Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé movie director, screenwriter and movie producer. He was born in Banfora, Burkina Faso. He was best known for his movies "Tilaï", which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and "Samba Traoré" (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.