Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu


Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu is a Cameroonian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He created many short films and video clips and won awards for his 2008 short Waramutseho! on the Rwandan genocide.

Filmography

Kouemo's films include:
YearFilmGenreRoleStarsDuration
2002L’enveloppeShortDirector
2006Le premier pasShortDirector
2008RacinesShortDirector
2006Lent demain by Charoki SoniaDrama shortActorRomain Carcanade, Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu, Leclair Nadège, Morel Romain10 m
2009Waramutseho! Drama short. The Hutu family of student Kabéra has murdered the Tutsi family of his friend in the Rwandan genocide of 1994.Screenwriter, directorSteve Achiepo, Clément Ntahobari, Cécile Malembic, and Claire Pailler21 m
2015Les empreintes douloureuses Drama short. Thirty-something Nathalie is hosting her mother on holiday in France and wants to have a nose job.Screenwriter, directorJosette Kwanya, Bwanga Pilipili22 m
2022Mon ami FukushimaDrama short. Emile wants to help his friend and petanque-partner Thomas, who suffers from schizophrenia.Screenwriter, directorAhmed Dramé, Adrien Jolivet, Miss Ming, Raph27 m
2024 upcomingLa Maison du Vent Drama feature. In Yaoundé, lonely Josette wants her emigrated children back from Europe.Screenwriter, directorBabetida Sadjo, Tatiana Rojo, Adrien Jolivet

Awards

Kouemo's films won several awards, including:
FilmFestivalAward
Waramutseho!, 2008Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou 2009 Poulain de bronze, short film award
African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival 2009 Premio Migliore Cortometraggio Africano – Premio Eni al Miglior Cortometraggio Africano
2009 Grand Prix du court métrage

Videos

  • Video duration 0m 57 s. Uploader ShortsTV 2022. Kouemo requests votes for his short Les empreintes douloureuses in the World Cup of Shorts film competition during the 2022 FIFA World Cup football championship in Qatar.
  • . Video duration 1m:09s. Uploader Origine Films, 2019.