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Ambassador

dr. prince kojo-hilton

visual artist award

of honor

PROFILE OF AMB. DR. PRINCE KOJO-HILTON (Art Director)

Amb. Dr. Prince Kojo-Hilton is a multi-talented visual artist with almost eighteen years

professional experience that has gained him both local and international recognition. He is

a product of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) with a major in Art Direction

and Production Design (2014).

Due to his hard work, passion and incredible creativity ability, he had a rare opportunity as

an understudy to Johnson Edu (his Uncle); at the Technical Department of the National

Theatre of Ghana which helped launch his career to another level. His understudy was in

the areas of Scenic design, Props Design, Make- up and special effects design, Set Design

and Construction. He has used his skills on a number of projects and he has gained the

accolade of the first ever artist to create the first ever man made Volcano in Africa. This

was for the Guinness’ Big Eruption Concert in Accra, Ghana. He has worked on a number

of Films, TV Commercials, TV studio Sets, Music Videos, Theatre Productions and several

live Stage events.

Technical Department of the National

Theatre of Ghana which helped launch his career to another level. His understudy was in

the areas of Scenic design, Props Design, Make- up and special effects design, Set Design

and Construction. He has used his skills on a number of projects and he has gained the

accolade of the first ever artist to create the first ever man made Volcano in Africa. This

was for the Guinness’ Big Eruption Concert in Accra, Ghana. He has worked on a number

of Films, TV Commercials, TV studio Sets, Music Videos, Theatre Productions and several

live Stage events.

Adding to his prehistoric repertoire, he has worked as a Scenic Artist with Hollywood

Directors of The Matrix Trilogy (the Wachowskis) on the science fiction series ‘Sense 8’

which was shot in Nairobi, Kenya in 2014. Kojo has worked with most of the multimedia

firms and production houses of great renown in Accra, Ghana and across Africa.

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