Roger Gnoan M'Bala (born 1943) is an Ivorian film director. Born in
Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, he studied history in Paris and film at the
Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in
Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked for the Radiodiffusion
Télévision ivoirienne (RTI). before creating the 1970 black and
white documentary on the traditional dance Koundoum. In 1972 he won
the Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival with the short Amanie
and several other awards including a FIFEF. Thereafter he produced
independently a short, Valisy and a medium-length satirical film, Le
Chapeau. In 1984 he directed his first feature film, Ablakon. He
became known thanks to hisfilm Au nom du Christ, winning in 1993 a
premio giovani at the Locarno International Film Festival and an
Étalon de Yennenga at the FESPACO.Born in 1943 in Grand Bassam the
first capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, he studied history in Paris and film at the
Conservatoire libre du cinéma français (CLCF) and later on in
Sweden. From 1968 to 1978, he worked for the Radiodiffusion
Télévision ivoirienne (RTI). before creating the 1970 black and
white documentary on the traditional dance Koundoum. In 1972 he won
the Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival with the short Amanie
and several other awards including a FIFEF. Thereafter he produced
independently a short, Valisy and a medium-length satirical film, Le
Chapeau. In 1984 he directed his first feature film, Ablakon. He
became known thanks to hisfilm Au nom du Christ, winning in 1993 a
premio giovani at the Locarno International Film Festival and an
Étalon de Yennenga at the FESPACO.Born in 1943 in Grand Bassam the
first capital of Côte d'Ivoire.
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