Yolande Marcelle Welimoum (born October 9, 1988) is a
Cameroonian actress, director and screenwriter.
She studied performing arts and cinematography at the
University of Yaoundé I.
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.
''Heritage'' addresses the plight of Cameroonian women inheriting family properties, and was adapted into a fictional drama film of the same name.
Welimoum premiered the film at Films Femmes Afrique, a festival dedicated to women's topics.
While speaking to
Deutsche Welle
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about sexual abuse in Africa's film industry, she said she regularly defends herself against unwanted advances from male directors.
Welimoum was one of three people announced as winners of the 20th
Écrans Noirs
Ecrans Noirs Festival is a film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been characterized as " Central Africa's largest cinema event".
The Ecrans Noirs Festival, run by an organization of the same name, was established in 1997 by the filmmaker ...
competition.
Selected filmography
*''Heritage''
References
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1988 births
Living people
Cameroonian women film directors
Cameroonian actresses
Cameroonian women writers
21st-century Cameroonian writers