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Name Ato Yanney (Ato Kwamina Yanney) Activity type Direction (person) Scripting (person) Birth date 1933-01-22   Birth country Ghana Birth place Senya Bereku Death date 2011-04-10   Death country Ghana Nationality Ghanaian History/biography He attended the London school of Film Technique, where he studied screenplay writing and directing, and then went on to London University to pursue a degree in Film Critique and Appreciation, and later also went to Poland to study at the Feature and Documentary Film Studios there. During his time in England, he wrote short stories for the B.B.C Home service, including “The Ominous Sneeze”. He returned to Ghana in 1963 and joined the Ghana Film Industry Corporation (Now Gama Film Company (GFC)) in 1963, eventually becoming the Head of Production there. He wrote and directed several documentaries which looked at social, political and religious issues, including: “Panoply of Ghana”, "The Market Day", "Cult of Twins", "Population Census", "Golden Pod", "Rainbow Colors", "New Breed", "Genesis Chapter X" (screenplay), "No Tears for Ananse" (screenplay), "Death on Wheels", etc. He also wrote and directed "His Majesty's Sergeant", and video productions such as "The Last Show" with Allen Gyimah’s Video City in 1987, and served as a consultant with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1990s. He encouraged other film directors, such as George Bosompim,Ivan Quashigah,Yaw Boakye and cousin Kwaw Ansah. He was honored for his contribution to the development of the Ghanaian film industry in the field of film production and directing during their 40th anniversary celebrations, and a certificate of distinction in script writing during the centenary of World Cinema. He was also a regular contributor to articles on social, political and religious issues in the national daily newspapers, such as the Daily Graphic and Times, and was a member of the British Film Institute and the Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts. 