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Waka Films
Production company
managed by Silvia Voser since 1990

Filmography

In development :

FREIHEIT IN DER KULTUR - KULTURENFREIHEIT
by Silvia Voser (Switzerland)
Documentary, 80 min.
With the support of Aargauer Kuratorium (Switerzland)

DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBETY 1945-1998
by Silvia Voser
2016 A portrait of the Senegalese filmmaker, 2x14 minutes (Switzerland)

KEN BUGUL – Personne n’en veut (Nobody Wants Her)
by Silvia Voser
2014, documentary 62 minutes, Switzerland/France

HORS SERIE
by Mariama Sylla 2007, fiction, 17 min., Switzerland/Senegal
In coproduction with Swiss Television and the Department of Foreign Affaires (Bern)

VISITE MEDICALE
by Felix von Muralt 2005, fiction, 15 min., Switzerland/France

Cinéfestival Lausanne :
Young Jury Award

NOCTURNE
by Riccardo Signorell
2004, fiction, 90 min., Switzerland

HEROES NEVER DIE
by Jan Arnold
2004, documentary, 85 min. Switzerland/Spain/France
In coproduction with the Swiss Television

MADAME CELAT VA BIEN
by Dominique Colnel (Margot D. Marguerite)
2003, Fiction 60 min., Switzerland/France

CASABLANCA,   CASABLANCA
by Farida Benlyazid 2002, Fiction 90 min., Morocco/Switzerland

HERR UEBER 40 RAUBKATZEN
by Ute Casper
2002, documentary 52 min., Switzerland/Germany
In coproduction with ARTE and the Swiss Television

THE TOUR
by Deborah Young
2002, fiction, 15 min., Italy/Switzerland/Croatia

ENERGY SHOW
by Patrick Boillat
2001, Animation, 18 min.,
for PSI (Institute of Research Paul Scherrer), Switzerland

UN PAS, DEUX PAS ...
by Guy Désiré Yaméogo
2001, 13 min., France/Switzerland/Burkina Faso

Festival Abidjan ;
Award for the best actrice to Aïssata Asmana
Prix de l'Union Européenne
African Film Festival Milan (COE) ;
Special mention of the International SINUS Jury

LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL (The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun)
by Djibril Diop Mambety
1999, fiction. 44 min. Switzerland/France/Senegal

Festival Bellinzona :
Special mention for Lissa Baléra
Festival Namur :
Special Jury Award
Award of ACCT to Lissa Baléra,
Award of the PROCIREP
Festival Nuremberg :
Award of the International Human Rights Day
Children’s Film Festival Washington :
Ellen Award
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal :
Best Short Film Award
France : Prix de Qualité of CNC
Switzerland : Prime de Qualité of the Federal Office of Culture
DVD France
Distribution Allemagne
Distribution USA
DVD Italie

KEID ENSA (Women Whiles)
by Farida Benlyazid
1999, fiction. 90 min., Switzerland/France/Morocco, Tunisia
1999 : Best Film in Morocco : more than 500'000 entries
African Film Festival Milan :
Public Award
Festival Troia :
Best Talent Award for actress Samira Akarriou
Festival Marrakech :
Award for the Best Costumes
Festival Ferney Voltaire:
Prix du Public
Distribution Allemagne

CINEMA : REFLEXIONS SUR L'AVENIR
1997, 7 short-films, fiction, 60 min., Switzerland/ARTE

"LE JOUR OU"    Chantal Akerman (Belgium)
"ELENA"   Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
"THE BIRTH OF LIFE "    Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
"GOST OF ELECTRICITY" Robert Kramer (USA)
"LES PARIAS DU CINEMA"   I. Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
"LE FILM A VENIR"   Raùl Ruìz (Chile)
" LA ETA KNABINO"   Samir (Switzerland)

World Premiere at the International Locarno Film Festival

CHOISIS-TOI UN AMI
by Mama Keïta
1996, fiction, 90 min., Switzerland/France/Guinée

Festival of Locarno :
Prix du Jury CICAE

IL SOGNO DELLA FARFALLA
by Marco Bellocchio
1994, Fiction. 120 min. Switzerland/France/Italy

LE FRANC
by Djibril Diop Mambety
1994, Fiction. 44 min., Switzerland/France/Senegal

Festival of Carthage : Tanit d'Or
African Film Festival Milan : Prix AGFA
African Film Festival Ouagadougou : Big Jury Award FESPACO.
Film Festival San Francisco : Golden Gate Award for the Best Short Film
Award of the French Ministery of the Cooperation for the Best Production
DVD France
DVD Allemagne
Distribution USA
DVD Italie

SAMBA TRAORE
by Idrissa Ouedraogo
1992, fiction. 80 min., Switzerland/France/Burkina Faso
Berlin Film Festival : Silver Bear
DVD France
DVD Italie

TILAI
by Idrissa Ouedraogo
1990, Fiction. 82 min. Switzerland/France/Burkina Faso
International Film Festival Cannes : Jury Prize
DVD France