Fanta Régina Nacro

Fanta Régina Nacro (born 4 September 1962) is a film director from Burkina Faso. She received her first degree in audiovisual science and techniques from INAFEC in 1986 and also earned a Master’s Degree in Film and Audiovisual Studies at the Sorbonne.

Her first film was a short called "Un Certain Matin" (1992). Since then she has produced a number of short films, often taking a humorous perspective on the traditions of her country and the complexity of relations between tradition and modernity. "Bintou" has won over twenty prizes in international festivals and won the Fespaco prize for best short film in 2001.

Fanta Régina Nacro made her first full length film, Night of Truth (La Nuit de la vérité) in 2004.

Filmography

* 1991 "Un Certain Matin" (15 minutes)
* 1993 "L'Ecole au coeur de la vie" (13 minutes)
* 1995 "Puk Nini" (32 minutes)
* 1997 "Femmes capables" (23 minutes)
* 1997 "La Tortue du Monde" (23 minutes)
* 1998 "Le Truc de Konaté" (33 minutes)
* 1999 "Florence Barrigha" (26 minutes)
* 2000 "Relou" (5 minutes)
* 2000 "Laafi Bala" (26 minutes)
* 2001 "La bague aux doigt" (5 minutes)
* 2001 "Une volonté de fer" (5 minutes)
* 2001 "La voix de la raison" (5 minutes)
* 2001 "Bintou" (31 minutes)
* 2002 "En parler ça aide" (17 minutes)
* 2003 "Vivre positivement" (42 minutes)
* 2004 "La Nuit de la Verité" ("Night of Truth", 100 minutes)

External links

* [http://www.fanta-nacro.com/ Official website]
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