FILM DIRECTOR

Idrissa Ouédraogo

1954 - 2018

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Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé filmmaker. His work often explored the conflict between rural and city life and tradition and modernity in his native Burkina Faso and elsewhere in Africa. He is best known for his feature film Tilaï, which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and Samba Traoré (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Idrissa Ouédraogo is the 1,249th most popular film director (down from 948th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Burkina Faso (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Burkinabe Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 1,249 out of 2,041. Before him are Radu Mihăileanu, Werner Klingler, Pilar Miró, Jack Sholder, James Gray, and Andrew Stanton. After him are Jacques Rouffio, William C. deMille, Shekhar Kapur, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Alexander Mitta, and Priit Pärn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 421. Before him are Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Bruce Abbott, Olga Knyazeva, Siegrun Siegl, Wolfgang Schmidt, and Takao Doi. After him are Guy Gavriel Kay, Pichi Alonso, Uli Stein, Francesco Rutelli, Josefa Francisco, and Corbin Bernsen. Among people deceased in 2018, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 416. Before him are Dariush Shayegan, George Deukmejian, Bob Clotworthy, Diana Der Hovanessian, Olga Jackowska, and Jeanne Ashworth. After him are Connie Sawyer, Kazimierz Kutz, Fatos Arapi, Viktor Matviyenko, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Bengt Nilsson.

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In Burkina Faso

Among people born in Burkina Faso, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 17 out of 49. Before him are Diébédo Francis Kéré (1965), Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (1925), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Gaston Kaboré (1951), Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (1981), and Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954). After him are Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla (1958), Paramanga Ernest Yonli (1956), Tertius Zongo (1957), Cheikh Lô (1955), and Wilfried Sanou (1984).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Burkina Faso

Among film directors born in Burkina Faso, Idrissa Ouédraogo ranks 2. Before him are Gaston Kaboré (1951). After him are Fanta Régina Nacro (1962).

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