The National Film Authority has lent a hand to three film production companies as part of its financial support to Ghanaian filmmakers.
This is aimed at encouraging collaboration. Financial aid was presented to people who have come together to co-produce film projects.
The initiative championed by the National Film Authority is in collaboration with the French Embassy, Creation Africa and Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
This announcement was made at the National Film Authority’s Accra Tourist Information Centre office on June 25, 2024.
The latest recipients of the OIF Grant are Driving Park Limited, which received US$86,000 for its project ‘A Dream to Die For’, which tackles illegal mining; Adjoa Films, which won us$5,320 for its film ‘Regulated Minds’, which explores the vulnerability of men and mental health; and Midnight Run Productions, which took us$5,320 for its project ‘Tantra’, a horror film about nightlife in Accra.
The Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority said this is part of their resolve to set up Ghana as a production hub and encourage co-productions.
“…as we step up to set out Ghana as a shooting location and destination, to work at building cinema infrastructure, it is critically important that we put a lot of attention on local productions, upping the quality skill of local productions,” she noted.
Juliet indicated that one of the ways of doing this is through co-productions.
“Co-productions help in skills transfer. There is a skills transfer when we work with our neighbours and then collaborate. It also helps us expand our market,” she further noted.
Juliet explained how the three film projects were selected: ” We put out a call after we thought we had enough to start, and many productions came through. But we were looking at specific things, and the key among them was coproductions.”
