Red Light – a stage play
In the past few days I’ve come to really appreciate the sacrifice our theatre creatives make on a daily basis. Leaving work to come for rehearsals, having to learn their lines, pushing themselves with the aim to make audiences happy. Creatives need to be appreciated. Let’s support the arts. I see creativity as an amazing…
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Leaving Ghana
Author: Franka-Maria Andoh Growing up, our house and most homes I visited had African art pieces. Most of the images were of women carrying things on their head, elegant women with beautiful babies on their backs. Or fishermen going out to sea. Art that reflected our lives as Ghanaians – hard work, enterprise, the need…
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Time with Franka; Writing is like a Frozen Meal
On the 7th of March, 2017 a day after Ghana celebrated the 60th anniversary some select students from the year 3,4,5,and 6 took part in a writing workshop at the Primary School library themed “ Writing is like a frozen meal” with focus on Short Stories and Children’s Stories : Style and Imagery. This workshop…
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FRANKA ANDOH’S STORY FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ‘BOOK SLAM’.
Franka Maria Andoh wrote a special piece entitled ‘I’ve got Time’ for the International Women’s Day book slam organised by the African Women’s Development (AWDF) and Alliance Francaise (Accra. Her shot story had the audience in hysterics. Watch the footage of Franka’s reading below. Franka is an entrepreneur, editor, writer and the owner of a…
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Franka Maria Andoh’s book ‘The Kente Curtain’
Author and Entrepreneur, Ms Franka Maria Andoh has launched a new children’s book “The Kente Curtain” which explores the diversity and beauty of different cultures. The thirty-three page book tells a story of a young boy named Paul, who finds a connection between Africa and the United States and was inspired by the beauty of…
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LEARN HOW TO BECOME A FILM PRODUCER FROM THE EXPERTS
Our Masterclass is an online video course that will take you through video lessons, discussion, and exercises taught by our team of experts on the art of producing films. In short, a step by step approach to the art of bringing fascinating stories to the screen. From writing or commissioning scripts to bringing together casts and…
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LEARN SCRIPT WRITING FROM THE EXPERTS
Our Masterclass is an online video course that will take you through video lessons, discussion, and exercises taught by our team of experts. In short, a step by step approach to the art of writing for film; from the concept or idea to the storylines, the characters, what makes them tick and eventually bringing all of…
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LEARN HOW TO MARKET FILMS FROM THE EXPERTS
Our Masterclass is an online video course that will take you through video lessons, discussion, and exercises taught by our team of experts on marketing films in the electronic media. In short, a step by step approach to the smartest methods to bring a film to the attention of the media and potential audiences. The course…
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LEARN THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN CINEMA FROM THE EXPERTS
Our Masterclass is an online video course that will take you through video lessons, discussion, and exercises taught by our team of experts on the fascinating history of African cinema from the experts. In short, telling the fascinating story of how African cinema emerged, it’s most innovative directors and the range of films made. The course…
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