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Kafui Danku-Pitcher, the Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority (NFA), is hopeful about revitalizing Ghana’s film industry.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, Kafui stated her dedication to transforming the film sector with a focus on securing more funding, improving distribution, and reviving cinema-going traditions.
“When we grant interviews addressing our problems in the industry, apart from reviving the cinema culture, we also talk mainly about funding and distribution. It runs across most of the interviews; at least 99% of the interviews we grant when we talk about the challenges we are facing. So we want to work towards getting the film fund, and also I am gonna get the industry working again,” she told host Kwame Dadzie.
Having been in her position for about a month, Kafui has been actively engaging with various film industry stakeholders to establish a solid foundation for her administration.
The NFA has issued a press release asking all film professionals to register with them. This registration is necessary to obtain the licenses needed for classifying films.
“In accordance with the Development and Classification of Film Act, 2016 (Act 935), the National Film Authority (NFA) reminds all filmmakers and exhibitors that all films intended for public exhibition in Ghana must be classified by the NFA,” the statement noted.
The law makes it clear that “a person shall not exhibit or cause to be exhibited a film unless the film has been passed and classified by the NFA.”
The NFA emphasized that the regulation aims to streamline, develop, and uphold standards within Ghana’s growing film ecosystem.
The classification requirement applies to feature films, short films, trailers, TV series, documentaries, adverts, music videos, and other audio-visual content intended for public exhibition — whether in cinemas, on television, streaming platforms, or in public spaces.
The Authority also announced that effective May 1, 2025, a new enforcement measure will be applied: “Every producer, distributor or exhibitor submitting content for classification must hold a valid Film Producer / Distributor / Exhibitor licence issued by the NFA,” the statement added.
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