Tidiane Aw (born 1935 â€" 30 May 2009) was a Senegalese film actor,
screenwriter, director and producer. He participated in a range of
films, both fiction and documentary as well as short and full
feature.Born in Kébémer in Louga Region, Senegal, Aw studied at the
Institute of Cinematography in Hamburg, Germany, he completed his
cinematic training in Paris at the Office for Radio Cooperation
(OCORA). Among the precursors of Senegalese television, in the time of
Mamadou Dia, who was president of the Senegalese Government Council
from 1957 to 1962, Aw worked for primarily for educational television
of the state owned channels until 1972.Aw's first production was a 35
minute educational documentary titled , which explores the customs of
the Lebou people and was released in 1968. Aw served as director,
screenwriter, producer, and actor for the film Le Bracelet de bronze
(the bronze bracelet). It was also his first colored film.
screenwriter, director and producer. He participated in a range of
films, both fiction and documentary as well as short and full
feature.Born in Kébémer in Louga Region, Senegal, Aw studied at the
Institute of Cinematography in Hamburg, Germany, he completed his
cinematic training in Paris at the Office for Radio Cooperation
(OCORA). Among the precursors of Senegalese television, in the time of
Mamadou Dia, who was president of the Senegalese Government Council
from 1957 to 1962, Aw worked for primarily for educational television
of the state owned channels until 1972.Aw's first production was a 35
minute educational documentary titled , which explores the customs of
the Lebou people and was released in 1968. Aw served as director,
screenwriter, producer, and actor for the film Le Bracelet de bronze
(the bronze bracelet). It was also his first colored film.
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