Kalifa Dienta

Kalifa Dienta (Arabic: كاليفا دينتا ; January 1940 – June 2021), was a Malian filmmaker.^[1] He was best known as the director of the film A Banna.^[2] In addition to directing, he was also a writer and cinematographer.

Kalifa Dienta
كاليفا دينتا
Born	Kalifa Dienta (1940-01-01)January 1, 1940 Macina, Mali
Died	June 2021 (aged 80–81) Bamako, Mali
Occupation(s)	Director, writer, filmmaker
Years active	1967–2021
Children	3

Personal life

He was born on 1 January 1940 in Macina, Mali and died in June 2021 in Bamako, Mali . He studied cinema in Moscow.^[3]

Career

In 1980, he directed the film A Banna which received mostly positive reviews from critics and selected in several international film festivals.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Genre	Ref.
1980	A Banna	director, writer, cinematographer	feature film	[4]