Amma Asante

Amma Asante

actress, director, writer

Amma Asante was born on Sep 13, 1969 in UK. Amma Asante's big-screen debut came with A Way of Life directed by Amma Asante in 2004. Amma Asante is known for Belle directed by Amma Asante, Matthew Goode stars as Captain Sir John Lindsay and Lauren Julien-Box as Young Dido. Amma Asante has got 13 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Amma Asante achieved is Athena Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Amma Asante plays is Where Hands Touch which will be released on Sep 14, 2018.

Amma Asante is a British BAFTA award winning screenwriter and director, known for Belle (2013), and A Way of Life (2004). She is a former child actress, who began her writing career at the age of 23 with a script deals from both Channel 4 in the UK and BBC. Her first movie, A Way of Life, which she wrote and directed won her numerous awards, both in the UK and internationally, including FIPRESCI prizes and the Carl Foreman BAFTA Film Award. In 2017 Amma was awarded an MBE on the Queen's New Year's Honours List, for her services to film as a writer and director.

  • Birthday

    Sep 13, 1969
  • Place of Birth

    Streatham, London, England, UK
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

13 wins & 10 nominations

Athena Film Festival
2018
Athena List
Winner - Athena List Winner
Black Reel Awards
2018
Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture
Winner - Black Reel
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