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Organizers announced Friday (January 13) that 15 feature films are vying for the top prize at next month’s FESPACO Festival, Africa’s biggest film event.
According to FESPACO, a total of 170 films, including short films, documentaries, TV series and animations, will compete in 11 categories at the event from February 25th to March 4th.
The drama Shimoni by Kenyan filmmaker Angela Wamai tells the story of Jeffrey, a teacher who recently started a new life after serving a prison term. When he leaves this place of confinement, he is forced to move to a rural village he hates and faces a meaty nightmare.
The 1-hour, 37-minute film will have its African premiere at the Joburg Film Festival scheduled for January 31st to February 5th.
The world premiere took place last year at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
Jenenga’s Golden Stallion Award
FESPACO Festival rules stipulate that films selected for competition must be produced by Africans and primarily produced in Africa.
This year’s theme is ‘African Cinema and the Culture of Peace’, which organizers say invites people to think about how films can promote reconciliation in difficult times.
The Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Burkina Faso, host country of Ouagadougou, grapples with a seven-year-old jihadist uprising that left thousands dead and nearly two million displaced.
Below is a feature film vying for the Golden Stallion of Yenenga – a trophy named after a beast from Burkinabe mythology:
– “The Planters’ Plantation”, directed by Dingha Eystein Young (Cameroon)
– “Our Father, The Devil”, Ellie Fomb (Cameroon)
– “Ashkar”, Youssef Chebi (Tunisia)
・”Under the Fig Tree”, Erige Sehiri (Tunisia)
– “Sheila”, Apolline Traore (Burkina Faso)
– “Abu Saddam” by Nadine Khan (Egypt)
– “Bantu Mama”, Ivan Herrera (dominican republic)
– “Mami Wata”, de CJ “Fiery” Obasi (Nigeria)
– “Maputo Naxanza” by Arideen Zampoulo (Mozambique)
– “Our Lady of Chinese Shops”, Ery Claver (Angola)
– “Simoni”, Angela Wamai (Kenya)
– “Simin Zetwal” by David Constantine (Mauritius)
– “The Blue Kaftan”, Mariam Touzani (Morocco)
– “The Last Queen”, Damien Onouri (Algeria)
– “Xale, Les blessures de l’enfance”, Moussa Sene Absa (Senegal)
Ouagadougou’s Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) was launched in 1969 and attracts thousands of filmgoers and professionals from across the continent.
It is also closely followed by the US and European film industries, who scout the event for new films, talent and ideas.
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