S. Pierre Yameogo
Saint Pierre Yameogo (15 May 1955 – 1 April 2019) was a Burkinabé film director and screenwriter. He directed six films since 1987. His film Delwende was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prize of Hope award.
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S. Pierre Yameogo
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- Name
- Saint Pierre Yameogo
- Born
- 15 May 1955
- Birthplace
- Koudougou, Burkina Faso
- Died
- 1 April 2019
- Place of death
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Burkina Faso
- Languages
- French · Mooré
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Saint Pierre Yameogo (15 May 1955 – 1 April 2019) was a Burkinabé film director and screenwriter. He directed six films since 1987. His film Delwende was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prize of Hope award.
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• Name — Saint Pierre Yameogo • Born — 15 May 1955 • Birthplace — Koudougou, Burkina Faso • Died — 1 April 2019 • Place of death — Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1987–2019 • Notable Works — *Dunia (1987 film) • Laafi - Tout va bien (1991) • Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu (1993) • Silmandé - Tourbillon (1998) • Moi et mon blanc (2003) • Delwende (2005) • Réfugiés…. mais humains (2007) • Bayiri, la patrie
Filmography
Filmography
• L'Œuf silhouette (1984) • Dunia (1987) • Laafi - Tout va bien (1991) • Wendemi, l'enfant du bon Dieu (1993) • Silmandé - Tourbillon (1998) • Moi et mon blanc (2003) • Delwende (2005) • Réfugiés…. mais humains (2007) • Bayiri, la patrie (2011)
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- 1.S. Pierre Yameogo, cinéaste burkinabè, est mort. Le Monde. 2019-04-02. 2025-03-09. payant.
- 2.Urgent - décès du cinéaste burkinabè Pierre Yaméogo.
- 3.Personnes Africultures : Yaméogo Pierre.
- 4.S. Pierre Yameogo.
- 5.Disparition du cinéaste burkinabè Pierre Yaméogo. 2019-04-02.
- 6.Page triste: décès du cinéaste burkinabè Saint Pierre Yaméogo Wakat Séra. 2019-04-01.
- 7.Le cinéma africain en deuil : décès de Pierre Yaméogo. 2019-04-01.
- 8.Cinéastes.
- 9.Critique - Tourbillon (Silmandé). Africultures.
- 10.Bayiri, la patrie, de S. Pierre Yaméogo. Africultures. 2017-05-13.
- 11.Bayiri, la patrie.
- 12.Saint-Pierre Yaméogo a été porté à sa dernière demeure. 2019-04-04.
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