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Ariane Astrid Atodji

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Ariane Astrid Atodji
أريان أستريد أتودجي
Born
Ariane Astrid Atodji

1980
NationalityCameroonian
Alma materUniversity of Yaoundé
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screen writer, journalist, actress
Years active2004–present

Ariane Astrid Atodji (Arabic: أريان أستريد أتودجي; born 1980), is a Cameroonian filmmaker as well as a screenwriter.[1] She has made several critically acclaimed documentaries including Koundi et le Jeudi national and La souffrance est une école de sagesse.[2]

Personal life

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She was born in 1980 in Nguelemendouka, Cameroon.[3] She graduated from University of Yaoundé and then attended to film workshops at the Goethe Institute in Yaoundé. Then she moved to the LN International Film School of Yaoundé for further studies.

Career

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In 2010, she directed her maiden documentary Koundi et le Jeudi national which was produced with the support of the Goethe Institute.[4][3] She won the special jury prize at the Dubai Film Festival (DIFF) for the film.[5] In 2014, she directed the second documentary La souffrance est une école de sagesse.[6]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2010 Koundi et le Jeudi national
(Koundi and National Thursday)
Director, writer documentary [7]
2014 La souffrance est une école de sagesse
(Suffering is a School of Wisdom)
Director documentary [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ariane Astrid Atodji: Director". elcinema. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ariane Astrid Atodji: Director". allocine. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ariane Astrid ATODJI (Cameroun)". africapt-festival. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Koundi and the National Thursday". spla. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Smiles and tears close out DIFF". emirates247. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ariane Astrid Atodji: Films". lussasdoc. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Koundi and National Thursday - A Cameroonian village between tradition and modernity". laboutiqueafricavivre. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "La souffrance est une école de sagesse". tenk. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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