275:(1952) directed by British director Sean Graham. Hesse rose through the ranks to become the managing director of the Ghana Film Industry Corporation (GFIC) for ten years until his retirement from government service 1994. Chris Hesse has a wealth of experience in film production, including being the head of News Department of the GFIC for ten years (1974–1984) within which he produced several newsreels, magazines, adverts and short documentaries, some of which have won international awards. He won the Golden Camera Award (First Prize in Cinematography in Africa) at the Pan African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (
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Honorary Captain in the Peace Keeping Force in 1960. From pre-colonial to post-independent Ghana (1956–1966), he was the official cinematographer to
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in 1985 and served in several congregations. He also became the executive director of the
Prisons Ministry of Ghana. Chris Hesse has been married to Regina Hesse (a retired Officer of the
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cinematographer, filmmaker, film administrator, photographer and
Presbyterian minister who is known for his cinematography in several award-winning films such as the critically acclaimed
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