Toumani Sangaré is a director/producer based in Bamako, Dakar and Paris. In 1995, he founded Kourtrajmé Productions with Romain Gavras, Kim Chapiron and Ladj Ly. The world of Africa has always fascinated him and represents his greatest source of inspiration. In 2000, he moved to Mali, where he revolutionized music videos and TV credits, initiated the first short-film festival and created Kourtrajmé Africa. He works with Ladj Ly on the artistic direction of two documentary projects, 365 Jours à Clichy Montfermeil and 365 Jours au Mali, which aim to present global issues from a different angle, from the Paris suburbs to northern Mali.
In 2016, he made his mark in Mali as a producer and director with the comedy series Taxi Tigui. A real popular success, this 3-minute shortcom recounts the adventures of F-One, a taximan. The series was produced solely thanks to the support of local economic players. Since 2017, he has been directing series and feature films in Africa in collaboration with Canal+, Orange Studio, Keewu... In 2020, the release of the series Wara for TV5 Monde and the opening of the Kourtrajmé school in Senegal are scheduled.
Toumani shares his unique journey, his taste for transmission and his view of the differences between Africa and Europe in terms of audiovisual production in a discussion with scriptwriter and literary director Anna Gomis.
