Anima Misa Amoah, the star of Kwaw Ansah’s famous movie, Love Brewed in the African Pot has expressed her dismay at the name Ghallywood, which is tag name for the Ghanaian movie industry.
She said she does not know why we should choose a name that rhymes Hollywood instead of getting a unique identity for the industry.
She was reported to have said that the name Ghallywood was disgusting, but speaking on Day Break Hitz on Hitz FM Monday, Anima said, “I think disgust is a bit too strong. I don’t recall using the word disgust. I just thought that there could be better choices…I don’t think we should have anything ‘wood’…It does not have to be Ghally anything.”
Ghana is not the only country riding on the name of the American movie industry, Hollywood. India calls its industry Bollywood while Nigeria on the other hand calls hers Nollywood but the famed actress says Ghana should not travel that direction.
She has been in the movie industry for over 30 years. After working in TV productions and stage works, Kwaw Ansah, the movie ‘mogul’ discovered her to play leading roles in the hit movies, Love Brewed in the African Pot and Heritage Africa.
A member of a family of five, Anima Misa Amoah says acting has been her passion since primary school, never money.
Anima, who is the elder sister of Ghana’s satirist, Kwaku Sintim-Misa, featured in productions and plays such as Avenue A; Macbeth; The Black Star; People Are Living There; Boesman and Lena.
She withdrew from mainstream activities in the industry in the 1980s to manage her private life but she continued writing stories, radio plays and also acted in a couple of stage works and a movie.
Anima, mother of one, wrote and performed plays for BBC Radio. Aisha; Friends Forever; Survivors and her favorite In The Name Of The Children, all of which were produced by the BBC Radio in mid 2000 are some of her works. She has also been a judge for BBC radio playwright competition.
She is currently the co-producer in Kwaw Ansah’s latest production The Good Old Days – The Love of AA set to premiere on 19th and 20th November, 2010 at the National Theatre.
Touching on the present day Ghanaian movie industry, Anima said it is complex and that she had thought with the strong foundation they started with, the current industry could have continued from there. She however reckoned that there was a huge gap afterwards [affecting its current standard of movies]
Source: Jfm/Ghana
maybe if she starts speakin with a Ghanaian accent,then she’ll have the right to make that statement.otherwise,i beg leave it at that.after starring in Love Brewed in the African pot,wht has been her contribution to Ghana’s mo vie industry?? she decided to leave abroad and make her money so wht makes her think that she can use such language to describe the industry.
@Opanin, heheheheheheehe, dat crackz me up……hell. u said it all. I think she’s now lukin’ for sum media attention……if she dislike it, y did she not come up wit her wown or give us sum examples of wat she term as a better name for the industry. Mrs. Know all.
@Tisha, lool Tisha n Opanin!!! Opanin u seem to know all de info ooo… but she is ryt anaa?
what do you expect ?those who have volunteered to give their best are also not respected and are beign called names ,insulted here and there..
@esi, ooh…as if u know….hmmmm
I think she is right . every body wants to learn Americans, why we also don’t create some thing that others can learn from us!
@lzzy, den stop using the inter net and create yours.
unless u tell me Ghana created the internet.
@Opanin, u’re very stupid,wats wrong if we also try to be unique a bit.
I THINK THE NAME IS NOT GOOD,
MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHY MUST WE
ALWAYS COPY EVERY THING FROM THE USA .
ITS VERY BAD THE NAME GHALLYWOOD DONT HAVE ANY MEANING SO WHY ARE WE USING
IT .
THIS NAME SHOULD BE CHANGED.
WHATS GHALLYWOOD??? GOD HELP US TO GROW
if she thinks the name is not good then she should come up with something. You can’t just disagree with something and just end there. If you don’t like the name Ghallywood, wht do u like then? Give us something!!!!!!
@MiMi,
Hello MiMi
She has a point but you definitely right honey. An individual can’t start an argument without giving a reasonable conclusion. Since most of the guys here are fumbling with the name..lol…I’ll like to throw in mine.
“Ghana Cinema” is the better choice because the “Ghally” doesn’t make any sense and the “Wood” is played out.
@MiMi, exactly….come up wit sumthan’ and stop condemning……dose who brought dat did thier best, so if u dnt. lyk it….be creative and help us out. dnt. jux rattle anything jux for media attention….hell..damn. MiMi…Opanin is so funny.,,lol
i think we could use a different name than ghallywood
I agree with you, what the fuck is with this wood wood wood?
she’s rite ..
she is perfectly ryt,i dont even understand dat wood!wood!woood! thing.i prefer de ghallygold
@osei, Masa i thought u wanted sumthing different so wht is de difference btwn Gallywood n Gallygold..U still standing at where u standing.
@osei, i like the gold part…but ghally is still copycat
SHE IS RIGHT LOL,WE MUST NOT ALWAYS IMITATE FROM THE WESTERN WORLD !
yEAAHHH SHE IS STRAIGHT UP RIGHT! WE CAN GET A VERY UNIQUE NAME RATHER THAN GHALLYWOOD? WTH IS GHALLYWODOD?? LOL 🙂
i like GHALLYGOLD
And to all those asking for change y dont u bring uur own ideas of how to call our dear industry rather than suggesting jst a change.
@Semi-Cartermatic, probably, dat jux want us to call it Gallychange……………….dey got nothin””. de woman herself got nothin””. let them keep rantin”’. it’s not lyk sum1 will pay much attention to dem.
Well I dont really think that name is having any effects on the movie industry.Its just a name, the most important thing is hardwork.
Well I think that it should simply be called “Ghana Movie Industry” BMI, cos the ghallywood thing is really disgusting..
And I rest my case….
Simply put it shd be called “Ghana Movie Industry” BMI for short. cos its true ghallywood is disgusting
Well I think that it should simply be called “Ghana Movie Industry” GMI, cos the ghallywood thing is really disgusting.. sry for my mistake ppl
And I rest my case
@bbluv, sounds authentic infact much better dan GHALLYWOOD aaaaa… copycat-ism
I think GC should post an article that ppl can comment and suggest possible names for the ghana movie industry.
@ nanayaa….I just gave my opinion, it shd be called Ghana Movie Industry. “GMI” for short…..
It should be called Ghana Movies or Ghana Cenima or Ghana Theater
@Akata, Lmfao haha Ghana Theatre paaa ? ayee aden
hehehe, tell ’em, auntie, what the hell is ghallywood?
yessss oooo iz rly true paaa ooo
BTW I LOve her role as Aba in dat movie eii de way she was saying JOEEE hahahaha romantic papa
you are missing her point. I totally agree wtih her. cant africans be creative for once. Bollywood copied Nolllywood copied so now every fcking person on earth has to follow suit. cant you for once in yall fcking lifes be creative in anything. GHALLYWOOD IS THE DUMBEST NAME I EVER HEARD. and now we have KUMAWOOOD. Nkwasiasem kwa