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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1954-01-21
- event Death Date 2018-05-01
- school Known for: Directing
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- info Birth Place Banfora, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]
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A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
2022-05-17
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Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'
2003-07-01
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The Pariahs of Cinema
1997-01-01
7.5
The Making of Yaaba
1989-01-02
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Ouaga
1988-12-04
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10,000 Years of Cinema
1991-01-01
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11’09”01—September 11
2002-09-04
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The Law
1990-09-24
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Yaaba
1989-08-23
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Yaaba
1989-08-23
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Kini & Adams
1997-05-10
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Sous la clarté de la lune
2004-01-01
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Sous la clarté de la lune
2004-01-01
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The Heart's Cry
1995-04-05
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Samba Traoré
1993-03-03
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The Choice
1987-03-24
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The Choice
1987-03-24
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The Bowls
1983-01-02
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Issa le Tisserand
1985-01-02
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Obi
1991-01-02
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Ouagadougou, ouaga deux roues
1984-01-02
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Africa, My Africa...
1994-01-02
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Poko
1981-01-01
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Lumière & Company
1995-12-20
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The Pariahs of Cinema
1997-01-01
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No Time To Say Good-Bye
1981-01-01
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Samba Traoré
1993-03-03
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Samba Traoré
1993-03-03
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Stories on Human Rights
2008-10-23
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Yaaba
1989-08-23
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The Law
1990-09-24
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Guimba the Tyrant
1996-05-24
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Anger of the Gods
2003-05-16
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The Law
1990-09-24
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Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
2022-08-01
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Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature
2022-08-01
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The Birthday
2008-12-31
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The Heart's Cry
1995-04-05
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Anger of the Gods
2003-05-16
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11’09”01—September 11
2002-09-04
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Karim and Sala
1991-10-29
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Kini & Adams
1997-05-10
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Kounandi
2004-01-04
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Burkina Faso
2002-09-11