Kramo-Lanciné was born in Danané in the far west of the Ivory Coast in 1948.[1] He studied modern literature at the University of Abidjan in his home country, and then studied film at the Louis Lumière School in Paris, France. Kramo-Lanciné joined the National Office of Rural Promotion in 1975 and took charge of educational films and television programs on development issues.[1]