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Cédric Ido

b. 1980

French film director

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About Cédric Ido

Born 1980. Cédric Ido is a French and Burkinabé film director, screenwriter, actor, director and film producer.

Cédric Ido (born 22 October 1980) is a Burkinabe-French director, writer and actor. He grew up in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, a small suburban town near Paris and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during Thomas Sankara’s revolution. His directing works have been exhibited worldwide in film festivals such as Seattle, Dubai and Venice.

In 2015 he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for best short film with Twaaga, which takes place in Burkina Faso during Thomas Sankara's revolution. He has directed his brother, actor Jacky Ido, on a number of films including Chateau, and Hasaki Ya Suda.

Filmography YearFilmWriterDirectorNotes 2009 Un 'Stains' de musique Documentary 2011 Hasaki Ya Suda Short film 2013 Twaaga Short film 2017 Chateau Feature film 2022 Oussekine TV series 2022 The Gravity (La Gravité) Feature film

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Important facts

Born
22 October 1980, Stains
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter, actor, director, Film producer
Nationality
France, Burkina Faso

People in Cédric Ido's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara
1949 – 1987
Politician
 Portrait of Jacky Ido
Jacky Ido
b. 1977
Actor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Cédric Ido's

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Carole Pateman
b. 1940
Political scientist
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James P. Kennett
b. 1940
Oceanographer
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Jean Ichbiah
1940 – 2007
Computer scientist
 Portrait of John Warnock
John Warnock
1940 – 2023
Computer scientist
 Portrait of Leonard Susskind
Leonard Susskind
b. 1940
Physicist
 Portrait of Étienne Mougeotte
Étienne Mougeotte
1940 – 2021
Journalist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cédric Ido?

French film director

When was Cédric Ido born?

Cédric Ido was born on 22 October 1980 in Stains.

What is Cédric Ido's occupation?

Cédric Ido is a film director, screenwriter, actor, director and film producer.

What nationality is Cédric Ido?

Cédric Ido is French and Burkinabé.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cédric Ido

· Wikidata: Q58099848

· DBpedia: Cédric Ido

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