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It was a starry Thursday night at the ModeMaison PR headoffice at AES Sonel in the hip quarters of Bonamoussadi when the communications, marketing and branding agency finally launched in Douala after making its appearance on the Cameroon market early this year .

Invited guests were representatives and the movers and shakers of the buzzing Cameroon showbiz scene including music artists Sophy Aiida, Steveslil and Mister Elad, music reps Jules Nya, Allen Munde and Estelle Ahanda, fashion designers Anrette Ngafor of Liiber London, Reneta Ndisang of Afroshic Clothing, Kristyne Nkwanyuo of EB Creations, documentary maker Alenne Menget, media reps, Kristelle Asek of STV,  Brice Albin and Carole Leuwe of Nostalgie Radio, Bonas Duvalier of RTM Radio/LTM TV, Fidjil of Equinoxe TV/Radio, film makers as well as bloggers Leelipop and Franky Willy.

The guests sipped on Champagne bubbly and dined on canapés and fruits as the atmosphere evolved to that of networking, mingling – pure interaction. “We need such informal soirees in Cameroon where young talents can come together and network and build up their contact list. Great initiative from the ModeMaison PR crew.” Stated Jules Nya CEO of MuMaK.

ModeMaison PR (MMPR) is a concept by Cynthia Tabe to provide an affordable service to the fashion, music, film and lifestyle brands within Cameroon and on the international front. The agency provides online and offline services, public/press relations, marketing and branding strategies as well as styling and fashion rentals under their showroom “Ward*Robe @ Studio 25”. Current clients on the MMPR list include music brands Stanley Enow, MuMaK, Nabil aka Nabstar, fashion brands Liiber London, Mina Evans, My Miry as well as charity Path to Possibilities. “Our aim is to ensure visibility for our clients as well as ensure they are well branded and well represented in the market. We strive to make a difference to their brands on the local and international front” states Cynthia.

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Making Cameroonian movies abroad has been a common activity within the last decade, at least for those who have a penchant for the motion pictures. In quantity and even qualitatively, there has been an upward trend. This has been noticeable. Yet, to say this activity has gone on with few or no guiding principles is staying very close to the truth. This has been the result of filmmakers operating in dispersed ranks. Even when there have been joint projects or call it co-productions, Cameroonian filmmakers in the diaspora have hardly ever converged as an industry to discuss salient issues that could foster a great leap ahead. In the United States, just like in Europe, the scenario has been the same.

However, things may never be the same again, at least in some parts of Europe, especially where filmmaking has gained much ground. This is the case with The Netherlands and Belgium. Cameroonians who make motion pictures a reality in these two countries have vowed to change the phase of the art by getting more professional in a bid to make their works much more appealing. They have also pledged to function like an organized entity, so that filmmaking as an activity can be done with some degree of respect for deontology.

Meeting in the Belgian city of Antwerp recently, the men and women of the seventh art agreed that bringing their resources together and aiming at a common goal was the only way they could catapult the industry to the apex. “We need that unity to be able to reach higher heights,” the coordinator of the session, Titus Banyoh told the assembly.

Also speaking at the meeting, Banyoh, a filmmaker who doubles as journalist hailed his colleagues for making the Antwerp ‘rencontre’ happen, especially when it is generally known that bringing Africans in the diaspora together is herculean. “That’s why I’m going to doff my hat to Simon Timah for his brilliance in publicizing this meeting,” he told attendees.

While looking forward to start preparing a production code, this tip-of-the-iceberg session also discussed issues such as scriptwriting, collaboration, and marketing. Conspicuously present at the meeting were production houses such Great Bridge International, Timah Vision, Spire Entertainment and JEN Entertainment.