{{Short description|French-Ivorian actress, screenwriter and film producer}} '''Alexandra Amon''', born 27 July 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France is an actress, scriptwriter, producer,<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Alexandra Amon|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6707564/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|access-date=July 31, 2018|website=imdb.com|language=en}}</ref> entrepreneur and philanthropist.
== Biography == Of Ivorian heritage, she studied in the United States before returning to Côte d'Ivoire to found her production company and to rejoin her family.
In 2006, she obtained a bachelor's degree in advertising from the Pratt Institute.<ref name=first>{{Cite web|date=March 22, 2014|title=Alexandra, Superwoman: "Seul le travail bien fait vous emmènera au sommet|url=https://ayanawebzine.com/superwoman/alexandra-superwoman-seul-le-travail-bien-fait-vous-emmenera-au-sommet/|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=ayanawebzine.com|language=fr|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208114720/https://ayanawebzine.com/superwoman/alexandra-superwoman-seul-le-travail-bien-fait-vous-emmenera-au-sommet/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She did an internship for the famous American photographer and director David LaChapelle. Afterwards, she worked with various independent production companies in the United States and also did a stint with 3A Télésud.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 16, 2017|title=Alexandra Amon, la nouvelle référence du 7e art africain|url=http://www.forbesafrique.com/Alexandra-Amon-la-nouvelle-reference-du-7e-art-africain_a8048.html|url-status=dead|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=Forbes Afrique|language=fr|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145651/http://www.forbesafrique.com/Alexandra-Amon-la-nouvelle-reference-du-7e-art-africain_a8048.html}}</ref>
Around 2008, after having finished her studies and having completed internships in various production companies and for various television networks in the United States,<ref name=first/> she left New York City<ref name="second">{{Cite web|date=|title=Amon Marie Christine/réalisatrice de chroniques africaines : " femmes, n'abandonnez jamais vos rêves "|url=http://afriquefemme.com/fr/news/actualites/117-news/actualites/2499-amon-marie-christine-realisatrice-de-chroniques-africaines-femmes-n-abandonnez-jamais-vos-reves|access-date=August 17, 2017|website=Afrique Femme|language=fr}}</ref> and moved to Abidjan.
In 2012, after two years as artistic director of the Agence McCann in Abidjan, Amon founded her own production company,<ref name=second/> ZIV. Five years later, in 2017, she was a winner at the Fespaco.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2015|title=Palmarès officiel FESPACO 2015|url=https://www.fespaco.bf/fr/actualites/articles/259-palmares-officiel-fespaco-2015|url-status=dead|access-date=March 2, 2021|website=fespaco.bf|language=fr|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183510/https://www.fespaco.bf/fr/actualites/articles/259-palmares-officiel-fespaco-2015}}</ref> Her career has focused on several French-language productions to be broadcast in Europe, in Africa and on international television stations such as Canal+,<ref name="third">{{Cite news|date=January 29, 2015|title=L'audiovisuel ivoirien attend beaucoup de la chaîne A+|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/3767/economie/l-audiovisuel-ivoirien-attend-beaucoup-de-la-cha-ne-a/|publisher=Jeune Afrique|language=fr}}</ref> BET France,<ref name="fourth">{{Cite web|date=August 3, 2017|title=" Boutique Hôtel ", bientôt sur la chaîne BET !|url=http://www.africatopsuccess.com/2017/08/03/boutique-hotel-bientot-sur-la-chaine-bet/|access-date=July 31, 2018|website=africatopsuccess.com|language=fr|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183432/http://www.africatopsuccess.com/2017/08/03/boutique-hotel-bientot-sur-la-chaine-bet/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and TV5 Monde.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fleur-Jennifer Ntoko Moussio|date=June 16, 2017|title=Alexandra Amon, la nouvelle référence du 7e art africain|url=http://www.forbesafrique.com/Alexandra-Amon-la-nouvelle-reference-du-7e-art-africain_a8048.html|work=Forbes|language=fr|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819145651/http://www.forbesafrique.com/Alexandra-Amon-la-nouvelle-reference-du-7e-art-africain_a8048.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== List of various works ==
=== Film ===
* ''Fix Us'' (2019)
=== Television === November 2014 : ''Chroniques africaines''. Broadcast on, A+,<ref name=third/> TV5, BET,<ref name=fourth/> produced by ZIV Productions.
This was the first semi-fictional Reality television series from the Ivory Coast that details many small stories inspired by the daily lives of the inhabitants of a large city. It combined elements from both fiction and reality television. The first city featured is Abidjan. Each story featured in the series<ref name=zero>{{Cite web|date=|title=Série TV de Côte d'Ivoire : Chroniques africaines|url=http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast_fr/32828/srie-tv-de-cte-divoire-chroniques-africaines|access-date=August 17, 2017|website=www.balancingact-africa.com|language=fr|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185559/http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/broadcast_fr/32828/srie-tv-de-cte-divoire-chroniques-africaines|url-status=dead}}</ref> relates a piece of everyday life in an African city and revolves around the themes of love and of male-female relations.
February 2017 : ''Boutique hôtel''. Broadcast on A+, TV5 and YouTube; a ZIV Productions et RED TV production.
''Boutique hôtel'' features a young woman named Lola Durant, who, following in her mother's footsteps, takes over a hotel residence. As a novice, she will be faced with an extraordinary staff and a rather atypical clientele. As the series progresses, stories of love and low blows are intertwined. The series consists of eight fifteen-minute episodes, originally made for the World Wide Web. The series premiered at the official launch of the francophone version of Red TV Afrique.
== Awards ==
* 2015 : Winner of best TV series for "Chroniques Africaines " – Panafrican Film and Television Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Serge Noukoué|year=2015|title=Abidjan, plaque tournante de l'audiovisuel africain|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/09/02/abidjan-plaque-tournante-de-l-audiovisuel-africain_4743409_3212.html|publisher=Le Monde|language=fr}}</ref> * 2017 : 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 6, 2017|title=100 Most Influential Africans of 2017|url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/current-affairs/new-african-magazine-announces-100-influential-africans-2017/|language=en|website=newafricanmagazine.com}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|6707564}}
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