Month: October 2018

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim re-ignites the discussion about the movie industry.

Moreover, she asked the leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, to invite movie makers for a discussion.

Juliet spoke about this in an interview with Nana Adwoa Sarkordie of Citi TV. Also, she stated that it was wrong for Gabby to have judged Ghanaian movies with just 10 movies.

“It is unfortunate that he will generalize something like that because we don’t even know the movies he watched.

You can’t just put everyone into the same box because some of us are trying so hard.

The likes of Yvonne Nelson, Kafui Danku and the likes, we are all trying so hard to do movies that put Ghana on the global map” 

Furthermore, Ibrahim added that the Hollywood comparison as distasteful.

“If you come making statement like that it makes us all look stupid, excuse me to say. You can’t compare us to Hollywood, how can you do that?

No one even compares Nollywood to Hollywood, you want us to be like them when we don’t have the support and equipment” 

Therefore, she called on Gabby to invite the stakeholders and tell them what specifically is wrong with the movie industry, than lump all movie makers together as not impacting society.

“Invite us if possible and tell us that this is what you watched and this is how we can make it better.

We need more corporate bodies to invest in our industry to enable us get it back to where it was or better” 

Ghanaian filmmaker, Kofi Asamoah talks about the relevance of CD’s and DVD’s.

Earlier in the week, there was a heated argument between two popular Ghanaian movie producers Socrate Sarfo and Kofi Asamoah. This was on Zylofon FM hosted by Sammy Flex.

Moreover, Mr. Sarfo advocates for the sales of movies on CDs. Also, he stated that he is ready to activate DVD sales on the street with his new movies.

However, Kofi Asamoah is of a different opinion. He stated that the already dying industry will continue to decline if movie producers go back to the selling of DVDs on the street.

He argued that

“I’m not against the selling of DVDs because it is part of the distribution system, but shooting a movie and selling them on CDs two weeks or months after release will kill the cinema industry”

“movie patrons will opt not to go to the cinemas, pay GHC30 to watch movies when released because they know they can wait for some two weeks and buy the CDs for GHC10…

Ghanaian model and actress, Jessica Larny talks about her new career path. According to her, she receives a lot of insults since she revealed that she is a boudoir photography model. However, she is unperturbed because that pays her even more than acting.

She spoke about this in an interview with Showbiz.

“See, the truth is that actors in Ghana are not being paid well. They take us for granted and those who will pay you will even delay the payment.

“How do they expect us to feed? You work and you virtually have to beg to be paid money that is due you, I mean how?

“Ever since I came out to talk about the boudoir shoots and posted pictures on my social media handles, people have come out to insult and call me all kinds of names.

“Those who cannot get to me personally, send me messages in my inbox saying all kinds of things to me but I do not care.

“I need to fend for myself and my family so instead of selling my body to do that, I engage in something that I have passion for.

“If going half-naked or doing these shoots will put food on my table which it does anyway, I will do it, it is also a job” 

Furthermore, she stated that gets lots of offer to do the boudoir shoots

“for this year alone, I have done three jobs and they are huge ones. I did one in Kenya, Ghana and London.

“For the acting, I have done a number of them. They came through recommendations or from producers or directors who watched my work but the bottom line is that, boudoir shoots pay my bills.”

The breakup between Juliet Ibrahim and Iceberg Slim take an interesting turn.

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim and Nigerian singer Iceberg Slim showcased their love on social media. They were the toast of social media when their relationship was hot. However, now they express sour feelings about their broken relationship in the same way.

Moreover, for a long time Iceberg Slim was silent about the state of the relationship. However, now he breaks his silence. He sent a cold shade to a “toxic and controlling person” and we guess that must be Juliet.

In the past months, Juliet Ibrahim stated Ghanaians will deal with her boyfriend, if he breaks her heart

Hours after the Ghanaian Actress confirmed her break up with Iceberg, the Nigerian musician got on Instastory to leave a cold message to a toxic person who can no longer control him and therefore trying to control how others see him.

