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Souleymane Cissé
Directing
Born April 21, 1940 · Bamako, Mali
Died February 19, 2025
Also known as Сулейман Сиссе · 술레이만 시세 · 슐레이만 시세
Biography
Souleymane Cissé (21 April 1940 – 19 February 2025) was a Malian film director, regarded as one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He was called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker" while his film Yeelen has been called "conceivably the greatest African film ever made". He was the first director from sub-Saharan Africa to receive an award, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, for “Yeelen”, he was awarded the Golden Coach in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Souleymane Cissé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Jury Prize · 1987
- Sutherland Trophy · 1987
- Stallion of Yennenga · 1983
- Stallion of Yennenga · 1979
- Commander of the National Order of Mali
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- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1989 · nominated
