2023 Oscars: Cameroon Film Industry Announces Official Entry Selection

 


Cameroonian movie, ‘The Planter’s Plantation’, starring popular Nigerian actor Nkem Owoh, has been selected as Cameroon’s entry for the 2023 Oscars Awards.

Directed by Eystein Young and shot in Cameroon, ‘The Planters Plantation’ is set in 1960s West Africa. At independence, James Whitaker (Alexander David Silverstone Powers) wills his plantation to Mr Planter (Nkem Owoh).



Years later, Mr Planter’s daughter finds herself battling family and society to preserve her late father’s legacy, a colonial plantation left to him at independence amid disagreements, betrayal and secrets.

‘The Planters Plantation’ assembles the best of the Cameroonian film industry: Nimo Loveline as Enanga, Loic Sumfor, Stephanie Tum, and Syriette Che and one of Nollywood’s finest, Nkem Owoh.

The film recently won three awards at the Ecran Noir Festival, including the Ecran D’or, the first for a Cameroonian Movie in 26 years.

It has also received international recognition from the prestigious African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Wales’ Film Festival and multiple nominations at the LFC Awards 2022.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the 15 shortlisted contenders for the international feature Oscar on December 21.

The five nominees will be announced on the 24th of January, 2023, while the 95th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on 12 March, 2023.

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