Festhome<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\nThe 2016 edition of the BSIFF was held in June 2016. It is a Film and Creative Arts advocacy platform that seeks to bridge the gap between the local and international film industry.<\/p>\n
The aim of the film festival is to help to project Ghana\u2019s film industry onto the world stage.<\/p>\n
Though not many Ghanaian filmmakers submitted their works in last year\u2019s festival, it is hoped that the second edition will have more Ghanaian films and documentaries being featured and, in essence, showcased to the world.<\/p>\n
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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