During the 1980s and 1990s, Ghanaian artists created vibrant hand-painted movie posters to promote Hollywood blockbuster films. These posters served as promotional material for mobile cinemas that ...
Mobile cinema businesses became wildly popular in Ghana in the 1980s and 1990s. As a way to attract viewers, proprietors commissioned local artists to paint film posters with creative license. Twitter ...
Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot returned to his native Canada last week to debut his latest documentary, “The Eyes of Ghana,” a powerful feature about the African country’s buried cinema history ...
The African country of Ghana has a rich history in the cinematic arts. Nonagenarian filmmaker Chris Hesse knows this more than anyone on the planet. Through his time as a cameraman for the nation’s ...
Reviewed by Amy L. Powell in African arts (Los Angeles) 47 (3) autumn 2014, pages 93-95 (N1.A258 AFA). AFA copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Introduction: African ...
Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot shines a light on Chris Hesse, a very energetic 90-year-old who filmed all of Ghana's most important historical events. Depending on who you ask, Kwame Nkrumah is ...
Accra, Dec 23, GNA-The Ghanaian film ‘the Fisherman’ has marked a major milestone for the country’s creative industry after ...
Movie stars, Juliet Ibrahim and James Gardiner have emerged winners at the recently held GN Bank awards. The movie stars announced their victories at the awards ceremony on Instagram on Sunday, March ...