Yolande Welimoum

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 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 competition.