Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (31 January 1925 – 4 November 1987) was a Dahomeyan/Senegalese film director and historian. As he lived in Senegal after the age of 10, he is more associated with that nation.
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1925 |
| Died | 4 November 1987 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Alma mater | Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1954–82 |
| Known for | Founder of Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes |
| Notable work | Afrique-sur-Seine |
| Spouse | Myriam Warner |
Background
editHe was born in Porto Novo, Dahomey, and educated in Paris, France,[1] where he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.[2] In 1955 in Paris, he shot the first Francophone African film, Afrique-sur-Seine. His other important achievements for film in Africa include founding the Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes in 1969. He served as director of Actualités Sénégalaises, an important newsreel service in the two decades following Senegal’s Independence.[3]
In 1971, he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[5] In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.[6]
He died in Paris in 1987, at the age of 62.[7]
Personal life
editIn 1961, he married poet Myriam Warner of Guadeloupe. One of his sisters is Justine Vieyra, born in Parakou.
Works
editFilms
edit- 1954 : C'était il y a quatre ans
- 1955 : Afrique-sur-Seine
- 1957 : L'Afrique à Moscou
- 1958 : Le Niger aujourd’hui
- 1959 : Les présidents Senghor et Modibo Keita; Avec les Africaines à Vienne; Présence Africaine à Rome
- 1960 : Indépendance du Cameroun, Togo, Congo, Madagascar
- 1961 : Une nation est née
- 1963 : Lamb; Voyage du président Senghor en Italie; Voyage présidentiel en URSS
- 1964 : Avec l’ensemble national; Écrit du Caire; Sindiely; Voyage du président Senghor au Brésil
- 1965 : N'Diongane
- 1966 : Le Sénégal au festival national des arts nègres; Môl
- 1967 : Au marché; La bicyclette; Le gâteau; Le rendez-vous
- 1974 : Écrit de Dakar; L’art plastique
- 1976 : L'Habitat rural au Sénégal; L’Habitat urbain au Sénégal
- 1981 : Birago Diop; En résidence surveillée, L’envers du décor; Les oiseaux
- 1982 : Iba N'diaye
Books
edit- Le Cinéma et l'Afrique, 1969
- Sembène Ousmane cinéaste, 1972
- Le Cinéma africain des origines à 1973, 1975
- Le Cinéma au Sénégal, 1983
Notes
edit- ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 357.
- ^ Roy Armes (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
- ^ Lena, Marco (Spring 2022). "Paulin Soumanou Vieyra in the Documents of the Rediscovered Audiovisual Archive of the Senegalese Ministry of Culture". Black Camera. 13 (2): 474–488. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.13.2.26. ISSN 1947-4237.
- ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ "Vieyra, Paulin Soumanou", Library of Congress.
References
edit- Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0810871717.