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GNOUPATA, LE VILLAGE DES INTRIGANTES

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GNOUPATA, LE VILLAGE DES INTRIGANTES_ateliersdegrandbassam_2024

Director
Ibrahim BAYOR
Niger

Producer
Stephane KALOU
Ivory Coast

Synopsis

Located in the remote areas of Côte d’Ivoire, the village of GNOUPATA, according to a myth, was born from a nearby river called the ‘GNOU,’ which guarantees happiness and prosperity to its inhabitants. Faced with severe illnesses, Amah, Yohou, and Kady, three women from the village, notice the change in taste and texture of the GNOU’s water and hold the river responsible. However, due to its sacred nature and their trust in protective spirits, the villagers continue to consume the river’s water, hoping these spirits will keep protecting them. Given the severity of the situation, Amah, Yohou, and Kady, supported by several women from the village, subtly suggest to the village elders the installation of a hydraulic pump to provide the village with potable water and thus bring it into modernity, like the surrounding villages. Faced with the chief and elders’ refusal, the trio decides to take matters into their own hands to save lives and prevent the inevitable exodus of the villagers.

Production note

By addressing the realities of rural life through the story of three fearless women, the series GNOUPATA takes us into a world that is both picturesque, humorous, and sometimes dramatic. Fully embracing the advocacy for gender issues supported by the company’s leaders, GNOUPATA, through the funny and epic adventures of three heroines, Amah, Yohou, and Kady, tackles various issues such as illiteracy, widow inheritance, alcoholism, rural exodus, poverty, economic hardships in rural areas, the reality of cooperatives, and the economic predators that rural populations sometimes face. Beyond that, this series aims to highlight the courage, dedication, and prominent role of women in our societies in general. This dive into rural life reminds us of African values, some of its drawbacks, but most importantly, the dangers that modernity can sometimes pose to the most vulnerable rural populations.

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About us

Les Ateliers de Grand-Bassam is brought to life by Grand-Bassam Project, a non-profit association that embodies excellence in the film and audiovisual industry. The association is an organization of filmmakers, producers and cultural industry professionals from Ivory Coast, the continent and beyond, who help incubate performing arts and audiovisual projects by applying alternative methods of management, production, marketing and distribution in countries across the continent.

Grand-Bassam Project’s main objective is to contribute to the emergence of a solid, internationally competitive African cultural industry, notably through the development of the performing arts and audiovisual sector, capable of contributing to improving the economic impact of culture and consolidating the employability of young people.

Specifically, the objectives of the Grand-Bassam Project are to :

– Implement and consolidate an incubator for cultural projects and professional training workshops for artists and producers from Ivory Coast and other countries on the continent.

– Contribute to the reappropriation by Ivorian cultural players of the conception and governance of cultural policies, in partnership with public decision-makers at national level.

– Contribute to the dissemination of cinematographic works from the continent Formalize and implement a strategy for the implementation of activities, a risk management plan, as well as a monitoring and evaluation plan for all actions.

– Produce and/or co-produce performing arts and audiovisual works and projects for dissemination on the continent and internationally.

– Intensify artistic education initiatives aimed at children, young people and the general public.

Grand-Bassam Project is in the process of launching its program of activities, which include training, production, distribution, image education and consulting for the first edition of the Ateliers de Grand-Bassam. In keeping with its management strategy, the company’s aim is to combine production activities with socio-educational initiatives.

By working closely with sister organizations in Ivory Coast who share the same passion, Grand-Bassam Project will contribute to the future of cinema in Côte d’Ivoire and beyond.

The association capitalizes on the experience acquired over the last ten years by the Ouaga Film Lab, and projects will be carried out with the expertise required to increase the competitiveness of Ivorian and African filmmakers on the world stage.