BET hit Top Actor is on the hunt for the hottest acting talent on the continent as auditions fire up ahead of season 2. Come along and show off your acting skills and you could be starring in Top Actor Africa, the TV series that puts a dramatic new spin on the reality genre.
In the coming weeks, BET
(DStv channel 129) is staging public auditions in Lagos Nairobi and
Johannesburg, searching for talented actors of every description – from
heart-throb heroes and leading ladies to villains and femme fatales. Whether you have had previous experience or
not doesn’t matter – we are looking for fearless, strong personalities, full of
ambition and confidence, who will do what it takes to be Africa’s Top
Actor.
If you’d like to
see your name in lights, come along to the auditions, and you could be one of 12
lucky thespians competing for the chance to win the title “Top Actor Africa”. At stake - a career-launching prize
package that includes US$10,000 in cash, a one-year contract with international
representation, and access to Hollywood auditions. Top Actor Africa
auditions will be held in Lagos (5-7 October), Nairobi (10 October) and
Johannesburg (14-16 October).
Hosted by South African movie star Zikhona Sodlaka (“Mandela: Long Walk
to Freedom” & “Generations”), the first
season was won by South African drama student Altovise Lawrence, an
increasingly popular figure on BET itself, where she now hosts an entertainment
news show, BET Buzz.
Top Actor Africa will test the actors to
the limits over seven weeks in nine vigorous acting challenges, taking them
through every genre from Improv to Comedy, Theatre, Soapie, Commercial,
Romance, Horror, Drama and Action. Along
the way they will work with Hollywood and local industry experts including
celebrity actors, casting agents, directors, producers, managers and writers.
Commented Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President
& Managing Director, VIMN Africa, “Top Actor Africa is
an amazing platform for discovering this generation’s next great talent.
African actors are increasingly taking their rightful place on the world
stage, and we are delighted to extend this empowering opportunity to aspiring
actors across the continent.”
Top Actor Africa is open to people from all African nations between
the ages of 20 and 30; no previous acting talent is
required. All contestants must hold a valid
passport and possess a clean criminal record. Candidates must demonstrate a high level of competency
in the English language and must be available between 23 October and 15 December
2015. For full T&Cs, please
go to www.betafrica.tv.
If you can’t make any
of the auditions, you stand one more chance by sending a video clip of yourself
performing a monologue to the BET Africa Instagram, Facebook or
Twitter accounts, using the hashtag #TopActorAfrica.
Top Actor Africa will premiere across
Africa on BET (DStv Premium, channel 129), in early
2016.
For more information on BET,
visit www.betafrica.tv, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BETinAfrica or join
the conversation about the channel on Twitter and Instagram @BET_Africa
using the hashtag #TopActorAfrica.
Top Actor Africa is produced by Samad
Davis in partnership with Urban Brew Studios.
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