“Walk The Talk” – Shirley Frimpong-Manso Tells Government

Shirley Frimpong-Manso talks about the movie industry.

Award-winning filmmaker, Shirley Frimpong Manso talks about government’s role in the Ghana film industry. Furthermore, she stated that it would take some major move for her to convinced her that the once vibrant sector can bounce back.

However, Shirley Frimpong Manso is part of the stakeholder meetings to revive the industry. She believes government has not done enough in addressing the challenges of the movie industry. She made these statements to Showbiz.

Shirley Frimpong-Manso on the Ghana movie industry and government

“To be honest, when it comes to the film industry, it’s been too much talk and little action. Before they come into power, politicians talk a lot and make a lot of promises but when they come to power, there are no results.

They come and use the creative people; the musicians, actors and others and yet when the time comes to act, not much is done. Things are worse off in the movie industry now and government needs to do better for us.” 

Furthermore, Shirley believes that players in the industry have done enough to draw government’s attention.

“Over the years, we have proven that we are capable of doing this with the little resources we have. Although things were not perfect in the past, we did it anyway because we wanted to show that we could do it. And I believe we have done enough, the English movie industry has shown that, Kumawood has done so too.

“There are talented creative people who are getting recognition both home and abroad, the AMVCAs and AMAAs we have won have shown we are capable of competing at the highest level and we were hoping that government would notice.

“We have spoken to government, we have tried to entice them but nothing has happened. There are no polices in place to protect the industry and the little we have left; we allow every foreign content onto our screens and expect that local producers still compete. Nobody seems to care.”