Laïla Abdou Tadjiri
Laïla Abdou Tadjiri | |
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| Occupation | Film director, model  |
Laïla Abdou Tadjiri is a filmmaker and model from the Comoros.
Tadjiri made her first film, L’illusion, in 2014 with a smartphone and it went on to win third prize at the Pocket Film Festival that year.[1] Her second film, L'encre de la mer ("Ink of the Sea", 2015), won Best Local Film at the 2015 Comoros International Film Festival (CIFF).[2][3] Her film Je lutte donc je suis (2017), a documentary about a family who recycles plastic bags, was part of the Ecoclip competition held by the Commission de l’Océan Indien.[1][4] Her Un jeune=un emploi (2018) is a documentary about the election of Comoros President Azali Assoumani and won best documentary at the Festival international de court-métrage de Pointe-Noire.[1][4]
Tadjiri began modeling in 2014 and represented Comoros at the 2017 Miss University Africa.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Laïla Abdou Tadjiri, cinéaste : «L'amour de mon pays et ma liberté s'expriment à travers mes oeuvres»". Al-Watwan (in French). July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ UNESCO. "The African film Industry: trends, challenges and opportunities for growth". unesdoc.unesco.org. ISBN 978-92-3-100470-4. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Ellerson, Beti (2018). "African Women of the Screen as Cultural Producers: An Overview by Country". Black Camera. 10 (1): 245–287. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.10.1.17. ISSN 1536-3155.
- ^ a b "Culture / Le film « un jeune=un emploi » en compétition au Congo Brazza | La Gazette Des Comores". lagazettedescomores.com (in French). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "Culture: Laila Tadjiri représente les Comores au Miss University Africa édition 2017 | La Gazette Des Comores". lagazettedescomores.com (in French). 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2024-08-02.