Rappers, Ko-Jo Cue and Lil Shaker talk about their relationship with EL. Last year, rapper EL announced his departure from BBNZ. They were label mates.

However, they stated that they currently have no issues with their former label mate, E.L.

According to them, they are in very good terms with the award-winning rapper

However, according to reports there was a rift between them. They spoke about this on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM.

“We don’t have any personal problems with E.L, we are still cool with him” 

“We can’t put him [E.L] on shows organised by BBNZ because of obvious reasons.”

They are set to hold the Shaker vs Ko-Jo Cue concert on Friday, October 26 at the Alliance Française in Accra.

The concert will feature performances from Edem, Kidi, Strongman, Donzy, Kula, Ypee and others.

Kumawood actress, Mercy Asiedu talks about taxes in the country. According to her, they are ready to go to prison over nonpayment of taxes.

Moreover, she spoke about how an attempt by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to tax her and her colleagues in the movie industry is unfair. Also, it is nonsense

She spoke about this while reacting to reports that some personnel from GRA accosted her over the payment of tax.

According to her, officers from the GRA called her colleague actor Lilwin while they were on set, and informed them about the taxes.

However, this news incensed her. Therefore, she told the GRA officials that they already pay for copyrights, therefore, they will not pay the tax.

Also, she added that they should tell government to expand the Nsawam prison. This is because the actors and movie producers are willing to go to jail over the issue.

The Kumawood actress said a lot of them do not understand the law regarding payment of that tax. Therefore, she called on the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Catherine Afeku and related agencies, to educate them.

Mersy Asiedu stated that she is not making any money from the movies and series she currently produces. This is because people are not buying.

Also, she lamented about the non-existent theatres for them to show their movies. Therefore, they go to the cinemas who take 60 percent of their profits whenever they premiere their movies at these venues.

Ghanaian musician, Coded talks about once very vibrant group 4×4. According to him, their group association isn’t over. However, this is after many people believe that their group is dead.

Moreover, Coded revealed that the group dormancy was a decision they took as a group. They decided to take a little break and do some separate projects to build the brand 4×4 and push the brand higher in their individual ways for a while.

Also, he clarified the doubts that there is some sort of problem between himself and Captain Planet. Furthermore, he stated emphatically that he has no problem with Captain Planet.

He stated that it was normal to go 6 months without talking to Captain Plant. He explained that Captain Planet’s wife is not based in Ghana. Therefore, they cannot talk like they use to do. He also added that they have a common Whatsapp platform they communicate on, which basically shows that there is no problem between them.

Moreover, he assured the fans that their favorite group 4×4 will be back with a bang very soon.

Management of Stonebwoy brace themselves for the concert.

Over the weekend, Stonebwoy’s ‘Ashaiman to the World’ concert takes place at the Saka Saka Park.

The annual show is a free concert held in Ashaiman as a way for Stonebwoy to show his appreciation to the people of the suburb where he grew up.

However, this year, security is of major concern. This is because of some incidents that occurred at last year’s concert.

Moreover, last year there was an alleged knife attack on Stonebwoy’s wife, Dr Louisa Satekla. According to reports, this happened in a tent, which served as a waiting area for performing artistes and VIP guests. The unknown assailants ended up stabbing Louisa’s back and she was reportedly rushed to a hospital.

Shatta Wale chalks another success.

A few days after its release, Shatta Wale’s ‘Reign’ album makes it to Billboard’s World Album chart.

The song is number 6 is the chart.

Moreover, his entry into the chart may be due to the impressive showing of the ‘Reign’ album on digital platforms.

However, how long the song stays on the chart would be determined by the number of purchases and streams on these digital music stores.

The ‘Reign’ album has 17 songs including ‘Wonders,’ ‘Caesar,’ ‘Amount,’ ‘Sister Sister,’ ‘Don’t Baby My Baby,’ among others.

On 13th October, 2018, Shatta Wale held a mega concert at the Fantasy Dome in Accra.

More than 18, 000 music fans thronged the Dome to support the Dance hall artiste at the launch.