{
  "id": 16589917,
  "title": "Kafui Danku urges Ghanaian creatives to embrace AI in filmmaking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kafui-danku-urges-ghanaian-creatives-to-embrace-ai-in-filmmaking",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-26T10:28:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/kafui-danku-urges-ghanaian-creatives-to-embrace-ai-in-filmmaking/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National Film Authority CEO Kafui Danku has called on Ghanaian creatives to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in filmmaking, rather than viewing it as a threat to jobs. She argues that AI should be seen as a tool for innovation, enabling Ghanaian filmmakers to tell local stories and retain ownership of their intellectual property. In a Facebook post, Danku highlighted concerns from younger industry players about AI potentially reducing opportunities on film sets, but maintained that the more crucial question is who is using the technology and what they are creating with it. She emphasized that exploring new production methods should not conflict with efforts to make Ghana's film industry more commercially viable and sustainable. The high cost of filmmaking in Ghana, which can deter promising stories from reaching the screen, could be mitigated by AI, Danku suggested. However, she stressed that human creativity remains essential for developing stories, characters, artistic decisions, directing, editing, sound production, marketing, and audience engagement. While acknowledging job displacement concerns, Danku argued that technological advancements in the past have transformed the nature of work in creative industries, and that AI will also change some roles but not necessarily protect the film industry. Instead, she urged deliberate efforts to equip Ghanaian creatives with the knowledge and skills to use AI effectively, ensuring they remain in control of its application. Danku warned that refusing to engage with AI could leave Ghana at a disadvantage as other countries develop their capabilities, potentially leading to Ghanaian audiences consuming AI-generated foreign content instead of supporting local productions.",
  "summary": "The Chief Executive Officer of the National Film Authority (NFA), Kafui Danku, has urged Ghanaian creatives to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for innovation in filmmaking rather than view it solely as a threat to jobs in the industry. She says the focus should be on how Ghanaian filmmakers use the technology to […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}