Fadika Kramo-Lanciné (born 1 December 1951) 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. 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.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. 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. 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.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.
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. 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.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. 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. 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.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.
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