Famous British actor and director, Idris Elba recently met with the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, during his visit to Ghana.
During the meeting with the President of Ghana discussed building a film studio in the country.
He also urged the president to create favorable policies for filmmakers to thrive.
He noted that he has plans to shoot a movie in Ghana.
In a video from their meeting that has gone viral on social media, Idris Elba was seen pitching the idea of establishing a film studio in the west African country.
He noted that there is a lot of filmmaking potential that the lack of facilities has stifled. He also spoke about the importance of government policies in boosting the film sector in Africa.
“We’ve studied the models of obviously South Africa’s incredible incentive package, and around Europe, obviously, Greece, Morocco, these are all places where they realize the value of the filmmaking dollar and have brought that policy into play,” he said to the Ghanaian president.
Idris Alba during a meeting with the President of Ghana discussed building a film studio in the country.
He also urged the president to create favorable policies for filmmakers to thrive.
He noted that he has plans to shoot a movie in Ghana.
The blockbuster actor revealed that he has a movie he is currently shooting and would love to shoot some parts of that movie in Ghana. He disclosed that pre-production is set for August, and principal photography would begin in December.
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