According to the CEO of KOFAS Media, even though Ghana filmmakers have limited resources and distribution opportunities and channels, the film industry is still a good venture, which is why there are a lot of productions in Ghana.
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Apart from cocaine and gold, filmmaking is a very lucrative business - Kofi Asamoah (VIDEO)
Ghanaian film director Kofi Asamoah has said filmmaking is the next lucrative business after cocaine and gold.
Movie producer Kofi Asamoah
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He made this revelation during an interview with Pulse.con.gh a few days ago.
“Aside from cocaine and gold, one of the most lucrative businesses in the world is the film,” he said. “I know a lot of people will disagree but the film is very good business when done well. Even with our limited resources and distribution opportunities and channels, the film [business] is still a good venture, which is why we have a lot of productions here in Ghana.”
He said the Ghana film industry is still growing after many years in existence but appreciates the strides filmmakers are making.
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“Ghana film industry for a long time has been a crawling one. We are in a growing industry. We are very young and we are not too resourceful, I should say. And so, for me, I appreciate the strides; I appreciate the growth; I appreciate the effort of filmmakers in this country because if you really look at it, we only have independent filmmakers in Ghana.”
He said the industry needs a state-of-the-art studio to be able to catch up with Hollywood standards.
“We do not have studio systems. We do not have film studios in this country. When I say film studios, I do not mean the space, [I mean] film production companies like in Hollywood. Warner Bros is a film studio, Universal Pictures are film studios.”
“All these studios make great films and then an independent filmmaker in Ghana will make a film and Ghanaians would want to compare that film to a film produced on an 8-million-dollar budget. We should be fair sometimes, you know. In this country, even before you get locations to shoot you go through a lot,” he added.
Watch the full exclusive interview below.
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