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With the Prize of the “President of Faso”, this section shall include the best national fictional, documentary (short and feature) films and TV series made between two FESPACO editions, representative of the cinematic landscape of Burkina Faso. Prizes under this section shall be awarded to key players of the production chain (directors, producers, technicians). This section shall include 5 fictionals, 5 documentaries and 5 TV series.

BURKINA FILMS 2025

YIKIAN! / LEAVE!

YIKIAN! / LEAVE!

Alidou BADINI, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Mamoud lives in the countryside with his small family and his ailing father. One day, terrorists invade...

WAONGO

WAONGO

Augusta B. PALENFO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Piiga, a young woman in her twenties, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. However, her...

VERITES DE CŒURS

VERITES DE CŒURS

Delphine YERBANGA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS Arly, in the early hours of the morning, hooded men on large two-wheeled machines. Koumbo's family...

SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FRANCS

SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FRANCS

Jean Claude Kiswendsida Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:René, the only son of Robert and Odile, suffers from an illness requiring surgery...

MON AVENIR TON AVENIR

MON AVENIR TON AVENIR

SAIDOU DERRA, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:SAALAPO, a 42-year-old man with a disability since childhood, dropped out of school in the sixth grade....

YAND BAANGA / SHAMEFUL DISEASE

YAND BAANGA / SHAMEFUL DISEASE

SIDIBE Sékou Oumar, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Odile, a 39-year-old woman living in Ouagadougou with her six children from different fathers, has...

LIONNE

LIONNE

LIONNEKABORE Rodrigue Rakisyaoba, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Lionne tells the story of Lioncella, who has admired and cherished military attire...

L’INCONDITIONNEL

L’INCONDITIONNEL

Isabelle Christiane KOURAOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS A mother's love for her child is unconditional. In this family, where 12-year-old Nathan...

THE OLD MAN AND THE DESERT

THE OLD MAN AND THE DESERT

Issaka COMPAORÉ, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Yacouba SAWADOGO has fought against desertification in the Sahel for decades using ancestral...

THE RETURN

THE RETURN

Yacouba KANOU, Burkina Faso, 2022 SYNOPSIS Tolé, a young graduate in agriculture, decides to return to his native village, Tièfora, to apply his...

THE CALL OF OUAGA

THE CALL OF OUAGA

Abdoul Aziz SAWADOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:On November 28, 2017, in Ouagadougou, Emmanuel Macron declared: “The first remedy is culture […]....

LALA

LALA

OMAR SAMBASEKOU, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS In a world in distress, governed by the law of the streets where sex, alcohol, drugs, and money reign....

THE ADVISOR

THE ADVISOR

Corenthien NANA, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Hamidou, a young man, lives with his wife Chérifa and his younger brother Karim. Sakina, Chérifa’s...

KABAKOUROU/THE STONE

KABAKOUROU/THE STONE

Soungalo Afah NIMI, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS The stone is a companion of humanity. We come with the stone, we live on the stone, and we also...

IN THE SKIN OF ANOTHER

IN THE SKIN OF ANOTHER

OUEDRAOGO Patindé Constant, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Moulaye, an 8-year-old boy, his sister Yasmine, and others, including their father, are...

ÇA SUFFIT!

ÇA SUFFIT!

Alimata OUEDRAOGO, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS:Manuella, a young woman from Ouagadougou in her early forties, can no longer bear her husband’s...

Heist in Ouaga

Heist in Ouaga

Abdoul Aziz NIKIEMA, Burkina Faso SYNOPSIS:Bouba dreams of a job worthy of his qualifications. His girlfriend Fatou, a customer relations officer at...