Vicent Amponsah
Ghanaian actor Vicent Amponsah popularly known in the local music scene as Kimpo, has urged the government and organisations to invest in the local movie industry to enable it meet the challenges ahead.
According to him, the local movie industry has been on a decline, with many actors resorting to other jobs to generate extra income.
“Some of the actors and producers have decided to find alternative jobs to make ends meet because they no longer find the movie industry attractive due to lack of support from government and organisations”, he said.
He believes that investing in the movie industry by the government will also help the industry to kick-start streaming service to promote local movies on the world market.
He said the movie industry needs investment, ranging from putting in place the infrastructure, creating and resourcing the market, making available seed money for industry players, developing our human resources, and providing the needed technologies.
According to him, investing in the local movie industry would help the industry break into the global music market, which required good funding.
He stressed that it was high time Ghanaians invested in the movie industry to create employment; adding that a lot of Ghanaian youth are unemployed but with great talents which can earn them a livelihood if support is given.
He lamented that the local movie industry is facing turbulent times and the industry and its players are feeling the effects.