Idris Elba Plans to Build a Movie Studio in Ghana

British actor Idris Elba met with Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo yesterday to speak about his plan to bring a movie studio to Ghana. Elba and his business partners have been working for years to build a studio that provides resources for African filmmakers to create movies with high quality production.

“Currently, we call it West African Studios, but that’s a working title. We’ve been working on this for three or four years to raise a plan that puts a facility at the centre of African filmmaking. There’s a lot for African filmmaking, but the facilities are lacking,” explained Elba.

“National Film Authority has done the work and put together a very comprehensive plan to propel Ghana into the forefront. It needs to be robust and competitive to the rest of the world. We believe for sure that Ghana should step up in terms of attracting those filmmakers. I’ve come and seen you and presented to you essentially, just the parameters of what we need to do.”