Idrissa Ouedraogo

Idrissa Ouedraogo

Directing
Born 1954-01-21 Died 2018-05-01 Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso] 31 credits Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1 Stallion of Yennenga 1

Awards

Won 1 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Award

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1 won

  • — Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Won

Stallion of Yennenga 1 won

  • 1991 Stallion of Yennenga Won

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Idrissa Ouédraogo was born in Banfora, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), in 1954. He grew up in the town of Ouahigouya in the northern region of his homeland, and in 1976 he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. To ensure a better life his farmer parents sent him to Ouagadougou for further education, where he attended the African Institute for Cinema Studies (Institut Africain d’Etudes Cinématographiques) completing his studies in 1981 with a masters. After studying in Kiev in the USSR he moved to Paris, where he graduated from the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1985 with a DEA from the Sorbonne. On graduating from IAFEC in 1981, Ouédraogo set up his own independent film company, "The Future of Films", which became "Les Films de la Plaine". In 1981, before moving to Kiev, he worked for the Burkina Faso Directorate of Cinema Production (Direction de la Production Cinématographique du Burkina Faso), where he directed several short films.
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Filmography
Directing 22 credits
The Birthday
The Birthday
2008 · Director
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · ★ 6.3 · Director
September 11
September 11
2002 · 68% · Director, Writer
Kini & Adams
Kini & Adams
1997 · Director, Writer
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
2002 · Director
The Law
The Law
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
Africa, My Africa...
Africa, My Africa...
1994 · Director
The Pariahs of Cinema
The Pariahs of Cinema
1997 · Director, Himself
Obi
Obi
1991 · Director
The Bowls
The Bowls
1983 · Director
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry
1995 · Director, Writer
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Director
The Choice
The Choice
1987 · Director, Writer
Yaaba
Yaaba
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Les Funérailles du Larlé Naaba
Les Funérailles du Larlé Naaba
1985 · Director
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
2022 · Director, Script
Poko
Poko
1981 · Director
Samba Traoré
Samba Traoré
1993 · Director, Writer, Producer
Anger of the Gods
Anger of the Gods
2003 · Director, Writer
Issa le Tisserand
Issa le Tisserand
1985 · Director
Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1984 · Director
Karim and Sala
Karim and Sala
1991 · Director
Writing 9 credits
September 11
September 11
2002 · 68% · Director, Writer
Kini & Adams
Kini & Adams
1997 · Director, Writer
The Law
The Law
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry
1995 · Director, Writer
The Choice
The Choice
1987 · Director, Writer
Yaaba
Yaaba
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Samba Traoré
Samba Traoré
1993 · Director, Writer, Producer
Anger of the Gods
Anger of the Gods
2003 · Director, Writer
Sous la clarté de la lune
Sous la clarté de la lune
2004 · Writer, Producer
Producing 6 credits
Kounandi
Kounandi
2004 · Executive Producer
The Law
The Law
1990 · Director, Writer, Producer
Yaaba
Yaaba
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Samba Traoré
Samba Traoré
1993 · Director, Writer, Producer
Sous la clarté de la lune
Sous la clarté de la lune
2004 · Writer, Producer
Guimba the Tyrant
Guimba the Tyrant
1996 · Producer
Acting 5 credits
The Pariahs of Cinema
The Pariahs of Cinema
1997 · Director, Himself
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
2022 · Self
The Making of Yaaba
The Making of Yaaba
1989 · Himself
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush
2003 · Self
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
2022 · Director, Script
Other credits 3 credits
10,000 Years of Cinema
10,000 Years of Cinema
1991
No Time To Say Good-Bye
No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981 · Assistant Director
Ouaga
Ouaga
1988
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