Senegalese producer and director Angèle Diabang is a leading figure in Africa’s cultural and audiovisual sector thanks to her institutional involvement. For over 20 years, she has been developing a body of work focused on social issues, women’s journeys, and human rights through her production company Karoninka, founded in 2006. As a director, she is known for her socially-conscious documentaries, including Congo, a Doctor who Saves Women about 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Denis Mukwege. Her short film Un air de kora (A Tune of Kora) won the Bronze Foal at FESPACO 2019, where she also won the ECOWAS Best Director Award. In 2025, she directed an adaptation of Mariama Bâ’s novel So Long a Letter, which achieved historic success in West Africa, setting an unprecedented box office record.
Jury attendance
- Member Un Certain Regard, 2026
