| Pierre Ernest Rouamba | |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
| Death Place: | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| Occupation: | film director, film producer, lecturer |
| Notable Works: | 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]
After his studies at the Institut africain d'Éducation cinématographique (INAFEC) in Ouagadougou, 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).[2] [3]
Rouamba's films include:
| Year | Film | Genre | Role | Duration (minutes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Feature | Assistant director | 82 m. | ||
| 1982 | Les funérailles du Larlé Naba (The Funeral of Larle Naba) | Short | 30 m. | ||
| 1985 | Un enfant quand on veut (A child when you want) | Short | Director | ||
| 1992 | Drama feature | Assistant director with Hébié Missa | 94 m | ||
| 1994 | Noli | Director | |||
| 1996 1997 1998 | Les Fléaux Silencieux (The Silent Plagues) Marcel et le Médiateur (Marcel and the Mediator) La Récupération (Recovery) | Three episodes | Director | ||
| 2000 | Taxi brousse 08 : contractions (Bush taxi 08: contractions) | Docufiction short | Director | 26 m. | |
| 2001 | Taxi brousse 15 : pharmacie par terre (Bush taxi 15: pharmacy on the ground) | Drama short | Director | 26 m. | |
| 2002 | Taxi brousse 26 : excision (Bush taxi 26: excision) | Comedy short | Director | 28 m. | |
| 2003 | Comedy feature | Co-producer | 90 m. | ||
| 2007 | Réfugiés…. mais humains (Refugees.... but humans) | Drama short | Co-director with Pierre Yaméogo | 32 m. | |
| 2007 | Droit de mémoire[4] (Right of memory) | Historical drama | Co-director with Kollo Daniel Sanou | 54 m. | |
| 2009 | Le Poids du Serment / Nyama (The Weight of the Oath) by Kollo Daniel Sanou | Drama feature | Co-producer | 87 m. |