Panafrican festival of the cinema and the television of Ouagadougou

The Panafrican Festival of the cinema and the television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is one of the greatest African festivals of Cinéma. It is held every two years in the capital of the Burkina Faso.

Presentation

The objective of the festival is of:

to support the diffusion of all works of the African cinema,
to allow the contacts and the exchanges between professionals of the cinema and audio-visual,
to contribute to rise, the development and the safeguard of the African cinema, as a conscientisation and education, means of expression.

Apart from the organization of the festival in itself, the public corporation in load of the FESPACO has also like role to organize projections with nonlucrative goal in direction of the rural areas in partnership with the ONG, associations, the schools and other public institutions and private; to promote the African cinema in the international festivals and to organize various demonstrations around the cinema.

The FESPACO is helped financially by the International agency of the francophonie (AIFF), the Programme of the United Nations for the development (UNDP), UNESCO, UNICEF, the European Union and the co-operation of several countries (Germany, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, République of China, Sweden).

History

The festival was created in 1969 with Ouagadougou on the initiative of a group of film enthusiasts under name Semaine of the African cinema . Five countries were represented: the Senegal, the Ivory Coast, the the Upper Volta (current Burkina Faso), the Niger and the Cameroun. The France and the Netherlands were also represented. 23 films were presented. In 1970, the second week of the African cinema was organized with 9 African countries (Algérie, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Niger, Senegal, Mali, the Upper Volta, Ghana) and 40 projected films.

In 1972, the festival takes the title of Panafrican Festival of cinema of Ouagadougou (FESPACO). The editions follow one another in 1973, 1976, and it becomes bi-annual starting from 1979. In 1972 égalament is created the Grand Prix of the festival which bears the name of “standard of Yennenga”, in reference to the myth founder of the empire Mossi.

Prize list

3rd FESPACO (1972)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): polygamous Wazzou of Oumarou Ganda (Niger)
Second price (Special price of authenticity): Hydre Dyama of Foamed Kemoko Diakité (Guinea)
Third price: Opium and the stick of Mohamed Rachedi (Algeria)
Consolation prize: For those which know , of Tidiane Aw (Senegal)
First price of the short film: Moseka of Kouami Mambu Zinga (Zaire)
Second price of the short film: On the path of the requiem of Pierre-Marie Dong (Gabon)

4th FESPACO (1973)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Thousand and One Nights of Souheil Ben Barka (Morocco)
Price of the African authenticity: Identity of Pierre-Marie Dong (Gabon)
Price of the 7th art: December of Mohamed Lakdar Hamina (Algeria)
Consolation prize: the Blood of bet Mamadou Djim Kola (the Upper Volta)
Prix of the short film: Accident of Benoit-Maurice Ramampy (Madagascar)
Congratulations of the jury: Oumarou Ganda (Niger)

5th FESPACO (1976)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Muna Motor bike of Dikongue Pipa (Cameroun)
First consolation prize: equal Wind of the South of Mohamed Slim Riadh (Algeria) and Ndiangane of Mahama Johnson Traoré (Senegal)
Second consolation prize: On the way of the reconciliation of Rene-Bernard Yonli (the Upper Volta)
Price of the 7th art: the Heritage , of Mohamed Bouhamari (Algeria)
Special price of the jury: equal Sejnane of Abdellatif Ben Ammar (Tunisia) and immigrant Nationality of Sydney Sokhona (Mauritania)
Special mention: Kaddhu Beykat ( country Letter ) of Safi Faye (Senegal) and Saïtane of Oumarou Ganda (Niger)
Another special mention: first participation of the Ghana

6th FESPACO (1979)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Baara of Souleymane Cissé (Mali)
Price of the authenticity: Sun of the hyenas of Ridha Behi (Tunisia)
Price of the 7th art: Alyam Alyam of Ahmed El Mahanouni (Morocco)
Price of the best short film: the Box in the desert of Brahim Tsaki (Tunisia)
Special price of consolation: Yik-Yan of Hamidou-Benoit Ouedraogo (the Upper Volta)

7th FESPACO (1981)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Djeli of Fadika Kramo-Throbbed (Ivory Coast)
Price of the authenticity: the Vault of Jean-Michel Tchissoukou (Congo)
Price of the 7th art: West Indies of Med Hondo (Mauritania)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Coils Brewed in African Pot of Kwan Ansah (Ghana)
Prix of the best short film: Poko of Idrissa Ouedraogo (the Upper Volta)

