Awa Traoré (actress)
# Awa Traoré (actress)

Awa Traoré (Arabic: أوا تراوري), is a Malian filmmaker and film actress. Apart from direction, Traoré is also an assistant director, composer and writer.

## Career

Traoré started her career with 1995 film L'enfant noir. Then she acted as the 'huntress' in the 1993 short film Denko directed by Mohamed Camara. The film received critical acclaim and won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the award for Best Short film at the Fribourg International Film Festival and the Golden Danzante award at the Huesca Film Festival.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Genre |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | L'enfant noir | Actress: La chasseresse | Feature film |
| 1993 | Denko | Actress: The huntress | Short film |
| 2011 | Une journée avec | Director, writer | TV series documentary |
| 2011 | Correspondances | Assistant director | Documentary |
| 2009 | Notre pain capital | Composer | Documentary short film |
