Director
Ismaël COMPAORÉ
Burkina Faso
Synopsis
The Sahel region is hit by international terrorism that has deeply disrupted the lives of its inhabitants. Sambo, 75, a dealer and terrorist against his wishes, is now an informer for the army to track down his former companions and executioners. He is the brains of a transnational investigation aimed at drying up the funding sources and reducing the means of action of the armed terrorist groups in the tri-border area.
Intention Note
Intagom is a film that aims to mirror the insecurities and fragility of an environment where, in the past, man and nature lived in harmony. Through the story of Sambo, enrolled with force by an armed terrorist group, then arrested by the defense and security forces, the film depicts the apparent peace, cross-border traffics, arrests and tensions between the forces involved. The story highlights the discovery of an abandoned plane wreck, the hunt for a clandestine airport in the desert, weapons and narcotics, and the race against the clock to avoid potential attacks in several capitals in the region. Sambo, a central and symbolic character, embodies the «black box» of the film, which combines several subplots and itineraries with intersecting destinies, while raising the issue on the coexistence of innocence and violence in a context of conflict.
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.
