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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was born in Novo, French West Africa (now Benin) on 31 January 1925. He was a film director, producer, and writer. He was one of the first African filmmakers to gain international recognition. Vieyra studied at the University of Dakar in Senegal and then at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques in Paris. He began his career as a film critic and then moved into filmmaking. His first feature film, Afrique-sur-Seine (1956), was the first feature film made in French West Africa. Vieyra's films often focused on the struggles of African people in the face of colonialism and racism. He was a vocal critic of French colonialism and its effects on African people. His films were often banned in France and other countries. Vieyra's other films include Mandabi (1968), which was the first African film to be nominated for an Academy Award, and La Noire de... (1966), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Vieyra died in Paris on 15 April 2020 at the age of 95.

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Occupation Film director
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 31 January, 1925
Birthday 31 January
Birthplace Porto-Novo, Dahomey
Date of death (1987-11-04) Paris, France
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality Senegal

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1971

In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

1961

In 1961 he married poet Myriam Warner of Guadeloupe. One of his sisters is Justine Vieyra, born in Parakou.

1955

He was born in Porto Novo, Dahomey, and educated in Paris, France, where he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. In 1955 in Paris he shot the first Francophone African film, Afrique sur Seine. His other important achievements for film in Africa include founding the "Fédération panafricaine des cinéastes" in 1969.

1925

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (31 January 1925 – 4 November 1987) was a Dahomeyan/Senegalese film director and historian. As he lived in Senegal after the age of 10, he is more associated with that nation.