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Étalon De Yennenga
''Étalon de Yennenga'' (English: Stallion of Yennenga) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Burkinabe's silver screen, awarded by the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), in recognition of the grand prize for the Best Film. First commenced in 1972, it is considered the most prestigious award in Cinema of Africa, African cinema. History The 'Étalon de Yennenga' means Stallion of Yennenga and refers to Princess Yennenga. The Mossi people, Mossi people, the main ethnic group in Burkina Faso, consider her a founder of the Mossi Kingdoms. The story of Yennenga dates back to the beginning of the 12th century in the Kingdom of Dagbon. King Naa Gbewaa, Nedega's daughter, Yennenga, was a horse-woman, and adept at using javelins, spears and bows. The physical award resembles Yennenga with her horse and weapon. Award It is shared by Burkina Faso's most popular film makers, Idrissa Ouedraogo. Ouedraogo won the Yennenga pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FESPACO
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (, or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It accepts for competition only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. FESPACO is scheduled in March every second year, two weeks after the last Saturday of February. Its opening night is held in the Stade du 4-Août, the national stadium. The festival offers African film professionals the chance to establish working relationships, exchange ideas, and to promote their work. FESPACO's stated aim is to "contribute to the expansion and development of African cinema as means of expression, education and awareness-raising". It has also worked to establish a market for African films and industry professionals. Since FESPACO's founding, the festival has attracted attendees from across the continent and beyond.Fiche Technique du FESPACO (2003). FESPACO: Fiche Technique. Retrieved 03/26/2006 fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa
Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa (born 1940) is a Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...ian film director and writer. He produced Cameroon's first full-length feature film, '' Muna Moto'', in 1975. Dikongué Pipa's films deal with the interrelationships between elements of traditional Cameroonian culture and the wider world.DeLancey and DeLancey 120. Filmography Notes References * DeLancey, Mark W., and Mark Dike DeLancey (2000): ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon'' (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press. * Mbaku, John Mukum (2005). ''Culture and Customs of Cameroon''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. * West, Ben (2004). ''Cameroon: The Bradt Travel Guide''. Guilford, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwaw Ansah
Kwaw Paintsil Ansah (born 1941) is a Ghanaian film-maker, whose work as writer, director or producer includes ''Love Brewed in the African Pot'' in 1980 and '' Heritage Africa'' in 1989. His first feature, ''Love Brewed in the African Pot'', earned immediate popular and critical acclaim throughout English-speaking Africa. Despite all the awards and the success, it would be nearly 10 years before Ansah could complete his next major film project, the ambitious ''Heritage Africa'' (1989). Yet again, the film was widely acclaimed and awarded. Since then, Ansah has produced other films, including ''Harvest at 17'' (1994), ''Crossroads of People, Crossroads of Trade'' (1994) and ''The Golden Stool, the Soul of the Asantes'' (2000). Ansah is a crusader for African filmmaking and dramatic art, working ceaselessly for improved funding and distribution of African films within Africa. He has been chairman of FEPACI and a leader in the direction of FESPACO. In 1998, Ansah was awarded the Acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Africa
Heritage Africa is Ghanaian movie which was produced and directed by Kwaw Ansah in 1989. Plot A young man called Kwasi Atta Bosomefi who is a public servant during the colonial period rose up the ranks because of his relationship with the colonial masters. He also changed his name from Kwasi Atta Bosomefi to Quincy Arthur Bosomfield, abandoned his culture and heritage and adopted that of his colonial masters. Cast * Charles Kofi Bucknor as Quincy Arthur Bosomfield * Ian Collier as Patrick Snyper * Peter Whitbread as Sir Robert Guggiswood * Anima Misa as Theresa Bosomfield * Tommy Ebow as Keane Akroma * Evans Oma Hunter as Francis Essien * Martin Owusu * Joy Otoo * Suzan Crowley * Pentsiwa Quansah * Nick Simons * David Dontoh * Aileen Attoh * Richard Hanson * Joe Eyison Reception The film was awarded the grand prize, the Étalon de Yennenga, at the 1989 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPASCO), becoming the first film from an anglophone African countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, Algeria to Algeria–Mauritania border, the northeast, Mali to Mali–Mauritania border, the east and southeast, and Senegal to Mauritania–Senegal border, the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara. Most of its population of some 4.3 million lives in the temperate south of the country; roughly a third of the population is concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from Mauretania, the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It extended from central present-day Algeria to the Atlantic. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritania by the beginning of the third centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Med Hondo
Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Moroccan-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issues such as race relations and colonization. His critically acclaimed 1970 directorial début feature, '' Soleil O'', received the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno International Film Festival and was chosen in 2019 by the African Film Heritage Project for restoration. His 1979 film ''West Indies'' was the first African film musical and, at $1.3 million, the most expensive production in African film history. In his later years, Hondo became known for dubbing Hollywood hits that included ''Shrek'', ''The Lion King'', '' The Nutty Professor'', and '' Se7en''. Biography Hondo was born in 1935 in Ain Bni Mathar in Morocco. His mother was Mauritanian and his father Senegalese.Biography, official site.Sherzer (1996), p. 173. In 1954, Hondo went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarraounia (film)
