Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | |
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| Born | 31 January 1925 |
| Died | 4 November 1987 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Alma mater | Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1954–82 |
| Known for | Founder of Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes |
| Notable work | [[Afrique-sur-Seine]] |
| Spouse | Myriam Warner |
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (31 January 1925 – 4 November 1987) was a Dahomeyan/Senegalese film director and historian. As he lived in Senegal after the age of 10, he is more associated with that nation.
Background[edit]
He was born in Porto Novo, Dahomey, and educated in Paris, France,[1] where he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.[2] In 1955 in Paris, he shot the first Francophone African film, Afrique-sur-Seine. His other important achievements for film in Africa include founding the Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes in 1969.
In 1971, he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.[5]
He died in Paris in 1987, at the age of 62.[6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1961, he married poet Myriam Warner of Guadeloupe. One of his sisters is Justine Vieyra, born in Parakou.
Works[edit]
Films[edit]
- 1954 : C'était il y a quatre ans
- 1955 : Afrique-sur-Seine
- 1957 : L'Afrique à Moscou
- 1958 : Le Niger aujourd’hui
- 1959 : Les présidents Senghor et Modibo Keita ; Avec les Africaines à Vienne ; Présence Africaine à Rome
- 1960 : Indépendance du Cameroun, Togo, Congo, Madagascar
- 1961 : Une nation est née
- 1963 : Lamb ; Voyage du président Senghor en Italie ; Voyage présidentiel en URSS
- 1964 : Avec l’ensemble national ; Écrit du Caire ; Sindiely ; Voyage du président Senghor au Brésil
- 1965 : N'Diongane
- 1966 : Le Sénégal au festival national des arts nègres ; Môl
- 1967 : Au marché ; La bicyclette ; Le gâteau ; Le rendez-vous
- 1974 : Écrit de Dakar ; L’art plastique
- 1976 : L'Habitat rural au Sénégal ; L’Habitat urbain au Sénégal
- 1981 : Birago Diop ; En résidence surveillée, L’envers du décor ; Les oiseaux
- 1982 : Iba N'diaye
Books[edit]
- Le Cinéma et l'Afrique, 1969
- Sembène Ousmane cinéaste, 1972
- Le Cinéma africain des origines à 1973, 1975
- Le Cinéma au Sénégal, 1983
Notes[edit]
- ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 357.
- ^ Roy Armes (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.
- ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ "Vieyra, Paulin Soumanou", Library of Congress.
References[edit]
- Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0810871718.
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