Yolande Welimoum
Yolande Marcelle Welimoum | |
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| Born | October 9, 1988 |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Education | University of Yaoundé |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Yolande Marcelle Welimoum (born October 9, 1988) is a Cameroonian actress, director and screenwriter.[1] She studied performing arts and cinematography at the University of Yaoundé I.[1] Her 2016 screenplay Heritage came in second place at the first edition of the Concours du Scenario Festival, which was co-organized by the Ecrans Noirs Festival of Yaounde, GIZ and KFW.[1] Heritage addresses the plight of Cameroonian women inheriting family properties, and was adapted into a fictional drama film of the same name.[2] Welimoum premiered the film at Films Femmes Afrique, a festival dedicated to women's topics.[2] While speaking to Deutsche Welle about sexual abuse in Africa's film industry, she said she regularly defends herself against unwanted advances from male directors.[2] Welimoum was one of three people announced as winners of the 20th Écrans Noirs competition.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Heritage
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Welimoum To Zintsem Yolande". Africine.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Emmanuelle Landais (August 8, 2013). "African women filmmakers break down barriers and challenge taboos". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ ""Welcome to the Ecrans Noirs film festival"". The Community Youth Programme. May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.