Mamounata Nikiéma (1979—) is a Burkinabé producer and director. ^[1] She was trained at the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis, Senegal. ^{[2] [3]} She was General Secretary of l'association Africadoc Burkina (the Burkinabé Africadoc Association) from 2009 to 2014. ^[4]

Biography

Mamounata Nikiéma was born in 1979 in Burkina Faso. She first trained in communications at the University of Ouagadougou. ^[4] In 2001, she won a literary Baccalaureate, prompting her further into journalism, and in 2008 she received a masters in documentary creation from Gaston Berger University, a qualification she pursued after leaning away from journalism and towards film. ^{[2] [3]} In 2009, she was made General Secretary of l'association Africadoc Burkina, a position held until 2014. ^[4] She set up her own company, Pilumpiku Production, in 2011. ^{[4] [5]} In October 2017, she was one of the three winners of the B-Faso Creative program. ^{[4] [6]} She was awarded the Audience Award at the Ouagadougou Festival of Cultural Identities in November 2018. ^[4]

Filmography

As director

• Lumière d'octobre (2015); 75 minute documentary about the 2014 Burkinabé uprising ^{[3] [4] [7]}
• Vue d'Afrique (2013) ^[8]
• Savoir raison garder (2011) ^{[3] [4]}
• Une journée avec (2011) ^{[3] [9]}
• Kounkoli, le pleurer rire à Darsalamé (2009) ^[10]
• Manges-tu le riz de la vallée (2008) ^[3]

As producer

• Femmes, entièrement femmes (2013) ^[11]

References

External links

• Mamounata Nikiéma at IMDb