Entertainers Profiles

                                     MENKEMNDI RANDY DIRECTOR

Behind the curtains of k&c mag today, we have MENKEMNDI Randy a.k.a. Mr Menkemndi. We want to start by wishing him a happy happy birthday as he was born on this very significant day in Cameroonian history, 7^th of October into a family of 4. He is a descendant of the “Wabane” Subdivision, found in the Lebialem Division, Southwest Region of Cameroon. Mr Menkemndi, after obtaining his “O-Level” and “A-Level” certificate in GBHS Bamenda, is currently a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, precisely in the field of Management and Entrepreneurship from the Higher Institute of Commerce and Management (HICM).

Being a Presbyterian, his flare in acting was ignited in his early age under the training of his Sunday School teacher who is of late. He began progressively from acting minor roles to playing the lead role in the biblical skits they performed at rallies. The potential in him was awarded best Actor at one of these rallies and from there he started dreaming big.

“From there I began not only doing acting for God but for the world” he quoted.

As the CEO of Noble Art Entertainment company, Mr Menkemndi is into acting, directing, editing, producing, cinematography and is a mentor and coach to those in need. He has accomplished over 20 short films as director and cinematographer which include; JANET; CARO; PATH FOUNDER; DREADED just to name a few. He has also done two feature films as director and cinematographer; “Dark” and “The Seed”. He has also directed 8 music videos. Mr Menkemndi reveals he has other powerful projects coming up which consist of “Celebrity lifestyle” a music video of the famous Brown Popsy, and “Standard 7” a movie written by Esperanza Evita. 

Going internationally, alongside Draufsicht, he has to his credit a documentary, and a music video for the artist Sky, all shot in Berlin Germany, and is currently working on another project alongside a German filmmaker that remains anonymous. Mr. Menkemndi has worked with other CFI actors such as Seehofer Roland, Mambo Augusta, and Grand Pa (Vuga Sampson) and is willing to develop more projects director-wise alongside other directors both nationally and internationally such as; Christa Eka, Solange Yijika, Musing Derick, Akuro Titus, Clarence Peter, Kunle Ofolayo, Funke Akindele and Jackie Appiah.

Mr Menkemmdi acknowledges one of his greatest achievements to me is the fact that he has groomed and played a very significant role in the growth of great actors in the industry such as; Fungwa Godisma, Kah Belinda, Njilah Relindis, Lum Nora, Simeon Dan, Kitio Romaric, Esperanza Evita and the list continues. He has also achieved a lot within these few years. One being the best Social Entrepreneur at OLSEE Awards 2017, Best Youth Development Young Person at YOCICOPO Awards 2017, and the movie “Path Founder” directed by him won the Peace in the Street Awards in the United States. Also, being the backbone of the prestigious Almost a Night Awards  "ALAN" in Bamenda that has awarded more than 30 persons since it began December 2016, significant enough it's an applaudable achievement.

Mr Menkemndi plans to be a household name in the Cameroon Film Industry in five years to come with the projects he has in mind together with his team, Noble Art Entertainment.

“The Cameroon Movie Industry is the leading employment field after the Government” Mr. Menkemndi comments.

Mr Menkemndi word of advice to aspirant actors goes thus;

“Learn the craft and stop running after producers and directors that you want to act. But instead, build up value by learning the craft, and ask yourself the 5WH questions “Who, Where, Why, When and How” you want to be an actor. It helps staying truthful to yourself”.

 Young aspiring actors in Cameroon, you can join the Noble Art Entertainment Company where you will be mentored on how to add value and impact the society, as well as the craft of Acting.

His role model in the CFI is Director Musing Derick as he respects his work and personality and the fact that he listens whenever he calls.

Mr Menkemndi likes hard working and loyal people and dislikes “noisemakers” and those who find delight in seeing others fall not grow.

              The shooting of the documentary CAMEROONIAN MEETING PEOPLE IN GERMANY. 

