Henri-Joseph Koumba Bididi

Henri-Joseph Koumba Bididi (Arabic: هنري جوزيف كومبا بيديدي; born 15 July 1957), is a Gabonese director, screenwriter and producer. He has made several critically acclaimed films including the short Le Singe Fou and Le Collier du Makoko (2011).

Personal life He was born on 15 July 1957 in Omboué, Gabon. He graduated in film education from École supérieure d'études cinématographiques (E.S.E.C) in France.

Career In 1983, Bididi worked as the in–charge of the casting for the film Équateur directed by Serge Gainsbourg. Then in 1986, he signed to the short film Le singe fou. He was awarded the prize for criticism of Arab journalists at the Carthage Film Festival and also the Great Short Film award at 10th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in 1987.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1983 Équateur (Ecuador) Casting in–charge film 1986 Singe fou (Crazy monkey) Casting in–charge short film 1995 L'Auberge du Salut (The Auberge du Salut) Director TV series 2001 Les Couilles de l'éléphant (The Balls of the Elephant) Director, writer feature film 2002 Djogo Director, writer film 2003 Affaires Voisins (Neighboring Affairs) Associate producer TV series 2007 Jour de la grand nuit (Day of the big night) Director film 2008 Le divorce (The divorce) co-producer short film 2009 Le Lion de Poubara (The Lion of Poubara) co-producer short film 2003 Les Annèes Écoles (The School Years) Director, executive producer, co-writer TV series 2009 Claudia et dora (Claudia and Dora) Executive producer, co-writer film 2011 Le collier du Makoko (The Makoko Necklace) Director, writer, dialogue feature film 2019 Sens Dessus Dessous (Direction Above Below) executive producer TV mini-series