Expect a revolution
in Ghanaian movies – Enoch Hammond, Next Movie Star
winner
Edited by: TOSIN AJIRIRE
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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Winner of the Next Movie Star reality TV show, Ghanaian
Enoch Hammond has vowed to cause a revolution in his country’s
movie industry.
Brimming with joy, Enoch told Blockbuster
that apart from working hard, his winning the competition
was divine as he had observed a three-day fasting and prayer,
with a covenant with God that he would love to raise the Ghanaian
flag in the Next Movie Star house.
"I feel good, I feel very great. Thank you Jesus, thank
you Lord, for making me the eventual winner of the show. I
think my winning the competition was divine. Without anybody’s
knowledge, I had three days fasting and prayer in the house.
My housemates didn’t know that I was not eating, but
I knew what I was doing. I made a covenant with God that I
want to raise the Ghana Flag in NMS, and this He has done
for me," he enthused.
However, Enoch has pledged to take home the experience he
had acquired in the Next Movie Star, and cause a revolution
in the movie industry. "I will take the experience acquired
here to Ghana. I am going to cause a revolution in the movie
industry of my country. Just watch out," he boasted.
Nine Nigerians and seven Ghanaians had started the race two
months ago. They included Adesewa Ogunleyimu, Uti Nwachukwu,
Diana Oribioye, Ameh Lucy Franscesca, Abimbola Olufunmilayo,
Adekunle Johnny, Adebello Ayorinde, Olufemi Oshinuga and Kayode
Oredugba. Others are Enoch Hammond, Lilian Lartai, Lydia Forson,
Martha Ankomah, Emmanuel Mettle, Johannes Maier and Monica
Osei-Tutu.
The race to the final had been hot. All seemed normal on Friday,
October 5, being the last day in the House. The Housemates
had gone through their normal routine including the script
for a play some few hours before the declaration. Suddenly,
the deep voice of Salagashi echoed, the voice that had lived
with them for one month told the Housemates that they had
come to the end of this year's NMS. The voice later introduced
and ushered in Porttia Yamahan, who won in 2006, Kingsley
Ogboso 2005 winner and a frontline movie director, Dickson
Ireogbu.
After congratulating the six finalists: Martha, Lucy, Enoch,
Lydia, Olufemi, and Uti, there seemed to be an unusual calm
as tension and anxiety resonated in the house.
Who wins the NMS 2007? But then Ogboso broke the silence,
with a smile on his face, he announced Martha as the second
runner up. Yamahan declared Uti as the first runner up. And
Ireogbu had the singular honour of announcing the winner,
Enoch Hammond.
However, for Martha, it was joy all the way as the beautiful
Ghanaian felt she had finally gotten a platform to express
herself. She said: "Oh, my next plan! By God’s
grace, I have a contract with Lancelot Imasuen, one of the
best Directors in Nigeria. I hope to shoot that movie with
him and I pray to God that movie directors will come looking
for me. I am also very hopeful for the future with this platform
given to me.
I am very grateful to my fans and admirers for their votes,
what they’ve been saying about me on the Internet, TV
and newspapers everywhere in Nigeria and Ghana. I pray God
bless you really good. Thank you very much".
Enoch will be going back to Ghana with fabulous prizes like
a brand new Geely car, N.5m cash, a flat in a choice area
in Lagos and three movie contracts. The first and the second
runners up have two and a movie contract respectively with
Digital Interactive Media (DIM), organizers of the NMS amidst
other fabulous prizes. The other evictees will equally have
chance of debuting in the three movies to be produced by DIM.
Meanwhile, the organizers are perfecting plans to throw a
winner’s party in Nigeria and Ghana. The Next Movie
Star is sponsored by Haier Thermocool, PZ Cussons (Ghana),
Hyra Motors (makers of Geely), Guinness, Mikano, Teledom,
Alan water, Reckitt Benckiser, Erykah (professional make up
artist) and Pagaimoh Creations.
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