Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Jean-Pierre Bekolo (born June 8, 1966 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a film director.

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" 71 min. 1996
* "Les Saignantes" 93 min. 2005

External links

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* [http://www.blogger.com/profile/5999151 The directors blog site]
* [http://www.auteurfilmmaking.com/saignantes/ Official web site for Les Saignantes]
* [http://www.clintonlittlerock.com/latest.asp?aID=119 Information about Bekolo at the Clinton Presidential Library]
* [http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=3fb37e7d1eb3b Review from the Duke Chronicle]
* [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200601170636.html Review of Les Saignantes (French)]
* [http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200601060555.html Review of Les Saignantes (French)]