Fadika Kramo-Lanciné | |
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Born | 1948
Danané, Ivory Coast |
Nationality | Ivorian |
Alma mater | University of Abidjan |
Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, and producer |
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné (born 1948) is an Ivorian film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films.
Kramo-Lanciné was born in Danané in the far west of the Ivory Coast in 1948. [1] 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. [1]
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. [1] 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 (Yennenga Stallion) at the 7th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, also known as the FESPACO awards. [2] In 1993 he served as director, screenwriter, and producer of Wariko, Le gros lot or Wariko, the Jackpot. The film tells the story of a poor traffic cop who wins the lottery, only to realize that his winning ticket has disappeared. [3]
From 2013 to 2016 Kramo-Lanciné was the director of National Cinematography of Côte d'Ivoire, and since 2016 has been the technical advisor for cinema at the Ministry of Francophone Culture. [1] [2]
In 2017 a statue of Kramo-Lanciné was erected at the avenue of film makers in Ouagadougou to commemorate his cinematic achievements. [4]
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné | |
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Born | 1948
Danané, Ivory Coast |
Nationality | Ivorian |
Alma mater | University of Abidjan |
Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter, and producer |
Fadika Kramo-Lanciné (born 1948) is an Ivorian film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films.
Kramo-Lanciné was born in Danané in the far west of the Ivory Coast in 1948. [1] 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. [1]
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. [1] 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 (Yennenga Stallion) at the 7th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, also known as the FESPACO awards. [2] In 1993 he served as director, screenwriter, and producer of Wariko, Le gros lot or Wariko, the Jackpot. The film tells the story of a poor traffic cop who wins the lottery, only to realize that his winning ticket has disappeared. [3]
From 2013 to 2016 Kramo-Lanciné was the director of National Cinematography of Côte d'Ivoire, and since 2016 has been the technical advisor for cinema at the Ministry of Francophone Culture. [1] [2]
In 2017 a statue of Kramo-Lanciné was erected at the avenue of film makers in Ouagadougou to commemorate his cinematic achievements. [4]