Sidiki Bakaba
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Sidiki Bakaba is an actor, a scenario writer and a director from Ivory Coast.

He lives and works in Abidjan
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

. After studying at the National School of Drama of Abidjan, he conducts training at the Living Theatre and with Grotowski .

In 2000, he became the director of the Palace of Culture of Abidjan (Palais de la Culture d'Abidjan) located at Treichville
Treichville
Treichville is a commune of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The commune is known as one of the most lively in the city, specially around the Crossroad France-Amérique. The streets have no name but numbers from 1 to 25. The commune is served by a railway station belonging to the RAN...

. He also founded Actor Studio (actor training school in the Palace of Culture)

Along with a significant acting career, he produced fiction films, documentaries such as Les Guérisseurs ( 1988 ) which won the award for best music at Francophone Film Festival, but also the voice of hope in FESPACO of Ouagadougou in 1989 . He directed short films like Le Nord est tombé sur la tête (1985-1998) for TV5 , Le Parole (1992), L'Anniversaire de Daymios (November 1992 ) and documentaries like Cinq siècles de solitude and La victoire aux mains nues in 2002.

A close supporter of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo served as the fourth President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. A historian by profession, he is also an amateur chemist and physicist....

, Bakaba April 2011 he was in Gbagbo's residence in Abidjan during the siege which resulted in Gbagbo's capture
Second Ivorian Civil War
The Second Ivorian Civil War broke out in March 2011 when the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire escalated into full-scale military conflict between forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2000, and supporters of the internationally recognised president-elect Alassane Ouattara...

 and is reported to have been wounded during it..

Education

  • 1962-1966 in National School of Drama, in Abidjan
    Abidjan
    Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

     (Ivory Coast). His focus was: stage production and actor management
  • 1966-1970 in National Institute for the Arts, in Abidjan
  • 1970-1972 in International University of Theatre, Paris. His focus was: Living Theatre, Grotowski

Teaching career

  • 1970 1972 Teacher/intern at the National Institute of Arts, Abidjan
  • 1972 - 1975 Teacher of body language in National Institute of Arts, Abidjan
  • 1985 Teacher of Drama, School Lavilliers Bernard , Paris
    Paris
    Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

  • 1985 - 1986 Teacher of Drama, School of Arts and Josephine Baker
    Josephine Baker
    Josephine Baker was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame in her adopted homeland of France. She was given such nicknames as the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess"....

     , Paris
  • 1990 Body language/expression training, Paris I , Panthéon Sorbonne University
  • 1991 Body language/expression training, Image d'Ailleurs Paris
  • 01-02.1992 Training as an actor, staging a play at the Centre Culturel Franco-Nigerian, Niamey
    Niamey
    -Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...

  • 09.1992 GTRO Actor training, Abidjan

Awards

List of Awards
Year Film Awarded for Organization
1979 Bako, l'autre rive Best Actor Festival de la Francophonie, Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

1985 Petanqui,|Le Médecin de Gafire,|Suicides Grand prix d'interprétation Festival International of Carthage
1987 Le Médecin de Gafire Best Actor Culture Festival in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

1988 Healers Best Film Music Award Festival de la Francophonie, Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...

1989 Les Guérisseurs Voice of Hope Award FESPACO
1992 Honorary citizen of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

, USA
1997 Roues libres Best Screenplay Award for Ayala Bakaba and Sidiki Bakaba Amiens International Film Festival
1999 Les Déconnards UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...

 Award
MASA Festival in Abidjan
2001 Los Palenqueros,|Cinq Siècles de Solitude UEMOA Award
2003 Prix Culturel Africain du Mérite Rifad (International Network of African Women and the Diaspora)
2005 Ikeda Culture and Education Award SGI-Côte d'Ivoire
2005 Roues Libres Best director l’Association des Professionnels du cinéma de Côte d’Ivoire
2006 Best Cultural Promoter Cultural Union of Journalists of Côte d'Ivoire
2006 Prix d’Excellence Diplôme d’Honneur General Council of Abengourou
Abengourou
Abengourou is a city in Abengourou Department of Côte d'Ivoire. Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people who migrated to the region from Ghana. The population of Abengourou was estimated to be 105,000 people in 2004...

