Laza Razanajatovo
Laza Razanajatovo (known as Laza) is a
filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and film festival organiser of the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar.[1]
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Biography
In 2006 Laza founded the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar, the short film festival of Madagascar, which has organised Pan-African short film competitions, workshops, meetings and international exchanges. He studied cinematography in Paris for eight years and is based in
stop-motion film animators.[5] Laza received the Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Madagascar distinction[1] and is a president of Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors (APASER).[6][7]
Filmography
Year | Film | Description | Role | Duration |
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2001 | Même instant de vie | Short | Director | |
2004 | La post-prod | Documentary for Malagasy television channels Ma-TV and TVM | Producer | |
2008 | 6h58 (6:58 a.m.)[9] | Fiction short | Director | 12 m |
2010 | The pianoman | Fiction short | Producer | 8 m |
2010 | Génération Jazz | Documentary | Producer | 44 m |
2010 | L'Idiot du village | Fiction short | Screenwriter, director and producer | 8 m |
2012 | Le Chant des Tlous by Luck Razanajaona | Historical fiction feature. A 1940 Malgasy rebel fighting the French is proposed a second life. | Producer | 120 m |
2012 | Fragments de vies | Documentary feature on hospital patients and psychiatric music therapy | Screenwriter, director and producer | 70 m |
2014 | Tee-shirt man by Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo | Documentary feature on a Malagy presidential election | Producer | 70 m |
Publication
- Laza; Rajaonarivelo, Raymond (2016). Kolosary Cinéma Malagasy – Madagascar en 11 Films (in French and English). Madagascar: Institut Français, Paris, and Institut Français Madagascar, Antananarivo. Retrieved 1 March 2024. Full-text book online at issuu.com.
Gallery
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Laza addressing the public at the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar competition screening, 2016.
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Opening speech of director Laza at the 13th Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar short film festival, 2018.
References
- ^ a b c "Laza Razanajatovo, Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Directeur/trice de festival". africine.org (in French). African Federation of Film Critics. 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
En 2006, Laza a créé le festival Rencontres du Film Court avec l'appui de l'institut Français de Madagascar. Il dirige sa propre structure de production, Rozifilms.
- ^ a b "Laza Razanajatovo". berlinale-talents.de. Berlinale Talents. Berlin International Film Festival. 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Laza Razanajatovo Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Directeur/trice de festival (Homme). Madagascar". africultures.com (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Le Jury Documentaires". jcctunisie.org (in French). Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Balaga, Marta (16 June 2022). "'Something Is Happening in Madagascar!': Workshop Anim'ato Mada Announced at Annecy". variety.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "The 2021 AVACI International Congress was held – Audiovisual Authors International Confederation". audiovisualauthors.org. AUDIOVISUAL AUTHORS INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION (Avaci). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "FESPACO 2023 SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS". fespaco.bf. Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- IMDb. International Movie Database. Consulted on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "6:58 a.m." iffr.com. International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam (IFFR) 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
We follow the daily doings of a man who maintains his routine, since living on the street is still living, and there is still space for dreams and time for arrangements. Except when a morning starts with the clock stopped at 6:58 a.m.
Media related to Category:Laza Razanajatovo at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Spécial Berlinale avec Laza, directeur des Rencontres du film court de Madagascar on YouTube. Video duration: 9m 35s. Uploader: Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar, March 6, 2018. German and French spoken. At Berlin International Film Festival (15-25 February 2018).
- 1 on 1 with: Laza Razanajatovo, founder of Association Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar (RFC) on YouTube. Video duration: 3m 28s. Uploader: HEVA FUND, August 16, 2023.
- APASER - Lancement on YouTube. Video duration: 2m 22 s. Uploader: Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar, March 8, 2023. French spoken. Official start of APASER (Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors, with Laza as president) at the FESPACO2023 film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 26 February 2023.