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!
Alidou BADINI, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Mamoud lives in the countryside with his small family and his ailing father. One day, terrorists invade...
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
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
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
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
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
LIONNEKABORE Rodrigue Rakisyaoba, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Lionne tells the story of Lioncella, who has admired and cherished military attire...
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
Issaka COMPAORÉ, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Yacouba SAWADOGO has fought against desertification in the Sahel for decades using ancestral...
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 GREAT MYSTIC AND THE CRAZY COUSINS
Dramane GNESSI, Burkina Faso, 2023 SYNOPSIS: Georges, a mathematics student, grew up under strict religious and academic discipline. He is oblivious...
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
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
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
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
OUEDRAOGO Patindé Constant, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Moulaye, an 8-year-old boy, his sister Yasmine, and others, including their father, are...
DANIEL OUEZZIN COULIBALY, AFRICA’S PATHS.
DANIEL OUEZZIN COULIBALY, AFRICA’S PATHS. Bernard YAMEOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSIS:Born in 1909 in Pouy, Burkina Faso, Ouézzin Daniel Coulibaly...
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
Abdoul Aziz NIKIEMA, Burkina Faso SYNOPSIS:Bouba dreams of a job worthy of his qualifications. His girlfriend Fatou, a customer relations officer at...