8th FESPACO (1983)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Finyè of Souleymane Cissé (Mali)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Pawéogo ( the Emigrant ) of Kollo Sanou (the Upper Volta)
Price of the best short film: Certificat of indigence of Foamed Bathily (Senegal)
Prix of female role: Rosine Yanogo in Wend Kuuni (the Upper Volta)
Price of male interpretation: Mohamed Abachi in the Hairdresser of the district of the poor (Morocco)
Price of the best scenario: Shade of the ground of Taëb Louhichi (Tunisia)
Price of the best image: Zo Kwe Zo of Joseph Akouissonne (Central Africa)
Camera of gold: Issaka Thiombiano and Sékou Ouedraogo in Wend Kuuni (the Upper Volta)
Price of the best operator: Shade of the ground of Taëb Louhichi (Tunisia)

9th FESPACO (1985)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): History of a meeting of Brahim Tsaki (Algeria)
Price of the 7th art: Nelisita of Ruy Duarte (Angola)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Days of storm of Paul Zoumbara (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best short film: Mariaamu' S Wedding of Nangaoma Ngoge (Tanzania)
Price of the best music: Pierre Akendengué for the Co-operators (Cameroun)
Price of the public: Street negro boxes of Euzhan Palcy (France)

10th FESPACO (1987)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Sarraounia of Med Hondo (Mauritania)
Price of the 7th art: the Choice of Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Nyamanton of Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
Price of the best short film: the insane Monkey of Joseph Koumba (Gabon)
Price of the best music: the Choice of Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Price of the public: Nyamanton of Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)

11th FESPACO (1989)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Heritage… Africa of Kwah Ansah (Ghana)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Mortu Nega of Flora Gums (Guinea-Bissau)
Price of the best short film: Epic of Segou ( Segu janjo ) of Mambaye Coulibaly (Mali)
Price Paul Robson of the diaspora: Ori of Raquel To stack (Brazil)
Price of female role: Bia Gums in Mortu Nega (Guinea-Bissau)
Price of male interpretation: Kofi Bucknor in Heritage… Africa (Ghana)
Price of the best scenario: Zan Boko of Gaston Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best image: the Citadel of Mohammed Chouikh (Algeria)
Price of the best music: Francis Bebey for Yaaba (Burkina Faso)
Special mention for the sound recording: Will of John Akomfrah (Ghana)
Price of the public: Yaaba of Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)

12th FESPACO (1991)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Tilaï of Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Your Gave Adama Drabo (Mali)
Prix of the best short film: Fright ( El Hadhra ), of Moncef Dhouib (Tunisia)
Price of best documentary film: Yiri Kan of Issiaka Konaté (Burkina Faso)
Price Paul Robson of the diaspora: Almacita Di Desolato of Felix de Rooy (Netherlands)
Special mention (Price Paul Robson): Twilight City of Auguste Reece (the United Kingdom)
Another special mention: Sango Malo of Bassek Ba Kobhio (Cameroun)
Price of female role: Mariatou Kouyaté in Bamunan (Mali)
Price of male interpretation: Balla Foamed Keïta in Sere (Guinea)
Prix of the best scenario: Louss of Rachid Benhadj (Algeria)
Price of the best image: Jit of Michael Raeburn (Zimbabwe)
Price of the best music: Abdallah Ibrahim for Tilaï (Burkina Faso)
Price of best sound recording: Leila, my reason of Taëb Louhichi (Tunisia)

13th FESPACO (1993)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): In the name of Christ of Gnoan Roger Balled Me (Ivory Coast)
Prix Oumarou Ganda: Gito ungrateful the of Leonce Gabo (Burundi)
Price of the best short film: Denko of Mohamed Camara (Guinea)
Price of best documentary film: Women of Algiers of Kamal Dehane (Algeria)
Special price of the jury (feature-length films): the Foreigners of Djim Cola (Burkina Faso)
Special price of the jury (short films): Boxumalen of Amet Diallo (Senegal)
Price Paul Robson of the diaspora: Lumumba: the death of the prophet of Raoul Peck (Haiti)
Price of female role: Maysa Marta in blue Eyes of Yonta (Guinea-Bissau)
Price of male interpretation: Joseph Kumbela in Gito ungrateful the (Burundi)
Price of the best scenario: Against the government of Atef el-Tayeb (Egypt)
Price of the best assembly: Bezness of Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia)
Price of the best image: Sankofa of Haïlé Guerima (Ethiopia)
Price of the best music: Cheick Tidiane Seck for Yelema (Mali)
Price of the best sound: District Mozart of Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroun)

