An emblematic actress of African Cinema, Naky Sy Savané has acted both in Theatre and Cinema with Africa’s and France’s most prominent directors. Her career began at a very early age with Henri Duparc’s Bal Poussière, which was followed by several feature films. She received two prizes for a female role in 1994 at the Vues d’Afrique Festival in Montreal and the Kouriba Festival in Morrocco for her part in Au Nom du Christ (In the Name of Christ) by Roger Gnoan M’Bala. In 1998 and 1999, she received the Kilimandjaro price for best actress as well as the UNICEF price at FESPACO. She played the part of ‘La Griotte’ in Sembène Ousmane’s Moolade and that of the president’s wife in Fanta Régina Nacro’s La Nuit de la Verité (Night of Truth). Aside for her career as an actress, Savané actively militates to foster access to education and women’s emancipation. She has recently joined GAMS (Abolition of Sexual Mutilations Group) of which she is the director in Marseille. She also has founded the Afriki Djigui Theatri, the first Theatre of Africa and the Black Diaspora as well as Miroirs et Cinémas d’Afriques, the first African Cinema Festival in Marseille.