film industry

Light-skinned Actresses Were Preferred By Movie Producers – Beverly Afaglo
25 Mar

Light-skinned Actresses Were Preferred By Movie Producers – Beverly Afaglo

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Popular Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo has shed light on the challenges she and many other artistes faced during her early years in the film industry. Speaking in an interview on Joy Learning TV, the accomplished actress and entrepreneur revealed that producers practiced discrimination by casting light-skinned actors over darker actresses for major roles in movies. Afaglo explained this industry preference stemmed from the widespread belief that lighter complexions appeared more appealing on camera. "Our time, what most of the producers were doing was, you have to be a half-cast. I think Jackie Appiah was the only person because she was…
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We’re Committed To Supporting Production Of World Class Content, Films – Akufo-Addo
27 Feb

We’re Committed To Supporting Production Of World Class Content, Films – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the commitment of his government to support the production of standard content and films for the global market. The president, in his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, said that as part of measures to support the movie industry, a 20 percent tax rebate for some movie equipment has been instituted. “Mr. Speaker, Government, through the National Film Authority, is committed to supporting the production of world-class content and films, as well as increasing the cinema infrastructure in Ghana and, by extension, on the continent. To this end,…
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