Cédric Ido (born 22 October 1980) is a Burkinabe-French director, writer and actor.
[1] He grew up in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, a small suburban town near Paris and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during Thomas Sankara’s revolution.
His directing works have been exhibited worldwide in film festivals such as Seattle, Dubai and Venice.
[2] In 2015 he won the Africa Movie Academy Award[3] for best short film with Twaaga,[4] which takes place in Burkina Faso during Thomas Sankara's revolution.
He has directed his brother, actor Jacky Ido, on a number of films including Chateau,[5][6] and Hasaki Ya Suda.