Gladys Tantoh

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Gladys Tantoh
BornJuly 1971 (age 5253)
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Film producer, promoter, entrepreneur
Website www.gclassentertainment.co.uk

Gladys Ndonyi aka G-Class (born Gladys Ndonyi Tantoh, in July 1971) is a Cameroonian movie entrepreneurVenture Capitalist creative arts & Event promoter executive who is the co-founder and current president of The UK Cameroon Academy Arts Film Awards and the CEO of G-Class Entertainment. [1] [2] In 2016, she earned two nomination for best promoter for Africa movie in UK at Afro Hollywood Award and 20th African Film Awards. [3] [4]

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Early life and career

No information about Gladys Ndonyi real date of birth have been published, it shows that she was born in July 1975. [5] She was born in Cameroon and relocated in UK,[ when? ] and did her tertiary education at University of Greenwich and film production at London Film Academy, apart from entertainment, she is a health care worker. [6]

Gladys Ndonyi is an entertainment executive, nothing has been published about the year she started her career. She is recognized for her work to promote the cinema of Cameroon through the creation of Cameroon Film and Movie Academy Awards and G-class entertainment in 2015. [7] [5] [8] In 2016, she earned two nomination for best promoter for Africa movie in UK at Afro Hollywood Award and 20th African Film Awards. [3] [4]

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