The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which ended on March 4, honored the following works:
Feature film:
Yennenga Gold Medal: "Ashkal" by Youssef Chebbi (Tunisia)
Silver Medal: " Sira" by Appoline Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Bronze Stallion: "Shimoni" by Angela Wamai (Kenya)
Best Screenplay: "Le bleu du caftan" by Mariam Touzani (Morocco)
Best Cinematography: "Mami Wata" by Fiery Obasi (Nigeria)
Best Sound: "Ashkal" by Youssef Chebbi (Tunisia)
Best Music: "Our Lady of Chinese Shop" by Ery Claver (Angola)
Best Production Design: "Mami Wata" by Fiery Obasi (Nigeria)
Best Editing: "Abu Saddam" by Nadine Khan (Egypt)
Best Actress Award: "All the actresses in Sous les figues" by Erige Sehiri
Best Actor Award: "All the actors in Sous les figues" by Erige Sehiri.
Short fiction film:
Golden Foal: "Will my parents come to see me" by Mo Harawe (Somalia)
Silver Foal: "A Doll" by Andriaminosoa Hary Joel Rakotovelo (Madagascar)
Bronze Foal: "Tsutsue" by Amartei Armar (Ghana)
Special mention: "L'envoyée de Dieu" by Amina A. Mamani (Niger)
Special mention: "Mere terre" by Kantarama Gahigiri (Rwanda).
Feature-length documentary:
Etalon d'Or for documentary film: "Omi Nobu/L'homme nouveau" by Carlos Yuri Ceuninck (Cape Verde)
Silver Stallion for Documentary Film: "Nous, étudiants" by Rafiki Fariala (CAR)
Special Mention: "Au cimetière de la pellicule" by Souleymane Thierno (Guinea Conakry)
Special mention: "Money, Freedom, a History of the CFA Franc" by Katy N'diaye (Senegal).
Short documentary:
Golden Foal for documentary film: "Blind Spot" by Lotfi Achour (Tunisia)
Silver Poulain for Documentary Film: "Katanga Nation" by Beza Hailu Lemma (Ethiopia)
Bronze Poulain for Documentary Film: "Kelasi" by Fransix Tenda Lomba.
Perspectives Section
:
Paul Robeson Award for Best First or Second Feature-Length Documentary Film: "Le spectre de Boko Haram" by Cyrielle Raingou (Cameroon)
Special Mention: Oumarou Ganda Award for Best First or Second Feature-Length Fiction Film: "La motion de Saada" by Pape Bounam Lopy (Senegal).
Burkina Section
:
Grand Prize of the President of Burkina Faso for Best Burkinabe Film: "Laabli-l'insaisissable" by Luc Youlouka Damiba (Burkina Faso)
Grand Prize of the President of Burkina Faso for Most Promising Newcomer: "Le botaniste" by Floriane Zoundi (Burkina Faso)
Grand Prize of the President of Burkina Faso for Best Newcomer in Burkina Cinema: "Malla, aussi loin que dure la nuit" by Dramane Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso).
The next edition of FESPACO is scheduled for February 22 to March 1, 2025.