If you never had the chance to be part of the grand official launching of the new Cameroonian movie” Not My Will”. Oh Oh! you missed a great deal. Anyways, you now have the opportunity to watch some exciting moments of the ceremony. This was put together for you by our partner BlueDrops Studios , Buea.
The Cameroon film industry shall soon be one film richer. Here is the trailer of another cool Cameroonian movie directed and produced by Abraham Takor titled ” American Marriage” . Abraham Takor stars in this movie as Rex. Other actors include Taka Tanni, Scholantine Takor, Monica TEMBI , Matthew Amberetu, Ndi Lilian. Forkwa John, Shelby Spencer, and Huggins. The film was shot in USA. Watch out for the release soon.
The 14th festival of ECRAN NOIR was held last Saturday in Yaounde with the key Awards for the best film artists. The ultimate prize, Ecran D’or wasgiven to “Une femme pas commes les autres” by Abdoulaye Dao of Burkina Faso and “The Eternal” by the Nigerian Chike Ibekwe. The first is a romantic comedy that features the classic couple with an abusive husband and unemployed in a very hostile society, while the second depicts a man torn between the friendship of a missing friend and his love for a young girl.
During the ceremony, author of “White Material”, Claire Denis called for the re-opening of cinema halls in Cameroon.
OTHER AWARDS
Ecran d’or (ex-aequo): “Une femme pas comme les autres” by the Burkinabè Abdoulaye Dao et “The Eternal” by the Nigerian Chike Ibekwe
Ecran du documentaire: “C’est mieux là-bas”, byFrédérique Bourgin (Morocco)
Ecran du court métrage (Short film) : “La métaphore du manioc” by the Cameroonian Lionel Meta
Ecran de la première oeuvre: “Widows at war” by Samuel Tchop (Cameroon)
Ecran du scénario: “Le trône Tchousseu” by Serge Narcisse Ndougueu (Cameroon)
Ecran d’honneur: Roger Ngn’on Mballa