Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou

10/16/2021

Festival Reviews

Insight Into FESPACO

Insight Into FESPACO

As a lover of African and African Diaspora film, attending the Fespaco film and television festival in Burkina Faso for the seventh time since 2005 was an inspiring experience. As one of Africa's largest and oldest film and television festivals and markets, Fespaco...

The 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) was an excellent success for Burkina Faso's capital. Thousands of Burkina Faso residents and international festivalgoers packed the Palais des Sports complex in the Ouaga 2000...

Eyimofe

Eyimofe

Chuko and Ari Esiri’s Eyimofe, which is competing at Fespaco, combines two semi-overlapping stories of Nigerians on the edge. The first story is titled Spain, the second Italy. The idea in both titles is destination. In both stories, the Nigerian characters have come...

Insight Into FESPACO

Insight Into FESPACO

As a lover of African and African Diaspora film, attending the Fespaco film and television festival in Burkina Faso for the seventh time since 2005 was an inspiring experience. As one of Africa's largest and oldest film and television festivals and markets, Fespaco...

The 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) was an excellent success for Burkina Faso's capital. Thousands of Burkina Faso residents and international festivalgoers packed the Palais des Sports complex in the Ouaga 2000...

Eyimofe

Eyimofe

Chuko and Ari Esiri’s Eyimofe, which is competing at Fespaco, combines two semi-overlapping stories of Nigerians on the edge. The first story is titled Spain, the second Italy. The idea in both titles is destination. In both stories, the Nigerian characters have come...

Awards Corner

Fespaco

  • Golden Etalon for Feature Film
    The Gravedigger's Wife (Somalia)
    Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
  • Silver Etalon for Feature Film
    Freda (Haiti)
    Director: Gessica Geneus
  • Bronze Etalon for Feature Film
    A Story of Love and Desire (Tunisia)
    Director: Leyla Bouzid
  • Best Actor for
    Nafi’s Father (Senegal)
    Alassane Sy
  • Best Actress for
    Farewell Amor (USA)
    Zainab Jah
  • Golden Etalon for Documentary
    Night Nursery (Burkina Faso)
    Director: Moumouni Sanou
  • Silver Etalon for Documentary
    Marcher sur l’eau (Mali, Senegal)
    Director: Aissa Maiga
  • Bronze Etalon for Documentary
    Makongo (Central African Republic)
    Director: Elvis Sabin Ngaibino