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Alassane, Moustapha, 1942-2015

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Personal name headingAlassane, Moustapha, 1942-2015
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Variant(s)Alassane, M. (Moustapha), 1942-2015
Alassane, Moustapha, 1942-
Associated countryNiger
LocatedTahoua (Niger)
Birth date1942
Death date2015-03-17
Place of birthN'dougou (Benin)
AffiliationInstitut d'Afrique Noire
UniversiteĢ Abdou Moumouni
Profession or occupationMotion picture producers and directors Businesspeople
Hotelkeepers
Found inMoustapha Alassane cineĢaste, c2003: back cover (born 1942)
Dictionary of African biography, accessed October 26, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database (Alassane, Moustapha; filmmaker, motion picture producer, director; born 1942 in N'dougou, Benin; worked at the Institut d'Afrique Noire (Ifan) in Niamey (1960); was Jean Rouch's (new-wave filmmaker and Africanist) technical assistant; taught new production technologies and film animation at the University Abdou Moumini; known as the father of African film animation who is true to the spirit of the Federation Panafricaine des Cineastes (Fepaci) charter; produced the first African animated film, La mort du Gandji (1965); produced his first feature film, Femme, villa, voiture argent (1972), one of his better known works throughout Francophone Africa; as of 2011 he lives in Tahoua, where he operates a hotel)
Soubane, 1974: credit frame (M. Alassane)
Wikipedia, June 1, 2022 (Moustapha Alassane; b. 1942 in Niger; d. March 17, 2015; Nigerian filmmaker)
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