The
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
is one of the world's poorest countries and the film industry is correspondingly small. The first film made in CAR appears to have been ''Les enfants de la danse'', a short French-made ethnographic documentary of 1945.
Joseph Akouissone was the first Central African to make a film in the country, with his 1981 documentary ''Un homme est un homme''; he was followed by the documentaries made in the 1980s by
Léonie Yangba Zowe.
Since then a series of ongoing conflicts and economic crises have severely limited the potential growth of film-making in the country. The first feature-length drama made in the country was ''
Le silence de la forêt'', a 2003 CAR-Gabon-Cameroon co-production about the
Biaka people.
More recently, director and producer Elvis Sabin Ngaibino has feature documentaries ''Makongo'' and ''Le Fardeau (The Burden)'' screened at international film festivals.
List of Central African films
This is a sortable list of films produced in the CAR.
[Various (2000) ''Les cinémas d'Afrique: Dictionnaire'', Editions Karthala]
Films made
La Couture de Paris,
''short film, 1995. Distribution: CFI, Canal + Horizon, TV5, Festivals: Fespaco, Amiens, Montréal, Namur.''
Diogenes to Brazzaville,
''Documentary film, 2004. Portrait of the Congolese writer Sony Labou Tansi. Broadcast: TV 10, CFI, Canal + Horizon, TV5, Festivals: Vue d'Afrique Montreal, Amiens, Fespaco, Namur, Milan, Lisbon.''
Tchicaya, the little leaf that sings its country,
''Documentary film, 2004. Portrait of the Congolese writer Tchicaya U'Tamsi. Diffusion: Images Plus, CFI, Canal + Horizon, Festivals: Fespaco, Amiens.''
Central African Republic film directors
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*Léandre-Alain Baker
Léandre-Alain Baker is an actor and film director from the Central African Republic.
Career
Baker was born in Bangui in the Central African Republic. He is a national of the Republic of the Congo and now lives in Paris. He is an author, acto ...
*Elvis Sabin Ngaibino
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Léonie Yangba Zowe
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Mamadou Mahmoud N'Dongo
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Joseph Akouissone
* Maurice Alezra
* Béatrice Boffety
* Patrick Demeester
* Georges Durupt
* Micheline Durupt
* Bernard Guenau
* Gérard Guérin
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Evane Hanska
* Charles Lescaut
* Charles Leaut
* Chantal Monstile
* Denis Parrichon
* Moussa Ndongo
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Sylviane Gboulou Mbapondo
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Leila Thiam
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Monsieur Habib
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Fiacre Bindala
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Camille Lepage
Camille Lepage (January 28, 1988 – May 12, 2014) was a French photojournalist who was killed during the conflict in the Central African Republic in 2014. Her death was described as a murder by the French presidency and it marked the first ...
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Andre kolingbe
* Bocha Sango
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Mokonga Quenitin
* Alex Ballu
* Heritter Acteur
* Djimon Hounsou
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Mbéni Yé by Sparrow
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Étienne Goyémidé
Étienne Goyémidé (22 January 1942 – 17 March 1997), was a Central African writer and playwright. He is notable as the writer of critically acclaim novels ''Le silence de la forêt'' and ''Dernier Survivant de la caravane''.
Personal life
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* droite Eric Sabe,
* Ida Mabaya,
* lesultan de dekoa
* Hippolyte Donossio
* Ousna Ousnabee
* NGAISSIO Abdoul Karim
* ASSANAS TEKATA Simon Patrick
* LAMINE Odilon Alias Cheguevara
* Andy melo
* kailou Sylla
* Nicna Meunrisse
* Boris Lojkine
* Didier Flort Ouén
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Leger Serge kokpakpa
* Jm wolf Gang
* lzy Orphelin
* Brown Goh
* Eric Yelemou
* Lassa Kossangue
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Bande Originale
* Hurel BenInga
See also
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Culture of the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the ...
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List of African films
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