UNIZIK Set To Premier First Professional Movie.
The Department of Theartre and Film Studies of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka will on June 17, 2016, premier its first commercial film titled “The Diary of a Campus Girl”.
The movie was written and produced by the Head of Theartre and Film Studies Department, Prof. Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh and directed by Mr. Patrick Okoye.
The first of its kind in any Nigeria University, the film has many prominent faces in the movie industry who also graduated from UNIZIK, such as Oge Okoye, Ken Erics Ugo, Uju Okeke.
Students of UNIZIK Theartre and Film Studies Department
Also other budding artistes who participated in the production are Precious Linus, Esther Iyare, Chima Igbokwe, Chukwuemeka Eni, Chibueze Igwe among others.
This film project, according to the HOD, is a purely University affair where staff of the Department participated either as actors / actresses or technical crew.
Speaking on the film project, the executive producer, Prof. Joseph E. Ahaneku, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of UNIZIK, said the film project is exceptional as it is the first commercial film produced by any Nigerian University.
Prof. Ahaneku also said that the film project is an opportunity to provide a new platform for employment of graduates.
He also stated that this film is a cinematic movie that can be shown in cinemas.
