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Yohann Kouam

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Yohann Kouam
Born
Lille, France
NationalityFrench
Cameroon
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor
Years active2004–present

Yohann Kouam (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter of Cameroonian descent.[1] He has made several critically acclaimed short films.[2]

Personal life

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Yohann is a French film director.[3] His father is an accountant and mother is a hotelier.[4]

Career

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He studied film editing at Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD) in Brussels, and then Translation Studies in France.[5] He later became a teaching assistant in high school to give language lessons.[4]

In 2007, Kouam made a short film Fragments de vie. With its critical reception, he made the second short film Les dimanches de Léa in 2010.[6] He then made the short film The Return in 2013,[7] which became internationally acclaimed. In 2016, he made the film From San Francisco with Love.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Note Ref.
2004 Frères (Fragments of Lives) Director, Writer short film [8]
2007 Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives) Director, Writer short film [9]
2010 Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays) Director short film [10]
2013 Le Retour (The Return) Director short film [11]
2016 From San Francisco with Love Director, Writer short film [12]
2023 Après l'aurore (After Dawn) Director, Writer short film [13]

Awards & Nominations

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Organisation Year Category Result Work Ref.
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2014 Best of the Festival - Live Action Nominated The Return [14]
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2014 Grand Prize - Best Short Nominated The Return [15]
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2014 Alternative Spirit Award - Short Won The Return [15]
Chéries-Chéris 2014 Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris Won The Return
Hainan International Film Festival 2023 Golden Coconut - Best short film Nominated Après l'aurore (After Dawn) [1]

References

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  1. ^ "YOHANN KOUAM". mubi. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "LES COURTS MÉTRAGES DE YOHANN KOUAM". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Yohann Kouam, the return to cinema". bondyblog. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Yohann Kouam biography". African Filmny. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Yohann Kouam". letterboxd. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Un film de Yohann Kouam". Mezzanine Films. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Frères by Yohann Kouam". clermont-filmfest. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Fragments of Lives". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Lea's Sundays". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ "The Return". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ "From San Francisco with Love". Uni France. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ^ "After Dawn / Apres L'Aurore - Square Eyes". After Dawn / Apres L’Aurore - Square Eyes. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Palm Springs International ShortFest (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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