14th FESPACO (1995)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Guimba of Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
Price of the best short film: the Franc of Djibril Diop Mambéty (Senegal)
Price of best male interpretation: Mohammed Ali Allalou in Youcef (Algeria)
Price of the best female role: Yousra in Mercedes (Egypt)
Special price of the jury: With the research of the husband of my wife of M.A. Tazi (Morocco)
Special mention of the jury: the Large White of Lambaréné of Bassek Ba Kobhio (Cameroun)
Price Paul Robeson (film of the diaspora): the Exile of Behanzin of Guy Deslauriers (Martinique)
Price Oumarou Ganda of the first work: Keïta ! the heritage of the griot of Dani Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best costumes and decorations: Guimba of Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
Price of best monteuse: Kahena Attia (Tunisia)
Price of the best scenario: Khaled El Haggar for Ahlam Saghira ( Of small dreams ) (Egypt)

15th FESPACO (1997)

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Buud Yam of Gaston Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best short film of fiction: Bouzié of Jacques Trabi
Price of best male interpretation: Belkacem Hadjadj in Machaho
Price of the best female role: Aminata Ousmane Maïga in Faraw, sand mother
Special price of the jury: Taafe Fanga of Adama Drabo (Mali)
Price Paul Robeson (film of the diaspora): The Last Angel off History of John Akomfrah
Price Oumarou Ganda of the first work: Honey and ashes of Nadia Fares Anliker
Price of the best assembly: Kahena Attia for Honey and ashes
Price of the best scenario: Merzak Allouache for Hello Cousin!
Price of the best band: the Plot of Aristote of Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Price of the best film music: Ilheu of contenda of Leao Lopes
Price of the best image: Tableau Reinforces Moussa Seine Absa

16th FESPACO (1999)

Feature-length films

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Papers identities of Mwezé Ngangura (Democratic republic of Congo)
Special mention of the jury: Life on Earth of Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania)
Price of best male interpretation: Conceited Bookholane in Chikin Biznis (South Africa)
Price of the best female role: Dominique Mesa in Papers identities (DRC)
Price Paul Robeson (diaspora): bitter Sugar of Christian Lara (Guadeloupe, France)
Price of the best assembly: Nadia Ben Rachid for Life on Earth (Mauritania)
Price of the best decoration: F. Keïta Baba for the Genesis (Mali)
Price of the best music: Wasis Diop for Silmandé (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best sound: Tawsi Thabet for Lalla Hobby (Morocco)
Price of the best image: Mustapha Belmihoub for the Arch of the desert (Algeria)
Price of the best scenario: Mtutuzeli Matshoba for Chikin Biznis (South Africa)
Price Oumarou Ganda: Fools of Ramadan Suleiman (South Africa)

Short films

Price of the best short film of fiction: One the Edge of Newton Aduaka (Nigeria)
the Price of best documentary: Hot Will go of Andrew Dosunwu (Nigeria)
Prix Paul Robeson (diaspora): Blue Notes Rahdi Taylor (the United States)

17th FESPACO (2001)

Feature-length films

Grand Prix (Standard of Yennenga): Ali Zaoua of Nabil Ayouch (Morocco)
Special price of the jury: Sia, the dream of the python of Dani Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
Price Oumarou-Ganda (the better first work): Rage of Newton I. Aduaka (Nigeria)
Price Paul Robeson of the black diaspora: Lumumba of Raoul Peck (Haiti)
Better actor: Makéna Diop (Senegal) in Beaten of Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
Better actress: Albertine Guessan in Adanggaman of Roger Gnoan Balled Me (Ivory Coast)
Meilleure image: Mohamed Soudani for Adanggaman
Better scenario: Dolè of Imunga Ivanga (Gabon)
Better put in scene and better assembly: Naceur Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for Would be my friend of Naceur Ktari (Tunisia)
Meilleur sound: Fawzi Thabet for Grenadian Naps of Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud (Tunisia)
Better music: Wasis Diop for Testicles of the elephant of Henri Joseph Koumba Bibidi (Gabon)

Short films

Price of the best short film of fiction: Bintou of Fanta Regina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
special Homage Ousmane Sembène (Senegal) for Faat-Kiné presented by the author except competition

18th FESPACO (2003)

