Brenda Elung Explained

Brenda Elung
Birth Name:Brenda Shey
Birth Place:Cameroon
Occupation:Actress, film producer
Othername:Madam Brenda
Spouse:Elung
Known For:Samba (TV series 2017 -)

Brenda Shey Elung is a Cameroonian actress and film producer.[1] [2] She is the Vice President of the Cameroon Film Industry (CFI).[3] [4] She is also fondly called "Madam Brenda".

Career

Brenda has been a part of the Cameroonian Film Industry since 2010.[5]

She produced and starred in the movie, "Decoded", directed by Akim Macaulay and Enah Johnscott, which was released in 2013. The movie was shot in August 2012 at Limbe, Cameroon, featuring the Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker and Cameroonian actors such as Solange Yijika, Jeffery Epule and Desmond Wyte.[6] [7] [8]

She was one of the cinematographic moguls who assembled in Buea in a three-day workshop (August 31 - September 2, 2016) to discuss the revamping of the ailing film industry in Cameroon.[9]

In 2017, her TV Series, "SAMBA" which she produced, starring Camerwood actors like Jeffery Epule, Kelly Ade, Nsang Dilong, Marie Nyna, Solange Yijika, herself, and others; written by Proxy Buh Melvin; and directed by Enah Johnscott, was released.[10] [11] The movie later went ahead to win the Official Selection award in the FESPACO awards of 2017, and Best Series award in the Ecrans Noirs awards in 2018.[12] In Accra, Ghana, during the Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) 2017, the popular television series received three awards; with the Best Actress award going to Ade Kelly, Best Actor award to Libota McDonald and the film getting the Best TV Series award.[13] [14]

In the seventh edition of the AMVCA awards held at Eko Hotels and Suits in Lagos, Nigeria on March 14, 2020, she was notably the only representative of the Cameroon Film Industry (CFI) at the awards in which she was sighted elegantly dressed.[15]

Entrepreneurship

She is the founder of Omega One Entertainment, a film production company.[16] She represented the company's business interests at the Nigerian International TV Submit held in Paris (April 13–14, 2018).[17]

Criticisms

In 2018, she received heavy attacks from fans on social media after being sighted wearing an elegant Russian made dress at the fifth edition of the AMVCA, accusing her of refusal to support home-based designers using huge international platforms such as the AMVCA, which she ignored. She, however, decided to act their plea out in the seventh edition of the award show in 2020 in which she appeared in a Limbe made designer outfit called TAS Design.[15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 - SAMBA actress; producer TV series
2013Decoded

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cameroonian actresses; Brenda Elung & Okawa Shaznay, stun on the red carpet of the #AMVCA2018 . Betatinz . October 21, 2020 . October 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026150924/https://www.betatinz.com/2018/09/cameroonian-actresses-brenda-elung-okawa-shaznay.html?m=1 . dead .
  2. Web site: INDUSTRY; BRENDA SHEY, THE "MOTHER HEN" . Musoro . Darlene . June 29, 2015 . DC Communications . October 21, 2020 . November 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121213001/http://www.dc-comm.com/cameroonian-movie-industry-brenda-shey-the-mother-hen/ . dead .
  3. Web site: CAMIFF Suffers Second Postponement . Njapteh . Macwalter . April 10, 2020 . News Upfront . October 22, 2020.
  4. Web site: Acting MasterClass . CAMIFF . October 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: 31 femmes du cinéma camerounais : Brenda Elung Shey, l’as de la production et de la distribution . March 3, 2020 . Bourzaka . Maimounatou . CineCamer . October 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: Cameroon Movie Industry Critically Awaits DECODED Movie . October 16, 2013 . Pulse . October 22, 2020.
  7. Web site: Van Vicker Joins Cameroonian Film Makers In Douala . October 10, 2014 . Modern Ghana . October 22, 2020.
  8. Web site: Van Vicker in Douala for the premiere of DECODED . Igere . Boyewa Kelvin . October 7, 2014 . Model Me Spot . October 22, 2020 . October 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024090451/https://modelmespot.com/van-vicker-in-douala-for-the-premiere-of-decoded/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Cameroon Film Industry Strategizes To Be Revamped . Kode . Eden Newspaper . Paul E. . October 22, 2020 . November 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121213911/https://www.edennewspaper.net/cameroon-film-industry-strategizes-to-be-revamped/ . dead .
  10. Web site: MEET CAMEROON’S FINEST FEMALE MOVIE PRODUCER: BRENDA ELUNG . Precious Core . April 16, 2016 . October 21, 2016.
  11. Web site: SAMBA . June 12, 2018 . Zanzibar International Film Festival . October 22, 2020.
  12. Web site: SAMBA - 52x26' . TCD . October 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: Brenda Elung Raises Cameroon Flag High in Ghana, Wins Triple With SAMBA Series . July 25, 2017 . Cameroon News Agency . Douala . October 22, 2020.
  14. Web site: Cameroon Film Industry Wins Six Awards in Ghana . Musa . Wilson . Buea . June 6, 2018 . Cameroon-Info.Com . October 22, 2020.
  15. Web site: Design for AMVCA 2020By . Ngomba . March 17, 2020 . October 21, 2020.
  16. Web site: Nollywood et ses difficultés financières . Nyatcha . Liliane . April 21, 2016 . BBC Afrique . October 22, 2020.
  17. Web site: Global Interest in Nigerian Television Industry . Nigerian International TV Submit . October 22, 2020.

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