Bill Asamoah, an actor from Ghana, recently graduated from the Christian Service University College in Kumasi with a master’s degree in monitoring and evaluation.
The eminent actor and producer needed to jar between acting and his postgraduate schooling while he catered for his family too.
He joined more than 200 postgraduate students to form members from the 46th Extraordinary Congregation of the University.
Bill said as he walked kindly down the aisle to receive his honorary certificate:
“I’m super excited and more than humbled for this glory and this feat that I have attained. Thanks to every soul that has supported me this far,” he said.
He said the degree program’s knowledge and skills acquired will be put to use in the film industry to grow the industry and, ultimately, excite the public’s interest.
“As I am still working in the film industry, every single knowledge I have acquired I will transcend it there. Whatever opportunity I will be given, I am ready to serve with the skills have gained so far,” he added.
In recent years, the local film industry, particularly Kumawood, has experienced a severe breakdown, almost to the point of collapse.
The production and sale of films in the local vernacular [Twi] have not seen a lot of support with transfer of most motion pictures on streaming platforms.
To see glimpses of Ghanaian films, the President of the Kumasi Branch of the Ghana Actors Guild is urging local moviegoers to visit online movie sites.
“We have been advocating for a single platform where we can have all the movies uploaded for people to enjoy. A platform where about 2 million Ghanaians are subscribed to. But for the time being, people should at least use an amount of their data to stream our movies,” he indicated.
However, he proposes collaborating with movie producers and local television broadcasting networks to produce high-quality television content comparable to that shown on international television channels.
“The independent channels should commission some of our producers to do contents for them by shooting some of the tv series and the movies for them. They shouldn’t only go back door and be buying them at cheaper prices as well as buying some of our old movies and showing them on TV,” he said.
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