“Touch of France” wins TV show of the year at GMAEA 2021
"Touch of France" explores diverse themes including heritage, language, fashion, business and music with celebrated Ghanaians
The weekly infotainment TV show “Touch of France” has won the TV show of the Year at the Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards (GMAEA 2021) ceremony.
The innovative show hosted by the French ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, displays French culture and language. It also showcases the cultural exchange between the two countries. Each episode of “Touch of France,” addresses a different theme and explores France’s contribution to the said theme. It also unveils the collaborations of France with Ghana in relation to the theme.
Season One, which aired from November 2020 to February 2021, highlighted diverse themes ranging from business, football, health, fashion to gastronomy, music, and holidays. It featured beloved Ghanaian stars like Sarkodie, Becca, Bola Ray, Anita Erskine, Marcel Desailly, Abedi Pele, and Juliet Ibrahim, among many others and the final episode hosted no other than Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
Season Two displays a new setup and adds new segments like tourism, cooking, a Ghanaian in France, and music. The season which currently airs on GH One, Metro TV and OMY TV is exploring areas like cars, dance, diplomacy, heritage, languages, literature, and SDGs.
This season has already featured Ghanaian celebrities, like Stonebwoy, John Dumelo, Jackie Appiah, Kalsoume Sinare, Samuel Abu Jinapor and some of Ghana’s favorite bloggers.
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What makes the show popular is the choice of addressing subjects with invited celebrity guests who share their views on both the theme of the episode and their experience of France and the French language.
Each episode concludes with an interactive quiz challenging viewers with the French language and offers rewards from dinners in a French restaurant to a round trip to France!
“Touch of France” is sponsored by French and Ghanaian partnering companies in Ghana and co-produced by the French Embassy and the Empire Protocol. It is also fully made in Ghana: it’s directed by Platinum Live Ghana and recorded in Accra.
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