Kalifa Dienta
Kalifa Dienta كاليفا دينتا | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kalifa Dienta January 1, 1940 |
| Died | 2021 Bamako, Mali |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Occupation | Director, assistant director, costume designer |
| Years active | 1967–2021 |
| Children | 3 |
Kalifa Dienta (Arabic: كاليفا دينتا born 1 January 1940), was a Malian filmmaker.[1] He was best known as the director of critically acclaimed feature film A Banna.[2] Apart from direction, he was also a writer and cinematographer.
Personal life[]
He was born on 1 January 1940 in Macina, Mali and passed away in June 2021 in Bamako, Mali . He studied cinema in Moscow.[3]
Career[]
In 1980, he directed the film A Banna which received mostly positive reviews from critics and selected in several international film festivals.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | A Banna | director, writer, cinematographer | Feature film | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Kalifa Dienta". letterboxd. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Review: Reviewed Work: Directory of African Film-Makers and Films by Keith Shiri". jstor. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "About Kalifa Dienta". infohub. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "A Banna 1980 Directed by Kalifa Dienta". letterboxd. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- Malian film directors
- Malian women film directors
- 1940 births
- People from Ségou Region
- 21st-century Malian people