The President of the Ghana Actors Guild, Samuel Fiscian, has bemoaned the lack of work available to most actors in Ghana.
According to him, most people in the industry are jobless because there’s little money in it and thus production has gone down.
Veteran Ghanaian comic actor, Asonaba Kwaku Darko popularly called Super OD has received a mobile phone and an undisclosed amount from the Ghana Actors Guild.
The 82-year-old actor has been battling old age ailment at the blind side of many until recently when a Tv3 news team visited him.
Van Vicker has launched a political career and successfully succeeded when yesterday (Saturday, April 29) he was elected Vice President of the Ghana Actors Guild.
The award winning Actor before the elections was seen campaigning for votes when he passionately spoke on Tv 3 about the necessary way forward for the Guild to gain relevance and significance in the lives of actors/actresses.
What are the core functions and responsibilities of the Ghana Actors’ Guild? I’ve not looked at their mandate and mission but I believe, the association exist for the general welfare of its members.
Wouldn’t it therefore be prudent for the association to investigate the allegations that producers and directors are abusing their positions by sleeping with actresses and actors, even if on the face of it they think it is not true?
Perhaps, the executives are living far from reality and do not know the core business of the Ghanaian Movie industry, which Kumasi based actor-Kwesi Asamoah highlighted few days ago when he stated that, directors and producers are constantly chopping down the actors and actresses—and mostly, they pay these people by awarding them some lame movie roles.
The fact that Kwesi Asamoah could not stamp out some names does not mean this is not happening—it is happening, and if those in charge of Actors Guild are indeed interested in such things, they ought to take the cobwebs out of their ears…
According to Razz Newspaper which comes out each and every Wednesday in Ghana, the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) and the Ghana Actors Guild are upset with Hollywood actor-Idris Elba and his team, who recently came to Ghana to shoot a movie.
According the Newspaper’s report, when Idris Elba and his team touched now in Ghana, they failed to follow protocol and failed to meet the leaders/executives of the above mentioned Film bodies in the country.
The President of Ghana Actors Guild, Mr. Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah told the paper that Idris Elba and his crew did not officially introduce themselves to him and his Executives. Mr. Odoi said, “This cannot be done anywhere! You can’t do this in America! If you are a foreign actor in another country, it’s most appropriate to meet the executives of their actors’ guild.”
Read below for the full report by Razz;
President of the Film Producers Association of Ghana, FIPAG, Mr. Asare Hackman is very bitter at prominent British actor, Idris Elba, for snubbing the association’s directive for foreigners who come to Ghana to shoot movies.
Graphic Showbiz reported about a month ago that Idris Elba and his crew were in Ghana to shoot some scenes for his new movie – ‘Beasts of No Nation.’ They earmarked Koforidua, Takoradi and other places as locations for shooting the scenes.
Ghana Actors Guild President GAG, Mr. Odoi Mensah, was rushed to the hospital some weeks back for an emergency operation on him.
GhanaCelebrities.Com broke the news of Mr. Odoi’s illness on 4th March, 2014. We gathered from one industry person (preferred to remain anonymous) that Mr. Odoi was diagnosed of appendicitis; a disease he has lived with all these years but his doctors never detected until this time round when the disease ‘struck’ him hard and he had to be rushed to the hospital. Our source also disclosed that Mr. Odoi had gone through a successful surgical operation.
Following up on the story, GhanaCelebrities.Com contacted Mr. Odoi to find out his current state of health. Fortunately, he picked and told us “I’ve been discharged but I’m currently in the house. My doctor has advised I stay at home for sometime before resuming work. I can’t tell exactly when I shall be resuming work. I thank you for your concern my son.”
Whilst Mr. Odoi was hospitalized, GhanaCelebrities.Com visited the guild’s office to speak to its Vice President, Rev. Eddie Coffie, on a story we needed clarity but the office was locked. A source around told us he learnt the Vice of the guild, Mr. Coffie, had resigned from the guild.
