{"id":442791,"date":"2017-12-01T15:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/01\/movie-industry-boomed-during-rawlings-kufuors-era-shirley-frimpong-manso\/"},"modified":"2017-12-01T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T15:33:57","slug":"movie-industry-boomed-during-rawlings-kufuors-era-shirley-frimpong-manso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/01\/movie-industry-boomed-during-rawlings-kufuors-era-shirley-frimpong-manso\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie industry boomed during Rawlings, Kufuor\u2019s era \u2013 Shirley Frimpong-Manso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Movies of Thursday, 30 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>kasapafmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/11392198.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Frimpong Manso Smiling 2\" title=\"Shirley Frimpong Manso Smiling 2\" width=\"295\" height=\"262\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghanaian film director and producer, 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=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512142437_56_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Award winning Ghanaian film director and producer, Shirley Frimpong-Manso has said Ghanaian movies and series were more patronised during the regimes of the former presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kuffour.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising company who was a guest on Starr Chat hosted by Bola Ray on Starr FM noted that Former President Kuffour\u2019s (2000 to 2008) era experienced high demand for digital video disc (DVD) as a result boosting the Ghana movie industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019re getting enough support from Government when it comes to the art and I\u2019m not talking about present but I\u2019m talking about for as long as my memory goes back to when Rawlings was and I feel like I saw a lot more on our screens. President Rawlings did support the art then because I was young then and I saw a lot more on our screens, the days of showcase in all major languages, Tv theatre and of course we have the National Theatre, it seems like every Sunday there was something going on there and we had the trade fair as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith President Kuffour, honestly I can hardly say though during his time was that there was quiet a boom in the movie industry. These were the times we did the \u2018Adams Apple\u2019, \u2018Perfect Picture\u2019, the DVD market at that time was great and we made a lot of money and it seem like a general feel where people had money to spend, they would buy three, four DVDs at ago.\u201d<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nReacting to a question on whether Late President Evans Atta Mills and Former President John Dramani Mahama supported the art industry, Frimpong-Manso said DVD sales went completely down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Prez Mills\u2019 period, I\u2019m not sure but the truth of the matter is that the DVD market kept declining. Prez Mahama wanted to, there were attempts for that to happen but did they really come to life, I don\u2019t think they did and again I\u2019m talking about being a movie producer, being in the business, I don\u2019t think there were significant changes.\u201d<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEleven (11) months in Government, Shirley Frimpong-Manso said stakeholders in the movie industry are yet to experience the new reforms in the arts sector as promised by the New Patriotic Party\u2019s and hope it comes to light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a creative art council and I have had meetings with them and we are yet to see what\u2019s going to happen\u2026 eleven (11) months into it, I\u2019ve not seen anything. I think the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture is quiet active and I\u2019ve seen her engage in a lot conversation but we\u2019re yet to see the deeds as in the fruits because we\u2019re still talking about the same thing. Recently when the budget was read, there were few people who were quiet angry about the fact that we weren\u2019t paid particular attention to so there are still problems, the conversations are still happening. I\u2019m still optimistic otherwise I won\u2019t be able to wake up in the morning.\u201d<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCommenting on possible resuscitation of the movie industry, the mother of one said she wished more cinemas will be built in communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaians love to go out so we need to encourage the culture of cinemas. 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