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
Company typeLLC
IndustryFilm
Founded2006
HeadquartersKumasi, Ghana

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]

Kumawood Actors edit

Renowned Kumawood Actors include the following

- Kofi Adu (Agya Koo)

- Kwadwo Nkansah

- Bill Asamoah

- Nana Ama McBrown

- Emelia Brobbey Emelia Brobbey

- Akrobeto

- Kyeiwaa

- Mercy Asiedu

- Vivian Jill Lawrence

- Ebenezer Donkor

References edit

  1. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Kumawood Is Not A Movie Industry; It's My Brand". peacefmonline. 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".
  5. ^ "Abstract" (PDF). ijrhss. 2017.
  6. ^ "kumawood - Ghana Film Industry". Ghana Film Industry. 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.