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Email ndamrandy@gmail.com

Entertainers Profiles

                                                      CHEFOR LESLIE DIRECTOR

Presenting to you is one of Cameroon’s most exceptional, Chefor is a director who originates from the North-West Region of Cameroon. His has attained a postgraduate degree from the Higher Technical Teachers College Bambili, the University of Bamenda. Previously, he obtained his Ordinary level certificate at CCAST Bambili and his Advance level certificate at GBHS Bamenda.

Chefor Leslie owns a production house by name Tent Media Cooperation, where alongside directing, he does cinematography, photography and editing.

 Movies directed by him include; Moral saga, Forsaken desire, Birds of a feather, Blind mirror, Butterfly, and Ego. Partnering up with other directors to realised some significant projects like;  “Invisible Enemy” alongside Deric Njimanju; “Dual Passion” with Njanmsi Roland; “Coincidental Circumstances” still with Roland; “Holly seed uprooted” still with Deric; “The Benefactor” with Titus Akuro; “The Portal” together with Musing Derick; “Bonaventure” along with Damas Akong; “The President’s son” and “Blind Instincts” with Mbole Denis; and “Perverse de Tradition” with Deric Njimanju.

  Internationally Director Chefor has done projects such as “Delia” from the UK, “Chains” from Spain, and has worked on the movie “Abused” from the UK as an editor.

"My fear at the moment is the Cameroonian audience. Their lukewarm attitude regarding Cameron films is a call for concern" he commented

From Chefor’s point of view, Cameroon filmmakers are taking a new trend in filmmaking with regards to Africa at large, though still face the problem when it comes to marketing, lack of investors, and lack of distributors.

"Doing movies has put food on my table and paid my bills" he mentioned

Chefor Leslie remarked James Cameron as his role model and further capitalized on the fact that he has learnt a lot having Deric Njimanju and Njamsi Rolland as mentors.

                  Mambo Augusta, Pascal Moma and Chefor Leslie.

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                                       GODISMA FUNGWA ACTOR

 Godisz hails from the Northwest region of Cameroon, and being an offspring from both a nurse and a tailor (Mother and Father respectively),  He started his education at PS Ntamulung where he schooled for 7yrs, and later attended school at GBHS Bamenda.

Godisz started acting at a tender age in church, but that fire in him was best ignited when he was in secondary school, and later the high school at GBHS Bamenda, where he studied the art and performed some of their dramas in class such as the works of Shakespeare. He later joined the Noble Art Company of Bamenda which was by then known as “Noble Theatre Art Entertainment” where they performed stage plays and skits.

Now one of the talents in the Cameroon Movie Industry, Godisz incredible endowment is portrayed in over 10 films  (“A Good Time to Divorce” by Nkanya Nkwai, “Wardzee” by Itambi Delphine, “Breach of Trust” still by NKanya Nkwai, “A Man for the Weekend” by Achille Brice, “Broken Marriage” of Besong Viran, At First Sight, PickPocket trending  comedy, Lone Gurl and so many others). Of these films included featured films where he worked on set with international actors such as; Walter Anga, Norbet Young, and is currently working of a feature film known as “KUNTAK” still to be released where he is on set with “Prince Okuyo” of Uganda and “Brunu Henry” of France.

“As an actor you have to be ready for anything “ says the #king of the craft

After having a master class with the Nollywood legend  Ramsey Noah, Godisz defines and interprets any role with simplicity, though he mentions some roles are off the list due to religious reasons but everything being equal, the message behind the film is his major push.

ROLES

“I love to be the antagonist in a film" apart from smiling for the camera, Godisz is also a production manager.

HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE BEEN IN THE CAMEROON FILM INDUSTRY (CFI)?


