satire!

As much as I loved the fusion of comedy into the principles that the movie sought to teach, some of the lines were utterly unnecessary. For instance, the line where the chief threw in the word ‘Fuck’ was demeaning to his prestigious status as an overriding ‘Chief’.

For me, ‘Elmina’ carried 3 fundamental stories. It courageously took up a challenging theme of how African leaders exploit their very own loyal subjects. It also tried to dive into where the stool of convenience should be placed when imminent development and prosperity will have a detrimental effect on our future existence.

Thirdly and above all, ‘Elmina’ colourful displays the Ghanaian culture. I do not think a full documentary can even bring you to realize the beauty and glamour that hide in our Ghanaian culture, the remarkable water bodies, the perfect landscapes and the friendly but repulsive communities that exist side by side. Anyone who appreciates culture, art and humour will love ‘Elmina’.

Now this is where I need answers…At a time patrons were at the climax of the enjoyment, the movie being shown on the big screen started playing up. You know what happens when you have a scratched VCD at home and you force to play it in your 1945 VCD player- it keeps pausing and moving every 2 seconds. Yeap, that is what happened last night…

Eventually, the movie went off and we had to wait for nearly 20minutes to see pictures on the big screen again. And when they finally brought it back, they took it too far back… Geez!  That was the biggest killer of the night.

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