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A. REGISTRATION The 29th Edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is scheduled to take place from 22 February to 01 March 2025. Registration for FESPACO is open to all films worldwide. Registration is limited to a maximum of...
CALL FOR ACCREDITATIONS – FESPACO 2025
As part of the 29th Edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), taking place from 22 February to 01 March 2025, professionals of the Film, Audio-visual and Motion Picture industry, Media and film festival representatives are...
CALL FOR ENTRIES – MICA 2025
AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND AUDIO-VISUAL MARKET (MICA) As part of the 29th Edition taking place from 22 February to 1st March 2025, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) would like to inform professionals of the film and audio-visual...
Call for papers for FESPACO 2025 Colloquium
The Management of FESPACO is pleased to inform film and audio-visual professionals of the call for papers for the Colloquium of the 29th Edition due from 22 February to 01 March 2025 under the theme: “African Cinema and Cultural Identities».” The Colloquium will be...
YENNENGA WORKSHOPS – FESPACO 2025 CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) launches the third edition of the YENNENGA WORKSHOPS on the occasion of its 29th Edition taking place from 22 February to 01 March 2025. The YENNENGA WORKSHOPS provide a platform for the immersion...
CALL FOR ENTRIES – FESPACO 2025
As part of the 29th Edition of FESPACO taking place from 22 February to 1rst March 2025, the Management would like to inform professionals of the film and audio-visual industry that registration for the official selection of films is open from 29 February 2024 till 30...
THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD AS « GUEST OF HONOUR » OF THE 29th EDITION OF FESPACO
BACKGROUND The Guest of Honour for each FESPACO edition is chosen based on the cultural cooperative relationships the country has with Burkina Faso and its commitment to the development of the African film and audio-visual industry. This choice also takes account of...
Save the date!
Preparations for the 29th Edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) due 22 February to 01 March 2025 have begun: 29 February 2024 : Official launch of call for entries 01 March : Beginning of registrations 30...
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FESPACO 2023:Festival-goers Welcome the Holding of the Event
Following the memorable opening of the 28th edition of FESPACO on 25th February 2023 in Ouagadougou, we approached a few festival-goers, present in Burkina on this occasion. Pierre Domont is a Belgian, participating in FESPACO for the 18th time. According to him,...
EDITORIAL
Frustration is a source of combativeness! Frustrated to see their screens invaded by foreign films, many people of Africa stood up for their liberation. This was the case 54 years ago in Burkina Faso where film enthusiasts said “no to the neo-colonial intruder of the...
The ACP/EU Programme partners
had their round table
Since Saturday 25 February 2023, the 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou is in full swing in the Burkinabe capital. In this framework, the partners of the ACP/EU Audiovisual Coproduction programme in Africa and the Film Fund in...
Celebrities Days
The celebrities of African and Diaspora cinema once again met during an event where they were spotlighted. The Ouagadougou Town Hall welcomed stars from various backgrounds. Cocktail reception, artistic performances, speeches and above all the awarding of distinctions...
The Yennenga and heritage workshops
”African Film and Audio-visual Archives” is the theme for the workshops on sharing experiences and practices held in the framework of the 28th edition of FESPACO. The opening ceremony took place on Monday 27 February 2023 in the premises of ISTIC in the presence of...
FESPACO 2023: a delegation from ECOWAS visits the MICA
A delegation from ECOWAS, one of the partners of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), visited the African International Film and Audio-visual Market (MICA), where it has a stand. This was on 26 February 2023. ECOWAS has supported...
THE OPENING FILM: “Bravo, Burkina!”
‘’I opted for the title “Bravo, Burkina!” so that wherever you hear “Bravo”, you think of Burkina’’, said Nigerian filmmaker Walé Oyéjidé. “Bravo, Burkina!”, an out-of-competition film features a young boy from Burkina Faso named Aimé, leaving his village for Italy to...
FEPACI: « Finyè » by Souleymane Cissé screened as part of FESPACO Classics
“My deepest hope is to make the sequel to my film because this story is not complete. And if I don’t deliver, let my children do it “, said Souleymane Cissé, Malian director of feature film « Finyè », during the screening at Ciné Burkina on Sunday 26 February 2023....
Libation Ceremony: Tradition fulfilled and 2 statues unveiled
Filmmakers from Africa and Diaspora have honoured once again the professionals of the motion picture The traditional libation ceremony took place yesterday Sunday 26th February 2023 in the morning at the Filmmakers’ Square. As usual, festival-goes did not haggle their...