{"id":437929,"date":"2017-11-16T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/16\/dvd-market-is-dead-youre-lucky-if-you-sell-1000-shirley-frimpong-manso\/"},"modified":"2017-11-16T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T17:00:29","slug":"dvd-market-is-dead-youre-lucky-if-you-sell-1000-shirley-frimpong-manso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/16\/dvd-market-is-dead-youre-lucky-if-you-sell-1000-shirley-frimpong-manso\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD market is dead, you\u2019re lucky if you sell 1000 &#8211; Shirley Frimpong-Manso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Thursday, 16 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-11-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/73568867.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Dvd\" title=\"Shirley Dvd\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Shirley Frimpong-Manso<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151057539937222\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151057539937222\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510851629_473_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Film director and producer Shirley Frimpong-Manso has bemoaned the seeming death of the sale of DVDs in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the non-existent market for DVDs has hindered the growth of the industry because producers are unable to make sales after they finish shooting their movies.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Myjoyonline.com after the press preview of her internationally acclaimed, \u2018Potato Potahto\u201d at Silverbird Cinema at the Accra Mall, the producer said the movie industry has simply taken a nose dive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movie industry in Ghana has basically just taken a nosedive, it\u2019s not been the same like the days of the \u2018Perfect Picture\u2019, the days of \u2018A Sting in a Tail\u2019 we seem to have had an upsurge and it suddenly went away,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of Sparrow Productions explained that \u201cour DVD market is collapsed completely. It just seems like the \u2018dumsor\u2019 (load shedding) period also didn\u2019t help because people needed to spend money on perhaps getting fuel than perhaps buying a DVD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning director noted that several producers, including herself, in spite of financial challenges tried to still produce movies with the hope of raking in some cash afterwards but people were not buying the movies.<\/p>\n<p>She said one of the most important things for the industry is people willing to produce movies with their own money knowing the risks involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are not buying the movies anymore,\u201d Mrs Frimpong-Manso noted adding \u201cthe DVD markets are not there anymore as we used to sell about 150,000 copies of DVDs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now you are lucky if you sell a thousand,\u201d she observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is like a risk that you know you are definitely bound to fail\u2026that is why some of us have taken calculated steps to change things a little. If you realise, \u2018Potato Potahto\u2019 has been out for almost a year\u2026we decided to take a different approach,\u201d the producer revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been to festivals, where we have done very well at,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Potato Potahto\u2019 is set to premiere in Nigeria and South Africa, which will be her first time of premiering there.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, \u201cthe market here hasn\u2019t grown and we are not saying we\u2019ve given up on it\u2026the government needs to help and we are not talking about the government putting money in our pockets, we are talking about policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are talking about engaging in talks with other businesses so we can get distribution platforms etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pOFrr1cR0v8\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 31 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Thursday, 16 November 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-11-16 Shirley Frimpong-Manso Film director and producer Shirley Frimpong-Manso has bemoaned the seeming death of the sale of DVDs in Ghana. 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