REGULATION YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION FESPACO-2025

YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION is an initiative by the Management of FESPACO to provide support and post-production aid for African and Diaspora films. It is meant for directors, male and female, with a debut or second feature film (fiction or documentary), at finishing stage.

It is a platform that promotes co-production partnerships and access to the international market for African works, providing an opportunity to show films in post-production phase to film professionals and international distributors in order to support the completion of such works through concrete aids.

YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION consists in:

  1. Workshops:
  2. Four (4) days of workshops and master-classes on editing, calibration, music composition, special effects, distribution, etc.
  3. Networking sessions and meetings for directors and producers to interact with professionals in attendance.
  4. Tailored support through individual or collective consultations. Depending on their needs, promoters of film projects in post-production phase will receive consultancy services in editing, guidance in costume choices and film finishing, as well in international distribution.
  5. Screenings:
  6. Screening sessions of excerpts of selected films will be organized, following which time will be giving to promoters to pitch their projects before a jury.

These screening sessions will be open to accredited professionals.

Article 1: This Regulation aims to spell out the organizational, operational and participation conditions for film and audio-visual professionals in YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION.

Article 2:  YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION is taking place from 23 to 28 February 2025.

Article 3: Admission to Yennenga Post-Production implies full adherence to this Regulation.

Article 4: Film admission criteria:

  • Not to have showed at a previous edition of YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION;
  • Submissions must be films in finishing stage made exclusively by African or Diaspora filmmakers;
  • Only features films (fiction or documentary) of 60 minutes minimum will be considered;
  • Filmmakers with projects must be in their debut or second feature film project;
  • A director can attend YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION Workshop with only one project;
  • A producer can attend YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION Workshop with a maximum of two projects;
  • When the film is not in French or English, the copy to be submitted must be sub-titled in one of these languages.

Article 5: Application package

Applications to YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION Workshop shall include:

  • a synopsis;
  • a director’s note of intent;
  • a producer’s note of intent;
  • a bio-filmography of director;
  • a photo of the director (JPEG 300 dpi format);
  • a producer’s bio-filmography;
  • photos and a visual of the film (portrait and landscape, JPEG 300 dpi format);
  • name and address of production company;
  • a letter of motivation specifying film post-production needs and expectations;
  • total budget of the film with an indication of the amounted needed to complete the film;
  • a download and viewing link of the film, valid up to 31 March 2025,
  • a letter of approval co-signed by the authors (director / producer).

Deadline for film projects submission is 31 October 2024 at 23h59mn via the platform by clicking here.

Article 6: A selection committee chaired by the General Delegate of FESPACO shall be responsible for the selection of films. The Committee’s decision shall be final and irrevocable.

The selection committee shall be sovereign and shall reserve the right not to justify its choice.

Results of the selection will be published onto FESPACO web site.

Article 7:  YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION undertakes to:

  • Provide transport, accommodation and meals for participants during their stay in Ouagadougou;
  • Provide customized support to each of the successful projects.

 Article 8: Films selected will receive a commitment form to be completed and sent back. Receipt by FESPACO of the completed and signed form implies consent to attend all programme activities.

Article 9: Projects promotors must send within the time allocated all the information requested and the material necessary for the preparation of YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION brochure, for the organization of consultations and screenings.

Article 10: Yennenga Post-Production Workshop award-winning films will receive prizes in cash and post-production or distribution grants.

Article 11: Award-winning films shall:

  • Include the mention “This film has been supported by FESPACO/YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION” in its credits, together with the official logo of YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION;
  •  Have the official logo of FESPACO on any communication materials;
  • Leave a copy of the film with FESPACO.

Non award-winning films must have in their credits and on any communication materials the official logo of FESPACO together with the mention “This film has participated in FESPACO/ YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION”.

YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION does not require exclusivity for the broadcasting of the final version of the films it has supported, but wishes to be the first to show it in Sub-Sahara Africa at an edition of FESPACO.

Article 12: Depending on their needs, promotors of film projects in post-production phase may receive consultancy services in editing, guidance in costume choices and film finishing, as well as in international distribution.

Article 13: The jury of YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION Workshop is made up of film, audio-visual and animated image professionals with well-established experience and skills. The jury is sovereign in its choices.

Article 14: Participation in YENNENGA POST-PRODUCTION Workshop implies full adherence to this Regulation.

Article 15: The General Delegate of FESPACO shall be competent to settle any dispute over the interpretation and application of the provisions of this Regulation.

Amicable settlement shall be favoured in any conflict.

Only the French version hall be binding.

Article 16: The General Delegate of FESPACO shall be competent for any cases not provided for by this Regulation.

The General Delegate of FESPACO

                                                                     Moussa Alex SAWADOGO

                                                                                                Officier de l’Ordre de l’Étalon