GhMovie-Con is an event in convention-style that gathers together film lovers, aficionados, content creators, cinema buffs, and investors. Which is held at the beginning of every year to provide a platform for exclusive announcements and big reveals of film projects and innovations to be expected within the year. The platform also serves as a kickstart for the film’s marketing and promotional activities. The convention took off in a great style by treating Movie fanatics with an incredible landscape shot of some beautiful parts of the country accompanied by a beautiful background narration.
Madam Juliet Asante, the executive secretary of the newly established National Film Industry started the series of speeches by giving a piece of insightful information on new policies and regulations by the National Film Industry (NFA) that aims to strengthen and guide the reviving Film Industry. Her lengthy speech highlighted Film Incentive taxes, the Presidential Pitch series, Film Classification under the new local content bill, and a hopeful promise of seeing 100% Ghanaian content on Television during Primetime and 70% during other times. She gave an assurance of her team diving deep and flying high to ensure the film industry resets to a potential start. She ends her note on the campaign called #ShootInGhana. A new direction to invite creatives all over the world to shoot in Ghana.
Up next to take up control over the podium is the incredible Gene Adu, the Co-Founder of Creative Inc, who took the crowd on a treaty and interesting ride through his journey of filmmaking. He points out his challenges and sends us to the point of encouraging fellow filmmakers to be brave and intentional about producing films and not to be swayed by the popular call for selling slapstick comedy and easy road to trends. He follows his presentation with a short film. A well-written film that throws light on the popular Jollof war between Ghana and Nigeria and the complicated career issues of friends. He concludes his points on his catchphrase of the night “We should make movies out of our intention”
Mark Cofie Jnr. TAFF Ambassador Ghana, ROOTFLIX presented the crowd with the rising Film streaming platform, Rootflix. He used this opportunity to empower the filmmakers by citing realistic and relatable examples. He believes we can achieve so much together and made a call for an all-inclusive Film Industry. He charmed the crowd through his brilliant response and answer to questions and he did flex his prowess on his business.
Magdalenae Morton Ass. Editor, Abbson Angeles, CA who joined us via video call draw the curtains on the speeches by giving depth information about Editing and how we can leverage simple tools and make the best out of them.
An insightful conversation, a call for a fix, a cry for a revival, and a fight for progress. A heartfelt appreciation to the entire team especially Tony Asankoma for coming up with such an incredible event. This gives us hope. Thank you.