title: Kalifa Dienta
text: # 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 | |
  