Veteran actress, Akorfa Edjeani
Veteran Ghanaian actress Akorfa Edjeani has voiced her frustration over the lack of financial support for the country's film industry.
Speaking at the 3Entertainment Creative Arts forum on Friday, August 30, Akorfa Edjeani, who is also a board member of the National Film Authority (NFA), lamented that the body has yet to receive any funding since its five years of operation.
“The National Film Authority (NFA), of which I'm a board member, has been operating for about five years now, and in the Act 935 that we are working with, there is supposed to be a fund established for five years. We have not even had one Cedi in that fund,” she said.
She noted that while sports, which is also a form of entertainment, receives substantial financial backing, the film industry is neglected.
"We care more about sports and other things. Yes, sports is great, but sports is also entertainment. You can plan for sports and spend $15 million for catering for the All-African Games in under three weeks, and you can't put even a million in the film fund?" she questioned.
Edjeani called for more investment in the NFA, pointing out the potential of the film industry to create jobs and generate significant revenue for the country.
"If you look at what film can do for this country, the creative industry, in totality what it can do, the jobs it can create, the revenue it can rake in. I don't know why they are not telling the truth," she said.
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