Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Jean-Pierre Bekolo (born June 8, 1966 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a film director who is considered as one of Cameroon’s most famous filmmakers.
Education
- Studied physics at University of Yaounde
- Institut national de l'audiovisuel INA in France, under Christian Metz.
Awards and Features
- 1993 - British Film Institute award, for Quartier Mozart.
- 1997 - Le Complot d'Aristotle (Aristotle's Plot) featured at Sundance Film Festival.
- 2005 - Les Saignantes premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
Teaching
He had taught filmmaking at the following places:
- Virginia Tech, 1998
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
- Duke University, 2003
Filmography
- Quartier Mozart 80 min. 1992
- Le Complot d'Aristotle (Aristotle's Plot) 71 min. 1996
- Les Saignantes 93 min. 2005
- Le Président (The President) 65 min. 2013
- Les Choses et les Mots de Mudimbe 243 min. 2015
- A la recherche d’Obama perdu 52 min. 2015
External links
- Jean-Pierre Bekolo at the Internet Movie Database
- The directors blog site
- Official web site for Les Saignantes
- Information about Le Président from the 34th Durban Film Fest
- Information about Bekolo at the Clinton Presidential Library
- Review from the Duke Chronicle
- Review of Les Saignantes (French)
- Review of Les Saignantes (French)
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