'Well it's been a good one getting to meet and work with people I respect. 
The most amazing thing about the industry is that despite the problems we face, no one gives up. I don't like when my efforts are taken for granted.. Most importantly I don't like lazy filmmakers.
I think the way forward is Hard work, consistency, and we need to spend more time building our craft, studying and challenging ourselves. 
I know the industry has a bright future' says the #kingofthecraft




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Entertainers Profiles

                            NGANG ROMANUS DIRECTOR

  Ngang Romanus is a film director  Theater, Television and film student in the university of Bamenda, the president of Outstanding youths Association and the C/O of flashlight productions and also the vice president of the Cameroon National youth council Bamenda 11 subdivision which hails from Mankon in the North west region of Cameroon

This promising leader got into movie making  in 2012 as an actor and a screenwriter transcending through time he has been very impactful in the film industry for the past six years grooming and bring up talents, drawing away from the screen directing has always been his passion,
"i got into film directing in 2015 with my first film being a comedy title ADA the CHAPS MAN, what an experience it was"  he says
 Recently he has directed  3 films which are currently in the market and two under post production that is vanity, Empowered girl, Greed Mummy's choice and nightmares which you can watch at Njokatv,com

 As his talents go unnoticed, Director Romanus was nominated and won best Director at  FEMS star awards for his film Greed early 2018 coupled with this motivation his film empowered girls was selected as best short film at the NANAS Awards organized by the American Embassy to empower single mothers

Internationally Ngang romanus has been on the market considering his getting jobs to direct movies like Agony in 2016 which was produce by Akaya George from Belgium, the movie has been released and is marketed in Belgium as we speak whats talents without food on the table ?


Whats your experience working in the Cameroon Film Industry?

I must start by applauding the rapid growth of CFI today, but my greatest problem has been the issue of minimizing talents and also disunity within, championed by those who think they are already at the top of the industry, to grow me must break this circle,learn to embrace new talents, as concerning marketing of our movies i must applaud My Movie TV and Njoka TV for doing a good job. i will encourage every young talent to expose their God given talents and if facing any difficulties OYA is here for them. 

he leaves us with the quote " Film is art, and there is no bad art, what matters is your context and views" 

 Apart from film making Ngang Romanus is also an entrepreneur who markets cloths, setting his priorities straight he finds pleasure in promoting talents


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Entertainers Profiles

                            MC CALVINO COMEDIAN

Calvino Wallang also known as MC Calvino is a super class comedian originally from the North West Region of Cameroon. Born on september 14th , to parents of Fai Augustine Bah and Fai Florence Eziagha, in a family of three.

MC Calvino attended his primary school in Government Bilingual Primary School Souza-Gare a small locality outskirts of Douala economic capital of Cameroon , he then moved to Government Technical High School in Buea, later unto Government Technical High School Wum and  then to Government Technical High School Kumba (school prostitute lol), where he studied forestry engineering but as its Shakespear said "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves"   His love for communication and social networks diverted his studies from technical to studying journalism and mass communication at the University of Buea. Flowing with the breeze of change in Buea, Entertainment in various domain has witnessed an increase not leaving out the unique and talented media guru  in its participation.

The young and vibrant MC started off in Kumba as a TV/Radio presenter and Show host with Hope Sound Entertainment Company, and unto Buea where he dwell in comedy skits production posting them on the internet this captured the attention of the Cameroonian population in the Diaspora. This inspired him to become the comedian he is today. With his slogan #Idilaf which can be translated as I’m laughing is not a plain laughter but a satirical and a mockery which pinches the bones of his victims.

Calvino’s first Comedy album “237 Comedy” was released in August 2015 which expanded his fan base to over 11,000 followers on social media and since then he has released quite a good number of Comedy skits aired on several local TV channels in the country including the CRTV, Canal 2 English, Hi TV, CMTV, Home TV  and has a huge following online.

MC Calvino will put you at ease, lighten you up, draw you expectantly close and then throw you back on your seat with laughter.
Possessing a charming charisma as he appears comes on screen.  His warm delivery sets the audience ablaze with laughter, by bringing his everyday observations to light, you’ll feel as though you have known him for years.

MC Calvino has performed in some major cities in the country alongside Cameroon’s best English speaking Comedians and has appeared on the Laugh Therapy Comedy show, the Buea LOL Comedy show, the Oboy Comedy Show, Gordons in Cameroon comedy clinic show., the Limbe festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), the  Cameroon International Film Festival and recently hosts a monthly comedy show LET THEM LAUGH, aimed at promoting self reliant opportunities among youths in the field of comedy in Cameroon.