''Sarraounia'' is a 1986 historical drama film written and directed by Med Hondo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Nigerien author Abdoulaye Mamani, who co-wrote the screenplay. The novel and film concern the real-life Battle of Lougou between Azna (remnant animist-Hausa people) queen Sarraounia and the advancing French Colonial Forces of the Voulet-Chanoine Mission in 1899. Sarraounia was one of the few African tribal leaders that resisted the advances of French expansionists Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine. The film won the first prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) and was critically well received. Synopsis The film takes place in Niger and the surrounding region of the Sahel. The film begins with the initiation and establishment of a young girl as queen of the Aznas. The young queen, Sarraounia, becomes an accomplished warrior when she defends her tribe from an enemy tribe. Accomplished in archery and herbalism, she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Algeria–Niger border, the southeast by Niger; to Algeria–Western Sahara border, the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to Algeria–Morocco border, the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The capital and List of cities in Algeria, largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. Inhabited since prehistory, Algeria has been at the crossroads of numerous cultures and civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Numidians, Ancient Rome, Romans, Vandals, and Byzantine Greeks. Its modern identity is rooted in centuries of Arab migrations to the Maghreb, Arab Muslim migration waves since Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the seventh century and the subsequent Arabization, Arabisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind (1982 Film)
The Wind may refer to: Poetry and literature * "The Wind" (poem), a 14th-century poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym * "The Wind", a 1943 short story by Ray Bradbury appearing in '' Dark Carnival'' * ''The Wind'' (novel), a 1925 supernatural novel by Dorothy Scarborough Films * ''The Wind'' (1928 film), starring Lillian Gish, based on the novel * ''The Wind'' (1934 film), a Chinese silent film * ''The Wind'' (1982 film), a Malian film * ''The Wind'' (1986 film), an American horror film * ''The Wind'' (2018 film), an American western horror film Music * The Wind (South Korean band) *''Der Wind'', ballet pantomime composition by Franz Schreker Albums * ''The Wind'' (Warren Zevon album), 2003 * ''The Wind'' (Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan album), 2006 * ''The Wind'', a 2021 album by Balmorhea Songs * "The Wind", a song by Cat Stevens on his 1971 album '' Teaser and the Firecat'' * "The Wind", a song by Russ Freeman, also performed by Chet Baker, Keith Jarrett and Mariah Carey * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné (1948 – June 5, 2022) was an Ivorian film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films. Biography Kramo-Lanciné was born in Danané in the far west of the Ivory Coast in 1948. He studied modern literature at the University of Abidjan in his home country, and then studied film at the Louis Lumière School in Paris, France. Kramo-Lanciné joined the National Office of Rural Promotion in 1975 and took charge of educational films and television programs on development issues. Career His first work, La Fin de la Course, was a 14-minute short story film directed in 1974. After joining the office of rural promotion, Kramo-Lanciné directed a dozen educational films and television shows between 1975 and 1981. In 1978, he began making his first feature film, '' Djéli, conte d'aujourd'hui'' or Djeli: a tale of today, with the help of a team of television technicians. Completed in 1981, Djéli received the Grand Prix (Yenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cissé 2018
Cissé is a common West African name of Soninke origin, and the meaning of Cissé is the white horse in the same language. Cahiers d'études africaines 2006 "Le nom Cissé au Mali fait partie des noms de famille maraboutiques, tout comme Touré que l'on retrouve en milieu peul, soninké, songhai et malinké." ("The name Cissé in Mali is one of a number of family names of marabout lineage, just as one finds Touré among the Fulani, Soninke, Songhai, and Mandinka.") Notable people with the surname include: Sports * Abdoulaye Cissé (b. 1983), Burkinabé footballer * Aboubacar Cissé (b. 1969), Ivorian footballer * Aliou Cissé (b. 1976), Senegalese footballer and coach * Amadou Cissé (b. 1985), French-Guinean footballer * Babacar Cissé (b. 1975), Senegalese basketball player * Brahima Cissé (b. 1976), Burkinabé footballer * Djibril Cissé (b. 1981), French footballer * Édouard Cissé (b. 1978), French footballer * Fousseyni Cissé (b. 1989), French footballer * Ibrahima C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the northwest by Mauritania, to the south by Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, and to the west by Guinea and Senegal. The population of Mali is about 23.29 million, 47.19% of which are estimated to be under the age of 15 in 2024. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Bamako. The country has 13 official languages, of which Bambara language, Bambara is the most commonly spoken. The sovereign state's northern borders reach deep into the middle of the Sahara, Sahara Desert. The country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, is in the Sudanian savanna and has the Niger River, Niger and Senegal River, Senegal rivers running through it. The country's economy centres on agriculture and mining with its most promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
