Nationality Mauritanian Name Abderrahmane Sissako | Role Film director | |
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Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer Education Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Awards Cesar Award for Best Film, Cesar Award for Best Director Nominations Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Movies Timbuktu, Bamako, Waiting for Happiness, Life On Earth, Rostov‑Luanda Similar People Toulou Kiki, Abel Jafri, Hichem Yaboubi, Fatoumata Diawara, Sylvie Pialat | ||
Interview with director abderrahmane sissako
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian film director and producer. 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, 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 and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Contents
- Interview with director abderrahmane sissako
- Director abderrahmane sissako timbuktu in conversation bfi lff
- Biography
- Jury
- References
Director abderrahmane sissako timbuktu in conversation bfi lff
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.
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.
