The Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of National Film Authority (NFA), Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante has advised Ghanaian filmmakers to develop quality films and stop complaining about the industry’s failure.

In a recent interview on Graphic Showbiz, Madam Juliet opposed the belief that the movie industry in Ghana is dead.

According to her, the movie industry is doing well, but there is a need for producers to do more to make the industry grow.

“I don’t know why anyone would say the movie industry in Ghana is dead or dying. We are doing amazingly well. More than 20 movies have been released this year. I have watched most of them and they are incredible.

“I would therefore encourage movie producers to do more because the industry needs compelling stories told. Any producer who sits there and complains simply has nothing good to offer,” she said.

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Ms Asantewaa, who is also the founding president of the Black Star International Film Institute, organisers of the annual Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF), said Ghanaians are  ready to invest and patronize good movies if they are well executed.

“We all love to watch movies and I don’t believe Ghanaians will reject any good one. See, why are Yvonne Nelson and Shirley Frimpong Manso filling the cinemas anytime they bring out new movies? This shows Ghanaians have love for our films. We just have to do more,” she stated.

She claimed that the NFA has partnered with film makers to increase the number of local films shown during the Ghana Cinema Week, which started last year, in an effort to encourage Ghanaians to support local cinema.

“The NFA is on the agenda to get more Ghanaians to watch our movies and we are doing that with Ghana Cinema Week in December.

“Last year, we had a lot of Ghanaians come to the Black Star Square to watch great movies from our producers and we are doing same this year. We will screen more than 10 movies and we entreat our people to come in their numbers to watch,” she added.