FILM DIRECTOR

Fanta Régina Nacro

1962 - Today

Fanta Régina Nacro

Fanta Regina Nacro (born 4 September 1962) is well known for being the first woman from Burkina Faso to direct a feature film and is a founding member of the Guilde Africaine des Realisateurs et Producteurs (The African Guild of Directors and Producers). She is an artist who explores the themes of African cinema while tackling issues surrounding illness such as AIDS, and education for the girl child. She represents the "New African Wave". Nacro's films tend to question the traditions of Burkina Faso, while looking at the relationship between tradition and modernity in today's world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Fanta Régina Nacro is the 1,934th most popular film director (up from 1,936th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Burkina Faso (up from 36th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burkinabe Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Fanta Régina Nacro ranks 1,934 out of 2,041. Before her are Dan Attias, Newton Thomas Sigel, Bernard Rose, Santosh Ram, Alberto Rodríguez Librero, and Dome Karukoski. After her are Ava DuVernay, Ric Roman Waugh, Michael Cuesta, Vincent Paronnaud, William Malone, and Domee Shi.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Dan Attias
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 1,928
Newton Thomas Sigel
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 1,929
Bernard Rose
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 1,930
Santosh Ram
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 1,931
Alberto Rodríguez Librero
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 1,932
Dome Karukoski
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 1,933
Fanta Régina Nacro
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,934
Ava DuVernay
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,935
Ric Roman Waugh
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,936
Michael Cuesta
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,937
Vincent Paronnaud
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,938
William Malone
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,939
Domee Shi
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,940

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Fanta Régina Nacro ranks 902. Before her are Hans Simonsson, Herta Anitaș, Massimo Mauro, Kevin Willis, Gordana Perkučin, and Tammy Baldwin. After her are Sarah Lucas, Scott Davis, Elena Kountoura, Robert Curbeam, Jonas Bergqvist, and William Castro.

Others Born in 1962

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Hans Simonsson
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 896
Herta Anitaș
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 897
Massimo Mauro
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 898
Kevin Willis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 899
Gordana Perkučin
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 900
Tammy Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 901
Fanta Régina Nacro
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 902
Sarah Lucas
SCULPTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 903
Scott Davis
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 904
Elena Kountoura
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 905
Robert Curbeam
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 906
Jonas Bergqvist
HOCKEY PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 907
William Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 908