Legendary Ghanaian actor, Ekow Blankson has stated that many of his colleagues die of insolvency because the movie profession doesn’t actually pay in Ghana using the late Psalm Adjeteyfio as a scenario.
During an interview with Ghanaweb TV’s The Lowdown, he stated that the rewards from the movies can be termed as ‘hand to mouth’ and don’t help you position yourself in a place where you can really spend the fruit of your labor.
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Mr Blankson said;
“Look at the embarrassment that came with him at the end of the day but the guy was being real. he didn’t have it. this is a guy who has really entertained us; can you equate your stress level with it being moved away with Adjeteyfio just making you laugh? You could have died out of that stress; he might have saved you,”
“I’m not saying government should give Adjeteyfio money; no! All I’m saying is that, get structures in place, make sure things are working, invest in what we are doing… I’m sure we can buy a house, live right, we don’t have to buy a taxi for our sons,”
“The industry has not been consistent with how much filmmakers are being paid… The passion was big but if it was paying and was consistent, then I’d have stayed in it through and through so it has become a side business,”
“Understand your own family, your responsibilities. You cannot keep sitting and waiting for an industry that is still trying to make it. If there’s another way of making money, I’d advise you to try and do it. It really takes away the focus sometimes but it’s also important for you to live, it’s essential that you must take care of your family.”
“I do not say that the movie industry will not plateau; it will. I believe so from my heart. I see that coming very soon. The people at the National Film Authority understand what they’re doing, there is also the Classification Board… we’ve got great stories to tell. I believe the structures would be right,” he boldly said.
Source; www.ghgossip.com
