Looks like all the veteran actors and actresses are totally against the new name given to the Ghana Movies industry (Gollywood) which is said to have been suggested by the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo Addo.
Another veteran actress, Akorfa Edjeani has also spoken against the renaming and has disassociated herself from the new name (Gollywood).
Popular veteran Ghanaian actor and TV personality, David Dontoh has spoken against the renaming of the Ghana Movie Industry to Gollywood.
Speaking in an interview on Star FM’s ‘The Zone’ Show on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, with, KOD, David Dontoh expressed his disappointment in the industry for giving a name he termed as “Allien” to the Ghanaian.
Kumawood actress, Gloria Osei Sarfo has stated that cliques are one of the many reasons why the movie industry is declining.
According to the actress, the categorization of actors and actresses within the movie industry should be stopped to avoid any further damages to the industry.
Ghanaian actress, Gifty Adrah has disclosed some of the challenges she faced on her way up to becoming a popular actress as she is today.
The actress speaking in an interview with NEWS-ONE disclosed she had to choose between being ‘banged’ by a producer or paying for a role in Ghana Movie Industry.
Over the years, we’ve written several articles about the deteriorating state of our movie industry – that’s if we truly have one functioning.
One of the key areas we keep hammering is how our scriptwriters go about writing their plots for various movies. Whilst the English speaking Ghallywood keep ‘stealing’ storylines from foreign producers, our Twi speaking Kumawood rely heavily on trending events making headlines in the country.
Over the years, we’ve seen significant improvements in both our Ghanaian movie industry and the music industry—though we are still on the hope road for that day when we can look at things and say, we’ve truly arrived.
Few years ago, the movie industry had diverse stories to tell but the actors, directors and even equipment to be used in telling these stories were a MESS, and that gave us different faces of sub-standard productions. Even today, we still have such sub-standard productions, but things are a fairly better than those years I am talking about.
Similarly, the Ghana music industry has its own dark days with poor music videos and sound quality being the hallmark of that era. Ironically, we seem to have had some good songs (I mean lyrically) during these dark days when we did not have up-to-date studios, sound engineers and production equipment.
Without any definition of terms, I assume the words quantity and quality are understood by almost everybody who is reading this article.
In our various works, we all strive to achieve what is best but it becomes absurd when a person decides to choose quantity over quality (excellence).
Let’s delve into the movie industry a bit (focusing largely on Kumawood). Countless new movies are released each and every day. Enter a movie shop you see around and ask for the latest Ghanaian movie in town. Over hundred movie CDs would be handed to you.
There wouldn’t be any problem if these movies are of high quality and good storylines. I sometimes wonder the kind of cameras they use to shoot those movies. I guess my phone’s camera can do a better job than the cameras they use. The picture and sound qualities of most of the so – called Ghanaian movies are nothing to write home about.
Yet, when you complain, all that the industry players can afford to tell you is to support your own and stop backbiting. How do I support something in which those involved are doing nothing to advance it? What is backbiting about putting the bare facts on the ground?
As human as I am, I work hard to earn money. It would therefore be sensible to spend that hard – earned money on things that are of good qualities. So when I patronise foreign movies, it is not that I want their industry to grow and leave ours hanging. It’s a simple logic; I want value my money.
….Maybe not a revolution, but they need to end the ‘business as usual era’. In recent times, some movie industry players have continued to work hard in bringing the movie up to a very good standard; yet, the clamour for more efforts to be made in order to improve the industry rages on as there … Read more
Currently, John Dumelo and Majid Michel are well positioned in the Ghana Movie Industry, running the whole movie industry. It is hard to find any blockbuster coming out of Ghana without one of these men in there… One thing GhanaCelebrities.Com loves about them is the fact that though they seem to be competitors, they have … Read more
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 … Read more
Last week, it was reported and confirmed that Lydia Forson has joined South African soap Scandal. Today, AMAA Best Actor, Majid Michel has reportedly joined M-Net funded soap, Tinsel. What is happening in the Ghana Movie Industry? Are the actors and actresses simply being picky with scripts or there are no jobs for them in … Read more
Ghana’s former President His Excellency John Agyekum Kuffour’s second son has also added his voice to the fact that, the country’s movie industry has the potential of being lucrative, if the needed investment and support are shifted to the direction and benefit of the industry.
Speaking to journalists after screening of the latest Ghanaian movie ‘Wrong Target’ to the media, Mr. Agyekum Kuffour said it is only when people show interest and offer their support to the growing industry that, it has a potential of being lucrative.
Describing the industry as ‘growing’ and doing well lately, he said he hopes to bring attention to the industry especially as a son of the former Head of State.
“I can’t stop being a child of a politician. I didn’t choose that. I was born into the family and it’s been a blessing. So if my presence here with that background [as the son of the former president] will help the industry, then so be it”, he said confidently.
Mr. Edward Agyekum Kuffour who appears to have developed a sudden knack for movies said the current crop of actors and crew memebers in the industry are doing marvelous.
Having shot couple of movies which are yet to be released on the market, he recollected how his journey to the movie industry all began and how he got a cameo role in the movie ‘Wrong Target’.
He said as a new actor, he was also auditioned before being handed the role to play as a friend and old school mate of John Dumelo.
It will do as good if start by clearly defining what talent is and then proceed to find raw/pure talent. According to my Cambridge Advance Leaner’s Dictionary (3rd Edition), talent is define as; NATURAL ABILITY-someone who has the NATURAL ability at something, especially without being taught. With the above in mind, the phrase ‘raw/pure talent’ … Read more
Being a make-up artist is one of the most exciting jobs around. Aside that, it’s a job that offers you the opportunity to jump from one event to the other and also work on people like musicians, actors, politicians and models.
Make-up artists that work on such individuals are named celebrity make-up artists.
A young Ghanaian make-up artist, Lydia Gladys Ashitey, has launched her ‘LEEDY A XPRESSIONS’, a hair stylist and make-up artist company based in Accra.
Very recently, an article was published on GhanaCelebrities.Com discussing why the Ghana Movie Industry has no child stars. GC readers discussed this issue at length. I decided to contact ‘Juliet Ibrahim’ one of our own celebrities on this issue.
She found the topic interesting and something that needs much attention. Today I present to you the chit chat I had with Actress Juliet Ibrahim:
GhanaCelebrities.Com: First of all who is Juliet Ibrahim and how did she become a movie star?
I can be described as the girl next door, am down to earth, friendly, fun to be with; once you get to know me, I am easy going, lovable, determined, straightforward and a jovial person.
I could go on and on with the list but I don’t think its necessary lol. I am married and the proud mother of Jayden Kofi Safo, my son. I come from a family of 4 kids of which I am the eldest.
I am a movie star today because I was destined to be. It all happened when I auditioned and was chosen for a role in the movie crime to Christ, since then; I am listed and counted amongst the top best 10 out of Ghana. It’s a privilege to be appreciated by so many fans around the world today.
