There’s fair gender representation of casts in Ghana’s film industry – Akofa Edjeani

Multiple-award winning actress, Akofa Edjeani has said Ghana’s film industry has a fair gender representation of casts for roles for both men and women.

She noted that there is no discrimination in the film industry for the number of casts for roles to be played by both men and women.

The President of Women in Film and Television emphasised that for the movie industry, the story line mostly determines the number of women to be casted in the movie.

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Speaking in an interview on TV3’s special International Women’s Day edition, Akofa said “in the movie industry I think yes because it depends on the demands of the story.”

“If the story is about a cast of 20 and female are 10 yes, then ten females will be needed but f they have only two females in the story [then two females will be needed]. So really it depends on the story.

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“Other places we gave female in direction, costume, make-ups, special effect make-ups and all the other things even camera. So yes, in the industry I think there’s a fair representation,” she explained on Friday, March 8.

Commenting about equal salary for women who play same role as men, the actress indicated that payment in the movie industry is based on “what you are bringing to the table, the clout you have.”

“Your scenes might be more than mine but I would have to be paid more because of the name that I have couch for myself,” she added.

“If you are using Adjetey Annan even for two scenes and you are playing about 40 scenes because he is Adjetey Annan and the work that he’s done for himself and who he is and what he can bring on the table, he has to be paid more than you so that is how it works,” Akofa remarked.

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About IWD

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day dedicated annually to celebrating the achievements of women and marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

Around the globe, groups unite to celebrate women’s achievements or advocate for gender equality.

This year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion”.