Idrissa Ouédraogo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Idrissa Ouédraogo

Burkinabe film director, screenwriter and producer

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1954

Place of Birth: Banfora, Cascades Region

Date of Death: 18-Feb-2018

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.