TIPTOPSTARS

Who says it’s not time to sit back and savour the goodies of arts and culture! After Cameroon’s movie celebrities would have hanged out in Buea this coming weekend, for the CFI Hang-out Party, they will converge on Bamenda to continue counting their blessings and talking over hard-earned successes. DAMA, the Dream Africa Movie Awards will be the reason for this great come-together which has rocked the headlines in the past couple of months. That the second edition of this now popular movie recognition event is going to be one of Cameroon’s memorable arts and culture rendezvous is an undeniable fact. From all indications, DAMA II will be rich in content and style. Perhaps, the glamour, Etiendem Romanus (main organizer) and co have reserved for the event is what the 2012 DAMA audience would love to remember even long after it would have come and gone.

Preparations have thus stepped up in the host town, Bamenda, where Azam Hotel, the event’s venue is situated. And even as we write, anxiety continues to sweep across fans of entertainment, especially those who have found a place in their hearts for movies. “I can’t wait for November 24 to attend DAMA 2012. After being part of the first edition, I drew the conclusion that I’d found an event that satisfies my taste,” a Limbe entertainment addict told TIPTOPSTARS. DAMA is a charitable arm of Quibeku Film Empire which commemorates or rewards the merit creativity in the Africa movie industry. The Awards serves as recognition to compelling movies, maverick filmmakers and acting excellence in Africa and the diaspora.

According to organizers, there were hundreds of movies, documentaries and short films submitted by local and international film houses for the contest. After a meticulous screening by the DAMA international panel of judges, meritorious ones were selected and nominated TIPTOPSTARS will be covering every bit of the event. The nominations:

DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM
a. CAID by STEPHANE BERTRAND (France)
b. COULOIR by ALPHONSE ONGOLO (Cameroon)
c. RAGE by AKIM MACAULEY (U.S.A)
d. LA RELATION by BERTIN FOTSO (Cameroon)
e. ZEBOU AND THE PHOTO FISH by ZIPPY NYARRURI (Kenya)
f. SUPPLICATION by TAKONG DELVIS (Cameroon)
g. APNEE by HASASINE EL HACHADI (Morocco)
h. BIRDS OF A FEATHER by MBOLE DENIS (Cameroon)
i. NEGRO by ALPHONSE ONGOLO (Cameroon)
j. RETOUR EN ZONE by STEPHANE BERTRAND (France)
k. LYIZA by DUSABEJAMBO (Rwanda)
l. MAIGAI by MICHEL KUATE (Cameroon)
m. CIMETIERE by ALPHONSE ONGOLO (Cameroon)

DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTOR
a. MBOLE DENIS (BIRDS OF A FEATHER) Cameroon
b. MICHEL KUATE (MAIGAI) Cameroon
c. ALPHONSE ONGOLO (COULOIR) Cameroon
d. TAKONG DELVIS (SUPPLICATION) Cameroon

DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST ELDERLY ACTOR/ACTRESS
a. NDIFANG BRUNO (Divine Destiny) Cameroon
b. BYSSOH ANNE (Who am I) Cameroon
c. OTIA VITALIS (Decoded) Cameroon
d. ELIZABETH NGONGANG (Dark side) Cameroon
e. AGBOR MAGDALENE (On the Brim) Cameroon
f. SAMSON VUGAH (Holy Seed Uprooted) Cameroon

 DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
a. LA LANGUAGE DU TAMTAM (Cameroon)
b. VEUVE NOIRE (C.R.T.V) (Cameroon)
c. PARCOURS EN SOULITAIRE (Cameroon)
d. FEU DE NUIT (Cameroon)
e. ENHANCING SERVICE DELIVERY IN PUBLIC HEALTH (WAA MUSI, Cameroon)

