Socrate Safo is a Ghanaian director, filmmaker, and Director for
Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture (NCC) in Ghana. He
is a prominent figure in Ghallywood and head of Move Africa
Productions.Safo was Public Relations Officer of the Film Producers
Association of Ghana. He featured prominently in the 2011 VICE
documentary The Sakawa Boys, which spoke about Safo's influence on the
Sakawa movement in Ghana. Safo claims to have made more than 100
movies between 1988 and the filming of the documentary.In June 2017,
Safo was appointed as Director for Creative Arts at the NCC.
Previously, he had been working as Executive Secretary at the NCC.In
May 2020, Safo was appointed by Barbara Oteng Gyasi as Chairman of the
Film Classification Committee, formed under the National Film
Authority of Ghana. The goal of the committee is to regulate and
promote the Ghanaian film industry.
Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture (NCC) in Ghana. He
is a prominent figure in Ghallywood and head of Move Africa
Productions.Safo was Public Relations Officer of the Film Producers
Association of Ghana. He featured prominently in the 2011 VICE
documentary The Sakawa Boys, which spoke about Safo's influence on the
Sakawa movement in Ghana. Safo claims to have made more than 100
movies between 1988 and the filming of the documentary.In June 2017,
Safo was appointed as Director for Creative Arts at the NCC.
Previously, he had been working as Executive Secretary at the NCC.In
May 2020, Safo was appointed by Barbara Oteng Gyasi as Chairman of the
Film Classification Committee, formed under the National Film
Authority of Ghana. The goal of the committee is to regulate and
promote the Ghanaian film industry.
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