The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Ghana
This page contains a list of the greatest Ghanaian Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 2,041 Film Directors, 1 of which were born in Ghana. This makes Ghana the birth place of the 112th most number of Film Directors behind Singapore, and Liberia.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ghanaian Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Ghanaian Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Shirley Frimpong-Manso (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 35.07, Shirley Frimpong-Manso is the most famous Ghanaian Film Director. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, (born March 16, 1977 in Kwahu East District) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Frimpong-Manso is also a principal of Sparrow Station, a video streaming service for African entertainment from Sparrow and other African film producers. In 2013, she was ranked the 48th most influential person in Ghana according to E.tv Ghana. Frimpong-Manso is described as one who "seeks to raise the standard of film production in Ghana and Africa by telling progressive African stories as seen through the eyes of Africans." Changing the way Ghana was portrayed also motivated her career choice. Her films are also known for their "fierce female leads," as they portray African women with agency who can be breadwinners and lead complex lives. In December 2019, her movie ‘Potato Potahto’ started streaming on Netflix. Frimpong Manso launched her Sparrow Station YouTube channel in March of 2025.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Ghanaian film directors born between 1977 and 1977. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ghanaian film directors include Shirley Frimpong-Manso. As of April 2024, 1 new Ghanaian film directors have been added to Pantheon including Shirley Frimpong-Manso.
