Gaston Kaboré (born 1951) is a Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films Wend Kuuni and Buud Yam. He is the founder of Imagine Institute, a school he opened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2003, that provides workshops and residencies for film and television professionals.

Biography

Kaboré was born in 1951 in Bobo-Dioulasso in Upper Volta.

He studied history at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, receiving his license and Maîtrise (Master's) degrees. In 2003 he opened Imagine Institute, a school in Ouagadougou that provides training for television and film professionals.

Filmography

  • Wend Kuuni (1983)
  • Zan Boko (1988)
  • Rabi (1992)
  • Lumière and Company (1995)
  • Buud Yam (1997)

Notes

Further reading

Books

  • Ukadike, Nwachukwu Frank (2002). Gaston Kaboré. Questioning African Cinema: Conversations with Filmmakers. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 109–120. .