Bio

Born in Paris in 1985, Samantha BIFFOT is a French Gabonese director, scriptwriter, and producer. She grew up between Gabon, France, South Korea, and South Africa. She graduated from ESRA (major: film editing) in 2007 and worked for 4 years as a production assistant in Paris. In 2010, she returned to Gabon to found Princesse M Productions with Pierre-Adrien CECCALDI. For the past ten years, she wrote, directed, and co-produced films and series that are regularly awarded and bought by TV5 and Canal+. L'ŒIL DE LA CITÉ, best series at FESPACO 2013; "L'AFRICAIN QUI VOLAIT", selected in many festivals; "BOXING LIBREVILLE", of which she wrote the script for Amédée Pacôme NKOULOU, won Best Documentary at FIDADOC-Agadir and in Tarifa. In 2021, Samantha BIFFOT will finish "MAMI WATA", the first African fantasy series in long format (52'), co-produced with CANAL+.

Filmography

• MAMI WATA
  Director, Scriptwriter, Series, 8x52 minutes, completed
  
• LA PALAIS
  Director, Series, 12x26 minutes, development stage
  
• BONNE SANTÉ
  Productrice, Magazine, 26 minutes, 2018 - 2021
  Awards : TV5 Monde
  
• BOXING LIBREVILLE
  Scriptwriter, Documentary, 52 minutes, 2018
  Awards : Tarifa, Prix du meilleur documentaire, Tarifa FIDADOC, Prix du meilleur documentaire
  Festivals : VisionS du Réel
  
• KONGOSSA TELECOM
  Réalisatrice , Series, 50x5 minutes, 2016-2017
  Distribution : Canal +
  
• L'AFRICAIN QUI VOULAIT VOLER
  Réalisatrice , Documentary, 71 minutes, 2016
  Festivals : Namur, Lausanne, Saint-Louis,
  Distribution : TV5 Monde
  
• PARENTS MODE D'EMPLOI - AFRIQUE
  Director, Series, 300x4 minutes, 2015-2021
  Awards : TV5 Monde
  
• L'ŒIL DE LA CITÉ
  Réalisatrice , Series, 5x13 minutes, 2012-2013
  Awards : FESPACO, Prix de la meilleure série