Soon after his birth Sissako's family emigrated to Mali, his father's country, where he completed part of his primary and secondary education. Sissako returned briefly to Mauritania, his mother's land, in 1980. Then he left for Moscow, where he studied cinema at the VGIK (Federal State Film Institute) from 1983 to 1989. Sissako settled in France at the beginning of the 1990s.
Besides his work as a director, he also worked as a cultural Advisor for former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.[4]
Sissako is married to the Ethiopian film director Maji-da Abdi.[5]
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Abderrahmane Sissako born 13 October 1961 is a Mauritanian born Malian film director and producer His film Waiting for Happiness Heremakono was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard 1 winning a FIPRESCI Prize His 2006 film Bamako received much attention Sissako s themes include globalisation exile and the displacement of people His 2014 film Timbuktu was selected to compete for the Palme d Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival 2 and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 3 Abderrahmane SissakoSissako at the 2016 Cesar awardBorn 1961 10 13 13 October 1961 age 61 Kiffa MauritaniaNationalityMauritanianOccupation s Film director screenwriter producer Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Jury 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditSoon after his birth Sissako s family emigrated to Mali his father s country where he completed part of his primary and secondary education Sissako returned briefly to Mauritania his mother s land in 1980 Then he left for Moscow where he studied cinema at the VGIK Federal State Film Institute from 1983 to 1989 Sissako settled in France at the beginning of the 1990s Besides his work as a director he also worked as a cultural Advisor for former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz 4 Sissako is married to the Ethiopian film director Maji da Abdi 5 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1990 Sex et perestroika Assistant director Directed by Francois Jouffa amp Francis Leroi1991 Le jeu Director amp Writer Short1993 Oktyabr Director amp Writer Short1995 Petite meteorologie ou Sept histoires de temps Actor Short directed by Charles CastellaMolom conte de Mongolie Production designer Directed by Marie Jaoul de Poncheville1997 Africa Dreaming Director TV series 1 Episode Documenta X Die Filme Director Directed with Charles Burnett Harun Farocki and Aleksandr SokurovRostov Luanda Director amp Writer DocumentaryNamur International Festival of French Speaking Film Best Documentary Award Special Mention1998 La Vie Sur Terre Director Writer amp Actor San Francisco International Film Festival Golden SpireFribourg International Film Festival Ecumenical Jury AwardFribourg International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Special MentionFribourg International Film Festival Grand PrixPanafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Air Afrique Special AwardPanafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou INALCO AwardPanafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Special MentionPanafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou TELCIPRO Award Feature FilmTaormina Film Fest Silver Charybdis2002 Waiting for Happiness Director amp Writer Cannes Film Festival Foreign Cineaste of the YearCannes Film Festival FIPRESCI PrizeBuenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Best FilmGijon International Film Festival Special Jury AwardNamur International Festival of French Speaking Film Youth Jury Emile Cantillon AwardPanafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Grand Prize Etalon de YennegaParis Biennal of Arab Cinema IMA Grand PrizeNominated Gijon International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias Best FeatureNominated Namur International Festival of French Speaking Film Golden Bayard Best FilmAbouna Executive producer Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun2003 Le silence de la foret Producer Directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio amp Didier OuenangareMalenkie lyudi Producer Directed by Nariman Turebaev2006 Bamako Director Writer Producer amp Actor Lumieres Award for Best French Language FilmInternational Istanbul Film Festival FACE AwardFestival Paris Cinema Audience AwardDaratt Producer Directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun2008 8 Director amp Writer Directed with Jane Campion Gael Garcia Bernal Jan Kounen Mira Nair Gaspar Noe Gus Van Sant amp Wim WendersStories on Human Rights Director Directed with Marina Abramovic Sergei Bodrov Shira Geffen Jia Zhangke Etgar Keret Idrissa Ouedraogo Pipilotti Rist Walter Salles Apichatpong Weerasethakul Jasmila Zbanic and others2010 Je vous souhaite la pluie Director TV Short2014 Timbuktu Director amp Writer Cesar Award for Best FilmCesar Award for Best DirectorCesar Award for Best Original ScreenplayCannes Film Festival Francois Chalais PrizeCannes Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical JuryLumieres Award for Best FilmLumieres Award for Best DirectorChicago International Film Festival Best DirectorGlobes de Cristal Award Best FilmAfrican American Film Critics Association Best World CinemaJerusalem Film Festival Best FeatureFrench Syndicate of Cinema Critics Best FilmGrand Prix de l UCCNominated Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmNominated Cannes Film Festival Palme d OrNominated Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language FilmNominated Cairo International Film Festival Best Arabic FilmNominated Louis Delluc Prize Best FilmNominated Hamburg Film Festival Art Cinema AwardJury EditIn addition to feature films and short films Sissako has served on the jury of the Premiers Plans festival in Angers in January 2007 2000 53rd Cannes International Film Festival jury member Cinefondation and short films section 2003 56th Cannes International Film Festival jury president Un Certain Regard section 2014 36th Moscow International Film Festival jury member main competition section 2015 68th Cannes International Film Festival jury president Cinefondation and short films section Bibliography EditThomas Sotinel Abderrahmane Sissako Pour en finir avec le cinema du Nord Le Monde 21 octobre 2006 p 19 Samuel Lelievre Les cinemas africains Abderrahmane Sissako et les frontieres du monde CinemAction no 137 2010 pp 182 185 References Edit Festival de Cannes Waiting for Happiness festival cannes com Retrieved 2009 10 30 2014 Official Selection Cannes Retrieved 18 April 2014 Oscars 2015 Oscars 2015 what will win best foreign language film Retrieved 4 February 2015 Abderrahmane Sissako une imposture mauritanienne Archived 2015 03 10 at the Wayback Machine Mondafrique 20 February 2015 African Film Festival Fosters Home Grown Development Cinema Voice of America News 14 April 2010 Retrieved 9 October 2020 External links EditAbderrahmane Sissako at IMDb Interview Abderrahmane Sissako with Kwame Anthony Appiah Sight and Sound Film of the Month Bamako A Fragmented Epistemology The Films of Abderrahmane Sissako Sissako YouTube Interview 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abderrahmane Sissako amp oldid 1145627707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
