Roger Gnoan Mbala
Roger Gnoan M'Bala (1943 – 10 July 2023) was an Ivorian film director and screenwriter. His films are characterized by a blend of social critique and storytelling grounded in both traditional and contemporary African realities.
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- Name
- Roger Gnoan M'Bala
- Birthplace
- Grand-Bassam, French West Africa
- Place of death
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Education
- Conservatoire libre du cinéma français
- Occupation
- Film director, director of photography
- Born
- 1943 · Grand-Bassam.
- Died
- 2023 · Abidjan.
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Languages
- French
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Roger Gnoan M'Bala (1943 – 10 July 2023) was an Ivorian film director and screenwriter. His films are characterized by a blend of social critique and storytelling grounded in both traditional and contemporary African realities.
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• Name — Roger Gnoan M'Bala • Birthplace — Grand-Bassam, French West Africa • Place of death — Abidjan, Ivory Coast • Education — Conservatoire libre du cinéma français • Occupation — Film director, director of photography
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast in 1943, he studied history in Paris and film at the Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked for the Radiodiffusion Télévision ivoirienne (RTI). before creating the 1970 black and white documentary on the traditional dance Koundoum. In 1972 he won the Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival with the short Amanie and several other awards including a FIFEF. Thereafter he produced independently a short, Valisy and a medium-length satirical film, Le Chapeau. In 1984 he directed his first feature film, Ablakon. He became known thanks to his film Au nom du Christ, winning in 1993 a premio giovani at the Locarno International Film Festival and an Étalon de Yennenga at the FESPACO. M'Bala died on 10 July 2023, at the age of 80.
Shorts
Shorts
• Koundoum (1970) • La Biche (1971) • Amanie (1972) • Gboundo (1974) • Le Chapeau (1975)
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Abidjan.
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• Ablakon (1984) • Bouka (1988) • Au nom du Christ (1993) • Adanggaman (2000) • Le Peuple Niambwa (2009) • Le Dipri (2009)
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- 1.Cinéma, décès du réalisateur ivoirien Roger Gnoan M’Bala. 7info. 2023-07-11.
- 2.Écrivains, cinéastes et artistes ivoiriens. NEA. 1973.
- 3.Roger Gnoan M'Bala, biographie. www.africine.org.
- 4.Films Africultures : Koundoum. Africultures.
- 5.Africiné - Roger Gnoan M'Bala. Africiné.
- 6.Films Africultures : Dipri (Le). Africultures.
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