Thursday 5 June 2014

Six Pioneer Film Production Houses In Ghana: Where Are They Now?







Do you know how many movies are released each week in Ghana? ; On the minimum, four movies each week.  There are more film production houses than you can afford to count. New production houses show up consistently whiles others fade away slowly.

Ghana had some pioneer film production houses whose movies still resonates with many Ghanaian. GFI decided to do a background check.


MIRACLE FILMS
You don’t need to be old enough to know of miracle films. When it comes to glamour films, any film reviewer will give Miracle Films two thumbs up. They were among the finest in film making.  But now so little is heard of them. It appears they have relocated to Kumasi. Currently they do more Kumawood films –Evangelist Lil Wyne, typical example of their film.

GAMA FILMS
This is the king of pioneer film production houses in Ghana. Most of the all time best Ghanaian film you’ve ever watch was made by Gama Films.  Kwame Nkrumah was it brain child. Our checks reveal that it has sunk to the bottom of the ocean like the Titanic. It was part of TV3 even when the Malaysians left, until recently when GAMA Films disappeared from the sea surface down to the depths.

HACKY FILMS
Hacky films from all indication is on long sabbatical break from feature films. When GFI caught up with it founder Mr Asare Hackman, some time back, it was revealed that it focus is now into content management. But who knows, don’t be surprise if Hacky Films pulls a rabbit out of a hat to startle audience with it good old days films.





SILVER LINE PRODUCTION
When it comes to showmanship in costume and set designing, Silver Line Production seems unmatched. Silver line made some of the finest films in Ghana and pay particular attention to cultural settings. It office was at Opera square but moved out a few years back to a new location around Korle bu as we were told. On the Ghanaian film scene currently, Silver Line is in hibernation.


H. M FILMS
The initials stands for Hammond Mensah it founder. H.M films among the pioneer film production houses in Ghana and has distinguish itself on the Ghanaian film scene by it action films. H. M films is still alive and actively doing film business. It currently putting up a new structure opposite TV3, sharing the same compound with Smartty Production.
                                                                        
VENUS FILMS
Venus Films, you need not say much; so vibrant so active. And just last month it premiered one of it movie. So far this year from Venus films, we’ve seen Cheaters and Bachelors. If you are to trace the root of Venus films, you will find it going way back among the pioneer film production houses in Ghana.






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