Ghana · Creative industry
How Ghana’s Institute of Film and Television trains production talent
Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute dates to 1978. The 2020 law that brought it into UniMAC lists nine areas of specialisation. The institute’s published first-semester schedule also shows what students in several tracks study together.
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- 01Develop the project
Script work and production design turn an idea into a project plan. Source 1
- 02Record picture and sound
Directing, motion picture, photography, television production and film sound support production. Source 1
- 03Shape the finished work
Editing and animation contribute to how material is assembled and presented. Source 1
- 04Build experience
UniMAC describes workshops, industry partnerships, internships and screening activities. Source 4
The steps group the statutory fields by where the skills can contribute in a production.
The 2020 Act changed the institutional structure
UniMAC says the National Film and Television Institute was founded in 1978. Act 1059 established a holding university with constituent institutes and provided for existing accredited programmes to continue. The film and television institute is one of those constituent institutes. Source 1 Source 2
Nine fields cover different kinds of production work
The Act lists script writing, directing, television production, motion picture, photography, film sound, editing, animation and production design. Those roles can overlap on a small production. A larger production can assign them across specialised teams. Source 1
Several tracks share first-semester foundations
In the published schedule, film directing and film editing share eight first-semester courses totalling 19 credits. The examples range from cinema history and screen acting to numeracy, writing and technology. The schedule illustrates common foundations before deeper specialisation. Source 3
The institute also describes practice outside formal courses
UniMAC’s information manual describes production workshops, internships, facilities, research and public screenings. Together these show how a film school can connect classroom work with production and exhibition. The manual describes the institution’s activities. The course schedule gives the specific credit loads. Source 4 Source 3
Sources
- University of Media, Arts and Communication Act 2020, sections 2, 3 and transitional provisions
- UniMAC institutional history, Third Congregation brochure
- UniMAC Institute of Film and Television, published first-semester course offering
- UniMAC Right to Information Manual, Institute of Film and Television