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Isaach De Bankolé, César Award-winning actor, was born on the Ivory Coast. He was discovered on the streets of Paris while studying to be an airline pilot. He has a degree in acting from Cours Simon and a Masters in Mathematics from the Universite de Paris. Most recently, he has appeared in the films Black Panther (2018) and Shaft (2019).- Actor
- Producer
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Bambadjan Bamba is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and immigrant rights advocate. He was born in the Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) and spent his adolescent years between Abidjan, the south Bronx, and Virginia. He studied at the Conservatory of Film and Dramatic Arts in New York City. He has worked in prominent roles on numerous hit television shows like "The Good Place," and "Grey's Anatomy," and in blockbuster films like "Black Panther," and "Suicide Squad." Bambadjan is also the owner of IvoStar Pictures an independent production company based in Los Angeles that focuses on producing African content.
In 2017 Bambadjan publicly disclosed that he was a recipient of the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Ever since Bambadjan has used his inspirational story to change the conversation around immigration. His writing was published on Variety, the Washington Post, NBC, CNN and he is a contributor in the New York Times bestseller "American Like Me: Reflections on life between cultures" by award-winning actress America Ferrera.
Bambadjan is also the recipient of the Courageous Advocate Award from the ACLU and the Courageous Luminary award from NILC (National Immigration Law Center). He gives talks at college campuses, events, and media outlets around the country. He serves as a board member for the African Artists Association. Website: Bambadjan.com- Director
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Philippe Lacôte grew up in Abidjan near a movie theater called "Le Magic". In 1989 he was a reporter for the radio with a series of sound portraits on the fall of the Berlin Wall. Later he made his first short films (The Messenger, Affaire Libinski) shown in several international festivals. Alongside these very narrative fictions he developed since 2002 a documentary work with films written in the first person (Cairo Hours, Chronicles of War in the Ivory Coast). His first feature film "Run" (Cannes 2014, Un Certain Regard) is the junction of these two approaches.- Actress
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Diêm Camille is an Ivorian-Danish actress and writer. Born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, she moved permanently to Denmark with her father at the age of five. Diêm quickly leaped into dance and gymnastics, and studied drama, music and Spanish in high school. During this time, she joined an athletics club and competed at the nationals within 5 months. After graduating from Copenhagen Business School in 2016, she got her first role in the TV series Warrior (2018) (Miso Film).
In 2019, Diêm wrote her first short film Doll (2020), which she directed and starred in. Doll (2020) was very well-received and won 5 awards, including for Best Actress and Best First-Time Director. From 2020-2022, Diêm played the forensic technician Lina in the hit TV crime series The Sommerdahl Murders (2020) (Sequoia Global Alliance). Other notable screen credits include Sister Martha in Den store stilhed (2022) (Monolit Film), nominated for 7 Danish Film Awards (Robert). Assassin Alyona in Alex Rider (2020) (Amazon Studios) and the warrior Esi in Washington Black (Indian Meadows Productions/Hulu).
In 2022, Diêm created, wrote and played the lead role, Nikki, in Bad Bitch (2022), a Danish TV series directed by Patricia Bbaale Bandak, and created for the major Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). The series was critically acclaimed and Diêm was nominated for Best Actress and Best Short-Format TV Series at the Danish Film Awards (Robert), as well as making Danish TV history with the first series in Denmark with an African main cast.
In 2023, Diêm started filming the new TV series Alien as a main supporting role. The series is directed by Noah Hawley for FX/Hulu, making it Diêms first major international project, and a genre she is hugely passionate about.- Actor
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Gastón Vietto was born on 6 July 1990 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is an actor and composer, known for Soy Luna (2016), Viva High School Musical (2008) and Peter Punk (2011).- Writer
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katell Quillévéré was born on 30 January 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She is a writer and director, known for Along Came Love (2023), Heal the Living (2016) and The Staple of News (2013).- Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is the club's fourth highest goal scorer of all time. He was named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.
After playing in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club Le Mans, and signed his first professional contract aged 21. After finishing the 2002-03 season with 17 goals in 34 appearances for Ligue 1 side Guingamp, he moved to Olympique de Marseille, where he finished as the third highest scorer in the 2003-04 season with 19 goals and helped the club reach the 2004 UEFA Cup Final.
In July 2004, Drogba moved to Premier League club Chelsea for a club record £24 million fee, making him the most expensive Ivorian player in history. In his debut season he helped the club win their first league title in 50 years, and a year later he won another Premier League title. His displays saw him named in the FIFA World XI for 2007. In March 2012, he became the first African player to score 100 Premier League goals. Just two months later, he scored in Chelsea's 2012 FA Cup Final win over Liverpool to become the first (and as of 2017, the only) player to score in four separate FA Cup finals. He also played in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, in which he scored an 88th-minute equaliser and the winning penalty in the deciding shoot-out against Bayern Munich. After spending 6 months with Shanghai Shenhua in China, and one and a half seasons with Turkish club Galatasaray where he scored the winning goal in the final of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, Drogba returned to Chelsea in July 2014. With a career record of scoring 10 goals in 10 finals winning 10 trophies at club level, Drogba has been referred to as the "ultimate big game player." He joined Canadian club Montreal Impact in 2015 as a Designated Player and played 41 matches over two seasons, scoring 23 goals. Drogba became a player-owner for Phoenix Rising of the United Soccer League in 2017, and retired a year later at the age of 40.
