Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
He was born in Porto Novo, Benin, and educated in Paris, France, where he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. In 1955 in Paris he shot the first Francophone African film, "Afrique sur Seine". His other important achievements for film in Africa include founding the "Fédération panafricaine des cinéastes" in 1969.