Blitz Bazawule

Blitz Bazawule

director, producer, writer

Blitz Bazawule was born on Apr 19, 1982 in Ghana. Blitz Bazawule's big-screen debut came with Diasporadical Trilogia directed by Blitz Bazawule in 2016. Blitz Bazawule is known for Diasporadical Trilogia directed by Blitz Bazawule, Anita Costa stars as Old Lady and Yaa Opare as Young Lady. Blitz Bazawule has got 2 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Blitz Bazawule achieved is African Movie Academy Awards. The upcoming new movie Blitz Bazawule plays is The Color Purple which will be released on Dec 20, 2023.

Blitz Bazawule is a Filmmaker and Musician born in Ghana and based in New York. Blitz's feature directorial debut 'The Burial Of Kojo' premiered on Netflix in 2019 via array. He co-directed Beyoncé's Black Is King which earned him a Grammy nomination in 2020. Blitz is directing 'The Color Purple Musical' for Warner Bros produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders. Blitz is the founder of Africa Film Society and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the TED Fellowship and the Vilcek Prize.

  • Birthday

    Apr 19, 1982
  • Place of Birth

    Accra, Ghana

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

African Movie Academy Awards
2019
Best First Feature Film by a Director
Winner - AMAA
The Burial of Kojo (2018)
2019
Best Editing
Winner - AMAA
The Burial of Kojo (2018)
Luxor African Film Festival
2019
Best Long Narrative Film
Winner - Grand Nile Prize
The Burial of Kojo (2018)

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