Yohann Kouam Explained

Yohann Kouam
Birth Place:Lille, France
Nationality:French
Cameroon
Years Active:2004–present
Occupation:Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor

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

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

Career

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.

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

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]
2023Après l'aurore (After Dawn)Director, Writershort film[13]

Awards & Nominations

Organisation Year Category Result WorkRef.
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2014 Best of the Festival - Live Action The Return[14]
Rhode Island International Film Festival2014Grand Prize - Best ShortThe Return[15]
Rhode Island International Film Festival2014Alternative Spirit Award - ShortThe Return
Chéries-Chéris2014Grand Prize Chéries-ChérisThe Return
Hainan International Film Festival2023Golden Coconut - Best short filmAprès l'aurore (After Dawn)https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0007028/2023/1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YOHANN KOUAM. mubi . 7 October 2020.
  2. Web site: LES COURTS MÉTRAGES DE YOHANN KOUAM. Mezzanine Films . 7 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Yohann Kouam. clermont-filmfest . 7 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Yohann Kouam, the return to cinema. bondyblog . 7 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Yohann Kouam biography. African Filmny . 7 October 2020.
  6. Web site: FILMS DIRECTED BY Yohann Kouam. letterboxd . 7 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Un film de Yohann Kouam. Mezzanine Films . 7 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Frères by Yohann Kouam . clermont-filmfest . 7 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Fragments of Lives. Uni France . 7 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Lea's Sundays. Uni France . 7 October 2020.
  11. Web site: The Return. Uni France . 7 October 2020.
  12. Web site: From San Francisco with Love. Uni France . 7 October 2020.
  13. Web site: After Dawn / Apres L’Aurore - Square Eyes . 2024-01-28 . After Dawn / Apres L’Aurore - Square Eyes . en.
  14. Web site: Palm Springs International ShortFest (2014) . 2024-01-29 . IMDb.
  15. Web site: Rhode Island International Film Festival (2023) . 2024-01-29 . IMDb.

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