Information available to Newsone indicates that Nollywood producers are ganging up to ban Ghanaian actors who are plying their trade in Nigeria.

The decision was in a reaction to a decision by the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) to check the dominance of Nigerian movies in Ghana’s movies market, a move observers say could be injurious to be the careers of big names like Van Vicker, Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari, Kalsum Sinare, Majid Michel, John Dumelo and Yvonne Nelson.
Late last year, FIPAG, as part of reforms in the absence of a Film Bill to regulate Ghana’s movies, decided to put measures in place to bring sanity in the industry.

Among the various interventions they reached included cutting the number of movies released each week. They pegged the inflow to not more than three Ghanaian movies and one Nigerian movie every week.

According to them, a single release by a Ghanaian will thus attract a levy of GH¢50. A movie with two parts goes for GH¢100 with subsequent parts attracting GH¢50 for each. Non-members of FIPAG will however pay an amount of GH¢250 for a single movie, as against GH500 for non-Ghanaian producers, with same applying to subsequent parts.

In addition, producers from different countries like Nigeria will not be allowed to premiere their movies in Ghana without permission from FIPAG and the Producers of Association of the country the visiting producer is from.

Newsone has gathered that the development did not go down well with Nigeria producers, some of whom have been producing as well as premiering movies here in Ghana.

A source said the aggrieved Nigerian producers in Ghana are, as a result, relaying information to their colleagues in Nigeria to stop using Ghanaian actors. According to a source close to one of them, some of the movies they release here are Ghana-Nigeria collaborated movies and have been contributing to the growth of Ghanaian stars.

The source said asking them to pay GH¢500 before releasing a single movie is not only outrageous but regarded as a move by their Ghanaian friends to stop their movies from entering Ghana. However, their Ghanaian counterparts hinted Newsone they are not the least perturbed by the Nigerian threat to ban Ghanaian stars.

“You cannot go into a different country and just start releasing movies. In Hollywood, even in Nigeria, they don’t allow that,” said one Ghanaian who wanted to be anonymous.

“I sent my movie to Nigeria to release it and do you know how long it took me? It took me more than 6 months. It is right to put measures like that place,” he added.

Last Friday, Desmond Elliot premiered his latest movie, ‘Guilty Pleasures’ at the Silverbird Cinema in Accra. According to a reliable source, he did not seek permission from FIPAG as stipulated by FIPAG’s new reforms.

On Sunday, Socrate Sarfo, the new public relations officer of FIPAG, told Newsone that they had just finished with their election and that they are yet to sit down to properly enforce their regulations.

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Posted: at 10-02-2010 05:32 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

na so he dey always be wth nigerians evry where they go.

Posted: at 14-02-2010 10:34 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

Passing

Posted: at 22-04-2010 01:54 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

Nigerians can somtimes be soo stupid an greedy.

Posted: at 22-04-2010 04:11 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

na theata dem both dey do nt movies

Posted: at 22-04-2010 10:37 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

na theata dem both dey do nt movies

Posted: at 22-04-2010 10:37 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

na theata dem both dey do nt movies

Posted: at 22-04-2010 10:41 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I couldn't read 'cos it's 2 long a story

Posted: at 28-04-2010 06:48 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Passing

Posted: at 1-05-2010 07:51 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

couldn't read

Posted: at 1-05-2010 10:46 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I guest Nigerian are Greedy and selfish.
Why not allow the Union to continue

Posted: at 1-05-2010 12:13 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

pissing

Posted: at 1-05-2010 07:34 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

i pass but not right for both countries,Ghana aint right they should grow not actin like dat, neither naija let dem grow.

Posted: at 2-05-2010 03:27 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

NAWAOOO, GHANAIANS SEF, MAKE UNA JUST GO SIDON & STOP THAT BULLSHIT, ALL UR ACTORS IN NAIJA ARE WELL PAID. AND U GUYS SHOULD BE HAPPY 4 THAT

Posted: at 2-05-2010 05:08 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

i dey listen

Posted: at 10-05-2010 03:00 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

it would'nt be nice if both party can find a common grand to resolve this issue amicably and carry on working togerther peacefuly
like they have been doing from the start.They should both reason with each other.

Posted: at 11-05-2010 05:24 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

If you do not know, then am telling you that Ghanaian are the Racists we have in Africa here. These people are not good to be treated kindly. We Nigerians here in Ghana will tell you that Ghanaian hate everything about Nigerians and pray that Nigerian will be brought to Zero if possible. Now i say, If a snake and  Ghana Man enters your house as a Nigerian, first of all kill the Ghana man before the snake because he will prove more poisonous than the snake. The Earlier we Nigerians realize how Ghanaian hate us and wish we all rot in Hell, the better. Stupid set of people and Ingrates to that, i do not blame them because we opened our system for them to come and learn and now they are rubbing shoulders with us, Idiots. Just look at the way the asked all Liberians go leave their Country as if their Country is Diamond whereas their Country is nothing more than a stinking pit toilet. I urge Nigerian producers to ban them from working with them in Nigeria because they are nothing but came lions except my men Majid and Vick. Ghana will never be better than Nigeria in all aspects and if that is what they are fighting to achieve, i advice they go and take a nap because that will never happen

Posted: at 24-06-2012 07:03 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

Maka why?

Posted: at 3-09-2015 01:07 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

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