Moussa Sene Absa

Moussa Sène

Moussa Sène presenting his film Teranga Blues at Granada's International Film Festival (Cines del Sur), 2007
Born Moussa Sène
1958
Tableau Ferraille, Dakar,  Senegal
Nationality Senegalese
Known for film director, film editor, producer, screenwriter, painter and songwriter.
Movement Art : personal, surrealism, dada and African.
Awards 1988 : (film) Silver Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival
1997 : Best Cinematography at FESPACO
Art work exhibited at Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery at Lincoln Center, New York City.

Moussa Sene Absa, Moussa Sène Absa,or Moussa Sène Absa (proper name: Moussa Sène) is a Senegalese film director, editor, producer, screenwriter, painter and songwriter.[1][2] He was born in 1958 in Tableau Ferraille, a suburb of Dakar (Senegal) to a Serer family.[2][3]

Film

Moussa Sène began his career as an actor, but eventually moved on to direct his own play La Légende de Ruba, which he also wrote. Moussa was honored for his screenplay Les Enfants de Dieu (The Children of God) at the Francophone film festival in Fort-de-France.[2] His first film Le Prix du mensonge (The Price of Lies) earned him the Tanit d'argent (Silver Tanit) at the Journées cinématographiques de Carthage (Carthage Film Festival) in 1988 which propelled his career as a film maker. He went on to win several international awards in 1992 with his feature film Ça Twiste À Poponguine. His film Tableau Ferraille released in 1996 earn him several awards including Best Cinematography at the FESPACO in 1997.[2][3] He was also the producer for Senegal Television's comedy series Goorgorlu (2002).[2][4][5] Moussa has made at least ten Senegal related documentaries and he is the songwriter or co-songwriter for all of his films as well as the editor, producer, director and screenwriter.[2][6][7][8]

Art

Known for his films, music and documentaries, he is also a prominent artist whose works are exhibited in Senegal, Europe and North America (United States of America in particular) fetching thousands of Dollars.[2][4][5] Moussa's art works are vivid and colourful, and have been exhibited since 1976. His style is inspired by the works of Rufino Tamayo and Joan Miró, with elements of the older African technique. Some of his art have been exhibited at the Frieda and the Roy Furman Gallery at Lincoln Center, New York City.[9]

Selection of work

Filmography

Art

References

  1. ↑ Armes, Roy (2006). African filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. Indiana University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-253-21898-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Africa Cultures Biography
  3. 1 2 3 French Television (TV5MONDE) : Les cinémas d'Afrique, l'encyclopédie du film africain
  4. 1 2 BBC World Service : Specials: "Who's who at Frespaco" (2003)
  5. 1 2 3 At play mall : The Art Biography - Moussa Sene Absa's art gallery
  6. ↑ At play mall : The Art Biography - Moussa Sene Absa's art gallery
  7. ↑ Africa International Film Festival (2010)
  8. ↑ Artist Direct : "Moussa Sene Absa Credit"
  9. ↑ At play mall
  10. ↑ BBC World Service : Specials: "Who's who at Frespaco" (2003)
  11. ↑ Africa International Film Festival (2010), p 15

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