An Ivory Coast international between 2002 and 2014, Drogba captained the national team from 2006 until his retirement from the Ivory Coast team and is the nation's all-time top goalscorer with 65 goals from 105 appearances. He led the Ivory Coast to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance in the tournament, and also scored their first goal. He later captained the Ivory Coast at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. He was part of the Ivory Coast teams that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2012, but were beaten on penalties on both occasions. On 8 August 2014, he announced his retirement from international football. In 2018, Drogba retired from professional football at the age of 40. Afterwards, on 11 December, he became Vice President of the international organization Peace and Sport. - Director
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Splitting his time between West Africa, America, and Montréal, Canada, Will Niava's work is as expansive as his background. Combining a striking and raw visual aesthetic with visceral storytelling, Niava's films are provocative and immersive cinematic experiences. His clients have included Amazon Music, MTV, CBS, and artists such as Billie Eilish and H.E.R.
With his first film, Zoo, Niava explores the tenuousness of social order when a troubled man has a chance encounter with three outcasts. Dynamic camerawork and rhythmic editing mirror the emotional state of the film's characters as their encounter escalates from a misunderstanding to all-out conflict.
Thrilling, captivating, and unnerving, Zoo is a powerful and timely commentary on power, alienation, and how we treat our fellow man. The film has garnered over 15 awards from over 90 international film festival selections, a Vimeo Staff Pick as well as a spot on the prestigious Criterion Collection.- Jean-Marc Konan was born on 4 November 1995 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He is an actor, known for Wars (2021), STAT (2022) and Complètement Lycée (2021).
- Laetitia Ky was born on 15 June 1996 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She is an actress, known for Disco Boy (2023), Night of the Kings (2020) and L'invité (2000).
- Aminata Sanogo was born on 1 December 1994 in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995).
- Wilfried Zaha was born on 10 November 1992 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Guy Stephens Celin is an African-American film director with West-African origins. His short films made it through many film festivals and he won an award for best lighting at the L.A Film Festival in 2016 for his short film "Nasty". In 2017, he made "Afraid of Death" who screened at the Festival de Cannes, the same year.- Additional Crew
Ismaël Koné was born on 16 June 2002 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is known for Vivre tous ensemble (2021), 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar (2022) and International Friendly Match: Japan vs Canada (2022).- Rufin Doh Zeyenouin was born on 15 April 1961 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is an actor, known for Zero (2021), Quo vado? (2016) and The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015).
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- Actor
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Jean-Levi Mahamuohd was born on 4 April 1965 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He is a director and actor, known for La haine de la fille (1996).- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Born March 9, 1978 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Ray Reboul is a film actor. After 6 years, he received the award for best Actor in 2013 Golden crown Awards Abidjan film. Ray grew up in the Ivory Coast and then in France, raised by his paternal grandmother, where he studied management and savings before starting a career as a model for 10 years in Paris, Cape Town, Shanghai, London and Los Angeles.- Melissa Mjoen was born on 5 July 1994 in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire. She is known for The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds (2020).
- Eric Abrogoua was born on 30 October 1982 in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire. He is an actor, known for Black Snake: La légende du serpent noir (2019), Tazzeka (2017) and Photo de famille (2018).
- McKinley Anthony was born on 30 January 1984 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He is an actor, known for Forbidden Love (2008) and Türk Pasaportu (2011).
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Eric A. Ossohou was born in Abidjan on May 8, 1972. The ninth of eleven children, with two wonderful kids of his own today, Eric is a born storyteller.
His love for movies started at a very young age. He recalls his first true movie experience in a theater as a toddler or a bit older, sitting on his older brother's lap and being mesmerized by the silver screen.
Through his elementary school years, Eric exhibited his passion for storytelling. In the dirt, and using pebbles as "stand-ins," Eric created elaborate plots to entertain his childhood friends who usually gathered all around to watch him execute his ideas. Sometimes curious parents joined in as well, eager to watch Eric's interesting "movies."
Years later, after leaving the Ivory Coast, Eric spent some time in Europe and ultimately made his way to New York City. His passion for film led him to New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where he obtained a degree in Film and Television Production, with an emphasis on Directing, Cinematography, and Editing. Eric has been freelancing ever since, involving himself in a variety of projects, from movies to reality TV, Documentary films, Commercials, Corporate and Music Videos. Eric also teaches Cinematography and Film Production in New York City where he's instilling his love of film in a new breed of filmmakers. Furthermore, Eric is a contributing writer for Videomaker magazine. His enthusiastic devotion to filmmaking continues on today.- Paul Akouokou was born on 20 December 1997 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.