Entertainment
Ghana Movie Producers Impose Levy On Nollywood Actors
A recent report mak
ing the rounds in the Nigerian movie clan has it that the Ghanaian movie producers in Kumasi popularly called kumawood the real Ghana Local movie industry who intend to involve Nollywood and other foreign actors in their movies are now expected to pay a levy to the film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) and the actors guild.
It was gathered that the reason for the new development according to the president of FIPAG, Asere Hackman is that FIPAG is worried over what they termed as the influx of Nigerian actors and actresses into the local movie industry as a few of them have featured in famous Kumawood movies, a situation which appears to be gaining grounds in Ghana.
He argued that the move would prevent some Kumawood actors from getting roles in movies. He noted that the coming of Nigerian actors and actresses into Ghana to shoot their movie is a worry to the association basically because most of their movies are not in English.
The president further disclosed that a system has been put in place that before foreign artistes come to Ghana to shoot a movie, the Ghanaian producer who engaged the artiste will pay a levy to FIPAG and the Actors Guild before the artiste will be allowed to work.
However some Kumawood producers are said to have argued that if they pair the Nigerian actors and actresses with their Ghanaian counterparts there is the possibility of increase in sales of the movies, while some industry players have held that no producer will be mandated to pay FIPAG or Actors guild any levy should they decide to bring down foreign actors.
They also warned that the move by the Association might create problems for Ghanaian actors who also ply their trade in Nollywood.
It would be recalled that similar decision was taken by the Ghanaian producers in 2012 which led to battle of wits between the producers and Nollywood. The problem then was that the Ghana movie producers association announced its plans to charge each Nollywood actor featuring in a movie, a measure which did not go down well with the Nigerian producers who decided to ban Ghana actors who come to Nigeria to act in movies, but the matter was later resolved. It is feared that of the incident of 2012 rear’s up its ugly head again, the current cordial relationship between the two movie industries, might go awry.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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