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Nana Kwame Bediako’s twelve-point plan outlines the creative economy in music, film, fashion, and art.
At his virtual policy launch on Sunday, September 1, 2024, Cheddar, the Leader and Presidential Aspirant for The New Force, allocated his 12th Apostolic Governance pillar to the promotion of arts and culture.
He highlighted the advantages of setting up a state-of-the-art film studio for Ghana’s film sector.
“We need to build a world class studio. Ghana is the Blackstar of Africa. This studio needs to be in Ghana. We need to build that studio, that Hollywood type studio, that Tyler Perry studio type – and that is what is going to attract the market from other countries. It’s going to boost tourism, it’s gonna bring people from South Africa, Nigeria, England, Europe, America to come here and make their movies, and do their productions,” he said.
He also pointed out the correct device for advocating for regulations that safeguard the intellectual property of our content creators.
“We are talking from bloggers, influencers, YouTubers, authors, painters, musicians, music softwares, film makers, software licenses, all of this, we have to protect them. We have to claim the royalties and we have to make sure that it is circulating in the economy. Because they are part of us. To allow artistes to hold on to their catalogues such that they are not sold for pittance,” he said.
Cheddar further underscored the need to let the National Security collaborate with the National Communications Authority and the cyber security department to clamp down on piracy.
“That is the biggest corruption in this area. And I know the likes of all the musicians in this country right now, artistes, and everybody you need this. I need it for you too. We need to clamp it down so we can get our real income; our real royalties will come to us, without people interjecting or intercepting the funds before it gets to us. Once we secure our publishing terrain, it will elevate our creative industry to deal with international entertainment corporations, such as the Sony, the Universal. We need to partner with them. The iTunes to distribute songs, all the international giants,” he added.
Discussing fashion, Nana Kwame Bediako mentioned that giving production and marketing power to fashion in Ghana will greatly benefit the nation.
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