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*Dioraphte Audience Award, [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]<ref>[http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/ Dioraphte Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam]</ref>
*Dioraphte Audience Award, [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]<ref>[http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/ Dioraphte Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam]</ref>
*Veto Award, Afrika-Filmfestival, [[Leuven]], [[Belgium]]
*Veto Award, Afrika-Filmfestival, [[Leuven]], [[Belgium]]
*Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival, [[Zanzibar]], [[Tanzania]]<ref>[http://www.ziff.or.tz/2010/winners Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival]</ref>
*Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival, [[Zanzibar]], [[Tanzania]]<ref>[http://www.ziff.or.tz/2010/winners Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825172511/http://www.ziff.or.tz/2010/winners |date=2010-08-25 }}</ref>
*Polish Filmmakers Association Award, Ale Kino!, [[Poznań]], [[Poland]]
*Polish Filmmakers Association Award, Ale Kino!, [[Poznań]], [[Poland]]
*Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya<ref>[http://www.kalashaawards.co.ke/nominees.html Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards]</ref>
*Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya<ref>[http://www.kalashaawards.co.ke/nominees.html Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards]</ref>
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*Spiritual Film Festival Award, Paris
*Spiritual Film Festival Award, Paris
*Best Children's Film Award at the Film Festival Recklinghausen (Germany) 2011<ref>[http://www.kirchliches-filmfestival.de/programm/index.html Best Children's Film, Film Festival Recklinghausen]</ref>
*Best Children's Film Award at the Film Festival Recklinghausen (Germany) 2011<ref>[http://www.kirchliches-filmfestival.de/programm/index.html Best Children's Film, Film Festival Recklinghausen]</ref>
*Best Editor: Ephantus Ng'ethe Gitungo, African Movie Academy Awards<ref>[http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011 Best Editor, African Movie Academy Awards]</ref>
*Best Editor: Ephantus Ng'ethe Gitungo, African Movie Academy Awards<ref>[http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011 Best Editor, African Movie Academy Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403012110/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011 |date=2011-04-03 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Hawa Essuman (2012)

Hawa Essuman (born 1980) is a Kenyan actress and film director whose first feature film, Soul Boy (2010), received a series of awards.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Hamburg, Germany, on 23 January 1980, she is the daughter of Ghanaian parents who brought her up in Nairobi, Kenya.[3][1] After several appearances in the theatre, she moved into production work, first on television commercials and documentaries, then on a local drama series, Makutano Junction. She created and directed Selfish? in 2008, followed by three short films in 2008, The Lift, Cold War and Coming Out.[2]

With the encouragement and assistance of Tom Tykwer, she directed Soul Boy (2010). Based on a story by Billy Kahora, it originated at a workshop organized by the German association One Fine Day.[4] Presented at over 40 film festivals around the world, it won a number of awards.[2]

Awards

Essuman's Soul Boy has won the following awards:

  • Dioraphte Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam[5]
  • Veto Award, Afrika-Filmfestival, Leuven, Belgium
  • Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar, Tanzania[6]
  • Polish Filmmakers Association Award, Ale Kino!, Poznań, Poland
  • Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
  • Best Lead Actor: Samson Odhiambo, Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya[8]
  • Best Scriptwriter: Billy Kahora, Kalasha Awards, Nairobi, Kenya[9]
  • Best Actor: Samson Odhiambo, Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
  • Best East African Film, Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya[11]
  • Special Mention "Passeurs d’images" prize, FESTIVAL CINÉ JUNIOR (International Film Festival for Young people), Paris, France
  • The Young Jury Prize, FESTIVAL CINÉ JUNIOR (International Film Festival for Young people), Paris, France
  • Spiritual Film Festival Award, Paris
  • Best Children's Film Award at the Film Festival Recklinghausen (Germany) 2011[12]
  • Best Editor: Ephantus Ng'ethe Gitungo, African Movie Academy Awards[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hawa Essuman" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "About the director". African Film Festival New York. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Liff awards 2011" (PDF). limbo7.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Hawa Essuman and the Soul Boy Project". African Women in Cinema Blog. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ^ Dioraphte Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam
  6. ^ Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Best Short Film, Kalasha Awards
  8. ^ Best Lead Actor, Kalasha Awards
  9. ^ Best Scriptwriter, Kalasha Awards
  10. ^ Kenya International Film Festival: Best Actor
  11. ^ Kenya International Film Festival: Best East African Film
  12. ^ Best Children's Film, Film Festival Recklinghausen
  13. ^ Best Editor, African Movie Academy Awards Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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