Alexander Abela (born 30 November 1964), is a British-French filmmaker, producer and writer.[1][2][failed verification] He is best known for directing the live action films Makibefo, Souli and the animation film Zarafa.[3][4]
Alexander Abela | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Abela 30 November 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, Editor, Cinematographer, writer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Personal life
editHe was born on 30 November 1964 in Coventry, England.[5]
Career
editHe studied physics and oceanography extensive with an ambition to be an oceanographer. He is a seasoned freediver and trained as a commercial diver (HSE Part I) as well. But in 1997, he began a film career instead of that.[6]
In 2001, he directed his maiden film Makibefo, where he was also the producer and writer. The film has been shot in Madagascar in October 1998.[7] The film casts with an English-speaking narrator, where all the roles are played by indigenous Antandroy people.[8] After the success of the film, he made his second film Souli in 2004, which also received the critics acclaim and screened many film festivals.[9] The film also revolved around a remote fishing village on the southwestern coast of Madagascar.[10] In 2005, the film was nominated for the Grand Prix Award at the Paris Film Festival.[11] In 2009, he co-wrote the animation film Zarafa with Rémi Bezançon, and released theaters in 2011.[12] In 2012, he produced two more films: Ojo De Agua, and Ventilator Blues.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Makibefo | Director, writer, producer | Film | |
| 2004 | Souli | Director, writer | Film | |
| 2011 | La dernière frontière | Director, writer, Cinematographer, Editor | TV movie documentary | |
| 2012 | Zarafa | Writer | Film |
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Abela". NW Film Center. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ online, CINEMA. "Alexander Abela - Über diesen Star - cinema.de". www.cinema.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Abela". MUBI. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Abela: epd Film". www.epd-film.de. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Filmografie Alexander Abela". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Personnes - Africultures : Abela Alexander". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Alexander Abela (Chapter 1). pp. 23–54. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511760211.004. ISBN 9780511760211. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Tribal Rituals on Sand Dunes Alexander Abela's Makibefo as a Transcultural Appropriation of Shakespeare's MacbethUdo Bomnüter , Literature Film Quarterly". lfq.salisbury.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Personnes - Africultures : Abela Alexander". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Calbi, Maurizio (2013). Reiterating Othello: Spectral Media and the Rhetoric of Silence in Alexander Abela's Souli. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 63–79. doi:10.1057/9781137063762_4. ISBN 978-1-349-34184-9. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Abela". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Abela". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 9 October 2021.