Kwaw Ansah is a Ghanaian filmmaker, director and writer.  Ansah was born in Agona Swedru, in the Central Region of Ghana on the 28th of Mary 1941.  He went to school at an Anglican Mission school and then moved to Accra for his ‘O’ Level certificate.  He was at the time working with the United Africa Company (UAC) as a textile designer.  In 1961 he enrolled in London’s Regent Street Polytechnic where he gained a Diploma in Theatre Design. After this time in the United Kingdom, Ansah moved to the United States of America where he graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts as well as the American Music and Drama Academy in 1965.  ‘The Adoption’, his first theatre play was produced off Broadway in 1964.

Ansah’s legacy to Ghana is his pioneering work in the country’s film industry in the 1980s and 1990s.  He has produced some of the    most influential films in the history of Ghana’s film industry.  These include ‘Love Brewed in the African Pot’ (1981), ‘Heritage Africa, (1989) and ‘Crossroads of People, Crossroads of Trade’, (1994).  Ansah returned in 2011 with ‘Good Old Days’, ‘Papa Lasisi Good Bicycle ‘, (2011), ‘The Good Old Days: Suffering to Lose’, (2012) and ‘Praising the Lord Plus One’ (2013) best known for his pioneering work in the Ghanaian film

In 2011, at the maiden NAFTI Film Lectures, Ansah was honoured for his contribution to cinema.  He was also given by the Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts, (GAFA) the Osagyefo Lifetime Achievement Award. Ansah is not only a filmmaker but has had several books and articles published on African cinema and culture.  He is the recipient of several national, international and professional awards which include The Order of the Nation of Burkina Faso in 1995 for the Arts, amongst other awards recognizing his great body of film work.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaw_Ansah