{"id":273051,"date":"2011-01-07T14:16:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45332"},"modified":"2011-01-07T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T14:16:03","slug":"im-unperturbed-by-ban-ghanaian-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/07\/im-unperturbed-by-ban-ghanaian-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Unperturbed By Ban: Ghanaian Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_40037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40037\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-40037\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/12\/08\/ekow-smith-vs-film-producers-%e2%80%98nobody-can-ban-me%e2%80%99\/ekow_smith_asante\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40037\" title=\"ekow_smith_asante\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ekow_smith_asante.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ekow Smith Asante<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nActor and now producer, Ekow Smith  Asante says he is undaunted by his present predicament. Smith Asante has  been sidelined by the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) for  24 months after producing his first movie, Daughters of Men.<br \/>\nThe  actor was sidelined by FIPAG and its associate body, Film Regulatory  Council in December 2010 for not obtaining the requisite permit for his  foreign cast and crew before shooting the movie in Ghana.<br \/>\nHis  sidelining came via a text message that read: \u201cFIPAG and the Film  Regulatory Council have instructed all members to sideline Mr. Ekow  Smith for 24 months for engaging foreigners to shoot a film in Ghana  without requisite documentation.\u201d<br \/>\nMembers of FIPAG, the Film  Regulatory Council and the police stormed Ekow\u2019s set late November last  year while shooting the said movie at East Lagon to stop the crew from  shooting.<br \/>\nHe was subsequently asked to go to the Ministry of  Information to seek permission to continue shooting and the Immigration  Service for the requisite work permits for his Nigerian workers among  his crew.<br \/>\nSpeaking to Hitz Entertainment News, Ekow said it is an  experience he will definitely overcome. \u201cI see it as challenges, I see  it as hurdles. I see it as an eye opener. Things should happen to you,  you can\u2019t have everything so smooth,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe added, \u201cThe  people who sidelined me or banned, ostracised me as someone said, we all  met at the Ghana Movie Awards, and we were all smiling and chatting\u2026  such is life. I see it as an experience which I will definitely jump  over.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and now producer, Ekow Smith Asante says he is undaunted by his present predicament. Smith Asante has been sidelined by the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) for 24 months after producing his first movie, Daughters of Men. 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