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:. International Movie Database. Consulted on 18 January 2024. Year Film Description Role Duration(minutes) 2001 Même instant de vie Short Director 2004 La post-prod Documentary for Malagasy television channels Ma-TV and TVM Producer 2008 6h58 (6:58 a.m.) Fiction short Director 12 m 2010 The pianoman Fiction short Producer 8 m 2010 Génération Jazz Documentary Producer 44 m 2010 L'Idiot du village Fiction short Screenwriter, director and producer 8 m 2012 Le Chant des Tlous by Luck Razanajaona Historical fiction feature. A 1940 Malgasy rebel fighting the French is proposed a second life. Producer 120 m 2012 Fragments de vies Documentary feature on hospital patients and psychiatric music therapy Screenwriter, director and producer 70 m 2014 Tee-shirt man by Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo Documentary feature on a Malagy presidential election Producer 70 m
Publication Full-text book online at issuu.com.
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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.