Ananseman Play House: Development through films

ANANSEFEST 2019 ENTRIES

This page will be updated with competing schools and their entry titles.

#	School	Entry	Theme

ANANSEFEST 2019 WINNERS

Below are the category award winners.

#	Category	Winner

Anansefest Data

These are the total basic statistics of Anansefest over the years.

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Entries

Awards

Anansefest Quick Facts

Objectives

The objectives of Anansefest are:

Offer the platform for students to acquire basic interest in filmmaking.
Challenge the students to offer inspired creative solutions for national development.
Expose students to see the Arts, Culture and Entertainment industry as career opportunity.
Inculcate high cultural values in the youth and to encourage them to be creative, innovative and business-minded about Culture, Arts and Entertainment.
Provide a unique and innovative platform for information, communication, education and entertainment.

Award Categories

The competition awards will be in the underlisted categories. Each Category Winner receives the ANANSEFEST Statuette, certificate, sponsors’ products.

Ananse (Best Actor)
Okonore (Best Actress)
Ntikuma (Best Supporting Actor)
Anansewaa (Best Supporting Actress)
Anansegoro (Best Movie)
Anansentintan (Best Directing)
Anansentama (Best Costume)
Anansekrataa (Best Script)
Anansesem (Best Story)
Anansemma (The School with the most nominees)

The general public would vote for the Top Five (5) nominees in each category at the end of eight (8) weeks of airing on TV.

A recap of the actions of the Top five (5) nominees of each category would be played back on TV. Each category would be allocated a 30-minute airtime on TV.

The Best Five (5) in each Award Category qualify for the ANANSEFEST Awards Ceremony.

Competition Phases

The competition has been broken into four phases as indicated below:

PHASE ONE

Workshops and Seminars to equip the students to kick start the
Pre-Festival activities
Participating schools to choose their own themes, write their own scripts, cast, produce and direct same under the supervision of their Entertainment tutors and their respective school authorities.
Technical expertise to be provided by Ananseman Playhouse in the areas of camera and sound work, editing as well as general pre and post production works.
Each movie must be development-oriented and of a maximum duration of ten (10) minutes.

PHASE TWO

Submission of concepts /scripts by participating schools.
Vetting and Short-listing of scripts for production.
Inspection of Locations and Costumes for shortlisted scripts.
Rehearsal of scripts and general preparations by schools.

PHASE THREE

Pre-production Conferences for short-listed schools.
Production: shoot short-listed scripts.
Post-production: editing, etc.
Recording of studio discussions.

PHASE FOUR

Premiere of productions and launch AWARDS NIGHT.
Quarter finals: telecast 32 productions and public voting.
Semi-finals: telecast productions and public voting (16 nominees per Award Category).
Grand Finale: shortlist, telecast and public voting on Top 5 per Award Category.
Telecast interviews with families of nominees in Top 5 per Award Category, school authorities, sponsors, etc.

What People Say

Anansefest will enearth the hidden talent in the children and help them discover future profession in the creative arts.

Ms CharlotteAddo, Nifa Senior High

It is a welcome development that the potentials of the individual students are now being nurtured through Anansefest and we intend to partake in subsequent competitions by Ananseman Play House.

Ms Cecila Appiah, Krobo Girls

National development depends on the youth and Anansefest is helping to showcase the talents of the students and youth while who will be future leaders.

Mrs. Felicia Koree, Chemu Senior High

Our drama group was invited to participate in the Anansefest competition and we found it really informative and exciting.

Accra Girls High School.

Anansefest has shifted the focus of the youth from vices and cultism to seeing that they also could be shining stars.

Nifa Senior High

Ananseman News

This workshop organized for the various instructors of the participating schools and members of Team ANANSEFEST was aimed at exchanging ideas on how to train young people in filmmaking. There was a presentation by Füsun Eriksen-Director of Buster Copenhagen International Film Festival.

ANANSEFEST 2013 NATIONAL LAUNCH

28 June 2013

The much awaited launch which was held at the Exhibition Hall of the National Theatre was attended by over 300 persons, the event was chaired by Mr. Nat Nunoo Amarteyfio and honoured by Dr. Bernice Heloo (Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Information).

ANANSEFEST 2009 AWARDS

24 June 2011

Ananseman Playhouse, the producers of Ghana's first ever National Students’ Film Festival have had their maiden awards night at the British Council Hall on the 24th of June, 2011. The awards night was held after the thirteen weeks of screening on GTV.