Jean-Marie Teno
Jean-Marie Teno (born May 14, 1954 in Famleng, Bandjoun in Ouest ) is a Cameroonian filmmaker and video artist .
life and work
Jean-Marie Teno completed his school education in Yaoundé and then studied communication sciences at the University of Valenciennes in northern France. He has lived in France since 1978, but returns to Cameroon every year. Jean-Marie Teno worked as a film critic for Bwana magazine . From 1985 to 1997 he worked as a film editor at FR3 . Teno has been directing since 1983. He is co-owner of the production company "Les Films du Raphia"
“The focus of filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno's work is the legacy of post-colonialism in African societies, especially in his home country of Cameroon. In both his feature films and documentaries, he aims to expose the problems associated with this legacy in Africa. (...) Teno's concern is to use the potential of video film to strengthen media production in Africa. Due to the low production costs and simple production conditions, videos make it possible to develop personal stories that are clearly also political. In addition, they can be made accessible to the local audience through privately organized demonstrations. "
Films by Jean-Marie Teno are shown at film festivals around the world. In 2002 Teno took part in Documenta11 in Kassel.
Awards
- 2012: Documentary Film Prize of the City of Innsbruck
Film productions (selection)
- 1983: Schubbah
- 1985: Homage (Homage)
- 1985: Yellow Fever Taxi man (Fievre Jaune Taximan)
- 1987: La gifle et la caresse
- 1988: Bikutsi Water Blues
- 1990: The Last Trip (Le Dernier Voyage)
- 1991: Mister Foot
- 1992: Africa, I'll pluck you (Afrique, je te plumerai)
- 1994: The head in the clouds (La Tete dans les Nuages)
- 1996: Clandestine (Clando)
- 1999: CHIEF! (BOSS!)
- 2000: Holidays in the countryside (Vacances Au Pays)
- 2002: Alex's Wedding (Le Mariage d'Alex)
- 2004: The colonial misunderstanding (Le malentendu colonial) documentary 78 min., 2004
Web links
- Jean-Marie Teno in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website Jean-Marie Teno
- Les Films du Raphia
Individual evidence
- ^ African Film Festival New York, Horst Rusch Interview with Jean-Marie Teno , accessed on August 14, 2016 (English).
- ↑ culturebase Jean-Marie Teno ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2016 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. accessed on August 14, 2016
- ^ ZFL Berlin Jean-Marie Teno , accessed on August 14, 2016.
- ↑ Documenta11_Plattform5: Exhibition / Exhibition. Short guide; Page 222, Ostfildern-Ruit 2002 ISBN 3-7757-9087-X
- ↑ africavenir Jean-Marie Teno: The colonial misunderstanding (Le malentendu colonial) accessed on August 14, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teno, Jean-Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cameroonian-French filmmaker and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Famleng, Bandjoun , Ouest (Cameroon) |