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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Born(1925-01-31)31 January 1925
Porto-Novo, Benin
Died4 November 1987(1987-11-04) (aged 62)
Paris, France
CitizenshipSenegalese
Alma materInstitut des hautes études cinématographiques
OccupationFilm director
Years active1954–82
Known forFounder of Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes
Notable workAfrique-sur-Seine
SpouseMyriam Warner

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (31 January 1925 – 4 November 1987) was a Beninese/Senegalese film director and historian. As he lived in Senegal after the age of 10, he is more associated with that nation. He is known for his 1955 film Afrique-sur-Seine, the first Francophone African film.

Early life and education

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Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was born on 31 January[citation needed] 1925 in Porto Novo, Dahomey.[1][2]

He was educated in Paris, France,[3] where he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.[1]

Career

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In 1955 in Paris, Vieyra shot the first Francophone African film, Afrique-sur-Seine.[4]

His other important achievements for film in Africa include being one of the co-founders of the Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes (FEPACI) in 1969.[5]

He served as director of Actualités Sénégalaises, an important newsreel service in the two decades following Senegal’s Independence.[4]

In 1971, Vieyra was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[6] Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[7] In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.[8]

He died in Paris on 4 November[citation needed] 1987, at the age of 62.[2] His papers have been donated by his son, Stéphane Vieyra, to Indiana University's Black Film Center and Archive.[9]

Works

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Films

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  • 1954 : C'était il y a quatre ans
  • 1955 : Afrique-sur-Seine
  • 1957 : L'Afrique à Moscou
  • 1958 : Le Niger aujourd’hui
  • 1959 : Les présidents Senghor et Modibo Keita; Avec les Africaines à Vienne; Présence Africaine à Rome
  • 1960 : Indépendance du Cameroun, Togo, Congo, Madagascar
  • 1961 : Une nation est née
  • 1963 : Lamb; Voyage du président Senghor en Italie; Voyage présidentiel en URSS
  • 1964 : Avec l’ensemble national; Écrit du Caire; Sindiely; Voyage du président Senghor au Brésil
  • 1965 : N'Diongane
  • 1966 : Le Sénégal au festival national des arts nègres; Môl
  • 1967 : Au marché; La bicyclette; Le gâteau; Le rendez-vous
  • 1974 : Écrit de Dakar; L’art plastique
  • 1976 : L'Habitat rural au Sénégal; L’Habitat urbain au Sénégal
  • 1981 : Birago Diop; En résidence surveillée, L’envers du décor; Les oiseaux
  • 1982 : Iba N'diaye

Books

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  • Le Cinéma et l'Afrique, 1969
  • Sembène Ousmane cinéaste, 1972
  • Le Cinéma africain des origines à 1973, 1975
  • Le Cinéma au Sénégal, 1983

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Roy Armes (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  2. ^ a b "Vieyra, Paulin Soumanou". LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies. Library of Congress. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 357.
  4. ^ a b Lena, Marco (Spring 2022). "Paulin Soumanou Vieyra in the Documents of the Rediscovered Audiovisual Archive of the Senegalese Ministry of Culture". Black Camera. 13 (2): 474–488. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.13.2.26. ISSN 1947-4237.
  5. ^ Bedjaoui, Ahmed (15 August 2023). "Once upon a Time There Was PANAF: Liberation Movements and Cultural Representations of African Dreams". African Film Festival, Inc. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  6. ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  8. ^ "14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  9. ^ Francis, Terri (Spring 2022). "Welcoming Paulin Vieyra's Papers to Indiana University's Black Film Center/Archive". Black Camera. 13 (2): 489–499. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.13.2.27. ISSN 1947-4237.

References

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  • Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0810871717.
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