Maïmouna Doucouré

ActivitiesActress, Director, Screenwriter, Assistant director

SecteurCinéma

Biography

Maïmouna Doucouré started out in the industry with a self-produced film she directed with support from a screenplay competition. She then wrote and directed the short film Mother(s), selected in around 200 international film festivals and winning over 60 awards, including the Jury Award at Sundance, Best Short Film at Toronto, and the 2017 César Award for Best Short Film. In 2019, she was granted the Gold Fellowship for Women from the AMPAS, awarded to emerging female filmmakers. Released in 2020, her first feature, Cuties, portrays the hyper-sexualization of young girls. It won the Directing Award at Sundance and a Special Mention from the Generation Kplus Jury at the Berlinale.

Updated on 10/09/2020

11 SEPTEMBER 2020

International Clip

23 NOVEMBER 2017

17e Semaine du Cinéma Français à Berlin - Trailer

La bande-annonce de la manifestation, qui se déroulera du 29 novembre au 6 décembre dans la capitale allemande, coorganisée par l'Institut Français et UniFrance.

More info: http://en.unifrance.org/news/15102/17e-semaine-du-cinema-francais-a-berlin

23 JANUARY 2017

Trailer

06 JANUARY 2016

Trailer for the 2016 Young French Cinema initiative

For the second year running, UniFrance films and the French Embassy in the United States present the Young French Cinema program with a selection of auteur films (not yet released) to be screened at American universities, film societies, and the Alliance Française network.

More info: http://en.unifrance.org/news/14491/trailer-for-the-2016-young-french-cinema-initiative

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