{"id":2273,"date":"2021-09-06T21:29:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T21:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:02:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T10:02:13","slug":"sotigui-awards-2021-4-nominations-pour-le-cameroun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/sotigui-awards-2021-4-nominations-pour-le-cameroun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotigui Awards 2021 :  4 nominations for Cameroon !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Cameroon will be represented once again at the Sotigui Awards.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/virginie-ehana-3-nominations-aux-sotigui-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginie Ehana<\/a> 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.<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">On September 04, l&#8217;Acad\u00e9mie des Sotigui <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/news\/sotigui-awards-2021-les-nomines-sont-desormais-connus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unveiled the list of nominees for the 6th edition of the Sotigui Awards<\/a> which will be held from November 11 to 13, 2021 in Ouagadougou.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">Alongst the thrity and more actresses and actors nominated in 16 categories, 4 are from Cameroon.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">Well-deserved nominations for 4 actors who have left their marks over the years on the Cameroonian and now African public.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"3\">Ayila takes you to discover these actresses and actors who will make the Cameroonian flag shine in the race for the 2021 Sotigui Awards.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-left\"><p><strong>Emy Dany Bassong<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2280 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Emy-dany.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Last year on the sidelines of the Ecrans Noirs festival and in the company of director <span style=\"color: #000000;\">No\u00eblle Kenmoe<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emy Dany Bassong<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/noelle-kenmoe-et-emy-dany-bassong-nous-parle-du-film-2-avril\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted an exclusive interview to your magazine<\/a> to talk about the film <strong>April 2<\/strong> (released in 2019).<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">The same year she was featured in the film <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/enterres-le-nouveau-film-de-francoise-ellong-en-salle-le-27-novembre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buried by Fran\u00e7oise Ellong<\/a> and in season 1 of the <strong>Madame Monsieur<\/strong> series.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">The year 2020 will have been a year of consecration for the one that the public discovered through the <strong>Tchakai<\/strong> web series.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"3\">In 2021, she continues her dazzling career, <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/festival-emy-dany-bassong-est-legerie-de-la-semaine-du-cinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">becoming the face of the La Semaine du cin\u00e9ma festival<\/a> and standing out again in season 2 of the <strong>Madame Monsieur<\/strong> series.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"4\">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.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"5\">The Cameroonian actress with 1 million subscribers on Facebook continues her ascent &#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-left\"><p><strong>Eshu Tamwa<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-5-1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-5-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-5-1.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">He is a key figure in the Cameroonian audiovisual and cinematographic landscape.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">Already well known for its appearances in many Cameroonian series and films, the <strong>Madame Monsieur<\/strong> series have help to establish its notoriety with the local and international public.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">Central character very appreciated in the 2 seasons of this series directed and produced by <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eb\u00e9nezer Kepombia<\/span> (better known under the name of Mitoumba), it is quite logical that Eshu finds himself in the category of <em>best male interpretation in a TV series<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PS06GVa8ws\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-left\"><p><strong>Faith Fidel<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2283 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-750x501.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-6.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">She is certainly the revelation of the year 2020 in Cameroon thanks to her role of &#8221; Ekah &#8221; in the film <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/news-deux-films-camerounais-entre-dans-le-catalogue-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fisherman&#8217;s Diary<\/a> directed by <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enah Jonhscott<\/span>.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/news-deux-films-camerounais-entre-dans-le-catalogue-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">His remarkable performance in this film surely marked the members of the Acad\u00e9mie des Sotigui, hence his nomination in the Best African Promising Actor category.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wW_UHl_br4\" width=\"720\" height=\"427\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-left\"><p><strong>Merveille Akamba<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2276 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-1-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-1.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"J0lOec\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">She is certainly the biggest surprise of her Sotigui Awards nominations.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">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 <em>Best actor of Central Africa<\/em>.<\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">An appointment certainly linked to his role as Mototaxiwoman in <a href=\"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/news\/review-bendskins-chronique-dune-societe-qui-cherche-ses-reperes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narcisse Wandji&#8217;s film Bendskin<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"UdTY9 Yb6eTe\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-location=\"2\">\n<div class=\"kO6q6e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BdDRKe\">\n<div class=\"aJIq1d DSmisd\" data-language-code=\"en\" data-language-name=\"Anglais\" data-text=\"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 make-up artist in the cinema, 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.\" data-crosslingual-hint=\"\" data-location=\"2\" data-enable-toggle-playback-speed=\"true\">\n<div data-show-delay-ms=\"250\" data-append-to-body=\"true\" data-propagate-tooltip-mouseover-events=\"true\" data-anchor-corner=\"bottom-left\" data-popup-corner=\"top-left\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aJIq1d DSmisd\" data-language-code=\"en\" data-language-name=\"Anglais\" data-text=\"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 make-up artist in the cinema, 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.\" data-crosslingual-hint=\"\" data-location=\"2\" data-enable-toggle-playback-speed=\"true\">\n<div data-show-delay-ms=\"250\" data-append-to-body=\"true\" data-propagate-tooltip-mouseover-events=\"true\" data-anchor-corner=\"bottom-left\" data-popup-corner=\"top-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-show-delay-ms=\"250\" data-append-to-body=\"true\" data-propagate-tooltip-mouseover-events=\"true\" data-anchor-corner=\"bottom-left\" data-popup-corner=\"top-left\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCd3JF7IviY\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"fr\" data-phrase-index=\"1\">Apart from these 4 main nominations, Cameroon is also found in two general categories: <em>the Sotigui of the African public<\/em> (with <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Emy Dany Bassong, Eshu Tamwa<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Merveille Akamba<\/span>) and <em>the Golden Sotigui<\/em> with <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Merveille Akamba.<\/span> Good luck to all of the nominees! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Rostand Wandja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;Acad\u00e9mie des Sotigui unveiled the list of nominees for the 6th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[46,47,221,175,388,312,183,424,317,2,50,7,191],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Sotigui-Awards-2021-04-nominations-pour-le-Cameroun-Ayila-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions\/2291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ayilamedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}