Actress Beatrcie Adi Darko says the dwindling fortunes of Ghana’s movie industry should be attributed to the lack of support from local audiences.
She noted that the sector is not thriving because movie producers are not encouraged and motivated to release more movies.
For her, audience attendance at cinemas is crucial for the growth of the industry, yet most Ghanaians have killed their cinema culture.
“Ghanaians do not support us. People will ask us why they don’t see us on the screens, it’s because they are not watching and they don’t even look out for it. If you truly look out for our movies, you will realize that we are not doing badly but the support has been non-existent.
“Nigerians are ahead of us because they get the support. We are learning from them, we will get there.
“They learn from us in terms of production and filming, but we have to learn from them in terms of support and promotion because they do better than us,” she said.
Despite the challenges, Beatrice expressed optimism about the future of the Ghanaian film industry if local productions receive the necessary support.
She urged Ghanaians to support the movie industry by attending premiers and watching local content.
