[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Ghanaian movie industry is one of the oldest in Africa. It has evolved over time and now dominated by the Twi dialect movies popularly known as “Kumawood” followed by Nigerian movies and Ghanaian English dialect movies “Gallywood”.
Awake ShowBiz came across this young man – Mr. Gershon Ntsri who says he has all it takes to bring a new flavour into the Ghanaian movie industry through the production and promotion of Ewe dialect movies which he tells Awake ShowBiz has a bigger market as compare to Twi movies.
“The Ewe movie industry has a huge market, Volta Region, Togo, Benin and Ewes abroad” – He noted
When asked what basically inspired him to venture into the Ewe movie industry in a country that is dominated by Akan speaking (Twi), this is what Mr. Ntrsi has to say:
“I decided to produce Ewe movies when I realized that Nigerian movies are being translated into Ewe language and being sold to the Ewe community. Also, the prospects of job creation and poverty alleviation motivated me to go into Ewe movies. Our market is bigger than the Akan’s market, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Ewe citizens abroad.
The optimistic and determined young man says, “Though it’s difficult getting support for the Ewe movies, I am optimistic about reaching the top with time”
Mr. Ntsri says, irrespective of lack of financial support for his previous movies already produced, he always had “quality first” in mind and that is what has distinguished his projects from any local movies on the market.
“My movies are of high quality and wanted nationally and internationally. I, however, have no support so I am doing the marketing in my small way” – He told Awake ShowBiz in an interview.
He believes if he gets partners and investors for his movies, the sky will be his starting point.
Who is Gershon Ntsri?
He is 31 years old from Dafor Awudome in the Ho West District in the Volta Region of Ghana but grew up in Aflao.
He had his basic education at Ebenezer International School and Secondary Education at St. Paul Senior High School all at Denu in the Volta Region.
He then proceeded to Koforidua Polytechnic in the Eastern Region where he graduated with HND in Accounting. Mr. Ntsri continued to Univesity of Professional Studies -Accra (UPSA) and obtained Bachelor Degree in Accounting.
Currently, he pursuing his Masters in Accounting and Finance at UPSA and works with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department.
Chief as he is affectionally called by his pals, has a great passion for movies and started acting from Secondary School. He represented his school during inter-school drama festivals.
In the 2010 while at the Polytechnic, Cheif tried a TV series campaign but could not get support.
As determined as he is, the failure in the TV series did not deter him. In the year 2015, he decided to go into Ewe movie production where he has now chalked a remarkable success.
Mr. Gershon Ntsri currently has three high-quality movies to his credit namely Prophet Edem, Sex Sin and Sena. Dues to his love for movies and dreams of being watched on TV screens, he got featured in all his movies and many other Ewe movies such as Dekornu.
Watch Trailers for his movies:
Prophet Edem
Sex Sin
Source: AwakeAfrica.com | Efo Korsi Senyo
