Board Chairperson of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Juliet Asante says the Ghana Film Industry is not making any significant progress due to many setbacks regarding policies.
According to the CEO of the Black Star International Film Festival, stakeholders are trying in their own capacity to make reforms.
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She told Mikki Osei Berko on the ‘After Hours’ Show on Tv3, it will take time for the film industry to recuperate.
However, the producer said she has seen a grand swell concerning the industry in recent months because civil society and policymakers have recognized the significance of the film sector.
According to her, years back, policymakers and civil society have always sat behind to be spectators but reckons that isn’t the case anymore due to the activeness in the Film industry now.
“Within the last couple of months, I can see a grand swell in the industry. A grand swell not just from industry but also from civil society because they are beginning to recognize more. It’s interesting how first civil society will take the back seat and watch stakeholders do their own thing. I think policymakers are also beginning to realize the impact and importance of the sector.
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“We’ve come from a place where we’ve gone so deep into a hole and that it will take time for us to come out of it. I don’t think anyone has doubt that we’ve gone into a hole,” Juliet Asante told Mikki Osei Berko
Juliet Asante has always advocated a vibrant film industry that will pull significant revenue into the country.
At the recent Black Star International Film Festival event, she wrote a letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo to address a few of these concerns.