Burkinabese Filmmaker.

Nissi Joanny TRAORÉ is a film director réalisateur, screenwriter and producer.

He is kown for "L'Autre école" (1985), "Sababu" (1992), "Sosso Bala" (2017).

Nissi Joanny TRAORÉ was born in Takalédougou, Burkina Faso in 1952 and is a graduate of the INCA in Paris. He has taught cinematographic Techniques in Burkina Faso.
He was national Director of cinematographic production in Burkina Faso. His first two feature films, "L'Autre école" (1985) and "Sababu" (1992),
both won prizes at the international festivals.

Nissi Jaonny Traoré is an engineer with a diploma in audiovisual arts and techniques. He has directed about ten films "Paris Solidarité (1983); "L'autre école (1986)", "Sababu (1991)", "Burkina Faso pays d'avenir (1994)", "Mamio, l'exil des dieux (2006)", Burkina Faso pays des hommes intègres (2007)", "Vous avez dit coton OGM ? (2008, documentary)", "Le dernier acte" (2009, documentary), "Sosso Bala" (2017, documentary). He has worked on numerous institutionnal films.
In 2020, he was chief of the village of Takalédougou where he is from (near Banfora).

Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.facebook.com/nissit1
► https://fespaco.bf/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Catalogue-officiel-2021.pdf
► www.sidwaya.info/comoe-cinema-le-clan-du-cameleon-fait-decouvrir-dautres-merveilles-des-cascades/
► wwww.aib.media/regions/2020/02/12/cinema-le-clan-du-cameleon-ou-la-cupidite-des-citadins-en-fin-de-tournage-a-banfora/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 18 August 2025