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The story of three (3) movies

The story of three (3) movies

In writing the history of the Cameroonian film industry, the month of March 2014 will undoubtedly occupy reasonable space. It is during the month that some of the most... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 31 •Mar• 2014 •Hits:•8754 MOVIES

Were it not for Nollywood…(Radio copy)

Were it not for Nollywood…(Radio copy)

This editorial comment was prepared and presented by the host of African Cocktail on Afrikka Radio (Oihio, USA) in a special edition of the show devoted to the world’s second... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 29 •Sep• 2013 •Hits:•8107 Latest

Video: Stylish - The FIXIT celebrity sho…

Video: Stylish - The FIXIT celebrity show

The red carpet Moments from the fix it show on Saturday 21st of April 2012 at Holiday Inn Resort in Limbe caught on camera..  Stylish, sophisticated and provocative.. •Read more•

TTS •Be the first to comment!• 24 •Apr• 2012 •Hits:•7097 Latest

Film making: Ishmalight, his light, his …

Film making: Ishmalight, his light, his Camera

With a license in Structural Engineering from the Yaounde National School of Engineering simply known in Cameroon as Polytechque, Tanko Francois aka Ishmalight nurses ambitions of turning his country’s film... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Comments•(1) 24 •Jan• 2012 •Hits:•8670 MOVIES

The Cameroon film industry is young but …

The Cameroon film industry is young but promising” -Erick Ntang, Callywood boss

{xtypo_rounded2}Erick Ntang and Callywood are not strange names, at least for those who trade on facebook. There is little doubt today that the man and the film house have become... •Read more•

TTS •Comments•(8) 21 •Jan• 2011 •Hits:•35966 INTERVIEWS

Myra Maimoh - A sensation at 'Challenge …

Myra Maimoh - A sensation at 'Challenge Camerounais' 2011

Myra Maimoh who in an Exclusive Interview(here )  with TTS  im March 2011 said " .. I am a  go-getter. I love challenges and hate failure with a passion and... •Read more•

Francis Njinjoh •Be the first to comment!• 05 •Jun• 2011 •Hits:•14988 CHALLENGE CAMEROONAIS

SNAPSHOTS FROM TIPTOPSTARS

SNAPSHOTS FROM TIPTOPSTARS

{jb_greenbox} Bamenda: Cameroonian film producers met in Bamenda recently. Details of the meeting are yet to reach our newsroom, but TIPTOPSTAR would imagine the movie producers were charting the way... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 26 •Jun• 2013 •Hits:•6133 Latest

Cameroonian movie: On the Brim to spark …

Cameroonian movie: On the Brim to spark waves

Skeptics must now be drifting from their initially cold impression about Cameroonian home video. It’s clear the best pages of the art are being written now. The country is... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Comments•(2) 16 •Apr• 2012 •Hits:•10202 MOVIES

NAFCA 2013: What an exciting repetition…

 NAFCA 2013: What an exciting repetition of success!

“It was simply a resounding success.” This is how an attendee of the third edition of the Nollywood and African Film Critics’ Awards, NAFCA described Saturday’s African Oscars that attracted... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 17 •Sep• 2013 •Hits:•7185 Latest

AMAA 2012: Cameroon secures a nomination

AMAA 2012: Cameroon secures a nomination

Just one film will be bearing Cameroon’s flag to this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. Asoni, directed by Keka Sylvester has been nominated in the best film in an... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 22 •Mar• 2012 •Hits:•8069 MOVIES

HALF HEAVEN in Cameroonian theatres soon

HALF HEAVEN in Cameroonian theatres soon

Cameroon, get ready for a cinematic experience like no other! Half Heaven, the highly anticipated movie from the studios of Checksense Production in association with Buhmerang Pictures, is finally coming... •Read more•

TTS •Be the first to comment!• 23 •May• 2023 •Hits:•3780 MOVIES

When The Heart Says Yes

When The Heart Says Yes

When The Heart Says Yes Sesekou Mbeng owes his success to his friend Ni Sama, who on his dying bed reminds Sesekou of their agreement some years back to have... •Read more•

TTS •Be the first to comment!• 22 •Jan• 2010 •Hits:•39606 Movies

THIS WEEK VIA THE AFRICAN LENS

THIS WEEK VIA THE AFRICAN LENS

ONE: From 2012 when it was completed and started being submitted to film festivals, till around 2015 when news about it faded out, NINA’S DOWRY harvested over 32 awards internationally.... •Read more•

TTS •Be the first to comment!• 30 •Apr• 2021 •Hits:•2485 Latest

Sonnah Awards: Common unanswered questio…

Sonnah Awards: Common unanswered questions answered

{jb_blackbox}The Cameroon Academy Awards, Sonnah has negotiated the last bend towards the grand event billed for the night of December 29, 2013 at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel. This follows the... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 01 •Nov• 2013 •Hits:•7602 Latest

Cameroonian Wins Miss Africa USA Pageant

Cameroonian Wins Miss Africa USA Pageant

  Cameroonian born beauty, Miss Ghyslaine Tchouaga, fondly referred to as Gigi, was crowned Miss Africa USA 2011-12 recently in the crowded Hilton Hotel Ballroom in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. The new... •Read more•

Nana Walter Wilson •Be the first to comment!• 04 •Jan• 2012 •Hits:•8514 STAR CORNER

An Encounter With Bottle Dance

An Encounter With Bottle Dance

  The year was 1999; the month April, and the day Sunday.  My visit to Mankon was about to come to a close. And so my friend decided to treat me... •Read more•

TTS •Comments•(1) 21 •Mar• 2011 •Hits:•8107 Society

“Co-producing with Oprah is my greatest …

“Co-producing with Oprah is my greatest aspiration” -	TALKTOLIA Show host

If you are the type who has no aorta of doubt in every pursuit, then Lum Irine Asanji is your friend. LIA (Lord Is Able), as the University... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 01 •Feb• 2013 •Hits:•15395 STAR CORNER

Eulogy: Guy Lobe as I knew him!

Eulogy: Guy Lobe as I knew him!

Awareness is good, but could be regretted sometimes. Occasionally, we have, for sure, told ourselves that we had better not seen, heard, known, taken part in, etc. Then, at this... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 18 •Mar• 2015 •Hits:•9806 Latest

CRTV is 25 – Any silver lining?

CRTV is 25 – Any silver lining?

Adult Cameroonians and those who by 1985 could boast of a sense of taste were gripped by a nolstalgic fit during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Cameroon Radio and... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 13 •Apr• 2010 •Hits:•8474 Latest

Bertoua: Orphans gratify Chris Fomunyoh …

Bertoua: Orphans gratify Chris Fomunyoh in touching melody

Bertoua, Cameroon: October 30, 2015 was a special day in the lives of the over 40 toddlers at La Fondation Marie France orphanage in Nkolbiton, Bertoua. The kids were honored... •Read more•

Comfort Mussa •Be the first to comment!• 01 •Nov• 2015 •Hits:•211447 Latest

Movies: Nyama Shines

Movies: Nyama Shines

Television was a rare commodity in the Pacesetters and Mills and Boons days. Pacesetters was a West African writers' series with short but irresistibly interesting stories covering a wide range... •Read more•

Ernest Kanjo •Be the first to comment!• 10 •Nov• 2010 •Hits:•7889 MOVIES

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