, his hometown
2008 Best Actor for West Africa la Fondation des artistes de Côte d’Ivoire (FONDACI)
2009 Awarded for his entire career 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival in Algiers

Films

  • 1977 Bako, l'autre rive , directed by: Jacques Champreux, starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré and Doura Mané, won the "Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention - Jacques Champreux" in 1978 Locarno International Film Festival
    Locarno International Film Festival
    The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...

     and "Prix Jean Vigo
    Prix Jean Vigo
    The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude...

     - Jacques Champreux" in 1978 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198327/

  • 1978 L'État sauvage, directed by: Francis Girod
    Francis Girod
    Francis Girod was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...

    , starring: Michel Piccoli, Marie-Christine Barrault
    Marie-Christine Barrault
    Marie-Christine Barrault is a French actress, who has appeared in 45 films and numerous television productions.Born in Paris, she got her start on television, in L'Œuvre, in 1967 and in the series Que ferait donc Faber? Her film debut was in 1969 in My Night at Maud's in 1969.In 1970 Barrault...

     and Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    -Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....

    , won the "Best Sound Award - William Robert Sivel" and nominated for the "Best Editing Award - Geneviève Winding" in 1979 César Awards, France
    César Awards 1979
    The 1979 César Awards were hosted by Charles Vanel. The winners were:*Best Film:L'Argent des autres, directed by Christian de ChalongeLe dossier 51, directed by Michel DevilleMolière, directed by Ariane MnouchkineUne histoire simple, directed by Claude Sautet*Best Foreign Film:L'Albero degli...

      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078550/

  • 1979 L'Appât du gain, directed by: Jules Takam, starring: Gérard Essomba, Howard Vernon
    Howard Vernon
    Howard Vernon was a Swiss actor.Vernon was born Mario Lippert to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French...

     and André Daguenet http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082026/

  • 1981 Le Professionnel, directed by: Georges Lautner
    Georges Lautner
    Georges Lautner is a French film director and screenwriter.He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr.- As director :* 1958 : La Môme aux boutons* 1960 : Arrêtez les tambours* 1960 : Marche ou crève...

    , starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...

    , Jean Desailly
    Jean Desailly
    Jean Desailly was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies.Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère....

    , Robert Hossein
    Robert Hossein
    Robert Hossein is a French film actor of Azeri origin, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute...

    , won "Best Music Written for a Film - Ennio Morricone
    Ennio Morricone
    Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

    " in 1982 Cèsar Awards
    César Awards 1982
    The 1982 César Awards were hosted by Orson Welles. The winners were:*Best Film:La Guerre du feu, directed by Jean-Jacques AnnaudCoup de Torchon, directed by Bertrand TavernierGarde à vue, directed by Claude MillerLes Uns et les Autres, directed by Claude Lelouch*Best Foreign Film:The Elephant Man,...

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082949/




  • 1986 Descente aux enfers , directed by: Francis Girod
    Francis Girod
    Francis Girod was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...

    , starring: Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    -Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....

    , Sophie Marceau
    Sophie Marceau
    Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...

     and Betsy Blair
    Betsy Blair
    Betsy Blair was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London.Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe in 1940...

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090933/

  • 1986 Desebagato, directed by: Emmanuel Sanon-Doba, starring: Sidiki Bakaba and Miriam Yago, produced by: Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), Marie Dubois
    Marie Dubois
    Marie Dubois is a French actress.She made her film debut in 1959, and first gained notice in Shoot the Piano Player...

     is nominated as the
    Best Supporting Actress in 1987 César Awards, France
    César Awards 1987
    The 1987 César Awards were hosted by Sean Connery. The winners were:*Best Film:Thérèse, directed by Alain Cavalier37°2 le matin, directed by Jean-Jacques BeineixJean de Florette, directed by Claude BerriMélo, directed by Alain ResnaisTenue de soirée, directed by Bertrand Blier*Best Foreign...

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092874/

  • 1986 Descente aux enfers, directed by: Francis Girod, starring: Michel Piccoli, Marie-Christine Barrault
    Marie-Christine Barrault
    Marie-Christine Barrault is a French actress, who has appeared in 45 films and numerous television productions.Born in Paris, she got her start on television, in L'Œuvre, in 1967 and in the series Que ferait donc Faber? Her film debut was in 1969 in My Night at Maud's in 1969.In 1970 Barrault...

     and Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    -Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090933/

  • 1987 Campo Thiaroye, directed by: Ousmane Sembene
    Ousmane Sembène
    Ousmane Sembène , often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer...

