Sotigui Awards 2021 : 4 nominations for Cameroon !

Cameroon will be represented once again at the Sotigui Awards. After Virginie Ehana and Blanche Bana in 2020, it is the turn of 4 new figures from the Cameroonian cinematographic universe to participate in the race for the Sotigui Awards 2021.

On September 04, l’Académie des Sotigui unveiled the list of nominees for the 6th edition of the Sotigui Awards which will be held from November 11 to 13, 2021 in Ouagadougou. Alongst the thrity and more actresses and actors nominated in 16 categories, 4 are from Cameroon. Well-deserved nominations for 4 actors who have left their marks over the years on the Cameroonian and now African public. Ayila takes you to discover these actresses and actors who will make the Cameroonian flag shine in the race for the 2021 Sotigui Awards.

Emy Dany Bassong

Last year on the sidelines of the Ecrans Noirs festival and in the company of director Noëlle Kenmoe, Emy Dany Bassong granted an exclusive interview to your magazine to talk about the film April 2 (released in 2019). The same year she was featured in the film Buried by Françoise Ellong and in season 1 of the Madame Monsieur series. The year 2020 will have been a year of consecration for the one that the public discovered through the Tchakai web series. In 2021, she continues her dazzling career, becoming the face of the La Semaine du cinéma festival and standing out again in season 2 of the Madame Monsieur series. It is moreover his passage in this series very followed both in Cameroon and abroad which earned her to find herself in the race for the Sotigui Awards for the best female interpretation in a TV series. The Cameroonian actress with 1 million subscribers on Facebook continues her ascent …

Eshu Tamwa

He is a key figure in the Cameroonian audiovisual and cinematographic landscape. Already well known for its appearances in many Cameroonian series and films, the Madame Monsieur series have help to establish its notoriety with the local and international public. Central character very appreciated in the 2 seasons of this series directed and produced by Ebénezer Kepombia (better known under the name of Mitoumba), it is quite logical that Eshu finds himself in the category of best male interpretation in a TV series.

Faith Fidel

She is certainly the revelation of the year 2020 in Cameroon thanks to her role of ” Ekah ” in the film The Fisherman’s Diary directed by Enah Jonhscott. A social drama that has won almost all the prizes during the Ecrans Noirs 2020 festival and which has traveled to over thirty festivals around the world before being bought by the giant Netflix. His remarkable performance in this film surely marked the members of the Académie des Sotigui, hence his nomination in the Best African Promising Actor category.

Merveille Akamba

She is certainly the biggest surprise of her Sotigui Awards nominations. After the Cameroonians Virginie Ehana and Blanche nominated in the same category last year, it is the turn of Merveille Akamba, better known as a cinema make-up artist, to represent Cameroon in the category of Best actor of Central Africa. An appointment certainly linked to his role as Mototaxiwoman in Narcisse Wandji’s film Bendskin.

Apart from these 4 main nominations, Cameroon is also found in two general categories: the Sotigui of the African public (with Emy Dany Bassong, Eshu Tamwa and Merveille Akamba) and the Golden Sotigui with Merveille Akamba. Good luck to all of the nominees!

Rostand Wandja