Ivory Coast

Kramo-Lanciné Fadika was born in 1948 in Ivory Coast. He studied at the Nationale Photo-Cinéma de la rue Vaugirard à Paris, and now has credits in directing, scriptwriting, and editing. He directed his first short film, La Fin de la course, in 1974. From 1975 to 1981 he made several television magazine programs and educational films for the rural world. His first feature, Djéli, conte d’aujourd’hui (Djéli, a Modern Tale) won the Grand Prize at FESPACO in 1981. In 1994, he finished his second feature, Wariko, the Jackpot (Wariko, le gros lot). From 2013 to 2016 Kramo-Lanciné was the director of National Cinematography of Côte d'Ivoire, and since 2016 has been the technical advisor for cinema at the Ministry of Francophone Culture. In 2017 a statue of Kramo-Lanciné was erected at the avenue of film makers in Ouagadougou to commemorate his cinematic achievements. Biography Source

Filmography

La Fin de la course (1974)
Djéli, a Modern Tale / Djéli, conte d’aujourd’hui (1981)
Wariko, the Jackpot / Wariko, le gros lot (1994)