Annapurna to sponsor best child actor category at BON Awards

For the third year running, Annapurna Salt has announced its sponsorship of the
Best Child Actor category in the Best of Nollywood Awards. According to Garba El-
Suleiman, General Manager, West Africa Popular Foods, makers of Annapurna Salt,
“We believe in Nollywood and the fact that its products capture our target market
(mothers). Our main target audiences are the Mothers which is our channel to
reach the children because Annapurna is an iodized salt that helps the children’s
brain especially at their growing stage. And our brand aims to develop sharp and
smart kids, qualities that are manifested in the nominees for Best Child Actor.”
El-Suleiman said that as has been the tradition since Annapurna started
sponsoring the category, laptop computers would be given to winners in both the
male and female categories.

The nominees for the Best Child Actor in the male category are Olamide David in
Cobweb, Asimiyu Uthman Omokunmi in Ifa Iwa and Dozie Onyiriuka in Journey to
Self . The nominees in the female category are Oyindamola Lanpejo in Finding
Mercy and Titilayo Shobo in Unforgivable. Winners would be announced on
November 9 th at the grand awards ceremony holding in Asaba, the Delta State
capital.

According to the jury of the awards, “The award in each category goes to the child
(under the age of 11) who delivers the most impactful performance in a movie. We
looked at how they interpret the role and the conviction and consistence with
which they see it through.”

Meanwhile, the organizers of the BON Awards have announced that its pre-awards
event, the Talents Meet Class, which was supposed to hold on October 15 th but
because it coincided with the Sallah holiday, was shifted. It would now hold next
Friday, November 1st with Professor Pat Utomi as special guest.