Moussa Hamadou Djingarey (born 9 July 1973) is a Nigerien film director.
Moussa Hamadou Djingarey | |
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| Born | (1973-07-09) 9 July 1973 (age 49) Zinder, Niger |
| Nationality | Nigerien |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Djingarey was born in Zinder in 1973. He went to primary school in Talladjé, a district of the capital Niamey. Then he attended the middle school CEG 10 and from 1994 to 1997 the Lycée Issa Korombé in Niamey.[1] In 1999 Djingarey traveled to Saudi Arabia for the occasion of an Umrah. He began work there for a production company that mainly worked for Saudi television. He learned camera and editing in practice and did not return to Niger until 2002.[2]
Upon his return, Djingarey founded the production company MD digital production in Niamey. He initially specialized in commissioned and advertising films. His clients included the state broadcaster ORTN, international non-governmental organizations and foreign embassies.[3] In 2005, he decided to become a director, creating the short documentary La mystérieuse croix d'Agadez. In 2006, Djingarey directed Tagalakoy and Lutte contre la désertification au Niger, the latter of which received a prize at the first edition of FIFEN (Niger International Environmental Film Festival 2006).[1] Djingarey received several French grants for film training abroad,[3] among others in 2005 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, in 2008 in Paris and in 2009 in Val-de-Marne in France.[1]
In 2010, Djingarey released his debut feature film, Hassia. The film deals with the forced marriage of the title heroine and signified a return to the main program of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and other larger film festivals for Nigerien filmmakers after a long absence. In 2012, Djingarey directed Le retour au pays, which also premiered at major festivals.[3] In 2015, he directed the documentary Le Pagne, filmed entirely in Maradi, Niger. It premiered at the Ecrans Noirs festival and dealt with the issue of female genital mutilation of a young girl, Mariama.[4] In 2018, the director became the first deputy general secretary of the Fédération des Associations des Cinéastes du Niger, a newly founded association of Nigerian film organizations chaired by Harouna Niandou.[5]