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Cinema Of Cameroon
The cinema of Cameroon includes French and English-language filmmaking. The Anglophone film industry is sometimes known as Collywood. History In 1919, the movie ''Haut-Commissariat de la République française au Cameroun'' was shot in the French Cameroons. In 1960, Cameroon became an independent country, and the history of Cameroonian cinema started in 1962. Thérèse Sita Bella and Jean Pierre Dikonguè Pipa were the first Cameroonian movie producers. Other names in early Cameroonian cinema included Alphonse Béni who had studied Film technique at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français ( CLCF), and Daniel Kamwa who had studied film at the Université de Paris 8-Vincennes. The first movie shot in Cameroon after the independence was '' Point de Vue No. 1'', directed by Dia Moukouri, which did not appear in the market until 1966. Before 1973, approximately 15 short and long films were produced, with financial support from the French Ministry of Cooperation, and tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglophone
Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language by number of speakers, and the third largest language by number of native speakers. England and the Scottish Lowlands, countries of the United Kingdom, are the birthplace of the English language, and the modern form of the language has been being spread around the world since the 17th century, first by the worldwide influence of England and later the United Kingdom, and then by that of the United States. Through all types of printed and electronic media of these countries, English has become the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions and professional contexts such as science, navigation and law. The United Kingdom remains the largest English-speaking country in Europe. The United States and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and Culture, cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achiri Victor
Achiri is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 817. Topography Achiri is the central village of the Archiri Canton in the Caquiaviri Municipality in the Pacajes Province. It is located in the Bolivian Altiplano on a height of about 3,900 m at one of the affluxes to Río Desaguadero. Achiri lies halfway between Lake Titicaca to the north and Nevado Sajama to the south, the highest mountain of Bolivia with 5.542m. Clima Achiri is situated between the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Central in the Andean dry climate of the Altiplano, the average precipitation is about 500 mm. The day-night temperature difference is by far bigger than the difference between summer and winter. The average temperature over the year is about 9 °C, the average temperatures of the months vary between 5 °C in July and 10 °C in December. The monthly precipitation is under 10 mm in the dry season from May until Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndy Emade
Syndy Emade (born Elone Synthia Emade on 21 November 1993) is a Cameroonian actress, model and a movie producer. She is the brand ambassador in Cameroon for the app InstaVoice Celeb. She is the owner of Blue Rain Entertainment. Movies she has produced include ''A Man for the Weekend'' and ''Rose on The Grave''. She made her international career debut in the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood) in 2016, in the movie “Why I Hate Sunshine”. In 2017, she was listed second most active Cameroonian actress, according to an online movie streaming channel Njoka TV for African entertainment. She was awarded best Cameroonian actress in Scoos Academy Award 2017. She won the 2014 edition Cameroon Miss Heritage Award. Career Emade first movie project was in 2010 in the movie “Obsession”. She is the founder and chair lady of BLUE RAIN Entertainment. Her recent work in 2017 includes A Man For The Weekend featuring Nigerian Nollywood star Alexx Ekubo. Selected filmography 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Tum
Stephanie Tum is a Cameroonian actress, model and a philanthropist. She is known in the Cinema of Cameroon for the movie Pink Poison in 2011 produced by Agbor Gilbert Ebot and as a humanitarian for her campaign dubbed GirlsAndHygiene. She was nominated for best Social Media Campaign for Mental Health Awareness at the Bonteh Digital Awards, most Influential Young Cameroonian below the age of 40 in the category of entertainment by Avance Media & COSDEF Group in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Career Stephanie, started her acting career in 2009 and quit the screen until her return in 2013 in the movie "Viri" according to an interview with celebrity website Dcodedtv, she explains her reason for the long break: She recently starred in the Cinema of Cameroon in Shrill and Little Cindy movies in 2018. The same year, she launched ''EMBI'' Company Ltd for movie production and a charity foundation to sensitize young women on menstrual hygiene, free sanitary pads distribution to young girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkanya Nkwai
