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Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Cheick Oumar Sissoko (born 1945 in San, Mali) is a Malian film director and politician. Biography As a student in Paris, Cheick Oumar Sissoko obtained a DEA in African History and Sociology and a diploma in History and Cinema from the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales. He then continued his studies in cinema at the Ecole nationale Louis Lumière. On his return to Mali, he took up directing at the ''Centre National de la Production C inématographique (CNPC)'', where he directed ''Sécheresse et Exode rural'' ("Drought and Rural Exodus"). In 1995, he directed ''Guimba'' (The Tyrant), which won special jury prizes at the International Film Festival of Locarno, and ''l'Etalon de Yennenga'' ("Stallion of Yennenga") at FESPACO (the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou). In 1999, '' La Genèse'' (Genesis) was released, which won Sissoko another ''Etalon de Yennenga'' at FESPACO. In 2000, he directed ''Battù'', based on a novel by Aminata Sow Fall wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San, Mali
San ( Bambara: ߛߊߣ tr. San) is an urban commune, town and capital of the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali. The town lies 10 km south of the Bani River. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 68,078. San is the center of bògòlanfini production, a traditional Malian fabric. Former President of Mali Bah Ndaw was born here on 23 August 1950. Climate Twin towns San is twinned with: * Chaumont, Haute-Marne Chaumont () is a Communes of France, commune of France, and the capital (or ''préfecture'') of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a population of 21,847. The city stands on the river Marne (river), Marne and is situated on the Paris-Est–Mu ..., France, since 1995 References External links *. Gives the history of the town. Communes of Ségou Region {{Ségou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Solidarity For Democracy And Independence
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (french: Solidarité Africaine pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendance) is a communist party in Mali. It was founded by Cheick Oumar Sissoko and Oumar Mariko in 1996;Benito Perez"La faiblesse de l'État nous laisse une place pour imposer des alternatives"'' Le Courrier'', 19 December 2006 . Sissoko is the party's President and Mariko is its Secretary-General, the top post in the party.Présidentielle 2007 : Oumar Mariko, porte-étendard de SADI , ''L'Essor'', 27 February 2007 . The party is Pan-Africanist in ideology, is affiliated internationally with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Ségou Region
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African Solidarity For Democracy And Independence Politicians
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Government Ministers Of Mali
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Malian Film Directors
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1945 Births
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Finzan
''Finzan'' / ''A Dance for Heroes'' is a 1989 Malian film, the second feature film directed by Cheick Oumar Sissoko. The Malian film critic Manthia Diawara welcomed the film, which deals with arranged marriage and female genital mutilation, as "an impassioned cry for the emancipation of African women ..one of the boldest examples of socially engaged filmmaking to come out of Africa in recent years".'Finzan: A Dance for the Heroes', ''California Newsreel Library of African Cinema 1995-95 Catalogue'', pp.7-9 The film opens with a shot of a mother goat nursing her kids, before cutting to a page of statistics from the World Conference on Women, 1980: The main character in ''Finzan'' is a widow, Nanyuma, expected by tradition to marry her brother-in-law, Bala. To avoid doing do, she escapes to the city, but is eventually captured, tied up, and sent back. Though forced to undergo the marriage ceremony, she refuses to consummate it, and eventually leaves the village to make her own fut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Claus Fund
The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Prince Claus Awards ; Nominations Honorees are determined by a jury of experts from fields relevant to its mission of culture and development.PCF, "About the Prince Claus Awards", op. cit. ; Criteria The most important consideration of the jury is the positive effect of a laureate's work on a wider cultural or social field. The Prince Claus Fund interprets culture in a broad sense to encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media and education. Outstanding quality is an essential c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Claus Award
The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Prince Claus Awards ; Nominations Honorees are determined by a jury of experts from fields relevant to its mission of culture and development.PCF, "About the Prince Claus Awards", op. cit. ; Criteria The most important consideration of the jury is the positive effect of a laureate's work on a wider cultural or social field. The Prince Claus Fund interprets culture in a broad sense to encompass all kinds of artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media and education. Outstanding quality is an essential c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Lamine Traoré
Mamadou Lamine Traoré (January 2, 1947 – July 21, 2007"Disparition du Pr Mamadou Lamine Traoré : L'hommage de la nation" , ''L'Essor'', number 15,996, July 24, 2007 .) was a Malian politician and President of the Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa (MIRIA) political party. He was a leading figure in the struggle against President Moussa Traoré, which culminated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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