ONLY IN GHANA: 125 Movies Released In 2 Weeks

I have now come to understand why films produced in Kumasi,
popularly known as Kumawood movies, keep swarming our television
screens and movie market like bees on a beehive.
Finally, the President of the Film Producers Association of Ghana
FIPAG, Mr. Steven Hackman Asare, has revealed that the association,
together with Film Distributors Association of Ghana shall be limiting
the number of films released unto the movie market.
NastyGist.Com asked him why such a move and he responded
“the movies our brothers in Kumasi release unto the market are too
much; notwithstanding their quality and the market we have. Can you
imagine in December 2013, 125 movies were released in 2 weeks?
“Where in this world will this happen? Not even in Bollywood or
Hollywood! FIPAG in collaboration with the Film Distributors
Association, shall be putting stringent rules in place to limit the
number of movies released per week so that ‘nobody’ at all can just
wake up, do anything, and expect it to be released as movie.” At least
10 movies released peer week is not bad all!”
In 2012, the then FIPAG executives embarked on this journey of
limiting the number of films released unto the movie market but
unfortunately, the whole initiative was chocked with politics.
Filmmakers who had close relations with the officers at the Film
Distributors Association of Ghana at Opera were alleged to have been
using their relationship to have their movies released even when their
movies were not due for release.
Also, it was alleged that the release date became a hot cake; as some
rich producers paid their way through to have their movies released.
Some filmmakers were alleged to have paid between GHC 1,000 –
3,000 to have their movies released. At the end of of the day, they
returned to what we now have as 125 movies released within 2 weeks.
We hope Mr. Hackman’s words don’t end up in what we call, ‘nine
day wonder’ but end up becoming a success story. One hundred and
twenty five (125) movies released in a fortnight is indeed a big fat NO
for any responsible movie industry. We live to see. Until then…
MOTWUM!!