Gelam Dickson, Project
Initiator for Cameroon Movie Award has said CAMMA 2017 will not only push the
Cameroon Movie Industry to higher heights but will also do a lot towards
boosting the GDP of the country.
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| GELAM Dickson |
Speaking to this
reporter recently at HOTEL Des Deputes in Yaounde, the Project initiator said
the GDP of countries like Nigeria, Ghana and even the United States of America
had been affected by the Movie Industry. Gelam Dickson said after observing
this trend in his many sojourns to many countries across the globe, he
concluded that the corporate world could be brought into the Movie Industry in
Cameroon.
This he said inspired
him to create an Award to promote the sector especially from the perspective of
promoting talent. As actors compete to outsmart each other in the hunt for
awards, quality of Cameroon movies would improve and this he said will directly
improve upon the quality of movies produced in Cameroon. The resultant effect
he said would be the roping in of the Corporate World and pushing the Industry
forward.
Commenting on the
structure of the award Gelam Dickson said they had touch everyone involved in
the film making process. . Awards he said will touch everyone involved such as
the best female actor, lead role, sound , camera, original sound track, best
costume designs and every other person involved in the process.
Concerning the build up
to this event, GELAM Dickson said “initially the project was initiated by me. I
brough the concept and took it to the minister S who assigned the Director of Cinema
to follow up. I created a group of collaborators like Fred Tekum, Billy Bob
Ndive who is a movie maker, some event planners in Yaounde, the Director of
Cinema at the Ministry of Culture among others. Lately I discovered that many
other people were determined to accompany us. Five ministries; Labour and
SocialInsurance, Ministry ofCommunication, Ministry of Leisure and Tourism and
the Ministry of External Relations. Most people are getting involved in CAMA
2017 because of the organizing Committee.”He said CAMA was going to be a
success because of the team that he had around him.
He further said for now
they were partnering with the American Embassy with an aim of exposing this
event to the American movie world with an intention of creating a market for
the Cameroonian movie in the western world.
With regards to the
Nigerian connection Gelam Dickson said he had more than just links from that
quarter. Hear him ‘Brazilians have just sent their endorsement that they are
coming. The Novela TV, Nigerians,Richard Murphy Damijo, Yvonne Nelson, in Ghana
Jacky Appiah among others. Nigerians are willing to accompany us as a baby
industry because I wrote to them as a member of the African Film Consortium. I
placed a pledge to them and said we don’t need gold and silver from you but
just your blessings to grow. We plan to copy from Nigeria and grow like they
have done. I equally went to Asky and
they gave us sixteen free for anybody coming in from West Africa. It means that
we are working towards achievement.”
He called on Film
Makers to place their submissions since the door to submissions had not been
closed since they could be opportune to win an award in any category. He
therefore called on film makers not just to attend but to also collaborate.
The nomination party
comes up this March in Ayaba Hotel in Bamenda while the event itself takes
place at the Congress Hall in Yaounde on May 27.
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