Kumawood

Kumawood is a privately owned movie and awards industry[1] that is based in Kumasi, Ghana.[2][3] It was founded by Samuel Kwabena Darko, a Ghanaian businessman and enterprenuer.[4]

Kumawood
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 industry in the Ghana.

The industry 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]

References
  1. Online, Peace FM. "Kumawood Is Not A Movie Industry; It's My Brand". www.peacefmonline.com. 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). www.ijrhss.org. 2017.
  6. "kumawood - Ghana Film Industry". Ghana Film Industry. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. "Kumawood Actors". Yen.com.gh - 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. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. "Kumawood - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2019-08-06.


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