Juliet Asante
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante | |
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| Born | Ghana |
| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School of Government University of Cape Coast National Film and Television Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Film actress, producer and director, and philanthropist |
| Notable work | Deadly Voyage |
| Awards | Best Actress Award of Ghana (2009) |
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante is a Ghanaian film actress, producer and director, and philanthropist. She is a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Film Authority (NFA). Her latest film, Silver Rain, was nominated for "Best Film in West Africa" and "Best costume" for 2015 in the Africa Magic viewer's choice awards (AMVCA) and also 2015 "Best Overall Film In Africa". In 1999, Asante started the production house Eagle House Productions. That same year she also started "Save Our Women International", a non-profit entity focusing on female sexual education and launched an innovation that makes short movies for the mobile phone in Africa in 2014 called Mobile Flicks. She is also the Founder and executive director of Black Star International Film Festival. Eagle Productions has helped train some actors and actresses in Ghana through its training arm, the Eagle Drama Workshop.