CEA, NOMINATION CRITERIA, GENUINE OR NOT?

While the Cameroon Entertainment Awards is welcomed by many, some people where still not sure of its status especially when the nominee lists was released. Some doubted the credibility for selection. In response to this the team released the conditions for selection as seen below. However another issue under discusion is the location for the awards, US some say it would have been clooser to the people of it was held in the country, all thersame cameroon is making a point to the world... Big up CEA...

NOMINATION CRITERIA

The CEA board of directors developed its list of names through three solid steps;

1. Public Interaction

A)Facebook: Accompanying our initial Press Release, we opened up a Facebook page specifically for fans of entertainers to nominate their favorite artists, actors and brands. The general public then went ahead to nominate. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cameroon-Entertainment-Awards/212254782173791. The fan nomination deadline was February 14. We did a sound background check on the names that were nominated by fans the most number of times before considering them.

B)Email: Our email address CameroonEntertainmentAwards@gmail.com went public for people to email their nominations. Again, the deadline was February 14. We did a sound background check on the names that were nominated by fans the most number of times before considering them.

The CEA nominated the strongest candidates based on their solid material /product and the comprehensive quality of their presentation package such as; a full length album in the market, personal website for their brand, music videos, large fan base, travelled nationally/ internationally for promotion experience, has been actively performing live, has had previous nominations or received awards by other organizations, has launched their clothing line at a grand event, produced a variety of artists, albums or projects, has been part of a full length premiered movie.

C)General Feedback: General surveys and feedback from the public, from sponsors and through suggestions and discussions.

2. Handpicking Prominent Faces

Cameroonian Entertainers, Artists, Actors, Producers, Athletes and Humanitarians that are well known and recognized were automatically considered. For example, the Grand Award Honorees were already selected by the CEA. Some nominees that have previously been awarded, whose songs have been on music charts, or movies out in the market and circulating and those who have a large following were already selected by the CEA.

3. Skills

Last but most important. Nominees were recognized for their raw talent and hard work in their line of entertainment as the CEA is looking for ambassadors to represent the organization in a positive light.

OUR FOCUS AS WE DID THE NOMINATIONS

The aim of the CEA was to comprehensively recognize Cameroonian entertainers from all over the world, both English-speaking and French-speaking. You will realize that most of our nominees are based in Cameroon, while others reside in other parts of Africa, Europe and America.

The CEA aims at encouraging talent and nurturing it to an internationally-rated standard. If your name, project or business did not feature in this year’s nominee list, please work toward CEA 2013 and we hope to see you on stage.

FOR MORE INFO Visit http://www.cameroonentertainmentawards.org/