Idris Elba To Build A Film Studio in Ghana

English actor of Ghanaian descent, Idris Elba has disclosed his intentions to build a film studio in Ghana as part of initiatives to establish movie studios in West Africa.

The 50-year-old made this known after meeting President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Friday (February 3).

According to the “Beast of No Nation” star, his motive for establishing a movie studio is to empower Ghanaian and international movie producers to be able to produce quality movies in Ghana.

Idris Elba noted that Africans have a lot of movie producers but they lack the resources and facilities to help push their dreams into reality.

“We have been working for the last three to four years to put a facility like that in the country. You know there are a lot of film makers, a lot of African film makers but the facilities around is something that is lacking and preventing the making of good movies,” he told President Nana Addo and other dignitaries present.

He added that he has been taking notes from countries like South Africa, Greece and Morocco who are having successes in movie production.

“I have realized that policy is where the actual ground work needs to be laid. We have studied the modules of overseas like South Africa, then around Europe, obviously Greece and Morocco. These are all places where they appreciate the value of revenue from film making,” he said.