Feature-length films

Grand Prix (Standard of Yenenga): Heremakono of Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania)
Special price of the jury: Kabala of Assane Kouyaté (Mali)
Price of best male interpretation: Cheick Doukouré for Paris according to Foamed (Guinea)
Prix of the best female role: Awatef Jendoubi for Fatma (Tunisia)
Price of interpretation (special mention): A. Mahamat Foamed and Mr. Moctar Aguid for Abouna (Chad)
Prix Oumarou Ganda of the first work: Afrance of Alain Gomis (France - Senegal)
Price of the best scenario: Assane Kouyaté for Kabala (Mali)
Price of the best image: Abraham Haile Biru for Abouna (Chad)
Price of the best decoration: Joseph Kpobly for Heremakono (Mauritania)
Price of the best assembly: Ronelle Loots for Promised Land (South Africa)
Price of the best sound: Hachim Joulak for Fatma (Tunisia)
Price of the best music: Wasis Diop and Loy Ehrlich for the price of forgiveness (Senegal)
Price of the European Union: Afrance of Alain Gomis (France - Senegal)

Short films

Price of the best short film: Source of history of Adama Rouamba (Burkina Faso)
Special price of the jury: has drink in the Passage of Zola Maseko

Video

the Price of best documentary: Tangier, the dream of the burners of Leila Kilani (Morocco)
Price of best the sitcom: Houria of Rachida Krim (Algeria)

19th FESPACO (2005)

Feature-length films

Standard of gold of Yennenga (Grand Prix): Drum of Zola Maseko (South Africa)
Standard of money of Yennenga: the Darkroom of Hassan Benjelloun (Morocco)
Standard of bronze of Yennenga: Tasuma of Kollo Daniel Sanou (Burkina Faso)
Special price of the European Union: Zulu Coils Letter Ramadan Suleman (South Africa)
Prix Oumarou Ganda (the better first work): max and Mona of Teddy Mattera (South Africa)
Price of the best female role: Pamela Nomvete Marimbe in Zulu Coils Letter Ramadan Suleman (South Africa)
Prix of best male interpretation: Sid Ali Kouiret in the Suspects of Kamal Dehane (Algeria)
Price of the best scenario: the Night of the truth of Fanta Regina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best image: a hero of Zeze Gamboa (Angola)
Price of the best sound: El Manara of Belkacem Hadjadj (Algeria)
Price of the best music: Sékouba Bambino Diabaté in Under the clearness of the moon of Appoline Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Price of the best decoration: Drum of Zola Maseko (South Africa)
Price of the best assembly: Andree Davanture for the Prince of Mohamed Zran (Tunisia)
Price of the public decreed by Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the French ministry of the Foreign affairs: Tasuma of Kollo Daniel Sanou (Burkina Faso)
Price Paul Robeson (better feature-length film of the African diaspora): Beah: In Black Woman Speaks of LISA Gay Hamilton (the United States)

Short films

Foal of gold of Yennenga: the Other Badly of Tahirou Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso)
Foal of money of Yennenga: Be kunko of Cheick Fantamady Camara (Guinea)
Foal of bronze of Yennenga: Safi, the small mother of Rasmané Ganemtoré (Burkina Faso)
Special mentions: equal the Secrecy of Fatima of Karim Bensalah (Algeria); Prince Loseno of Kibushi Ndjate Wooto (Democratic republic of Congo) and the Whistle of Ace Thiam (Senegal)

Television - Video

Price of best documentary work of fiction/: Conakrykas of Manthia Diawara (Mali)
Price of the best series or sitcom: Sidagamie of Maurice Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Special price of the documentary jury fiction/: Alienation of Malek Bensmail (Algeria)
Special price of the jury series or sitcom: Three men, a village of Idrissa Ouedraogo and Issa Traoré de Brahima (Burkina Faso)

Decreed special prices

Special price health: Moolaadé of Ousmane Sembène (Senegal)
Special price human rights: One second of life of Adjara Lompo (Burkina Faso)
Special price UEMOA feature-length film: the Night of the truth of Fanta Regina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
Special price UEMOA Short film: Safi, the small mother of Rasmané Ganemtoré (Burkina Faso)
Special price UEMOA professional video TV: Joseph Ki-Zerbo identities of Dani Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
Price of the United Nations for the fight against poverty: Tasuma of Sanou Kollo (Burkina Faso)
Price of the UNICEF “for the promotion of the rights of the child”: a love of child of Ben Diogaye Bèye (Senegal)
Price of the UNICEF “for the promotion of the women's rights”: Zulu Coils Letter Ramadan Suleman (South Africa)

special mention: the Suspects of Kamal Dehane (Algeria)
special mention: Safi, the small mother of Rasmané Ganemtoré (Burkina Faso)

