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The Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority, Kafui Danku-Pitcher, has expressed optimism in the revival of the film industry in Ghana.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, Kafui said she was ready to bring a positive change in the film sector.
“When we grant interviews addressing our problems in the industry, apart from reviving the cinema culture, we also talk mainly about funding and distribution. It runs across most of the interviews; at least 99% of the interviews we grant when we talk about the challenges we are facing. So we want to work towards getting the film fund, and also I am gonna get the industry working again,” she told the host Kwame Dadzie. Kafui Danku, who assumed office as the Executive Secretary about a month ago, has since been engaging stakeholders of the film industry to lay the foundation for the proper take-off of her administration.
In the meantime, she has, through a press release, informed film practitioners to register with the authority for their licences to enable classification of their films. “In accordance with the Development and Classification of Film Act, 2016 (Act 935), the National Film Authority (NFA) reminds all filmmakers and exhibitors that all films intended for public exhibition in Ghana must be classified by the NFA,” the press release states.
According to the law, “a person shall not exhibit or cause to be exhibited a film unless the film has been passed and classified by the NFA. “The release also indicates that this regulation aims to streamline, develop, and uphold standards in Ghana’s growing film ecosystem, and applies to feature films, short films, trailers, TV series, documentaries, adverts, music videos and other audio-visual content exhibited in cinemas, on television, online streaming platforms, or in any public space.
Stakeholders of the film industry are to “note that effective 1st May 2025, a new enforcement measure will be applied to the film classification process: Every producer, distributor or exhibitor submitting content for classification must hold a valid Film Producer / distributor / exhibitor licence issued by the NFA.
The National Film Authority (NFA) is mandated to regulate, nurture, and develop the Ghanaian film industry, ensuring its legal framework and promoting its growth. This includes enforcing regulations for production, distribution, exhibition, and marketing of films, as well as promoting Ghanaian films both domestically and internationally.
Source: Myjoyonline
