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Idrissa Ouédraogo is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Burkinabè born on 21 january 1954 at Banfora (Burkina faso)
Idrissa Ouédraogo (born 21 January 1954 in Banfora, Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso) is a film director from Burkina Faso. He is best known for his films Yaaba and Tilaï.
Ouédraogo won the Grand Prix for his film Tilaï (The Law) at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, and the FIPRESCI Award for his 1986 film Yam Daabo (The Choice). His 1993 film Samba Traoré won the Silver Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Idrissa Ouédraogo
Nationality Burkina faso
Birth 21 january 1954 at Banfora (Burkina faso)
Death 1 may 2018 (at 64 years)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Birth 21 january 1954 at Banfora (Burkina faso)
Death 1 may 2018 (at 64 years)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Biography
Idrissa Ouedraogo is a graduate of the African Institute for Cinema Studies (Institut Africain d’Etudes Cinématographiques) in Ouagadougou. In 1981 he began to work for the Burkina Faso Directorate of Cinema Production (Direction de la Production Cinématographique du Burkina Faso), where he directed several short films. The short film Poko won the short film prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in 1981. After studying in Kiev in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques IDHEC in 1985Ouédraogo won the Grand Prix for his film Tilaï (The Law) at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, and the FIPRESCI Award for his 1986 film Yam Daabo (The Choice). His 1993 film Samba Traoré won the Silver Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Filmography of Idrissa Ouédraogo (23 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Stories on Human Rights | Director | |
| 2003 | Anger of the Gods | Director, Writer | |
| 2002 | 11'09''01 September 11 | Director, Writer | |
| 2001 | Conseils d'une tante | Director | |
| 1997 | La Boutique | Director | |
| 1997 | Le Guerrier | Director | |
| 1997 | The Pariahs of Cinema | Actor, Director | Himself |
| 1997 | Pour une fois | Director | |
| 1997 | Kini & Adams | Director, Writer | |
| 1995 | Guimba the Tyrant | Producer | |
| 1995 | The Heart's Cry | Director, Writer | |
| 1995 | Lumière and Company | Actor, Director | |
| 1993 | Samba Traoré | Director, Writer, Producer | |
| 1991 | Karim and Sala | Director | |
| 1991 | 10,000 Years of Cinema | Actor | |
| 1991 | The Law | Director, Writer, Producer | |
| 1989 | Grandmother | Director, Scriptwriter, Producer | |
| 1989 | The Making of Yaaba | Actor | Himself |
| 1987 | The Choice | Director, Writer | |
| 1985 | Issa le tisserand | Director | |
| 1984 | Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues | Director | |
| 1983 | The Bowls | Director | |
| 1981 | Poko | Director, Scriptwriter |