Yohann Kouam

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Yohann Kouam
Born
Lille, France
NationalityFrench
Cameroon
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor
Years active2004–present

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]

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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. [4]

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

YearFilmRoleNoteRef.
2004Frères (Fragments of Lives)Director, Writershort film [8]
2007Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives)Director, Writershort film [9]
2010Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays)Directorshort film [10]
2013Le Retour (The Return)Directorshort film [11]
2016From San Francisco with LoveDirector, Writershort film [12]
2023Après l'aurore (After Dawn)Director, Writershort film [13]

Awards & Nominations

OrganisationYearCategoryResultWorkRef.
Palm Springs International ShortFest2014Best of the Festival - Live ActionNominatedThe Return [14]
Rhode Island International Film Festival2014Grand Prize - Best ShortNominatedThe Return [15]
Rhode Island International Film Festival2014Alternative Spirit Award - ShortWonThe Return [15]
Chéries-Chéris2014Grand Prize Chéries-ChérisWonThe Return
Hainan International Film Festival2023Golden Coconut - Best short filmNominatedAprès l'aurore (After Dawn)

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References

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