Ghanaian local language film producers, actors and other crew members on Friday took to the street in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, to demonstrate against the influx of telenovelas on Ghanaian TV screens and other problems affecting movie makers.
Among the demonstrators were popular actors like Vivian Jill, Yaw Dabo, Lilwin, Nana Ama McBrown, Akrobetu and a host of others.
The demonstration which was spearheaded by the Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) was to appeal to government to enforce laws that will protect local content and also help the local movie industry.
It was dubbed 'Y'ammamerɛ Ɛyera, Yɛɛ Gye Y'adeɛ' demonstration, literally meaning that 'we are restoring our lost culture'.
The demonstrators carried placards and dressed in red to display their frustration.
The procession started from the Kumasi Cultural Centre and moved through some main streets in the city, until they arrived at the Manhyia Palace, where the leadership presented a petition to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, with hopes that he would put in a word through to President Akufo-Addo to listen to the plights of the movie industry.
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