Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
Ghanaian actor, Harold Amenya, has asserted that actors in the film industry also deserve payment of royalties.
Harold told Graphic Showbiz in a recent interview that the majority of actors who retire or get too frail to perform end up asking for money in order to feed themselves or get medical help, which is why it is necessary to pay royalties to Ghanaian actors.
“It is about time Ghanaian actors receive royalties for their hard work and I believe that is the only way actors will stop begging for money from Ghanaians.
“We are to receive royalties from the Audio-Visual Rights Society of Ghana (ARSOG) or any institution responsible for us anytime our movies are shown just like musicians receive money anytime their songs are played.
The one-time payment for our work in movies does not help, it is just not enough.
“What happens to the movies actors such as David Dontoh, Fred Amugi, Kofi Adjorlolo and Grace Nortey, among others, have featured in all these years?
“They are supposed to be making money from all the movies they have starred in through royalties but unfortunately, that is not happening.
“They receive a one-off payment that is not enough to retire on,” Harold Amenyah added.
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