Film Director
Senegal
Born 1958 in Dakar; he started his career as a cinema technician. Then in 1987, he turned to direction with a short film and founded his own production firm called 'Les Films du Crocodile'. In 1991, Touré made his maiden feature film Toubab Bi, receiving critical acclaim and being awarded at several international film festivals including “Un Certain Regard” section at the Cannes Film Festival. After the success of the first feature, he made his second film TGV in 1998. Later in 1999, the film won the Audience Award at the 9th Africa International Film Festival. In 2012, directed his third feature film La Pirogue, particularly a semidocumentary on clandestine migration. His new film Red Dust will be released in 2022.
