Idris Alba spoke about establishing a film studio in Ghana at a meeting with the president of that nation. He also encouraged the president to implement measures that would help the film industry prosper. He mentioned his intentions to film a movie in Ghana.
During his recent visit to Ghana, the renowned British actor Idris Elba met with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the Jubilee House.
Idris Elba was seen promoting the concept of opening a film studio in the nation of west Africa in a meeting footage that has gone popular on social media.
He pointed out that the lack of facilities has inhibited a lot of filmmaking potential. He also discussed the significance of government initiatives in advancing the African film industry.
“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.
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.
He also told the Ghanaian president that he intends for this film to be a proof of concept. “It would be very beneficial for us to show and to make an announcement to the world that Ghana is open for business, here are the steps, the policies are in place and we have actually, bringing a film to our country, and we are going to put our money where our mouth is.”
Less than a week has passed since it was revealed that Idris Elba plans to establish a film studio in Tanzania.
Idris, who has both a Ghanaian and Sierre Leonean lineage, has been keen on developing the film market in Africa. So much so that he has starred in movies that directly tell of some of Africa’s struggles including, Beast of no Nation and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Also, Universal Pictures filmed the entirety of the movie Beast in South Africa in 2021, with Idris as the lead actor.
Africa’s market potential is a subject he has not shied away from as he continues to use his platform to highlight this topic.
He spoke about Africa's immense market potential at a fireside talk at the 2022 US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C., saying that its status as the world's fastest developing market makes it ripe for new waves of innovative companies to be established.
