Actor James Gardiner has been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama as the Deputy Executive Secretary of National Film Authority (NFA).

In a conversation with Graphic Showbiz, Gardiner remarked about his appointment, saying he was "willing and ready to listen to concerns and how best we can work together to lift the industry [to] right where it should be.

“Just for clarity, I'm serving as the deputy and not main executive secretary," he, also, revealed.

With a new substantive executive secretary unnamed, actress Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante is the known head of the authority.

Under the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Arts & Culture, the NFA is mandated to enforce the legal framework for the production, regulation, nurturing and development of the local film industry, ensuring a conducive environment for the local production, distribution, exhibition and marketing of Ghanaian films.