- Issa Serge Coelo
Issa Serge Coelo (born 1967) is a
Chad ianfilm director . Born inBiltine , Chad, he studied history in Paris and film at theEcole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA). He then worked as a cameraman atMétropole Télévision ,France 3 ,TV5MONDE andCFI before creating the 1994 short film "Un taxi pour Aouzou ". The film was well-received, being nominated for a 1997César Award in the category Best Short Film - Fiction. This was followed by the feature films "Daresalam " (2000) and "Tartina City " (2006). He also portrayed himself in the 1999 film "Bye Bye Africa ", which was directed by Chad's other prominent directorMahamat Saleh Haroun .External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168748/ Issa Serge Coelo] at
IMDB
* [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france-priorities_1/cinema_2/cinematographic-cooperation_9/production-support-funding_10/films-benefiting-from-aid_13/film-list-by-country_15/chad_1212/daresalam_1240/index.html "Daresalam" with brief director bio] from diplomatie.gouv.fr
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