The National Film Authority is a government agency mandated to enforce the legal framework for the production, regulation, nurturing and development of the Ghanaian film industry, and for the distribution, exhibition and marketing of films and related matters. It was set up by the Government of Ghana under the Development and Classification of Film Act 935 to regulate and streamline the ecosystem of film in Ghana.
Under its Scriptbank Project, the NFA is on a mission to discover the next big script writer in Ghana.
Are you 25 years old or younger?
Are you that writer?
How creative are you?
How far can you push the envelope?
Does your imagination scare you?
Do you itch to write?
Do your friends think you are weird?
Do you like to make up stories?
If you answered yes to these questions, send a short, captivating script to the NFA adhering to the following guidelines:
• The story should not be more than 8 minutes long.
• The theme is: Meet Kweku Ananse
Prizes:
First place – GHC 5,000
Second place – GHC 3,000
Third place – GHC 2,000
The winners also get to join a script program and all the goodies that come from it.
Deadline for submission: 30th of May 2024.
Visit www.nfa.gov.gh to find out more.
Bongiwe T. Maphosa
Bongiwe Maphosa is a writer whose fiction and poetry offers fresh, imaginative perspectives on the human condition. Her work has been published in prominent literary spaces, including Isele Magazine, Akowdee Magazine, the AVBOB Poetry Anthology, Journal of African Youth in Literature (JAY Lit), and more. She was also nominated for the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology. Bongiwe is one of six writers selected for the inaugural Caine Prize Online Editing program and serves as a content writer, peer reviewer, and tier three awards judge for JAYLit. Bridging inner reflection with speculative worlds, she continues to carve out a distinctive voice within contemporary African literature for a growing global audience.