Price health and safety with work: Happy the Drum of David Hickson (South Africa)
Price of African integration (CEDEAO): Tasuma of Sanou Kollo (Burkina Faso)
Right Prices of the child: the Camera of wood of Ntshavheni Wa Muruli (South Africa)
Signis Price of world catholic association for the communication: Happy the Drum of David Hickson (South Africa)

special mention: a love of child of Ben Diogaye Bèye (Senegal)

Price national Lottery: Meeting in line of Adama Rouamba (Burkina Faso)
documentary Price RFO/AITV/CFI

1st price: Rago of Central African television
2nd documentary price: Difficulties of conservation of the manuscripts of Tombouctou of the national television of documentary Mali
3rd price: Importance of the yam in the Beninese companies of the Office of radio television of Benign the

Price CNLS/IST: Sidagamie of Maurice Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Price Commune of Ouagadougou: Happy the Drum of David Hickson (South Africa)
Price of the town of Turin: Safi, the small mother of Rasmané Ganemtoré (Burkina Faso)
Prix Granulates Wamdé Baobab tree: Ouaga Saga of Dani Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
Price INALCO Numeric camera: Zulu Coils Letter Ramadan Suleman (South Africa)
Prix POITOU CHARENTES: El Manara of Belkacem Hadjadj (Algeria)
Price COE: Prince Loseno of Kibushi Ndjate Wooto (Democratic republic of Congo)
Price of male interpretation in a supporting role held in a feature-length film: Ouédraogo Rasmané in the Night of the truth of Fanta Regina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
Price of female role in a supporting role held in a feature-length film: Sonia Nouacer in El Manara of Belkacem Hadjadj (Algeria)
Price Not Africa: Under the clearness of the moon of Appoline Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Price side Doc. of best documentary work: Sokhna Amar (Senegal)

Special mention: Ask Me I Am Positive of Toboho Edkins (South Africa)
Special mention: the Will of Rolande Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso)
Special mention: Oberlin Inanda of Sherif Keïta (Mali)

20th Fespaco (2007)

Manu Dibango is the official godfather of the twentieth edition which took place from February 24th to March 3rd 2007. The Mali is the invited country of honor

Feature-length films

Standard of gold of Yennenga (Grand Prix): Ezra of Newton Aduaka (Nigeria)
Standard of money of Yennenga: Bleeding Them of Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroun)
Standard of bronze of Yennenga: Daratt of Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad)
Special price of the European Union: Daratt of Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad)
Price Oumarou Ganda (the better first work): Barakat of Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria)
Price of the best female role: Adele Ado and Calmel Dorelia
Price of best male interpretation: Lofti Abdelli for Making off
Price of the best scenario: Barakat of Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria)
Price of the best image: Daratt of Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad)
Price of the best sound: Shade of Liberty of Imunga Ivanga (Gabon)
Price of the best music: Barakat of Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria)
Price of the best decoration: Africa Paradise of Sylvestre Amoussou (Benign)
Price of the best assembly: Making off of Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia)
Price of the public decreed by Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the French ministry of the Foreign affairs: It will rain on Conakry of Cheick Fantamady Camara (Guinea)
Prix Paul Robeson (better feature-length film of the African diaspora): does the president have the AIDS? of Arnold Antonin (Haiti)

Special prices.

Price of the United Nations for the promotion of a culture of peace and tolerance Newton Aduaka (Nigeria) for Ezra
Price of the United Nations for the promotion of the women's rights: Tahirou Tasséré Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) for Djanta
Price of the United Nations for the promotion of the rights of the child: Gahité Fofana (Guinea) for One morning good hour
Price of the United Nations for the promotion of the durable management of the environment: Fitouri Beelhiba (Tunisia) for Crowned bottles
Special price of African integration (decreed by the economic Union and monetarist West African, UEMOA):

feature-length film: Issa Brahima Traoré (Burkina Faso) for the world, a ballet
short film: Dyana Gaye (Senegal) for Dénéweti
Television-video: Valerie Kaboré (Burkina Faso) for Ina

Price of Burkina Plan for the human rights: Newton Aduaka (Nigeria) for Ezra
Price of the National institute of the languages and civilizations (INALCO): Newton Aduaka (Nigeria) for Ezra
Price of the World Action against poverty (AMCP): Abderrahmane Sissako, for Bamako

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