Writer, actor, director, editor and producer self-taught 39 years old, he has a dozen films distributed in the far north.
"Soureyya" (52 min, 2010), a film Laminou Tilimdo screened at International Film Festival Joint Ngaoundere in January 2011, was awarded the 1st Prize Short film. Acclaimed by the public, this film in French is the latest in a long list of works by the young 39 year old self, which combines all the caps of the production chain of a film: screenwriter, actor, director, editor, producer and distributor soon.
As far as he can remember Laminou Tilimdo always dreamed of making movies. In 1998, he joined an artists' association of Adamawa. Together, they embark on the production of films fufuldé "dabar Yaadou bee" and "Wada wasmita" come out the same year. This is the beginning of the career of the director and editor Laminou Tilimdo. But the young man thinks big. He wrote, directed and produced "Sey gedal" in 2003 and "Alkawal" in 2004. Released in DVDs and VCDs, films are distributed through shops Ngaoundere. As soon pirated, they are found in major cities of Adamawa, North and Far North, and up to N'Djamena, Chad. If money's not coming home Laminou Tilimdo, and especially the players of his films, gaining notoriety with the public.
In 2005, Laminou Tilimbdo wrote plays, directed and edited the film "Evil Djamba", shot in three parts of 60mn in fufuldé and subtitled in French. "The films in local languages are very welcomed by the public. But I want to give a chance for my films to be exported beyond the far north, "he says. The film, although 1000Fcfa sold is pirated." Distributors are the first pirates. Moreover, they do not always money revertants CDs sold, "complained Laminou Tilimdo.
In 2008, plural filmmaker wrote, directed and produced" Djannatou "and 2009" Djoonde Douniya. Echaudé by piracy, he is careful not to take them out on DVD. But the problem remains. "We must find ways to recover expenses incurred in the production of a film. Since there are no movie theaters, we're thinking a new form of distribution. I will restart production of films in home video when I set up a distribution network staff, "he warns.
Laminou Tilimdo faces lack of funding:" There is no patron nor sponsor, the distributors are not reliable and there is no diffuser, no movie theater. "Yet he was sure" we have the potential. What we lack is a framework that allows a good definition of roles. For it is not healthy to be an actor, screenwriter, director, editor, producer. This is dangerous in the extreme, because we only have his eye that is not necessarily criticism for his works, "he laments.
Stephanie Dongmo
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