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 ...

But necessity is the mother of invention, a truism that, in Ghana, resulted in some of the most inventive movie posters ever. Staring in the 1980s, in remote Ghanaian villages, films circulated ...

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Before movie posters were glossy, Photoshopped creations featuring recycled tropes of giant heads floating in negative space and text superimposed over faces, they were hand-painted objets d’art. If ...

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 ...

Since early August 2025, discussions surrounding the potential exit of DSTV from Ghana have dominated conversations within the creative industry. What began as a debate over subscription fees has ...

Mighty African celebrates the emergence of Ghanaian movie industry: Ghanaian movies are starting to gun for awards. Revele Productions’ ‘Run Baby Run’ has been the most successful movie to date while ...

Selassie Ibrahim, a Ghanaian actress and movie producer, has lamented the poor support for Ghanaian movie creators, citing a ...

Stephanie Karikari, the esteemed Miss Ghana 2010, has released her debut movie, which artfully explores the pressing issue of illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey This new project sheds light on ...