Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film ''

Diego Star ''Diego Star'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by and released in 2013. Set in Lévis, Quebec where a Russian cargo ship has been docked following a serious on-board accident, the film traces the journey of Traoré ( Isaka Sawadogo), the ship ...

'', for which he received a

Prix Jutra Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

nomination for Best Actor at the

16th Jutra Awards The 16th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 23, 2014 at the Monument-National theatre in Montreal, Quebec, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2013. Nominations were announced in January.Éric Moreault"Prix Jutra: Louis Cyr champi ...

in 2014, and the Dutch film '' The Paradise Suite'', for which he won the

Golden Calf for Best Actor The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best actor/actress at the Nederlands Film Festival. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award. Best Actor (1981–2020) * 1981 - Rutger Hauer - All his works * 1982 - Ri ...

at the 2016

Netherlands Film Festival The Netherlands Film Festival () is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. During the ten-day festival, Dutch film productions and co-productions are exhibited. Besides feature films, the prog ...

. In 2020, he appeared in a supporting role in

Philippe Lacôte Philippe Lacôte is an Ivorian film director. He is most noted for his 2014 film ''Run'', which was a Lumière Award nominee for Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumière Awards, and his 2020 film ''Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois)'', ...

's film ''

Night of the Kings ''Night of the Kings'' () is a 2020 fantasy drama film written and directed by Philippe Lacôte. The film is produced by Delphine Jaquet (Banshee Films, France), Yanick Letourneau (Peripheria, Canada), Ernest Konan (Wassakara Productions, Côt ...

(La Nuit des rois)''.Melanie Goodfellow
"Memento boards Venice title 'Night of the Kings'"
''

Screen Daily ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...

'', July 28, 2020. He has also starred in '' Ousmane'' (2021), Io Capitano (2023) and '' Time Out'' (2023).André Duchesne
"De nombreux courts québécois au marché du film"
''

La Presse is a French-language online newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1884, it is now owned by an independent nonprofit trust. ' was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edi ...

'', July 2, 2021.

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* 1966 births 21st-century Burkinabe male actors Living people Burkinabe male film actors {{BurkinaFaso-bio-stub