John Apea
Born
Ghana
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupations
  • Actor
  • CEO of eTranzact Ghana
Known forHome Sweet Home, Run baby Run
AwardsAMAA best screenplay for a film, Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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 eight nominations and won four awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.[2][3][4]

Career

Apea studied at Achimota School and Sociology and Social Policy at the University of York and the University of Oxford.[5] He is one of the lead actors in the popular Ghanaian television series Home Sweet Home.[1][6] He is currently the newly appointed chief executive officer( CEO) of eTranzact Ghana, one of the leading providers of mobile banking and payment services.

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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "The new international movie from Revele Films: Run Baby Run". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua (16 February 2007). "'Run Baby Run' a Must-See Movie". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Linkedin", John Apea, December 2,2013
  6. ↑ "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.


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