Zeb Ejiro's daughter, Zino
Edward-Makama is taking no chances to step into her father's shoes as
she begins a search for a new breed of actors and actresses to take
over the big screen from the likes of Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola
Jalade-Ekeinde, Stephanie Linus, Rita Dominic, Jim Iyke, Desmond
Elliot among other A-list stars who have paid their dues in the
Nigerian movie industry.
Zino, a mother of two said she would
be accomplishing this herculean task through her forthcoming talent
hunt project called, “Cradle to Stardom.”
The talent hunt show, which kicks off
on the 25th of November, at Excellence hotel, Ogba, Ikeja,
is open to the aspiring actors and actresses who are dreaming of
becoming movie stars in future. The show will also hold in other
centres such as Okota, Surulere, Ajegunle and Lagos Island.
According to Zino, “I want to
encourage aspiring actors and actresses by providing them with a
platform to unburden their talents. Through that way I can discover
fresh faces from the streets that will take over the screen.”
On idea behind the project, Zino said
“many celebrities today are so busy and rarely have time again. So,
I want to create new faces in the industry that will start from
somewhere. They never can tell where the journey will lead them to.
That's why I'm going to the streets to discover fresh talents.”
“I have several movies I want to
produce. That's what brought about the talent hunt show. I want to
feature new faces in these movies and winners from the competition
will feature in my upcoming movies.” Speaking further, while in a
chat with WG, Zino who's Zeb Ejiro's first daughter, said
she's planning to take the project to other parts of the country. But
for now, she wants to concentrate on Lagos State. Meanwhile, the
actress has named Fred Amata, Segun Arinze, Shan George, her father
and Chico Ejiro as the judges for the talent hunt show.
Zino, however, reveals that the star
prize winner of the competition will smile home with the sum of
N200,000, including a one year acting contract, while 1st
runner up and second runner up in the competition will also get an
eight weeks specialized acting course at the Film and Broadcast
Academy, Delta State as well as a one year professional management
Movie contract with Zino Ejiro Entertainment among other goodies.
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