and the leading figures of that movement. During a March 2015 interview with Le Monde, Ouédraogo underlined what he believed to be three issues facing the film industry of Burkina Faso. Among those issues are the lack of sufficient knowledge and professionalism when it comes to cinematography. Funding shortages and the absence of a demanding local market are the two other problems he mentioned. During his last few years, Ouédraogo's relatives noted his disappointment in modern African cinema due to what he considered to be deficiency in talent and in means of production. At around 5:30 a.m. GMT on 18 February 2018, Ouédraogo died at the Bois clinic in Ouagadougou at the age of 64 as a result of an unspecified "illness", according to a statement by the UNCB (Union nationale des cinéastes du Burkina). Shortly after his death, Burkinabé president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré said that his country "had lost a filmmaker of immense talent". On 20 February, he was buried at the Gounghin Cemetery. On its way there, the funeral procession stopped by the Monument of African Filmmakers at the Place des Cinéastes, close to the Ouagadougou City Hall, where he was commemorated by the city's mayor. The convoy then stopped in front of the gate of the FESPACO. Politicians, religious figures and artists were present at the procession, where he was given a military funeral. Filmography Shorts Films Television series Entre l'arbre et l'ecorce (1999) Kadi Jolie (2001) Segments Lumière and Company (1995) 11'09"01 September 11 (2002) See also Cinema of Burkina Faso References External links Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database Ouédraogo on Kini and Adams Film references Idrissa Ouedraogo at Culturebase.com 1954 births 2018 deaths Burkinabé film directors Burkinabé screenwriters Burkinabé film producers People from Cascades Region 21st-century Burkinabé people