Nkanya Nkwai (born 3 July 1982) is an English-speaking Cameroonian film actor, director and producer. He was recognized in 2014 by the Ecrans Noirs in Yaounde, Cameroon in the movie ''Viri'' as best actor, making him the first Anglophone Cameroonian to merit such an award. He is the producer of the movie ''Nightfall ( Tombee De La Nuit)'' featuring Nollywood actor Clem Ohameze and Cameroonian star Epule Jeffrey. Early life Nkanya, was born in Dumbo-Berabe, Donga Mantung Division in Cameroon into a polygamous family. He went to Presbyterian primary School (PS) Dumbo-Berabe and Government High School (GHS) Ako, where he completed at Government Bilingual High School in Nkambe with a G.C.E Advanced Level Certificate and later on enrolled at University of Yaoundé I, a crash programme in South Africa. He moved to LCC International University in Lithuania. As a young man, he lived and grew up in Idenau a suburb of Limbe town, in Cameroon. Career His movie debut came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngan Jean
A ngan ( th, งาน, , ) is a unit of area, equal to 400 square metres (20 m × 20 m), used for measuring land or property area. Its current size is precisely derived from the metre, but is neither part of nor recognized by the modern metric system, the International System (SI). The ngan equals 1/4 rai or 100 tarang wa ( th, ตารางวา) ''aka'' square wa ( th, วา), very nearly 1/10 of an acre. ''Ngan'' also means ''work''. It is commonly used in Thailand and equals four are, another unit based on the metre and as commonly used in several countries recognized though not encouraged by the SI. As for many terms normally written in Thai alphabet, transliteration into English language caused a spelling variant, ''ngaan''. See also * Thai units of measurement Thailand adopted the metric system on 17 December 1923. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Quintus
Kang may refer to: Places * Kang Kalan, Punjab * Kang District, Afghanistan * Kang, Botswana, a village * Kang County, Gansu, China * Kang, Isfahan, Iran, a village * Kang, Kerman, Iran, a village * Kang, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, a village * Kham (康), also transliterated as Kang, an area of eastern Tibet and western Sichuan * Kangju, an ancient kingdom in Central Asia * Xikang, a province of the Republic of China from 1939 to 1955 People Royalty * Tai Kang (reigned 2117–2088 BC), third sovereign of the Xia Dynasty * King Kang of Zhou (reigned 1020-996 BC or 1005-978 BC), third sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty * King Kang of Chu (died 545 BC), in ancient China * Duke Kang of Qi (died 379 BC), titular ruler of Qi * Emperor Kang of Jin (322-344), of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Surname * Kang (Chinese surname), a Chinese surname (康) * Kang (Korean surname), a common Korean surname (강; 姜) * C.S. Eliot Kang (born 1962), American diplomat and member of the U.S. Senior Executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enah Johnscot
Enah Johnscott (born Enah John Scott, 24 March 1982) is a Cameroonian movie director and producer. Movies done by Johnscot include ''Triangle of tears'' (2011), ''Decoded'' (2012), ''Whispers'' (2013), ''The African Guest'' (2013),''The Fisherman's Diary'' (2020) and ''Half Heaven'' (2022). He directed the television series ''Samba'' (2016) and ''Apple For Two'' (2017). Johnscot gained international audience as a director for his 2013 movie ''My Gallery'' featuring Ghanaian born actor John Dumelo and Decoded featuring Ghanain Van Vicker. '' The Fisherman's Diary'' was selected as the Cameroonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Career Johnscot's first movie was ''Triangle of tears'' in 2011. One of his works was nominated by FESPACO 2017 list of films competition in Burkina Faso for TV series Samba. In 2015, he won best director for the movie ''Rose on the Grave'' by Eleganzza Entertainment Awards in Cameroon. His work was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asobo Desmond
Asobo Studio SAS is a French video game developer based in Bordeaux and founded in 2002. The studio is most known for developing video game adaptations of several Pixar movies, '' A Plague Tale: Innocence'', and the 2020 version of '' Microsoft Flight Simulator''. The studio's name is derived from the Japanese word "''asobou''" (遊ぼう) that means "let's play". History In 2002, a group of twelve video game developers purchased the rights to the multiplayer PlayStation 2 video game ''Super Farm'' and founded Asobo Studio. Their first game was published in 2003 by Ignition Entertainment. During the following years, the studio developed several games for various platforms, until being chosen by publisher THQ to create the video game adaptation of Pixar film ''Ratatouille''. Asobo started increasing its growth-speed, recruiting about 20% new employees a year, leading to two separate production lines. Asobo was selected to develop the video game adaptation of Pixar's following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
