Abderrahmane Sissako

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Abderrahmane Sissako
Sissako at the 2016 César award
Born (1961-10-13) 13 October 1961 (age 62)
Kiffa, Mauritania
NationalityMauritanian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer

Abderrahmane Sissako (

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

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 worked as a cultural Advisor for former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.[4]

Sissako is married to the Ethiopian film director Maji-da Abdi.[5]

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Sissako signed an open letter published in

2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Sex et perestroïka Assistant director Directed by François Jouffa & Francis Leroi
1991 Le jeu Director & Writer Short
1993 Oktyabr Director & Writer Short
1995 Petite météorologie ou Sept histoires de temps Actor Short directed by Charles Castella
Molom, conte de Mongolie Production designer Directed by Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville
1997 Africa Dreaming Director TV series (1 Episode)
Documenta X - Die Filme Director Directed with
Aleksandr Sokurov
Rostov-Luanda
 		Director & Writer Documentary
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film - Best Documentary Award - Special Mention
1998 La Vie Sur Terre Director, Writer & Actor San Francisco International Film Festival - Golden Spire
Fribourg International Film Festival - Ecumenical Jury Award
Fribourg International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention
Fribourg International Film Festival - Grand Prix
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - Air Afrique Special Award
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - INALCO Award
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - Special Mention
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - TELCIPRO Award - Feature Film
Taormina Film Fest - Silver Charybdis
2002 Waiting for Happiness Director & Writer Cannes Film Festival - Foreign Cineaste of the Year
Cannes Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Best Film
Gijón International Film Festival - Special Jury Award
Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film - Youth Jury Emile Cantillon Award
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou - Grand Prize - Etalon de Yennega
Paris Biennal of Arab Cinema - IMA Grand Prize
Nominated - Gijón International Film Festival - Grand Prix Asturias - Best Feature
Nominated - Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film - Golden Bayard - Best Film
Abouna Executive producer Directed by
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
2003 Le silence de la forêt Producer Directed by
Didier Ouenangare
Malenkie lyudi Producer Directed by Nariman Turebaev
2006 Bamako Director, Writer, Producer & Actor Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film
International Istanbul Film Festival - FACE Award
Festival Paris Cinéma - Audience Award
Daratt
 		Producer Directed by
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
2008 8 Director & Writer Directed with Jane Campion, Gael García Bernal, Jan Kounen, Mira Nair, Gaspar Noé, Gus Van Sant & Wim Wenders
Stories on Human Rights Director Directed with
Idrissa Ouedraogo, Pipilotti Rist, Walter Salles, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jasmila Žbanić
, and others
2010 Je vous souhaite la pluie Director TV Short
2014 Timbuktu Director & Writer
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated - Cairo International Film Festival - Best Arabic Film
Nominated - Louis Delluc Prize - Best Film

Nominated - Hamburg Film Festival - Art Cinema Award
2024 Black Tea Nominated - 74th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear

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.

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

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Waiting for Happiness". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  2. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Oscars 2015". Oscars 2015: what will win best foreign language film?. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ Abderrahmane Sissako, une imposture mauritanienne Archived 2015-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Mondafrique, 20 February 2015.
  5. Voice of America News
    . 14 April 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Gaza : des cinéastes du monde entier demandent un cessez-le-feu immédiat". Libération (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ Newman, Nick (29 December 2023). "Claire Denis, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Christian Petzold, Apichatpong Weerasethakul & More Sign Demand for Ceasefire in Gaza". The Film Stage. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Directors of cinema sign petition for immediate ceasefire". The Jerusalem Post. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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