His comedy has been heard on radio including Ocean City Radio Kumba, Chariot Radio Buea, Revival Gospel Radio Buea and Mediafrique radio Buea. Featured on the popular Miss P show, Canal 2 English, Stv, Crtv and on Trace Africa in his video vixen role in most Cameroonian music video clips

MC Calvino is  host to one of the most popular wake up shows in the English speaking region of Cameroon ‘ELAELA GBAMU’ roughly translated “Good morning” on HiTV Cameroon.

MC Calvino has been voted among Avance Media’s 50 most influential young Cameroonians in the Media category twice 2016/2017


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By Esparanza

Entertainment News

              ACCOLADES FOR THE CAMEROON FILM INDUSTRY

Film makers from Cameroon Bagged 18 nominations in the Golden Movie Awards in Accra Ghana, the award night set to hold on the second of June 2018, The industry was well represented by Actress and Producer Syndy Emade and Actor and comedian Alenne Menget, following the award event Cameroon's very own Nkanya Nkwai emerged as Overall best Director, Best Drama, Best Writer and Best African Film for his craft in A GOOD TIME TO DIVORCE

, preceding  this amazing developments, One Kamer finest Anurin Nwenumbom (Root Arts) wins best Golden Art Director,

 not withstanding, the joy and proud moments from colleagues and entertainment supporters back home, Alenne Menget Bagged Best Overall Actor In Africa, summing up to win six awards.

   



 what an amazing night for the       industry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
           








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Events

                    DARK storms into the theaters

                                          

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                                                     JUNE 24TH

DARK THE STRUGGLE

TO SCREENS AT YOUNDE, DOUALA, BUEA AND BAMENDA

WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY TEE NELZ, SPIRIT T, LEONETTE, SNAZZY PRINCE, YALLA.

Powerful Film Tells the Story Of an underprivileged female who suffers stigmatization and mockery in her community for being HIV-Positive.  

WHAT:                      Film screening and discussion of DARK filmed in Bamenda

WHERE:                   YAOUNDE Planets Restaurant Carefou Obili,  DOUALA Rovie Hotel  

                                     Ndogpassi Village,  BUEA   W-CINEMA finally  BAMENDA

                                     White house restaurant 

TIME:                        SUNDAY 3^rd 6pm Younde   

DETAILS:                 TICKETS- Regular- 3k with CD, Standard 5k a drink with CD,                                                                     VIP  Single- 10k with drinks and CD, VIP Couple- 15k drinks with CDs

Noble Theatre arts entertainment is a movie production house in Bamenda which organizes a four town premiere of their insightful, hilarious and intriguing movie DARK. The film will be screened in English and French with bilingual subtitles. The film features casts Seehofer Roland, Mambo Augusta, Tah Mourine, Njilah Relindis, Kah Belinda.

Film praised for bringing forth enlightenment to the unfortunate, impacting and inspiring a call for community action and investing in the afflicted for sustainable development.

Dark talks about a poor orphan that is been rejected by all in the community after the sudden death of her parents. The only person who happened to take her in as a slave and money making machine is her step aunt who negates her despite all the hurts she receives outside (rape, stigmatization, mockery etc.

However, despite all this torments she still smiles occasionally with her village friend but as man being on chains while free, she is driven out of the village due to her family condition.

Nevertheless, out of the village she finds total hope with the aid of a hunter who gives her life in his own little way but still receives pain, insults and beatings from the hunter’s girlfriend after the baby past away. She happens to go through school with the help of the hunter and comes back to the village where she was rejected and brings light to the faces of those who were in darkness.

This screening is sponsored by Noble Arts Entertainment, Moghamo Online TV, Weapons productions,  Cine237 show, My Shop, Blue Pearl Hotel, Tecno, Ray Nation, Draufsicht Bamenda, City FM, GW Network, K&C Magazine , which is working to achieve a successful premier.

