Boubacar Diallo (filmmaker)
Boubacar Diallo (born December 31, 1962 in Ouagadougou , Upper Volta ) is a filmmaker , journalist and writer from Burkina Faso .
Life
Diallo was born in 1962 as the son of a veterinarian . After leaving school, he began studying economics at the école supérieure des sciences économiques in Ouagadougou. At the age of 21 he published his first short stories. After a few semesters, he dropped out of his studies in favor of his passion for writing. Diallo became known beyond national borders as editor-in-chief of the satirical weekly newspaper Journal du Jeudi , which he founded in Ouagadougou in August 1991.
In 2004 he presented his first film, Traque à Ouaga , which was followed by two more at short intervals.
Works
literature
- Le totem. 1983.
- Le mendiant. 1985.
- La nuit des chiens. L'Harmattan, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7384-7512-4 .
- Un homme du pays. 2000.
- L'oracle de Faringha. L'Harmattan, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-7475-4980-1 .
Le totem is a collection of short stories , Le mendiant is a novella , the more recent works are novels .
Movies
- Une longue traversée , 2003
- Traque à Ouaga , 2004
- Sofia , 2004
- Saana , 2005
- Brûlant dossier , 2005
- Code phénix , 2005
- L'or des younga , 2006
- La belle, la brute et le berger , 2006
- Mogo puissant , 2007
- Sam le caïd , 2008
- Coeur de lion , 2008
- Clara , 2010
- Julie & Roméo , 2011
- Le foulard noir , 2012
- Congé de mariage , 2013
In Sofia is a romantic comedy , Dossier brûlant is a drama that has been realized in a Danish-Burkinabe co-production. The two most recent films, Le foulard noir and Congé de mariage, are very different in nature: Le foulard noir is a political drama that addresses the unrest and mutiny of some army units in March 2011. Congé de mariage is a classic comedy.
TV Shows
- Série noire à Koulbi , 2006
- Omar & Charly , 2010
Série noire à Koulbi is a crime TV series . It comprises a total of 30 15-minute episodes.
Awards
- Congé de Mariage was awarded the Prix Spécial du CSC at FESPACO 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Contribution to the filmmaking of Diallo by Radio China International (French)
- ↑ Boubacar Diallo, portrait d'un pionnier Portrait of Diallo in a broadcast by Radio France Internationale on February 23, 2005 (French)
- ↑ Catalog raisonné on the website of Diallo's production company Les films du dromédaire , accessed on June 5, 2013. ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Diallo, Boubacar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ouagadougou |