    , Thierno Faty Sow, starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara and Philippe Chamelat, in 1988 won the "Children and Cinema Award", "Grand Special Jury Prize", "New Cinema Award", "Sergio Trasatti Award - Special Mention", "Special Golden Ciak" and "UNICEF Award" in 1988
    Venice Film Festival
    Venice Film Festival
    The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...

    http://www.cinemamontreal.com/movies/17007/Camp_de_Thiaroye.html

  • 1987 Visages de femmes, directed by: Désiré Ecaré
    Desiré Ecaré
    Désiré Ecaré was born on April 15, 1939 in Treicheville, Ivory Coast. He directed the seminal film Faces of Women in 1985 which went on to win the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival.-References:* *...

    , starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Kouadou Brou and Albertine N'Guessan, won the
    FIPRESCI
    FIPRESCI
    The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...

     Prize - Désiré Ecaré in 1985 Cannes Film Festival
    1985 Cannes Film Festival
    -Jury:*Miloš Forman *Claude Imbert *Edwin Zbonek *Francis Veber *Jorge Amado *Mauro Bolognini *Michel Perez *Mo Rothmann *Néstor Almendros *Sarah Miles...

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090268/

  • 1988 Les guérisseurs, directed by: Sidiki Bakaba, starring: Georges Benson, Pierre-Loup Rajot and Nayanka Bell
    Nayanka Bell
    Nayanka Bell is an Ivorian singer who has released several albums, the earliest in 1984.-Biography:Bell's early work was inspired by the Francophone Caribbean, and although her native tongue is French she sings in English. Her debut album, Amio, was released in 1984, with styles ranging from funk...

    , produced by: Afriki Projection, Ministère de la Culture (participation)

  • 1990 Mamy Wata, directed by: Moustapha Diop, starring: Philippe Ambrosini, Sidiki Bakaba, Gérard Essomba, Fifi-Dalla Kouyate, Sotigui Kouyaté
    Sotigui Kouyaté
    Sotigui Kouyaté was one of the first Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyatéand was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group....

    ,Sandra Novik, Umban U'kset, France Zobda http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125906/

  • 1998 Mes quatre dernières volontés, directed by: Angelo Cianci, starring: Carole Martinez, Sidiki Bakaba and Pierre Porquet, duration: 5 min, nominated for the "Best European Short Film/Angelo Cianci" in 1999 Brussels International Film Festival


  • 2002 Roues libres, directed by: Sidiki Bakaba , starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Adama Dahico, Placide Bayoro and Daouda Traoré

  • 2010 Héritage Perdu, directed by: Christian Lara
    Christian Lara
    Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito , is an Ecuadorian footballer who is currently plays for El Nacional.-Club career:He spent most of his career with Club Deportivo El Nacional football team in Ecuador...

     , starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Philippe Mory and Luc Saint-Eloy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773472/

TV films

  • 1981 Un dessert pour Constance, by: Sarah Maldoror
    Sarah Maldoror
    Sarah Maldoror, born Sarah Ducados in Gers, France, is a French film director.Maldoror choose her artist's name in remembrance of The Songs of Maldoror by Lautréamont. She attended a drama school in Paris. Together with her companion Mário Pinto de Andrade she received a scholarship and studied...

    , starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré and Elias Sherif http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370036/


  • 1983 L'Aventure ambiguë, directed by: Jacques Champreux for TF1
    TF1
    TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...


  • 1985 Néo Polar, TV series, starring: Vincent Lindon
    Vincent Lindon
    Vincent Lindon is a French actor who has been active for more than 25 years.Lindon was a lover of Princess Caroline of Monaco from 1990 to 1995. He is currently separated from his wife, the French actress Sandrine Kiberlain.-Selected filmography:-External links:...

    , Jean-Pierre Léaud
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    -Early years:Born in Paris, Léaud made his major debut as an actor at the age of 14 as Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character based on the life events of French film director François Truffaut, in The 400 Blows....

     and Claude Nougaro
    Claude Nougaro
    Claude Nougaro was a French songwriter and singer.Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and an Italian piano teacher, Liette Tellini. He was raised by his grandparents in Toulouse where he heard Glenn Miller, Édith Piaf and Louis Armstrong on the...

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277511/


  • 1986 La méthode rose, directed by: Claude de Givray
    Claude de Givray
    Claude de Givray is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1965 film Un mari à un prix fixe, which starred Anna Karina.-Selected filmography:* Un mari à un prix fixe...

