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Type | LLC |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | Kumasi, Ghana |
Kumawood is a privately owned movie and awards company [1] that is based in Kumasi, Ghana. [2] [3] It was founded by Samuel Kwabena Darko, a Ghanaian businessman and entrepreneur. [4]
Kumawood was incorporated as a Limited liability company in 2006; soon after, a prominent film industry emerged, eventually becoming the most recognizable film company in the Ghana.[ citation needed ]
The company has been lucrative because of their consistency in producing and providing good quality content in Ghanaian movie space. [5] The language mostly spoken is Akan, subtitle translations are available. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Kumawood owns a television platform, Kumawood TV, which airs on Multi TV and also a Kumawood app which has more than 100,000 installs. [10]
Renowned Kumawood Actors include the following
- Kofi Adu (Agya Koo)
- Bill Asamoah
- Nana Ama McBrown
- Emelia Brobbey Emelia Brobbey
- Akrobeto
- Kyeiwaa
- Mercy Asiedu
- Vivian Jill Lawrence
- Ebenezer Donkor
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