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One of the first directors from Burkina Faso, among the world's poorest nations, to gain international attention. After graduating from the film institute of the University of Ouagadougou, Ouedraogo began to make short films under the auspices of the Burkina Faso government. After several of these ("Les Ecuelles" 1983, "Issa le Tisserand" 1985) won international awards, Ouedraogo successfully ventured into feature-length films co-produced with French and/or Swiss support....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Kounandi - ( Producer / 2003 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Kounandi - ( Karim's Friend / 2003 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Kounandi - ( Executive Producer / 2003 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
40X15: Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight - ( Himself / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
11'09'01 - ( Director / 2003 / Released / )
11'09'01 - ( Screenplay / 2003 / Released / )
Kini & Adams - ( Director / 1997 / Released / )
Kini & Adams - ( Screenplay / 1997 / Released / )
Guimba the Tyrant - ( Executive Producer / 1996 / Released / Kora Films )
Africa, My Africa - ( Director / 1995 / Released / )
Africa, My Africa - ( Screenplay / 1995 / Released / )
Lumiere Et Compagnie - ( Director(- featured director) / 1995 / Released / )
Samba Traore - ( Director / 1995 / Released / )
Samba Traore - ( Producer / 1995 / Released / )
Samba Traore - ( Screenplay / 1995 / Released / )
The Heart's Cry - ( Director / 1994 / Released / )
The Heart's Cry - ( Screenplay / 1994 / Released / )
A Karim Na Sala - ( Director / 1991 / Released / )
A Karim Na Sala - ( Screenplay / 1991 / Released / )
Obi - ( Director / 1991 / Released / )
Tilai - ( Director / 1990 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Tilai - ( Producer / 1990 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Tilai - ( Screenplay / 1990 / Released / Meteor Film/The Movies )
Yaaba - ( Director / 1989 / Released / Filmcooperative Zurich )
Yaaba - ( Producer / 1989 / Released / Filmcooperative Zurich )
Yaaba - ( Screenplay / 1989 / Released / Filmcooperative Zurich )
Yam Daabo - ( Screenplay / 1986 / Released / )
Yam Daabo - ( Director / 1986 / Released / )
Issa le Tisserand - ( Director / 1985 / Released / )
Ouagadougou, Ouaga deux roues - ( Director / 1985 / Released / )
Les Funerailles du Larle Naaba - ( Director / 1984 / Released / )
Les Ecuelles - ( Director / 1983 / Released / )
Poko - ( Director / 1981 / Released / )
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One of the first directors from Burkina Faso, among the world's poorest nations, to gain international attention. After graduating from the film institute of the University of Ouagadougou, Ouedraogo began to make short films under the auspices of the Burkina Faso government. After several of these ("Les Ecuelles" 1983, "Issa le Tisserand" 1985) won international awards, Ouedraogo successfully ventured into feature-length films co-produced with French and/or Swiss support. His "Yam Daabo/The Choice" (1986), about a desert family's migration to more fertile land, and "Yaaba/Grandmother" (1989), exploring the friendship which develops between a young boy and an old woman scorned by their village, won similar acclaim and are distinguished by their concern for the frailty of the rural impoverished and a skillful mixture of reality and folk mythology.

Profession(s):
director, writer
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
son:Doudou Ouedraogo (born c. 1985)

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Education
African Institute of Motion Picture Arts (INAFEC) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso cinema studies
Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques Paris, France 1985
Awards (Back to top)
Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize "Tilai" 1990
Cannes Film Festival International Critics Award "Yaaba/Grandmother" 1989
FESPACO Special Jury Prize Award "Yaaba/Grandmother" 1989
FESPACO Prix de l'UNICEF, Prix UNESCO "Yam Daabo/The Choice" 1987
Prix Georges Sadoul "Yam Daabo/The Choice" 1987
FESPACO Prix de l'Institute Cultural Africain, Prix de l'Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Techniq "Issa le Tisserand" 1986
Festival of Amiens Award Best Short Film "Issa le Tisserand" 1986
Melbourne Film Festival Grand Prize Award for documentary film "Les Ecuelles" 1986
Nevers Film Festival Grand Prize Award for short film "Les Ecuelles" 1986
Oberhausen Film Festival Prix de la Federation Internationale des Cine-Clubs "Les Ecuelles" 1986
FESPACO Grand Prize for Short Film "Poko" 1981
Prix de la Critique International "Poko" 1981
Prix Kodak "Les Ecuelles" 1981

Milestones (Back to top)
1986 Made first feature film, "Yam Daabo/The Choice"
1981 Made his first film, the short, "Poko"
Enjoyed earliest encounters with film at "the moving cinema" (not meaning theaters where motion pictures were shown, but government-sponsored outdoor "theaters" that literally moved from village to vi
After graduating from INAFEC, became a government employee in Burkina Faso as an administrator of motion picture production

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