Laza_Razanajatovo

Laza Razanajatovo

Laza Razanajatovo

Malagasy filmmaker, film producer and film festival organiser

Laza Razanajatovo (known as Laza) is a Malagasy filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and film festival organiser of the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar.[1] [2] [3]

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Biography

In 2006 Laza founded the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar, the short film festival of Madagascar, which has organised Pan-African short film competitions, workshops, meetings and international exchanges. He studied cinematography in Paris for eight years and is based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as director of his own film production house Rozifilms.[2] He was a member of the documentary jury at the 29th Carthage Film Festival (Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage 2018, fr)[4] and a co-organiser of Anim'ato Mada, a 2022 workshop for stop-motion film animators.[5] Laza received the Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Madagascar distinction[1] and is a president of Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors (APASER).[6][7]

Filmography

Laza's films include:[1][8]

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Publication

  • Laza; Rajaonarivelo, Raymond (2016). Kolosary Cinéma Malagasy – Madagascar en 11 Films (in French and English). Madagascar: Institut Français, Paris, and Institut Français Madagascar, Antananarivo. Retrieved 1 March 2024. Full-text book online at issuu.com.
  • Laza addressing the public at the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar competition screening, 2016.
  • Opening speech of director Laza at the 13th Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar short film festival, 2018.

References

  1. [1]
    "Laza Razanajatovo, Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Directeur/trice de festival". africine.org (in French). African Federation of Film Critics. 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2024. En 2006, Laza a créé le festival Rencontres du Film Court avec l'appui de l'institut Français de Madagascar. Il dirige sa propre structure de production, Rozifilms.
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    "Laza Razanajatovo". berlinale-talents.de. Berlinale Talents. Berlin International Film Festival. 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Laza Razanajatovo Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Scénariste, Directeur/trice de festival (Homme). Madagascar". africultures.com (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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    "Le Jury Documentaires". jcctunisie.org (in French). Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage. 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    Balaga, Marta (16 June 2022). "'Something Is Happening in Madagascar!': Workshop Anim'ato Mada Announced at Annecy". variety.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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    "The 2021 AVACI International Congress was held – Audiovisual Authors International Confederation". audiovisualauthors.org. AUDIOVISUAL AUTHORS INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION (Avaci). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. [7]
    "FESPACO 2023 SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS". fespaco.bf. Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. [8]
    Laza Razanajatovo at IMDb. International Movie Database. Consulted on 18 January 2024.
  9. [9]
    "6:58 a.m." iffr.com. International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam (IFFR) 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2024. We follow the daily doings of a man who maintains his routine, since living on the street is still living, and there is still space for dreams and time for arrangements. Except when a morning starts with the clock stopped at 6:58 a.m.

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