Emerging Kumawood actor, Frederick Amankwah has revealed that he draws inspiration from the works of his senior colleague Ras Nene, who has ingeniously utilized skits to maintain relevance within the industry.
Frederick Amankwah also acknowledges the creative approach adopted by Ras Nene and recognizes it as a source of motivation for his own career.
He mentioned that he had come into acting at a time when things were not rosy but is finding relevance in the space following the increasing popularity of skit-making which has provided roles for young actors like himself.
Amankwah pointed out that, while frantic measures are being worked on to bring back the once vibrant Kumawood industry on its feet, the likes of Ras Nene, Oboy Siki among other Kumawodd skit makers should be encouraged with skit making.
“There’s this ongoing debate that Kumawood skit makers are contributing to the decline of the industry but I beg to differ from that assertion.
“As a beneficiary, I think it is rather helping the industry especially young ones like me who are looking for the opportunity to showcase their talent.
“What I will rather recommend is that they should streamline their activities or provide a professional guidance because we are in the digital era and demand for skits is on the rise,” he said.
Amankwah said he was quite hopeful for the ‘resurrection” of Kumawood and appealed to movie producers to make that a reality.
“A number of movie producers blame Covid-19 for the current state of industry but I’m quite positive that things will get back to normal when we work to revive it. The huge interest and patronage of skits by Kumawood actors show that the audience misses them on their screens,” he stated.