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Other achievements of Mrs. Ofosu-Adjare was done in the area of a legislative framework to support the work of the creative Arts industry. She led the passage of the Film Bill, which went through cabinet and was approved by
Parliament into become law. This new bill replaced the old Film Act of 1961
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has its own brand festival. She also restructured the
National Festival for Arts & Culture (NAFAC) and the famous Ghana Carnival introduced in her maiden year in office. She is also credited with the setting up of Tourism levy secretariat to help improve the collection & payment of the 1%
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Another major traditional festival introduced was the
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and was the first time such a new legislative framework was introduced to ensure the Film and
Television sector got the much-needed legal backing in Ghana.
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