Shirley Frimpong
Writer, Producer and a Film Director Shirley Frimpong – Manso, yesterday on the #Cosmopollitanmix with Doreen Andor of JOY FM, said that because of financial difficulties in the movie industry, She doesn’t think she has become a full flesh filmmaker yet, and for that matter she is still a business woman trying to make movies.
Also, she added that funding and high level of creativity in Western movies have added up to their quality, and that is the challenge in the Ghanaian movie industry
She further explained that movie makers in Ghana have the ability to produce great films of heroes like Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Yaa Asantewaa Azuma Nelson, etc. but due to financial constraint, they are limited
She went on to say that movie makers in Ghana can tell the real African stories, in the interview she listed Woody Allen as one of her favourite film producers due to his typical European storylines and a great fan of Steven Spielberg for his marvelous story telling.
“I am looking forward to work with Akosua Busia and also turn most of the Ghanaian literature story books into movies”, She Lastly stated.
