Yohann Kouam | |
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| Born |
Lille, France |
| Nationality | French Cameroon |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Yohann Kouam (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter of Cameroonian descent. [1] He has made several critically acclaimed short films. [2]
Yohann is a French film director. [3] His father is an accountant and mother is a hotelier. [4]
He studied film editing at Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD) in Brussels, and then Translation Studies in France. [5] He later became a teaching assistant in high school to give language lessons. [4]
In 2007, Kouam made a short film Fragments de vie. With its critical reception, he made the second short film Les dimanches de Léa in 2010. [6] He then made the short film The Return in 2013, [7] which became internationally acclaimed. In 2016, he made the film From San Francisco with Love.
| Year | Film | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Frères (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [8] |
| 2007 | Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [9] |
| 2010 | Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays) | Director | short film | [10] |
| 2013 | Le Retour (The Return) | Director | short film | [11] |
| 2016 | From San Francisco with Love | Director, Writer | short film | [12] |
| 2023 | Après l'aurore (After Dawn) | Director, Writer | short film | [13] |
| Organisation | Year | Category | Result | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs International ShortFest | 2014 | Best of the Festival - Live Action | Nominated | The Return | [14] |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2014 | Grand Prize - Best Short | Nominated | The Return | [15] |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2014 | Alternative Spirit Award - Short | Won | The Return | [15] |
| Chéries-Chéris | 2014 | Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris | Won | The Return | |
| Hainan International Film Festival | 2023 | Golden Coconut - Best short film | Nominated | Après l'aurore (After Dawn) | [1] |
- ^ "YOHANN KOUAM". mubi. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "LES COURTS MÉTRAGES DE YOHANN KOUAM". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Yohann Kouam, the return to cinema". bondyblog. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Yohann Kouam biography". African Filmny. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Yohann Kouam". letterboxd. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Un film de Yohann Kouam". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Frères by Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Fragments of Lives". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Lea's Sundays". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "The Return". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "From San Francisco with Love". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "After Dawn / Apres L'Aurore - Square Eyes". After Dawn / Apres L’Aurore - Square Eyes. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Palm Springs International ShortFest (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
| International | |
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| Other | |
Yohann Kouam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lille, France |
| Nationality | French Cameroon |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Yohann Kouam (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter of Cameroonian descent. [1] He has made several critically acclaimed short films. [2]
Yohann is a French film director. [3] His father is an accountant and mother is a hotelier. [4]
He studied film editing at Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD) in Brussels, and then Translation Studies in France. [5] He later became a teaching assistant in high school to give language lessons. [4]
In 2007, Kouam made a short film Fragments de vie. With its critical reception, he made the second short film Les dimanches de Léa in 2010. [6] He then made the short film The Return in 2013, [7] which became internationally acclaimed. In 2016, he made the film From San Francisco with Love.
| Year | Film | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Frères (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [8] |
| 2007 | Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [9] |
| 2010 | Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays) | Director | short film | [10] |
| 2013 | Le Retour (The Return) | Director | short film | [11] |
| 2016 | From San Francisco with Love | Director, Writer | short film | [12] |
| 2023 | Après l'aurore (After Dawn) | Director, Writer | short film | [13] |
| Organisation | Year | Category | Result | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs International ShortFest | 2014 | Best of the Festival - Live Action | Nominated | The Return | [14] |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2014 | Grand Prize - Best Short | Nominated | The Return | [15] |
| Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2014 | Alternative Spirit Award - Short | Won | The Return | [15] |
| Chéries-Chéris | 2014 | Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris | Won | The Return | |
| Hainan International Film Festival | 2023 | Golden Coconut - Best short film | Nominated | Après l'aurore (After Dawn) | [1] |
- ^ "YOHANN KOUAM". mubi. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "LES COURTS MÉTRAGES DE YOHANN KOUAM". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Yohann Kouam, the return to cinema". bondyblog. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Yohann Kouam biography". African Filmny. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Yohann Kouam". letterboxd. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Un film de Yohann Kouam". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Frères by Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Fragments of Lives". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Lea's Sundays". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "The Return". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "From San Francisco with Love". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "After Dawn / Apres L'Aurore - Square Eyes". After Dawn / Apres L’Aurore - Square Eyes. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Palm Springs International ShortFest (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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