Heritage Bank Plc said its recent support of the ‘Rita Dominic Acting Challenge,’ was part of its commitment to the growth and development of the creative and entertainment sector.
The bank explained in a statement that its collaboration with the Nigerian Actress and Co-Founder of the Audrey Silva Company, Rita Dominic, led to the launch of an acting challenge for aspiring actors to recreate a scene in a new film “La Femme Anjola,” produced by the later.
Respectively, the winners carted away cash prize. The Prize winner: Jasmine Howson-Wright received N1 million; Chioma Okafor, first runner-up got N300, 000; whilst the second runner-up got N100, 000 consolation prize for the recreating a scene from La Famme Anjola in the acting challenge.
Speaking at the presentation of the cheque to the winners, the Divisional Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, Fela Ibidapo, explained that Heritage Bank has continued to make efforts in supporting creativity, ideologies and talents like these, where arts are used as a tool to promote cultural awareness and to help younger Nigerians form a strong sense of National identity.
“As a bank, we look for creativity, ideas and talents to support. We are called Heritage Bank for reasons, which involves putting our money where our mouth is, being that art and entertainment space are platforms where we considered being opportunity for us to leverage our supports.
“It is a privilege that we are here today to celebrate the movie and the success achieved thus far and to the winners” he stated.
He assured that the bank would always be driven by cultural heritage in delivering distinctive financial services to create, preserve and transfer wealth.
According to him the bank is proud of the entertainment industry and will continue to stand by operators in it by supporting them and watch them grow.
Dominic thanked Heritage Bank for believing in her dreams and for helping and recognising the need to support young talents in Nigeria.
“I have been eager to make my dream a reality, luckily Heritage Bank came on board to partner with us this year. I consider this as a fantastic opportunity to get my lifelong dream to have actors,” she said.
