Kalifa Dienta
# Kalifa Dienta

Kalifa Dienta (Arabic: كاليفا دينتا ; January 1940 – June 2021), was a Malian filmmaker. He was best known as the director of critically acclaimed feature film A Banna. In addition to directing, he was also a writer and cinematographer.

## Personal life

He was born on 1 January 1940 in Macina, Mali and died in June 2021 in Bamako, Mali . He studied cinema in Moscow.

## Career

In 1980, he directed the film A Banna which received mostly positive reviews from critics and selected in several international film festivals.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | A Banna | director, writer, cinematographer | feature film | |
