From the presentation of animated films to demonstration of present and future trends, including meetings with experienced directors and emerging talents, Fespaco Animation provides an opportunity to celebrate the animation film sector and a hard-working youth.
ANIMATION SECTION 2025
SILENCE
ANJARASOA Medalys Jesmar, Madagascar, 2024 SYNOPSIS Sipping her juice in a room, Alex, a cheerful young girl, checks her phone. A message appears: her friend suggests going out....
REDEMPTION
Zakro Bali Alfred, Cote d’Ivoire Synopsis A young thug whose family complains and desperately hopes that he will change is caught in a dangerous gear. Accused of stealing,...
THE TOTEM
Claver YAMEOGO, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISIt is the rainy season in the savanna. Bouky decides to build a bamboo hut and seeks help from Panga, the squirrel. Near the river,...
THE ADVENTURES OF KADY AND DJUDJU
THE ADVENTURES OF KADY AND DJUDJUYancouba DIEME, Senegal, 2024 SYNOPSISKady and Djudju are siblings living in the suburbs of Dakar. One day, on their way back from school, they...
BEAUTY AND THE SNAKE / LA BELLE ET LE SERPENT
QUENUM AHISSI MIRYAM AKISSI O., Côte d’Ivoire, 2024 SYNOPSISIn a distant village, Akassi, a demanding young girl, marries a perfect man with no scars, unaware that he is actually...
TOILE DE PAPILLON
Madina Alexandre N’falle, Togo, 2024 SYNOPSIS A majestic butterfly, with its vibrant colors, may let its delicate wings brush against the spider’s web. Come and witness, in its...
PIE DAN LO
Kim Yip Tong, Mauritius, 2024 SYNOPSISOn July 25, 2020, the MV Wakashio bulk carrier ran aground on the reef off the east coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, oil spilled,...
MILIMO
Kemane BA, Sénégal, 2024 SYNOPSIS In an attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea for a better future, the tragic fate of the young Ahmadou is sealed. He risks his life, only to be...
JUSSARA
Camila Ribeiro, Brésil, 2023 SYNOPSIS Jussara is the living memory of the village where she lives, known as a counselor and storyteller, she enchantes and engages everyone around...
HADU
DAMILOLA SOLESI, Nigéria, 2024 SYNOPSIS In "Hadu, " a nostalgic and uplifting animated short film set in the vivid 1990s, we join Mimi, a passionate 10-year-old, on an exquisite...
BILICHI
BILICHIMahamet KONE, Mali, 2023 SYNOPSISAfter the murder of his father, Bakary joins forces with the king to avenge his death. He targets Bilichi, the fearless warrior feared by...
BAN’A MAYI
Maud-Salomé Ekila, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2024 SYNOPSISNia, Okelia, and Shanti are triplets living in Kinshasa. Okelia is different from her sisters because she has...
MOTHER TONGUE/langue maternelle
Duncan SENKUMBA, Ouganda,...
MALAÏKA, patrimoine culturel d’une nation.
Serge Dimitri PITROIPA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISThrough the character of Malaïka, an albino teenager, and her companion “I,” an artificial intelligence, we explore the...
Madjbara / Arc-en-ciel
Salma Khalil, Tchad, 2024 SYNOPSISMadjbara is both a depiction of the beauty and magic of nature and a gateway to its mysteries. The film explores the journey of African...
LES REMPLAÇANTS
Hadiza Abdou Idé, Niger/Portugal, 2023 SYNOPSISAn unusual phenomenon has obsessed Professor John for years. His research continuously points him toward a hamlet near the Atlantic...
KONDEKIE
Kadidiatou KONAKÉ, Mali, 2024 SYNOPSISAfter refusing to comply with the demands of their attackers, the du’ât take necessary measures to protect themselves from those seeking to...
In the Shadow of Feathers
Armel POUYA, Burkina Faso, 2024 SYNOPSISSamba, a young boy, dreams of escaping the hunting life imposed by his older brother and becoming a bird, free to fly wherever he wishes....