Roger Gnoan M'Bala
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Roger Gnoan M'Bala | |
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Born | 1943 |
Died | (aged 80) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Nationality | Ivorian |
Education | Conservatoire libre du cinéma français |
Occupation(s) | Film director, director of photography |
Roger Gnoan M'Bala (1943 – 10 July 2023) was an Ivorian film director.
Life and career
Born in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast in 1943, he studied history in Paris and film at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked for the Radiodiffusion Télévision ivoirienne (RTI).[1] before creating the 1970 black and white documentary on the traditional dance Koundoum. In 1972 he won the Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival with the short Amanie and several other awards including a FIFEF. Thereafter he produced independently a short, Valisy and a medium-length satirical film, Le Chapeau. In 1984 he directed his first feature film, Ablakon. He became known thanks to his film Au nom du Christ, winning in 1993 a premio giovani at the Locarno International Film Festival and an Étalon de Yennenga at the FESPACO.
M'Bala died on 10 July 2023, at the age of 80.[2]
Filmography
Shorts
- Koundoum (1970)
- La Biche (1971)
- Amanie (1972)
- Gboundo (1974)
- Le Chapeau (1975)
Feature film
- Ablakon (1984)
- Bouka (1988)
- Au nom du Christ (1993)
- Adanggaman (2000)
- Le Peuple Niambwa (2009)
- Le Dipri (2009)
References
- ^ Africine
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire/Cinéma : Le réalisateur ivoirien Roger Gnoan M'Bala est décédé". Le Faso. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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