Abderrahmane Sissako
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Sissako at the 2016 César award
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| Born | 13 October 1961 Kiffa, Mauritania |
| Nationality | Mauritanian |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a film director and producer who has often worked in Mali and France. Sissako is, along with Ousmane Sembène, Souleymane Cissé, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Djibril Diop Mambety, one of the few filmmakers from Africa to reach a measure of international influence. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard,[1] winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 film Bamako received much attention. Sissako's themes include globalisation, exile and the displacement of people. His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival[2] and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[3]
Biography
Soon after his birth Sissako's family emigrated to Mali, his father's country, where he completed part of his primary and secondary education. Sissako returned briefly to Mauritania, his mother's land, in 1980. Then he left for Moscow, where he studied cinema at the VGIK (Federal State Film Institute) from 1983 to 1989. Sissako settled in France at the beginning of the 1990s.
Besides his work as a director, he also works as a cultural advisor for Mauritanian head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.[4]
Filmography
Jury
In addition to feature films and short films, Sissako has served on the jury of the Premiers Plans festival in Angers in January 2007.
- 2000: 53rd Cannes International Film Festival (jury member, Cinéfondation and short films section)
- 2003: 56th Cannes International Film Festival (jury president, Un Certain Regard section)
- 2014: 36th Moscow International Film Festival (jury member, main competition section)
- 2015: 68th Cannes International Film Festival (jury president, Cinéfondation and short films section)
Bibliography
- Thomas Sotinel, « Abderrahmane Sissako. Pour en finir avec le cinéma du Nord », Le Monde, 21 octobre 2006, p. 19
- Samuel Lelièvre, « Les cinémas africains, Abderrahmane Sissako et les frontières du monde », CinémAction, no. 137, 2010, pp. 182–185.
References
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- ↑ Abderrahmane Sissako, une imposture mauritanienne, Mondafrique, 20 February 2015.
External links
- Abderrahmane Sissako at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview: Abderrahmane Sissako with Kwame Anthony Appiah
- Sight and Sound, Film of the Month: Bamako
- A Fragmented Epistemology: The Films of Abderrahmane Sissako
- Sissako YouTube Interview, 2007
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