Published on May 24, 2016 by pmnews · 2 Comments
In Nigeria, there’s been the Nollywood, Kannywood and now the newly incorporated Callywood, as Governor Ayade of Cross River State has launched Calabar Nollywood and has also appointed multi-award winning British/Nigerian movie producer, Egor Efiok to run it.
A few months ago, Egor won an Award Of Excellence in Hollywood and shared photos of her award and the event and it is pleasing to see that Governor Ayade really does have a sharp eye for talent and is excited to have her back in Nigeria as he looks forward to working with her in Callywood.
Egor Efiok in her message to Cross Riverians who want to be a part of Callywood said,
I am here with some of my team from the UK and USA, respectively, to help discover and make stars here in Cross River State.
Many of you know about Hollywood Meets Nollywood film, Turning Point, and how I cast 2 Cross River State actors in it (Igoni Archibong and Ebbe Bassey) with Igoni playing lead alongside all the Hollywood actors. Igoni went along to win 2 Best Actor In A Leading Role Awards and travelled back to the US to receive his NAFCA trophy. I did a similar casting call before the shooting of Turning Point and that was how I discovered Igoni. This gave me the inspiration to keep trying to discover more stars in Cross River State and thankfully, our action Governor, His Excellency Ben Ayade, has an even larger vision for you all.
I did a similar casting call before the shooting of Turning Point and that was how I discovered Igoni. This gave me the inspiration to keep trying to discover more stars in Cross River State and thankfully, our action Governor, His Excellency Ben Ayade, has an even larger vision for you all.
I am here with my team to train new actors, cinematographers, scriptwriters etc to international standards and this is a casting call for everyone in Cross River State who is talented and has never been given a chance. I am here to give you that chance and am very easily accessible. I want Callywood’s answer to James Bond! I want Callywood’s answer to Dracula! I want Callywood’s answer to Samuel L Jackson! I want Callywood’s answer to Jamie Fox! I want Callywood’s answer to Meryl Streep! I want Callywood’s answer to Leonardo Di Caprio! I want Callywood’s answer to Game Of Thrones! I want Callywood’s answer to Oscar Award Winning scriptwriter David Seidler! I want Callywood’s answer to Steven Spielberg! I want Callywood’s next best cinematographer! I want Callywood 10-year-old method actors! I want Callywood soulful actors! I want Callywood child actors! I want Callywood musical actors! I want Callywood stunt actors! I want Callywood elderly actors! If you are that person, I am here for you and will fully train you. All I want from you is talent and myself and my talented team will do the rest.
To inspire you further and to bring out the best in you, I will collaborate with Hollywood on every Callywood film that we make and ensure that the Callywood stars stand out and are recognised and acknowledged internationally. If you have watched Beast Of No Nation with Idris Elba playing a support role to the lead 12-year-old Ghanaian actor Abraham Attah, you will get my drift. This is your chance to prove that you have it in you.
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