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Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a film director and producer who has often worked in Mali and France. Sissako is, along with Ousmane Sembène, Souleymane Cissé, Idrissa Ouedraogo and Djibril Diop Mambety, one of the few filmmakers from Sub-Saharan Africa to reach a measure of international influence. His film Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. His 2007 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.
Date Of Birth October 13, 1961 Place Of Birth Mauritania Profession Director, Writer, Producer Nationality Mauritanian Star Sign Libra
# Fact 1 President of the Cinéfondation and short films jury at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. 2 President of the jury at the entrance examination of La Fémis (France's national film school) in 2008. 3 Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. 4 Member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003 5 Lived in Mali as a child. 6 (1983-1989) Studied film at VGIK in Moscow.
Director Title Year Status Character Timbuktu 2014 Je vous souhaite la pluie 2010 TV Short documentary 8 2008 segment "Tiya's dream" Stories on Human Rights 2008 segment "Dignity" Bamako 2006 Heremakono 2002 Rostov-Luanda 1998 Documentary La case de l'oncle Doc 1998 TV Series documentary 1 episode Life on Earth 1998 Documenta X - Die Filme 1997 Documentary Africa Dreaming 1997 TV Series 1 episode Oktyabr 1993 Short Le jeu 1991 Short
Writer Title Year Status Character Timbuktu 2014 screenplay 8 2008 segment "Tiya's Dream" Bamako 2006 Heremakono 2002 Rostov-Luanda 1998 Documentary writer Life on Earth 1998 writer Oktyabr 1993 Short writer
Producer Title Year Status Character Dry Season 2006 producer Bamako 2006 producer Malenkie lyudi 2003 producer Le silence de la forêt 2003 producer Abouna 2002 executive producer
Actor Title Year Status Character Bamako 2006 Cow-boy (as Dramane Sissako) Life on Earth 1998 Dramane Petite météorologie ou Sept histoires de temps 1995 Short
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character Sex et perestroïka 1990 assistant director
Production Designer Title Year Status Character Molom, conte de Mongolie 1995
Thanks Title Year Status Character Monsoon Wedding 2001 grateful thanks - as Abderrehmane Sissako
Self Title Year Status Character 10 Questions for Abderrahmane Sissako 2015 Short Himself Le grand journal de Canal+ 2015 TV Series documentary Himself La noche de los Oscar 2015 TV Movie Himself The 87th Annual Academy Awards 2015 TV Special Himself - Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film La nuit des Césars 2015 TV Series documentary Himself - Meilleur scénario - Meilleur réalisateur - Meilleur film Katie Chats 2014 TV Series Himself Cinema 3 2014 TV Series Himself Abderrahmane Sissako (une fênetre sur le monde) 2011 Documentary Himself Ce soir (ou jamais!) 2006-2008 TV Series Himself Fespaco 2008 Video documentary Himself Canada A.M. 2006 TV Series Himself Vocation cinéaste 2006 Documentary Freedom2speak v2.0 2004 Documentary Himself - Berlinale Competition Jury / Director, Mauretania
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2016 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Foreign Language Film Timbuktu (2014) 2015 Cinema for Peace Award Cinema for Peace Awards Most Valuable Movie of the Year Timbuktu (2014) 2015 César César Awards, France Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original) Timbuktu (2014) 2015 César César Awards, France Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) Timbuktu (2014) 2015 César César Awards, France Best Film (Meilleur film) Timbuktu (2014) 2015 Globe de Cristal Globes de Cristal Awards, France Best Film (Meilleur film) Timbuktu (2014) 2015 Lumiere Award Lumiere Awards, France Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur) Timbuktu (2014) 2015 Trophée Francophone Trophees Francophones du Cinema Best Feature Film (Trophée francophone du long métrage de fiction) Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Narrative Competition Abu Dhabi Film Festival Special Jury Award Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes Film Festival Timbuktu (2014) 2014 François Chalais Award Cannes Film Festival Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Silver Hugo Chicago International Film Festival Best Director Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Critics Award French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Best Film Timbuktu (2014) 2014 In Spirit for Freedom Award Jerusalem Film Festival Best Feature Timbuktu (2014) 2007 FACE Award Istanbul International Film Festival Bamako (2006) 2007 Lumiere Award Lumiere Awards, France Best French-Language Film (Meilleur film francophone) Bamako (2006) 2006 Audience Award Paris Cinema Bamako (2006) 2004 Screenplay Creation Fonds Amiens International Film Festival Bamako (2006) 2003 Best Film Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Heremakono (2002) 2003 France Culture Award Cannes Film Festival Foreign Cineaste of the Year Heremakono (2002) 2003 Grand Prize - Etalon de Yennega Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival Heremakono (2002) 2002 FIPRESCI Prize Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Heremakono (2002) 2002 Special Jury Award Gijón International Film Festival Heremakono (2002) 2002 Youth Jury Emile Cantillon Award Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Heremakono (2002) 2002 IMA Grand Prize Paris Biennal of Arab Cinema Heremakono (2002) 1999 Grand Prix Fribourg International Film Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention Fribourg International Film Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 Ecumenical Jury Award Fribourg International Film Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 Special Mention Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 Air Afrique Special Award Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 TELCIPRO Award Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival Feature Film La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 INALCO Award Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1999 Golden Spire San Francisco International Film Festival Film & Video - Short Narrative La vie sur terre (1998) 1998 Special Mention of the Youth Jury Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival International Competition Sabriya (1997) 1998 TV5 Best Documentary Award - Special Mention Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Rostov-Luanda (1998) 1998 Silver Charybdis Taormina International Film Festival La vie sur terre (1998) 1993 Special Mention Amiens International Film Festival Best Short Film Oktyabr (1993)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2016 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Film not in the English Language Timbuktu (2014) 2016 Chlotrudis Award Chlotrudis Awards Best Director Timbuktu (2014) 2016 Guldbagge Guldbagge Awards Best Foreign Film (Bästa utländska film) Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Black Pearl Award Abu Dhabi Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Best Arabic Film Cairo International Film Festival Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Palme d'Or Cannes Film Festival Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Art Cinema Award Hamburg Film Festival Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Best Film London Film Festival Official Competition Timbuktu (2014) 2014 Prix Louis Delluc Prix Louis Delluc Best Film Timbuktu (2014) 2002 Grand Prix Asturias Gijón International Film Festival Best Feature Heremakono (2002) 2002 Golden Bayard Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film Best Film (Meilleur Film Francophone) Heremakono (2002)
Known for movies Timbuktu (2014) as Director
Heremakono (2002) as Director
Life on Earth (1998) as Director
Bamako (2006) as Director