This inconsistency of a continent with renowned filmmakers began to change in the 1990s when aspiring artists in Nigeria and Ghana began to make inexpensive movies using video technology.
But as digital video technology advanced, this process of informal video production quickly spread to other regions, including West Africa.
The West African video movie industry has now grown to become one of the most prominent, diverse, and dynamic expressions of a Pan-African popular culture in Africa and throughout the global world.
However, the Challenges of training young people to become professional actors and actresses like the ones we have had for decades, are what we are about to discuss today.