biography

Sata Cissokho is head of Acquisitions at Memento Films International. She first joined the company in 2014 as Festivals Manager while also handling the art-house label ARTSCOPE, whose titles include Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘Court’ (Lion of the Future and Orizzonti Award for Best Film - Venice 2014) and Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘Neon Bull’ (Special Jury Prize - Venice 2015).

She previously worked at New York-based independent distribution company Zeitgeist Films, and assisted the Tribeca Film Festival’s programming team. She also took part in several co-production platforms, working as Industry coordinator for Paris Project, Les Arcs Co-production Village and Paris Co-production Village.