In order to create a movie industry that is sustainable, the mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, has made an appeal to those involved in the film business.
She contends that industry participants must guide young talent if they are to produce a generation of outstanding performers who can support themselves in the business.
The Mayor made this statement on Saturday at the Omanye Aba Hall at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s opening of the Spanish Film Festival (AMA).
The Spanish Film Festival attempted to revitalize the creative arts economy, particularly the film sector, and create a mutually beneficial relationship between Ghana and Spain. It was organized by the Spanish Embassy in Ghana in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture.
“I am so grateful for all of your efforts to keep the film industry alive, but I think there is still a lot more that can be done… I beg you to continue supporting the development of the new stars and managing their business in order to help us produce a generation of great performers who can support themselves in the business,” she stated.
She expressed her gratitude for the efforts being made by important figures in the film industry to advance the field and emphasized the necessity of utilizing the already-existing ties between Ghana and Spain to use film to address issues like violent crime, climate change, youth unemployment, and irregular migration.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, as well as other important stakeholders who contributed to the value of the creative arts chain, have all gathered here this evening to forge a stronger alliance for the mutual development of our film industries, and I am also thrilled about that.
In addition to expressing the AMA’s willingness to collaborate with the Spanish embassy to address developmental issues in the city of Accra, she took the opportunity to call for cooperation between the two nations to project their shared cultural values.
The deputy minister for tourism, arts, and culture was among the notables who attended the festival, along with other members of the Ghanaian film industry.
The festival kicked off on November 19 in Accra with a screening of the movie Las Nias (The Schoolgirls), and it will go on to Kumasi and Tamale before wrapping up on December 8 on a Thursday.
Other movies that will be shown include Yuli, which will be screened tomorrow, November 25, at the Centre for National Culture (CNC), Kumasi, at 6 p.m., and Un Novio Para Yasmina (A Boyfriend for Yasmina), which will be screened at the Alliance Francaise, Kumasi, on December 2 at 5 p.m.
Source: newsthemegh.com