By ‘Dayo Showemimo
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke Linus just won an award in the United states for her upcoming film titled DRY.
The yet-to-be released movie won the Best Protagonist award at the Geena Davis and ARC Entertainment’s inaugural Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) in Arkansas, U.S.
The Bentonville film festival which took place from May 5 to May 9, 2015 in Arkansas was hosted by Nick Cannon, and the film’s co-producer/editor Jane Lawalata picked up the award on behalf of Stephanie Linus.
Expressing her joy on the awards, Stephanie said, ‘This came as a complete surprise. I am excited and honored that the Bentonville Film Festival picked my film for a screening, let alone an award. I am looking forward to this film touching the hearts of many more and helping people take action to save the child bride. I am also hopeful that there will be more awards to come’.
