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Isaka Sawadogo
Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film ''Diego Star'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, and the Dutch film '' The Paradise Suite'', for which he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor at the 2016 Netherlands Film Festival. In 2020, he appeared in a supporting role in Philippe Lacôte's film ''Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois)''.Melanie Goodfellow"Memento boards Venice title 'Night of the Kings'" ''Screen Daily'', July 28, 2020. In 2021 he played the lead role in Jorge Camarotti Jorge Camarotti is a Brazilian-Canadian film director and screenwriter.Jean-Baptiste Hervé"Portrait de Regard: Jorge Camarotti" ''Voir'', March 13, 2019. He is most noted for his 2019 short film '' Kinship'', which was a Canadian Screen Award nom ...'s short film '' Ousmane''.André Duchesne"De nombreux courts québécois au marché d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as ''Burkinabè'' ( ), and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Throughout the decades post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Lacôte
Philippe Lacôte is a film director from Côte d'Ivoire. He is most noted for his 2014 film ''Run (2014 film), Run'', which was a Lumières Award nominee for Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film, Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumières Awards, and his 2020 film ''Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois)'', which was a winner of the Toronto International Film Festival Amplify Voices Award, Amplify Voices Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submission to the Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film Oscar, ''Run'' for the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 and ''Night of the Kings'' for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. Accolades In 2021, he was selected as jury member for International competition section of 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August. References External links * Ivorian film directors Ivorian screenwriters Ivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Burkinabé Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
