It is more of a big feature for Nollywood but the writer did not forget to chip in the fact that, like Nollywood, Ghanaians have also developed a movie industry to tell their own stories…
About Ghana’s movie industry, the newspaper-Metro stated that ‘Nollywood’s success has spawned similar industries in neighboring Ghana…”.
An excited Canadian based reader of GhanaCelebrities.Com (Sandra Mushale, Creative director of Mushale Collection) who came across the publication this week sent a scan copy to us.
In her E-mail, Sandra expressed her joy about the bold recognition given to the African Movie industry…
“This morning in Toronto while going to a business meeting as usual I grabbed a news paper and guess what I saw… in the Toronto based main daily news paper, a big article on Nigeria and Ghana movie industry.
Amazing, this is big; something we don’t see every day that can mean these two industries are for sure going places. Look this is not an African based news paper or community news paper it is a very well respected news paper in Toronto even though it is free.”
Click Here To Read Metro’s Full Feature On Nollywood & The Ghana Movie Industry
Not bad nor bad at all.Gradually we are getting there
I’m in the US..I checked my cable on demand channel(xfinity) n lo n behold,I found Americans advertising some latest Ghana n Nigerian movies..that they r nice n u pay $4.99 to your cable provider n start watching,which is the same as buying the DVD anyways..I no its a black history month but when I saw the commercial i was just thrilled..that was so cool..I no ppl r gonna b paying to watch them n xfinity will keep adding latest ones..
still in the shadow of nollywood as usual kmt
what is there to be proud of in this……….anybody reading this would not even remember that they mentioned Ghana every thing is all bout nollywood this nollywood that, Ghana following suit blah blah……wake me up when there’s a full aarticle about Ghana movies like this nollywood one rather than a one liner mentioning that Ghana is following suit but the real thing is in Nigeria bull crap…….seems like the writer is white if not i wudve thought it was done on purpose
rubbish nollywood
Its quite pathetic the kind of remark one gets on this site at the mere mention of Nigeria or things related to her.It’s no secret that nollywood have come alot way, dating back to many years and telling the African story to the world .The relationship between Nigeria and Ghana in terms of movies started mid 2000’s when the so called bigboys in Nigeria movie industry increased their fee and subsequently was suspened hence the need to searching for more talent elsewhere Attention was sifted to Ghana and the result was Ghana-nollywood industry in Nigeria. It did not stop there big time producer started moving to Ghana in search of location for their movies, its was possible than to see a Chi Collins production(Nigeria) with only Jim Ikye as the only Nigeria cast. Here in Nigeria alot of people including my mother would argue that people like Van Vicker are Nigerians, this is because he has featured more in Nigeria movies than in Ghana movie. The growth of Nigeria movie has erupted growth of movie industry in Ghana, Kenya and south Africa. it will be very immature and childish for anybody to start making comparism between the two movie industry,it is just like making comparism between Hollywood and Nollywood, a child can never out-grow his father.
Nollywood is growing same also is Ghollywood we should learn to appreciate our little beginning so that we can grow and not necessary cause enemity with our friends .we are one Africa .pls forgive me if i sound rude to you. But the growth of nollywood is simultaneous growth of movie industries across Africa. Thank u
Its quite pathetic the kind of remark one gets on this site at the mere mention of Nigeria or things related to her.It’s no secret that nollywood have come alot way, dating back to many years and telling the African story to the world. Commercial film production started in Nigeria, prior to 1991 there was no movie industry anywhere in Africa(pls Google this to be sure). The relationship between Nigeria and Ghana in terms of movies started mid 2000’s when the so called bigboys in Nigeria movie industry increased their fees and subsequently was suspened hence the need to searching for more talent elsewhere Attention was sifted to Ghana and the result was Ghana-nollywood industry in Nigeria. It did not stop there big time producer started moving to Ghana in search of location for their movies, its was possible than to see a Chi Collins production(Nigeria) with only Jim Ikye as the only Nigeria cast. Here in Nigeria alot of people including my mother would argue that people like Van Vicker are Nigerians, this is because he has featured more in Nigeria movies than in Ghana movie. The growth of Nigeria movie industry has erupted growth of movie industry in Ghana, Kenya and south Africa. it will be very immature and childish for anybody to start making comparism between the two movie industry, it is just like making comparism between Hollywood and Nollywood, a child can never out-grow his father.
Nollywood is growing same also is Ghollywood we should learn to appreciate our little beginning so that we can grow and not necessary cause enemity with our friends .we are one Africa .pls forgive me if i sound rude to you. But the growth of nollywood is simultaneous growth of movie industries across Africa. Thank u
@Emma, why do you bother. Everyone knows Ghanaians have an inferiority complex when it comes to Naija and this spurns jealousy, envy and vitriolic hatred at the mere mention of NIGERIA. Check out all their websites. It’s pathetic but we don’t give a hoot about them so please lose no sleep on issues like these
@Emma, So when u said that “a child can never out-grow their father”, what are you trying to say? ummm, because ghana movie industry started way back in the 80s even before nollywood…as a huge african movie lover myself (specially ghanaian movies), ghanaian movie industry nearly collapsed in 2000s which led to nollywood’s rise in ghana and across the world….so i just want to know what you meant by that comment before speaking further….thanks….
