Fadika Kramo-Lanciné

Fadika Kramo-Lanciné (1948 – June 5, 2022^[1]) was an Ivorian film director as well as a screenwriter and producer of both fiction and documentary films.

Fadika Kramo-Lanciné
Born	1948 Danané, Ivory Coast
Died	(2022-06-05)June 5, 2022
Nationality	Ivorian
Alma mater	University of Abidjan
Occupation(s)	film director, screenwriter, and producer

Biography

Kramo-Lanciné was born in Danané in the far west of the Ivory Coast in 1948.^[2] He studied modern literature at the University of Abidjan in his home country, and then studied film at the Louis Lumière School in Paris, France. Kramo-Lanciné joined the National Office of Rural Promotion in 1975 and took charge of educational films and television programs on development issues.^[2]

Career

His first work, La Fin de la Course, was a 14-minute short story film directed in 1974. After joining the office of rural promotion, Kramo-Lanciné directed a dozen educational films and television shows between 1975 and 1981.^[2] In 1978, he began making his first feature film, Djéli, conte d'aujourd'hui or Djeli: a tale of today, with the help of a team of television technicians. Completed in 1981, Djéli received the Grand Prix (Yennenga Stallion) at the 7th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, also known as the FESPACO awards.^[3] In 1993 he served as director, screenwriter, and producer of Wariko, Le gros lot or Wariko, the Jackpot. The film tells the story of a poor traffic cop who wins the lottery, only to realize that his winning ticket has disappeared.^[4]

From 2013 to 2016 Kramo-Lanciné was the director of National Cinematography of Côte d'Ivoire, and since 2016 has been the technical advisor for cinema at the Ministry of Francophone Culture.^[2][3]

In 2017 a statue of Kramo-Lanciné was erected at the avenue of film makers in Ouagadougou to commemorate his cinematic achievements.^[5]

Filmography

• 1974 : La Fin de la Cour^[3]
• 1980 : Djéli conte d'aujourd'hui
• 1993 : Wariko (Le gros lot)