Bassek ba Kobhio

Bassek ba Kobhio was born on 1 January 1957 in Nindjé and died on 12 May 2026 in Yaoundé. He studied social sciences and philosophy; while still at secondary school he received a prize for a short story, then published a novel in 1981 and a story collection in 1984, before adapting his own novel for the cinema. As much a writer and producer as a filmmaker, he founded the Écrans noirs festival in Yaoundé in 1997, serving as its general delegate, co-directed a film in 2003 and headed the higher institute of cinema and audiovisual studies of Central Africa, devoted to training young talents.

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• Feature filmThe Great White Man of LambarénéLe Grand Blanc de LambarénéBassek ba Kobhio · 1995Cinema