Actor and show host, George Quaye has led a group of stakeholders to petition the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to scrap the new name for Ghana’s movie industry- Black Stars Films.
According to the petition, the ‘Black Star Films’ bears a striking similarity to the awards and film festival, ‘Black Star International Film Festival’ (BSIFF) founded by the National Film Authority’s Executive Secretary, Juliet Asante.

The group wrote that “re-naming the Ghanaian Film Industry after the BSIFF creates a Conflict of Interest and ethically questionable situation.

“This is wrong and must be condemned by all well-meaning Industry players with all the contempt it deserves,” the host of Showbiz A-Z on Joy FM wrote.

He stated that the industry does not need any renaming because it has always been recognized legally as the Ghana Film Industry and well captured in all existing documents. According to the petition, the ‘Black Star Films’ bears a striking similarity to the awards and film festival, ‘Black Star International Film Festival’ (BSIFF) founded by the National Film Authority’s Executive Secretary, Juliet Asante.

The group wrote that “re-naming the Ghanaian Film Industry after the BSIFF creates a Conflict of Interest and ethically questionable situation.

“This is wrong and must be condemned by all well-meaning Industry players with all the contempt it deserves,” the host of Showbiz A-Z on Joy FM wrote.

He stated that the industry does not need any renaming because it has always been recognized legally as the Ghana Film Industry and well captured in all existing documents.
Reacting to the petition, the Executive Secretary of NFA, Juliet Asante stated that although she founded Black Star International Film Festival, she does not own the name or term Black Star, hence there is no conflict of interest.

However, Mr. Quaye who believes otherwise, stated that if the NFA wants the Industry to have a nickname aside Ghana Film Industry, this should be done collectively to settle on one that does not “surreptitiously” surrender the Ghanaian Film Industry into the hands of one individual.

“We, the undersigned are by this petition imploring the offices of the Honourable Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture and his able Deputy and other bodies and agencies mandated to see to the concerns of the Ghanaian Film Industry to help right this wrong,” he added.

 

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Meanwhile, George Quaye is not the only industry stakeholder who has opposed the new name for the movie industry.

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