No Gold for Kalsaka explained

No Gold for Kalsaka
Director:Michel K. Zongo
Cinematography:Michel K. Zongo
Music:Moumouni Jupiter Sodré
Distributor:Rushlake Media
Runtime:80 minutes
Budget:€30,000

No Gold for Kalsaka (French: Pas d'or pour Kalsaka) is a 2019 Burkinabe documentary film written and directed by Michel K. Zongo and co-produced with Florian Schewe.

Synopsis

Since a long time ago, in the African country of Burkina Faso, the people of the small village of Kalsaka had mined and used gold for their economic sustenance. With the coming of a British multinational mining corporation, however, that was brought to a close as the people were zoned out completely of the mining benefits from their own land. The village commune, nevertheless, led by Jean-Baptiste, fights hard to take back what belongs to the locals.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The filming was done in the Yatenga Province of Burkina Faso. It was produced by Michel K. Zongo for Diam Production [bf] and Florian Schewe for Film Five GmbH.[1] [2]

Accolades

The film got a nomination for the Best Documentary category in the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Release

The film was released on February 24, 2019.[11]

Reception

On November 15, 2019 in collaboration with the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), the film was premiered by Cinema Politica Concordia in Quebec.[12] The film was billed as one of the films changing the world and was scheduled to be premiered in the Czech Republic in Autumn 2020 by One World.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No Gold for Kalsaka Documentary By Michael K Zongo . Film Five . November 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: No Gold for Kalsaka Pas d'Or pour Kalsaka . Crew United . November 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: No Gold for Kalsaka: A Burkina Faso community's lost land . Akhbar 1 . November 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: AMAA 2019: Here are all the winners at the 15th edition of movie award . October 27, 2019 . Pulse Nigeria . Bada . Gbenga . November 12, 2020.
  5. Web site: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019 . Mubi . November 12, 2020.
  6. Web site: AMAA 2019, the nominees The ceremony is scheduled on the 27th of October 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria . Dia . Thierno Ibrahima . September 19, 2019 . Africine . November 12, 2020.
  7. Web site: African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Releases Full Nominees- Ghana Gets 11 Nominations . GABS . December 15, 2019 . GhGossips . November 12, 2020.
  8. Web site: AMAA returns to Lagos for 15th Annual Academy Awards . Akanbi . Yinka . October 25, 2019 . TCN . November 12, 2020.
  9. Web site: See The Full List Of AMAA 2019 Winners . October 28, 2019 . TPCN . November 12, 2020.
  10. Web site: AMAA: Africa Movie Academy Awards 2019 . October 24, 2019 . Teller Africa . November 12, 2020.
  11. Web site: No Gold for Kalsaka. IMDb. May 25, 2022.
  12. Web site: Cinema Politica presents No Gold For Kalsaka with director Michel K. Zongo . Concordia . November 11, 2020.
  13. Web site: Films that are changing the world . One World Archive . December 3, 2020.

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