Pierre Rouamba

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Pierre Ernest Rouamba
Born(1951-06-29)June 29, 1951
DiedMay 21, 2023(2023-05-21) (aged 71)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Nationality Burkinabe
Occupation(s) film director, film producer, lecturer
Notable work Tasuma (2003), Réfugiés mais humains (2007), Le poids du serment (2010)

Pierre Ernest Rouamba (Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 29 June 1951 – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 21 May 2023) was a Burkinabe film director and (co-)producer. [1]

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Biography

After his studies at the Institut africain d'Éducation cinématographique (INAFEC) in Ougadougou, Rouamba was one of the founders of the film production company ClapAfrik. He served as an assistant director for several feature films, before directing many short films himself, including for television. In 2000 he was coordinator for the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI). Rouamba taught film direction and production at the Institut Supérieur de l’Image et du Son (ISIS/SE) in Ouagadougou and was on the advisory board of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). [1] [2] [3]

Filmography

Rouamba's films include: [1] [2] [3]

YearFilmGenreRoleDuration
(minutes)
1982Paweogo, l'émigrant
by Kollo Daniel Sanou
FeatureAssistant director82 m.
1982Les funérailles du Larlé Naba
(The Funeral of Larle Naba)
ShortCo-director with Idrissa Ouédraogo 30 m.
1985Un enfant quand on veut
(A child when you want)
ShortDirector
1992Wendemi, l'enfant du Bon Dieu
(Wendemi, the child of the Good Lord)
by Saint Pierre Yaméogo
Drama featureAssistant director with Hébié Missa94 m
1994NoliDirector
1996
1997
1998
Les Fléaux Silencieux (The Silent Plagues)
Marcel et le Médiateur (Marcel and the Mediator)
La Récupération (Recovery)
Three episodesDirector
2000Taxi brousse 08 : contractions
(Bush taxi 08: contractions)
Docufiction shortDirector26 m.
2001Taxi brousse 15 : pharmacie par terre
(Bush taxi 15: pharmacy on the ground)
Drama shortDirector26 m.
2002Taxi brousse 26 : excision
(Bush taxi 26: excision)
Comedy shortDirector28 m.
2003 Tasuma by Daniel Sanou Kollo Comedy featureCo-producer90 m.
2007Réfugiés…. mais humains
(Refugees.... but humans)
Drama shortCo-director with Pierre Yaméogo32 m.
2007Droit de mémoire [4]
(Right of memory)
Historical dramaCo-director with Kollo Daniel Sanou54 m.
2009Le Poids du Serment / Nyama
(The Weight of the Oath)
by Kollo Daniel Sanou
Drama featureCo-producer87 m.

Award

FilmFestivalAward
Noli (1994)Montreal Vues d'Afrique 1995
11èmes Journées du cinéma africain et créole [2]
Prix Jeunesse

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pierre Ernest Rouamba Film director Producer Assistant director". africine.org (in French). Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique (FACC) q. 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Né le 29 juin 1951 à Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Pierre Rouamba est diplômé de l'Institut africain d'Éducation cinématographique (INAFEC). Régisseur. Coordinateur en 2000 de la Fepaci. Réalisateur TV. Co-fondateur de la société de production ClapAfrik, il a exercé les fonctions d'assistant réalisateur sur plusieurs longs métrages (Paweogo, l'émigrant de Kollo Daniel Sanou, Wendemi de Pierre Yaméogo...) et a réalisé de nombreux courts métrages.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pierre Ernest Rouamba. Réalisateur/trice, Producteur/trice, Assistant/e réalisateur (Homme) Burkina Faso". africultures.com. Africultures, Les mondes en relation. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Pierre Rouamba at IMDb.
  4. "MOYEN Métrage 2007. Droit de mémoire". africultures.com. Africultures, Les mondes en relation. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Les anciens combattants africains, autrefois appelés Tirailleurs sénégalais, une fois démobilisés de l'armée coloniale française après les campagnes de 14-18, de 39-45, d'Indochine, d'Algérie et des autres campagnes coloniales, ont tout simplement été oubliés. (Translation: African veterans, formerly called "Senegalese Tirailleurs", once demobilized from the French colonial army after the campaigns of 14-18, 39-45, Indochina, Algeria and other colonial campaigns, have simply been forgotten.)