Let’s sit up and stop blaming TV Stations for airing foreign content – Francis Afortey Mensah

Ghanaian movie producer Francis Afotey Mensah has called on filmmakers and producers to improve the quality of their movies and stop blaming TV stations who air foreign contents more than local contents.

According to him through the efforts of some key industry players to ban TV stations from airing more foreign content is very commendable, there’s a need for filmmakers to take a critical look at the movies they churn out.

He argues that TV stations are in to make a profit and will only air content that is in high demand with a view to making more money.

Francis Afortey Mensah who is the CEO of Flores Sports and media made these known in an exclusive interview with Cypress Ghana on the current state of the Ghanaian movie industry.

He called on key players in the industry to carry out necessary research to enable them to determine why the fortunes of the industry are dwindling and what should be done to revamp it. He also suggested that those in the technical aspects of filmmaking should upgrade their skills by undergoing foreign training.

He said ” there is a concern that the industry is dying but we are blaming everybody but ourselves, we are also part of the problem, we should take innovative steps and should be creative in our stories and production quality” he added.