Laza Razanajatovo

Laza Razanajatovo (known as Laza) is a Malagasy filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and film festival organiser of the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar.

Biography

In 2006 Laza founded the Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar, the short film festival of Madagascar, which has organised Pan-African short film competitions, workshops, meetings and international exchanges. He studied cinematography in Paris for eight years and is based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as director of his own film production house Rozifilms. He was a member of the documentary jury at the 29th Carthage Film Festival () and a co-organiser of Anim'ato Mada, a 2022 workshop for stop-motion film animators. Laza received the Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Madagascar distinction and is a president of Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors (APASER).

Filmography

Laza's films include:

Publication

• Full-text book online at issuu.com.

Gallery

References

External links

• . Video duration: 9m 35s. Uploader: Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar, March 6, 2018. German and French spoken. At Berlin International Film Festival (15-25 February 2018).
• . Video duration: 3m 28s. Uploader: HEVA FUND, August 16, 2023.
• . Video duration: 2m 22 s. Uploader: Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar, March 8, 2023. French spoken. Official start of APASER (Pan-African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors, with Laza as president) at the FESPACO 2023 film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 26 February 2023.