Noble Arts Entertainment is screening the film as an example to expose, promote and celebrate young extraordinary undiscovered and discovered Talented Cameroonians and also fully establish a firm that will recruit Cameroonian youths interested in the Arts business and most importantly merging talents with social activism.

Entertainers profiles

                                              HEXZY VAL ACTOR/MODEL

Rising from Azi in the Lebialem division, is another spark of talent. A. Elvis Tanyi, known to the world as HEXZY-VAL, is a Cameroonian actor and model of great potential. He is from a family 5 and studies   “special needs education” at the University of Buea (final year).

Being in the acting field professionally for  nearly a decade (8years), HEXZY-VAL has about 8 movies to his credit (including TV series Rumble showing on CRTV). Some of these movies are; “Barefoot on Broken Bottles; Defying the 6^th; A Good Time to Divorce; Lone girl; SHRILL, Little Cindy” just to name a few. He didn’t just end with featuring in Cameroonian movies but has done international movies alongside some of  Nollywood's finest Alex Ekubo which include “Baby Daddy and "40years a virgin”.

                                                 (onset 30 years a virgin)

[I’m willing to go higher without a limit]

Well as the saying goes success is no accident, Val gained his roots from NAM Productions, based in Buea which he is still a part of and has lead the entertainment empire as President for 3 yrs now with intentions of  grooming more talented Cameroonian actors. A part from being a fine gentleman  Val had potrayed  his ability to play all roles in a movie, which gives him an upper hand in achieving thihis goal.

                                                    (FIAFA RUNWAY)

[My top priority is to be who I am]

Besides acting, his smooth-dark-skin and height gives him the look of a born model. Walking this path, he has created his own modelling agency called “Hex Modelling” where in person, he is one of the model faces.

[Favourite Quote “An empty bag cannot stand straight”]

HEXZY-VAL has a kind-hearted and fun-to-be-with personality and most around him know him to be a natural leader who loves dancing and cooking.

Catch him on Facebook via #Hexzy_Val

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Entertainers profile

                                                  ALA LEO ACTOR/PRODUCER

Ala Leonard is a Veteran Actor, Comedian and Film producer who hails from the Northwest Region of Cameroon precisely from Nchomba. Back in the days, he acted as the interim of the national actors guild Cameroon and presently  is the CEO of Ala leo entertainment production house.

 Leo started off with his entertainment career venturing into comedy first, then unto acting in 2002 featuring in the  movie "Virgins Brake through" by Albert Che , later with "Dachi and the Goat " by Asah Elvis

".As an actor I have acted in about 18 movies with the latest being Kiss of death. coupled with being a producer I have done Four movies WHO I AM , KISS OF DEATH , H20(water) AND MUSA​ being the last and to be release soon"with undying determination to keep on proving himself as an actor.

Success has enclosed this passionate entertainer as his debut film for a producer, Kiss of Death has won about 22 Awards nationally and internationally like  Ecran noir  and CAMIFF 2017 in Cameroon, Best Humanitarian film in Indonesia , and Silver award at the F.A.M.E international film Festival in the USA just to name a few.

LEO HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAMEROON FILM INDUSTRY BEEN?

"As an actor I think my worse experience is when I look back at how we use to do films back is the early 2000s (Na only God safe we ) no pay sometimes we are the once to pay the director or the producer to be in the film. when we were shooting Zingraph and the battle of Mankon a TV series for CRTV in 2012 if not mistake, in between the shooting period I had an accident late at night coming back from shooting in Ndop and though in that pains I had to manage to continue shooting after four days from the hospital with my wife too with no compensation for that even and that was some few weeks to our wedding so you can imagine ( Na God de hellep)".

  "I can only hope for better days ahead while working hard to see that I do more good and educative movies to keep our industry on top in Africa and why not the world."
 Not forgetting to mention this promising entertainer and  entrepreneur is married to Ala Nadyne and Actress and a makeup artist
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FIAFA Red carpet moments

Kamer Celebrities stunned FIAFA Red carpet with amazing designs.