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
a. THE BEADS MAKER By Eddie Goffi Cameroon
b. SHEMBE By Chinepoh Corson Cameroon
c. CHERIE MODAI BY Chinepoh Corson Cameroon
d. THE CALABASH by Molimi Cletus Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
a. SHEMBE by Chinepoh Corson Cameroon
b. THE CALABASH by Molimi Cletus Cameroon
c. DARK SIDE by Rich Manga Cameroon
d. CHERIE MODAI by Chinepoh Corson Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
a. ON THE BRIM by Waa Musi Cameroon
b. VANITY CHASE by Terence Fomunung Cameroon
c. DECODED by Akim Macaulay Cameroon
d. WHO AM I By Derick Nji Manju Cameroon
e. IN IT TOGETHER by Ngwa Colins Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
a. VANITY CHASE by Terence Fomunung Cameroon
b. DECODED by Akim Macaulay/ Enah John Scot Cameroon
c. TRIANGLE OF TEAR By Enah Johnscott Cameroon
d. TROUBLE KINGDOM By Neba Lawrence Cameroon
e. DIVINE DESTINY By Alfred Amandi Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY/SCREENPLAY
a. Dark Side by Rich Manga (Cameroon)
b. Power of the Dream by Kamwa Anthony (Cameroon)
c. Greater than Love by Tikum Titus Akuro (Cameroon)
d. Decoded by Akim Macauley/ Enah Johnscott (Cameroon)
e. Triangle of Tears by Enah Johnscott (Cameroon)
f. The Decision by Tawie Elvis (Cameroon)

 DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR/ACTRESS
a. BENJAMIN ABEMINGISHA (Zebou And the photo Fish) Kenya
b. ATEH FRANK ATEH (Wash) Cameroon
c. UMUTESI BARBARA (Lyiza) Rwanda
d. SCHENEIDER REMI ADAMS (Vice and Virtue) Cameroon

 DAMA PRIZE FOR BEST UPCOMING ACTOR/ACTRESS
a. NDEH PATIENCE (Greater than Love) Cameroon
b. LESLIE NSAME (The Decision) Cameroon
c. PROXY BUH (Decoded) Cameroon
d. ZITA ALLIAH (Family Tussle) Cameroon
e. RUTH NKWENTY (Troubled Kingdom) Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
a. ELSIE ZENZE (Divine Destiny) Cameroon
b. EKA CHRISTA (Triangle of Tears) Cameroon
c. SENDE BENDE (CHERIE MODAI) Cameroon
d. GENEVIEVE NGANJI (Dual Passion) Cameroon
e. ELYNNE FESE (Troubled Kingdom) Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE.
a. FREDERICK KEYANTI (Troubled Kingdom) Cameroon
b. NKWAH KINGSLEY (CHERIE MODAI) Cameroon
c. LYNNO LOVETTE (Triangle of tears) Cameroon
d. MUMA ROLAND (Holy seed uprooted) Cameroon
e. KANT QUINTUS (Decoded) Cameroon
f. CHIATOH COLLINS (The Decision) Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
a. BAREH MILDRED (Power of a Dream) Cameroon
b. YIJIKA SOLANGE (Decoded) Cameroon
c. ADEL DIKANA (Triangle of Tears) Cameroon
d. MAIRO SANDA (On the Brim) Cameroon
e. NEBA PAULINE (Rose of May) Cameroon
f. SOPPI WETOMDIE STEPHANIE (MAIGAI) Cameroon

 DAMA ACHIEVEMENT BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
a. NEBA GODWILL (On the Brim) Cameroon
b. KOME EPULLE JEFFREY (Decoded) Cameroon
c. LIBOTA MACDONALD (The Cheque) Cameroon
d. NCHIFOR VALERY (Dark Side) Cameroon
e. DESMOND WYTE (Triangle of Tears) Cameroon

DAMA ACHIEVEMENT BEST DIRECTOR
a. AFRED AMANDI (Divine Destiny) Cameroon
b. DERICK NJI MANJU (Holy Seed Uprooted) Cameroon
c. AKIM MACAULEY/ENAH JOHNSCOT (Decoded)
d. NEBA LAWRENCE (Troubled Kingdom) Cameroon
e. WAA MUSI (On The Brim) Cameroon
f. MOLIMI CLETUS (My Wife, Your Mother) Cameroon

DAMA BEST MOTION PICTURE FILM
a. TRIANGLE OF TEARS (Enah Johnscott) Cameroon
b. ON THE BRIM (Waa Musi) Cameroon
c. DECODED (AKIM MACAULAY/ ENAH JOHNSCOTT) Cameroon
d. DIVINE DESTINY (Alfred Amandi) Cameroon
e. TROUBLED KINGDOM (Neba Lawrence) Cameroon

DAMA HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
QUINTA EYONG ASHU ( actress, Cameroon)

DAMA SPECIAL JURY AWARDS
DAMA SPECIAL AWARD
COLONEL (Proprietor of Hotel Residence Carlos, Buea)