Yolande Marcelle Welimoum (born October 9, 1988) is a

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

ian actress, director and screenwriter. She studied performing arts and cinematography at the

University of Yaoundé I The University of Yaoundé I ( French: ''Université de Yaoundé I'') is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the Universi ...

. 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 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 competition.

Selected filmography

*''Heritage''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Welimoum, Yolande 1988 births Living people Cameroonian women film directors Cameroonian actresses Cameroonian women writers 21st-century Cameroonian writers