CEA registers resounding success |
News / Latest / Sunday, 29 July 2012 08:14 |
CEAThe United States metropolitan city of Maryland has just hosted what observers describe as the most spectacular African diaspora event of the year, even before 2012 rounds off. The much-talked about and anxiously awaited Cameroon Entertainment Awards, CEA has taken place, registering a relieving success. CEA 2012 has now entered the annals and would be mentioned forever as one of the most unifying initiatives that happened abroad. The Day As early as 5.30pm Saturday, the first celebrities hit the red carpet leading them to the CEA mural wall, awaited by fans and friends desiring to have snapshots with them. As the Cramton swelled with gorgeously-looking guests, hostesses made sure they welcomed VIPs upon stepping down from the luxurious cars that ferried them to the Howard campus. Alternating, music performance and award of prizes characterized the rest of the evening. Just to mention a few (TIPTOPSTARS will publish the entire list of winners in subsequent updates), the prize of best male actor went to Kang Quintus. The laureate had just flown into town for that purpose and was on hand to receive his trophy. Big names aplenty For one thing, guests to the CEA will forever remember the event for giving them a chance to meet the men and women who have been ticking the entertainment clock. The stars showed up in their numbers. We spotted film producer Agbor Gilbert coming all the way from Buea. He was clad in a shiny brown jacket and a fashionable red neck tie. The producer of Pink Poisson starring Jim Iyke smiled all evening. TIPTOPSTARS also set eyes on Mairo Sanda (in blue), Bih Nathalie (in black), Adele-Clarise of BAAM (in something like yellow and coming all the way from Cameroon), Pridine (in green), Kang Quintus (in black-red), Taka Tanni (in green), Trina Takoh (in flying blue), Pandita Eta Njoh (in black), Syl Anim (in her usual NW designs), producer Abraham Takoh, etc. Up the stage For three hours, the stage CEA stage was kept alive with music and dance performance that was slotted in to salute victories scored by laureates. The following took to the stage: Vivian Ndour, Naomi Achu, Mbu Gaps, Kaissa, Myra Maimoh, Luxland, Michelle, Enoch, DTM and Paco. These singers moved the audience and sent waves of excitement across the hall as they skillfully presented the art they know best. Back stage stealing the show The success of the CEA inaugural could be associated with the performance of the people at the back of the stage. There is little doubt about that. For once, organizers experienced an indefatigable stage director – a courageous female who clinched onto perfection and provided a much needed professionalism to the event. Meanwhile, the sound engineers (with a dexterous female among them) rattled the buttons intelligently to facilitate the task of the DJ (regularly described during the event as the maestro). TIPTOPSTARS prominent For a rare occasion, the entertainment portal, TIPTOPSTARS promoted itself. It’s Editor and long-time entertainment reporter distributed the online magazine’s promo cards to guest at the CEA. “Oh, I read you guys and like what you’re doing,” said a regular TIPTOPSTARS visitor. Several other guests praised the magazine for the good job it’s been doing. Meanwhile the TIPTOPSTARS logo shined on the photo backdrop. pictures courtesy fb: Ellan, BrinsImage |
Last Updated on Sunday, 29 July 2012 15:37 |
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wounderful critic that you are , we are all saying what you think, dont sound too personal now, as if YOU WERE EXPECTING AN AWARD YOURSELF !!! i am not into show bizzz, but i support those in need, by the way if i check my records, YOU HAVE NEVER VOICED THIS OUT PERSONALLY TO MAYBELLE OR ETOKE OR ABRAHAM AND KAMWOOD. Also, i constantly wrote to the organizers about my ideas. Everyone cannot win at the same time. Leonardo Di Carprio did not win an Oscar award for the movie Titanic , not because he was not good(though nominated), but different criterias come into place when these selections are made. By the way, they were based on votes UNTILL PROVEN OTHERWISE, never judge, FOR YOU WILL BE JUDGED AS WELL. !!!
PEACE!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Instead of you idle lords supporting a good course and see how you all can contribute to a better Cameroon, you are combiningike pregnant women.
Open your eyes Cameroonian. The Nigerian, Ghanian, Gambian, Kenyan, even Liberian are doing it here in the USA, why not CEA.
{Takoh Abrham from kamwood production}. All he is trying to do,is to promote his ignorant and lousy daughter Trina,who cannot express herself in English. Please Mr Takoh,get of entertainment and stop soiling the name of Cameroon,with your broke ass movies. What did the village champions from your village had to show for the prizes awarded to them? What do you have to show in terms of production? Is it that your child's play "Registered nurse" with your main xter another village champion "Lilian Ndi" or is it your lousy and stupid movie "American Marriage",which has no sense and humor. please spare me that. If CEA has to succeed in the future,then villagers like you need to get of the way. I wander if u are best director by parading pictures of facebook about you and your family village -like company. Please wake up
2. Maryland is a STATE!!!( The equivalent of a province)
There were many mistakes, but I think they were due to the lack of experience by the organizers. They should be applauded for pulling it off since they did not get as much support from the Cameroonian community in the Washington DC area as they should have. I am not sure why, but it's a fact. It was apparent that they did not know which nominees were in attendance which is odd since they knew who the winners were ahead of time. I do hope they try again next year.
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