In Ghana, 100 applications seek 20 million cedis
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
Illustrative image · FAKHRUL HASSAN · Pexels · Licence PexelsGhana’s Film Development Fund, worth 20 million cedis, received nearly 100 applications requesting a total of about 100 million cedis, and 56 finalists are presenting their projects in person through 13 November. The requests represent five times the available funds, according to Kafui Danku-Pitcher, executive secretary of the National Film Authority, cited by 3News.
Nearly 100 filmmakers have submitted projects worth nearly 1 billion cedis to the 20 million cedi Film Development Fund of Ghana’s National Film Authority. Fifty-six finalists are currently presenting their projects in person before a panel of evaluators, according to 3News.
The hearings began on Monday 9 November and are due to end on Friday 13 November. The amounts requested represent about five times the fund’s resources, while the total costs of the projects reach nearly 50 times its allocation. More than 66% of applications concern the film production window, according to 3News.
The National Film Authority plans to begin disbursements between late November and early December so that the selected projects can start before the end of the year. The fund can cover up to 60% of the cost of an eligible project, with beneficiaries required to raise the remaining funding, according to the scheme’s rules based on the Film Development and Classification Act of 2016.
The National Film Authority is also seeking to attract banks, brands and development partners to increase the fund’s resources. Beneficiaries will have to repay the amounts received so they can be reused for other projects, according to 3News. This selection comes after Leila Djansi’s criticism of the call for donations to the Ghana Film Fund, published on 25 July 2026.
