Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu (born 1976 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He created many short films and video clips and won awards for his 2008 short Waramutseho! (Bonjour!) on the Rwandan genocide. Interview about his film Waramutsého!
Filmography Kouemo's films include: Year Film Genre Role Stars Duration (min) 2002 L’enveloppe Short Director 2006 Le premier pas Short Director 2008 Racines Short Director 2006 Lent demain by Charoki Sonia Drama short Actor Romain Carcanade, Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu, Leclair Nadège, Morel Romain 10 m 2009 Waramutseho! (Bonjour!) Page 248. Drama short. The Hutu family of student Kabéra has murdered the Tutsi family of his friend in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Screenwriter, director Steve Achiepo, Clément Ntahobari, Cécile Malembic, and Claire Pailler 21 m 2015 Les empreintes douloureuses (translated title: Painful Imprints) Drama short. Thirty-something Nathalie is hosting her mother on holiday in France and wants to have a nose job. Screenwriter, director Josette Kwanya, Bwanga Pilipili 22 m 2022 Mon ami Fukushima Drama short. Emile wants to help his friend and petanque-partner Thomas, who has schizophrenia. Screenwriter, director Ahmed Dramé, Adrien Jolivet, Miss Ming, Raph 27 m 2026 La Maison du Vent (translated title: The house of the wind) Drama feature. In Yaoundé, lonely Josette (80) wants her emigrated children back from Europe. Screenwriter, director Babetida Sadjo, Tatiana Rojo, Adrien Jolivet
Awards Kouemo's films won several awards, including: Film Festival Award Waramutseho! (Bonjour!), 2008 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) 2009 Poulain de bronze (Bronze veal), short film award African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival (FESCAAAL, Milan) 2009 Premio Migliore Cortometraggio Africano – Premio Eni al Miglior Cortometraggio Africano (Best African Short Award) (FIFAM) 2009 Grand Prix du court métrage (Short Film Grand Prize)
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External links 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.