The co-founder and former Group Managing Director, Filmhouse Group, Moses Babatope is urging players in Ghana’s film industry to find practical ways to solve the seemingly challenges that have slowed the industry’s growth.

He mentioned that it is not progressive for stakeholders in the industry to depend solely on government for the industry’s revival if they don’t take practical steps to solve the problems.

Speaking at the launch of the second edition of the Africa Cinema Summit (ACS) in Accra recently, Mr Babatope said Ghana has a rich film culture and had shown lots of potential in the past.

Hence, the past success should be a guide for stakeholders in addressing the current challenges.

“We can’t always depend on government for solutions to our problems. The government is always spending on other projects and will say they don’t have money. And that is why you must not wait for them but take things into your hands.

“Ghana has shown huge potentials in the past. For instance, around 2009, Ghanaian movies such as Perfect Pictures, House of Gold and Potato Potahto were box office hits in cinemas in Nigeria so it’s possible,” he said.

The National Film Authority (NFA) launched the second edition of African Cinema Summit with a call on players in the movie industry to invest in cinemas.

This year’s Africa Cinema Summit will take place from Monday, October 7- 10 on the theme, “Is Cinema relevant in African communities?”