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Idrissa Ouedraogo

Idrissa Ouedraogo

Actor, Director, Writer

Born January 21, 1954 in Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]

Died May 1, 2018

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Biography

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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10 wins and 10 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

11

Type

Year

Film, the Living Record of our Memory Poster

Film, the Living Record of our Memory Feature Film2021

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2018Self - Writer, Director

Sacred Places Poster

Sacred Places Documentary2009

40 x 15 Documentary2008Self

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush Poster

Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush Documentary2003Self

Les diseurs d'histoires Documentary1998Self

Les parias du cinéma Short Film1997Self

Lumière and Company Poster

Lumière and Company Documentary1995Self

Le cercle de minuit Poster

Le cercle de minuit TV Series1992Self

Dix mille ans de cinéma Poster

Dix mille ans de cinéma Documentary1991Self

Ouaga Documentary1988

Director

30

Type

Year

Tenga Short Film2018

Rien ne se jette Documentary2010

Stories on Human Rights Poster

Stories on Human Rights Feature Film2008

The Birthday Poster

The Birthday Short Film2008

Kato Kato Feature Film2006

Anger of the Gods Poster

Anger of the Gods Feature Film2003

September 11 Poster

September 11 Feature Film2002

Kadi Jolie Poster

Kadi Jolie TV Series2001

Scenarios from the Sahel Short Film2001

Le monde à l'endroit TV Movie2000

Entre l'arbre et l'écorce TV Movie1999

Kini & Adams Poster

Kini & Adams Feature Film1997

Le guerrier Short Film1997

Les parias du cinéma Short Film1997

Afrique, mon Afrique... Poster

Afrique, mon Afrique... Feature Film1995

Lumière and Company Poster

Lumière and Company Documentary1995

Gorki Short Film1994

The Heart's Cry Poster

The Heart's Cry Feature Film1994

Les funérailles du Larle Naba Short Film1992

Samba Traoré Poster

Samba Traoré Feature Film1992

Karim and Sala Poster

Karim and Sala TV Movie1991

L'Oeil du cyclone Poster

L'Oeil du cyclone TV Series1991

Obi Feature Film1991

The Law Feature Film1990

Yaaba Feature Film1989

Yam Daabo Poster

Yam Daabo Feature Film1987

Issa le tisserand Poster

Issa le tisserand Documentary1985

Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues Short Film1985

Les écuelles Poster

Les écuelles Short Film1983

Poko Short Film1981

Writer

19

Type

Year

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature Feature Film2022

Tenga Short Film2018

Rien ne se jette Documentary2010

Kato Kato Feature Film2006

Sous la clarté de la lune Poster

Sous la clarté de la lune Feature Film2004

Anger of the Gods Poster

Anger of the Gods Feature Film2003

September 11 Poster

September 11 Feature Film2002

Kadi Jolie Poster

Kadi Jolie TV Series2001

Le monde à l'endroit TV Movie2000

Entre l'arbre et l'écorce TV Movie1999

Kini & Adams Poster

Kini & Adams Feature Film1997

Afrique, mon Afrique... Poster

Afrique, mon Afrique... Feature Film1995

The Heart's Cry Poster

The Heart's Cry Feature Film1994

Samba Traoré Poster

Samba Traoré Feature Film1992

Karim and Sala Poster

Karim and Sala TV Movie1991

L'Oeil du cyclone Poster

L'Oeil du cyclone TV Series1991

The Law Feature Film1990

Yaaba Feature Film1989

Yam Daabo Poster

Yam Daabo Feature Film1987

Producer

10

Type

Year

Tenga Short Film2018

Thom Feature Film2016

Kounandi Poster

Kounandi Feature Film2004

Sous la clarté de la lune Poster

Sous la clarté de la lune Feature Film2004

Monia et Rama Poster

Monia et Rama TV Series2002

Le monde à l'endroit TV Movie2000

Guimba the Tyrant Poster

Guimba the Tyrant Feature Film1995

Samba Traoré Poster

Samba Traoré Feature Film1992

The Law Feature Film1990

Yaaba Feature Film1989

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Film, the Living Record of our Memory Poster

Film, the Living Record of our Memory Feature Film2021

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2018

Art Director

1

Super flics TV Series2008

Other Crew

1

The Heart's Cry Poster

The Heart's Cry Feature Film1994

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