Ivan Quashigah

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Ivan Quashigah
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Quashigah at Farmhouse Productions
Born
Ivan Kwakuvi Quashigah

(1966-12-28) December 28, 1966 (age 57)
Keta, Ghana
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, television director, television producer, music video director
Years active1996–present
SpouseCatherine Quashigah
Children3

Ivan Quashigah is a Ghanaian film maker, a creative director and the founder and C.E.O of Farmhouse Productions. [1] [2] He is well known for producing and directing the award-winning television series Things We Do for Love and recently Yolo . [3] [4]

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Early life

Ivan was born in Keta in the south-western part of Ghana on December 28, 1966. He studied film directing and scriptwriting at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) in Ghana. He also has an Executive master's degree in Governance and Leadership from the GIMPA Graduate School in Ghana. [5]

Career

In 2006, Ivan established his production company Farmhouse Productions, a company that works in film, television and events. [6]

Ivan's work in film has won him both local and international awards. [7]

His current TV Series, YOLO – ‘You Only Live Once’ which won seven out of eight awards at the Ghana Movie Awards 2016 is produced for the National Population Council and its partners under the Ghana Adolescent Reproductive Health Programme – GHARP funded by the UKAID and USAID and facilitated by the FHI360 and the Palladium Group. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Quashigah is a legend in the Movie industry – Bra Charles". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tag: legendary Ivan Quashigah". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ivan Quashigah is a legend in the Movie industry – Bra Charles". Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Life of the Legendary Ghanaian Film Maker Ivan Quashigah". tmghlive.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Meet Veteran Ghanaian movie director and entrepreneur, Ivan Quashigah". February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Farmhoues Productions Limited – Mr.Ivan Quashigah". June 22, 2018. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Life of the Legendary Ghanaian Film Maker Ivan Quashigah". February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Ivan Quashigah Reveals Secret Behind Fella Makafui's Yolo Persona". September 6, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Full List Of Winners for 2016 Ghana Movie Awards". December 5, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2019.


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