@Emma, I heard wen nollywood was about to hit USA airwaves. The news report read “african movies go international”. Imagine if it was ghananians that made such move?..news headlines would av read “ghana movies beat nollywood to go international” . Then you see comments from a few ghananians that would say things lyk ” nigerians don’t know anything” or “no one likes nigerians and there stupid movie”. I keep wondering why the bitterness amongest these folks.
But this is the white man writing somethin positive about us ( nigeria and ghana) and instead of being happy it sparks this nonsense bitter rivalry again, sometin must be wrong with us. Personally I don’t see wats worth being bitter and envious abt nigeria sef, even as a nigerian I can categorically state that we are not better than ghana neither is ghana better. Both still hav a long way to go especially nigeria, atleast it seems ghana has more honest leaders and new found oil money will be put to gud use unlike us even if u increase resources by 100 percent u wud only hav increased politicians embezzlement quota everythin almost remains same. Please let’s outgrow all this rubbish rivalry and face reality on ground that we both hav a long way to go to even catch up with south africa not to talk of the west. Peace abeg.
@lilyy, i meant that just like nollywood may never outgrow Hollywood(in teams of quality and others) so also are smaller film industry in Africa with no specific mention of any country may never outgrow nollywood. But for the record, commercial film production started in Africa with living in bondage(pls Google this to confirm) in 1991. Before than what u had was never a film industry but a theater (drama) group.they only perform on stage,just like u stated, they exist in Nigeria too in 70s and 80, we also had TV soaps than(pls Google ‘things fall apart’ it was on NTA in those days) but these do not make a film industry if not, Nollywood should hv been 100 years old by now. As for when Nollywood became popular in Ghana and around the world, I advise you cross check your information i think you are missing it somewhere. I mean no harm thanks
@marcel after South Africans has the best economy follow by Nigeria and then Egypt so what the hell are you saying Nigeria rules w.African everything like the west African gas that supplies Ghana with gas to for power plants, 80% of Banks in west Africa are Nigerian owned, you can’t compare Nollywood to Ghana’s movie industry ok? They only gat good democracy
Certainly i never intended to cos any argument here, but its too bad if after reading this article appreciating something from Africa and by a foreginer ,the only thing another Africa can say is ‘rubbish nollywood’. For crying out loud what is the relationship?
Childish ghanians always makin childish comments…..kip givin ursefs high blood pressure bcos of our greatness despite our challenges @ home…….weda u like it or not,nollywood made d ghana film industry wat it is today….learn to b appreciative of oda pple’s success……nonsense
@lilyy, i meant that just like nollywood may never outgrow Hollywood(in teams of quality and others) so also are smaller film industry in Africa with no specific mention of any country may never outgrow nollywood. But for the record, commercial film production started in Africa with living in bondage(pls Google this to confirm) in 1991. Before than what u had was never a film industry but a theater (drama) group.they only perform on stage,just like u stated, they exist in Nigeria too in 70s and 80, we also had TV soaps than(pls Google ‘things fall apart’ it was on NTA in those days) but these do not make a film industry if not, Nollywood should hv been 100 years old by now. As for when Nollywood became popular in Ghana and around the world, I advise you cross check your information i think you are missing it somewhere. I mean no harm thanks
@marcel, i alien 100% with you. in my post i think i was very civil and Matured.i never insulted anybody or country, but i only asked a question which was never answered ,which was Why this remarks when it comes to Nigeria and its issue? I certainly believe that GhanaIan are good people and very hardworking. I visit Nigeria blogs everyday and news coming from Ghana don’t get this type of reaction as seen. The average Nigeria takes it as a challenge upon our leaders(even we insult them) telling them to replica the kind of information we hear. The OP has done well as an African(a good Ghanaian) to post somethin many would agree is a goodnews but what do u see as comments ‘rubbish nollywood’ guy abeg think am. One love
Therez no nid 4 gbege in this issue o if u qhanians feel Nollywood z rubish and dat d ghana mvie industry is stil a shadow unda nolly wood than ya’all shld get ur lazy asses up nd do smfin a’bau it stp wastin ur time hatinq on nollywood nd the truth we z nollywood made grolly wood ahbi na grosswood wat it z todae get it in ya heads nd u myt wna say crap a’bau ghana mvie existin b4 nollly wood datz bulshit! Cox ghana mvie inustry z as pathetic as d word ghana xo my dear frnds stp hatinq on nolllywood cox yile most ov u spend ur time hatin we in nigeria ar makin in biq in africa especialy in entertainment my friends.