We are pleased to announce that Auguste Bernard Kouemo—winner of the “Luigi de Laurentiis” Award for Best Debut Film at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival for his film La maison du vent (House of the Wind)—has also been awarded the 2026 Mantarraya – Casa Wabi Residency Prize.
This award, presented for the ninth time through a partnership between Fundación Casa Wabi and Mantarraya, offers the recipient the opportunity to undertake a residency at Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. During his stay, Auguste will have the chance to develop a project in dialogue with fellow resident artists and local communities, fostering interaction, interdisciplinary exchange, and cultural enrichment.
La maison du vent
Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
Eighty-year-old Josette lives alone in Yaoundé, Cameroon. All her children have moved to the West. She encourages them to build houses in Cameroon—a strategy intended to draw them back to her. But the unexpected bond she forms with Sarah, a young woman from her neighborhood, shatters everything upon which she has built her life: her family, her responsibilities, and her hopes.
