Kollo Daniel Sanou


Kollo Daniel Sanou is a Burkinabé film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films.

Biography

Sanou was born in Borodougou in 1951. He studied at the Institut National des Arts in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for his undergraduate degree and then earned his masters at the :fr:Conservatoire libre du cinéma français|Conservatoire libre du cinéma français in Paris, France.

Career

Since 1977 Sanou has directed or been the screenwriter of over 25 documentary, fiction, and animated films. He also directed the television series Taxi Brousse, serving as producer as well from 2001 to 2004.
His first film of note was Paweogo, released in 1982 with production by CINAFRIC, a company set up by local businessman Martial Ouédraogo to produce and distribute local Burkinabé films. However, shortly after the completion of the film, CINAFRIC went bankrupt and had to close due to lack of investment. Paweogo would be the only film the company ever produced. The film was, however, nominated for that year's FESPACO awards, although it did not win.
Sanou served as director and screenwriter for the 2004 film Tasuma, a comedy-drama of a Burkinabé war veteran who had fought for France abroad returning to his home village. The film was well received by critics although Dave Kehr noted that the film fell back on old tropes of African cinema such as a folkloric theme and the setting of the noble village.

Filmography

Fictions