    , starring: Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel was a French actor.-Life and career:Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite , an opera singer, and Georges Crochon, a doctor. Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly as he tap danced on stage, and later cast in the 1957 film The Happy Road...

    , Marie-Noëlle Eusèbe and Gérard Caillaud, TF1 Films Production http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307210/
  • 1986 Azizah, la fille du fleuve, directed by: Patrick Jamain, starring: Michel Auclair
    Michel Auclair
    Michel Auclair was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema.Auclair was born Vladimir Vujović to a Serbian father and a French mother in Koblenz. His father was Vojislav Vujović, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth...

    , Sidiki Bakaba and Kouadou Brou, produced by: Antenne
    Antenne
    The Antenne is a 48.3 km long river in the Charente-Maritime département, in southwestern France. Its source is in the commune of Fontaine-Chalendray.- External links :...

     http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615939/
  • 1989 Le triplé gagnant , TV series, starring: Raymond Pellegrin
    Raymond Pellegrin
    Raymond Pellegrin was a French actor.Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature Naïs....

    , Thierry Rode and Jean-Michel Martial http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383154/

  • 1992 La Parle, directed by: Sidiki Bakaba

  • 1992 L'Anniversaire de Daymio, Afriki Projection production

  • 1992 Zoo Story, directed by: Edward Albee, Afriki Projection production

  • 1992 Maître Harold, directed by: Athol Furgarth, Afriki Projection production

  • 1995 - 1996 L'Empereur Jones, directed by:Eugene O'Neill

  • 1995 - 1998 Le Nord est tombé sur la tête

  • 1999 Les Déconnards, directed by Koffi Kwahulé

  • 2002 C’est ça là même, directed by Sidiki Bakaba

  • 2002 Papa Bon Dieu, directed by: Louis Sapin

  • 2002 L’homme sur le parapet du pont, directed by: Guy Foissy

  • 2002 Fiers Ivoiriens

  • 2003 l’Exil d’Albouri, directed by: Cheick Aliou N’dao

  • 2004 Monoko-Zohi , Diegou Bailly, Director: Sidiki Bakada

  • 2006 Il nous faut l’Amérique, directed by: Koffi Kwahule

  • 2007 Îles de Tempête, directed by: Bernard B. Dadié

  • 2008 Hêrêmankono, directed by: Diégou Bailly

  • 2010 La Malice des hommes, directed by: Jean-Pierre Guingane

Documentaries

  • 1999 Fête de génération d'Abobote, director: Sidiki Bakaba, duration: 26’

  • 2000 Los Palenqueros Cimarrons de Colombie

  • 2000 Cinq siècles de solitude, directors: Sidiki Bakaba et Blaise Ndjehoya, duration: 52’, producer: Afriki Projection and Absynthe Production, diffusion: CFI, TV5 Afrique, Awards: Prix de l’UMOA au Fespaco 2001 Amiens 2000, Média Nord-Sud 2001, Pan African Film Festival 2001, Images d’ailleurs 2001 http://production.absynthe.fr/Cinq-siecles-de-solitude-Los


  • 2002 Caravane de la paix


Filmed theater

  • 1992 Zoo Story of Edward Albee
    Edward Albee
    Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright who is best known for The Zoo Story , The Sandbox , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , and a rewrite of the screenplay for the unsuccessful musical version of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's . His works are considered well-crafted, often...

     , director: Abdul Karim, Afriki Projection production

  • 1992 Maitre Harold by Athol Furgarth, producer TV 1, production, Afriki Projection production

  • 1995 - 1996 L' Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill
    Eugene O'Neill
    Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...


  • 1999 The Déconnards by Koffi Kwahulé
    Koffi Kwahulé
    Koffi Kwahulé is an Ivorian writer. In 2006 he won the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma for his novel Babyface, published by Éditions Gallimard; he also won the Grand Prix Ivoirien des Lettres for 2006....


  • 2002 Papa Bon Dieu, director: Sidiki Bakaba

  • 2003 L’Exil d’Albour, director: Sidiki Bakada

  • 2004 Monoko-Zohi, director: Sidiki Bakada

  • 2007 Îles de Tempête, director: Sidiki Bakada

  • 2008 Hèrèmankono, director: Sidiki Bakaba

  • 2010 La Malice des Hommes, director: Sidiki Bakaba

See also


  • Cinema of Africa

  • List of directors and producers of documentaries

External links

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