Pierre Rouamba

Pierre Ernest Rouamba was a Burkinabe film director and producer. He is especially known for his 2003 film Tasuma.

Early life and education

Pierre Ernest Rouamba was born in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, on 29 June 1951.
He studied at the Institut africain d'Éducation cinématographique 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 Rouamba was coordinator for the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers, and was on the advisory board of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.
He also taught film direction and production at the Institut Supérieur de l'Image et du Son in Ouagadougou.

Rouamba died in Ouagadougou on 21 May 2023.

Rouamba's films include:

Year	Film	Genre	Role	Duration
1982	Paweogo, l'émigrant by Kollo Daniel Sanou	Feature	Assistant director	82 m.
1982	Les funérailles du Larlé Naba	Short	Co-director with Idrissa Ouédraogo	30 m.
1985	Un enfant quand on veut	Short	Director
1992	Wendemi, l'enfant du Bon Dieu by Saint Pierre Yaméogo	Drama feature	Assistant director with Hébié Missa	94 m
1994	Noli		Director
1996 1997 1998	Les Fléaux Silencieux Marcel et le Médiateur La Récupération	Three episodes	Director
2000	Taxi brousse 08 : contractions	Docufiction short	Director	26 m.
2001	Taxi brousse 15 : pharmacie par terre	Drama short	Director	26 m.
2002	Taxi brousse 26 : excision	Comedy short	Director	28 m.
2003	Tasuma by Daniel Sanou Kollo	Comedy feature	Co-producer	90 m.
2007	Réfugiés…. mais humains	Drama short	Co-director with Pierre Yaméogo	32 m.
2007	Droit de mémoire	Historical drama	Co-director with Kollo Daniel Sanou	54 m.
2009	Le Poids du Serment / Nyama by Kollo Daniel Sanou	Drama feature	Co-producer	87 m.