Kumawood

Kumawood

Company type	LLC
Industry	Film
Founded	2006
Headquarters	Kumasi, Ghana

Kumawood is a privately owned film and awards company ^[1] based in Kumasi, Ghana. ^{[2] [3]} Founded by Samuel Kwabena Darko, a Ghanaian businessman and entrepreneur. ^[4]

Kumawood was incorporated as a limited liability company in 2006. Soon after, a film industry emerged, eventually becoming a recognizable film company in Ghana. ^[5]

The language mostly spoken is Asante Twi and subtitles are available. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Kumawood owns a television platform known as Kumawood TV, which airs on Multi TV, as well as the Kumawood app that has been installed more than 100,000 times. ^[10]

Kumawood actors

Renowned Kumawood actors include the following

- Kofi Adu (Agya Koo)

- Kwadwo Nkansah

- Bill Asamoah

- Nana Ama McBrown

- Emelia Brobbey

- Akrobeto

- Kyeiwaa

- Mercy Asiedu

- Vivian Jill Lawrence

- Ebenezer Donkor

References

1. Online, Peace FM. "Kumawood Is Not A Movie Industry; It's My Brand". peacefmonline. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
2. Orlando, Valérie (15 April 2017). New African Cinema. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   9780813579580 . Retrieved 18 February 2019– via Google Books.
3. "Video experience headlines". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
4. "I am very much disappointed in Adom TV - Kumawood CEO". GhanaWeb. 31 May 2016.
5. Asiamah, Emmanuel (21 August 2023). "We're on course of reviving Kumawood, Ghana movie industry". Modern Ghana.
6. "kumawood - Ghana Film Industry". Ghana Film Industry. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
7. "Kumawood Actors". Yen- Ghana news. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
8. TalentsGh TV (2018-08-31), Kwaku Manu Talk About Kumawood Ghallywood Differences , retrieved 2018-11-15
9. AfricaNews (8 June 2017). "Kumawood, the thriving movie industry in Ghana". Africanews. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
10. "Kumawood - Apps on Google Play". play google. Retrieved 2019-08-06.