Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of the Cinema and Audiovisual Industries of Western Africa
The Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of the Cinema and Audiovisual Industries of Western Africa (French: Union des créateurs et entrepreneurs du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, UCECAO) is an organization for cinema professionals in West Africa.[1]
The cofounder and president of UCECAO is the Malian film director Souleymane Cissé.[2] The organization was created at meetings in Bamako, Mali, on 31 March 1996 and 13 January 1997.[3][4][5] The organization is based in Bamako.
References[edit]
- ^ Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (2000). Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. Éditions Karthala. p. 583. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
- ^ Qui es Souleymane Cissé?, 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Mali: creation de la UCECAO", Ecrans D'afrique, 1996, p. 10.
- ^ New African, 1996, p. 35.
- ^ Jeune Afrique, 1997, p. 7.