Tuesday, January 31, 2023
198 Nigeria News
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • VIDEO NEWS
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • FEATURED NEWS
    • NIGERIA USA NEWS
    • NIGERIA EU NEWS
    • NIGERIA CHINA NEWS
    • NIGERIA UK NEWS
    • NIGERIA FRANCE NEWS
    • NIGERIA GULF NATIONS NEWS
    • NIGERIA INDIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA RUSSIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA ITALY NEWS
    • NIGERIA TURKEY NEWS
    • NIGERIA EGYPT NEWS
    • NIGERIA BRAZIL NEWS
    • NIGERIA THAILAND NEWS
    • NIGERIA PHILIPPINE NEWS
  • POLITICAL NEWS
  • MORE NEWS
    • NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY NEWS
    • NIGERIA MOVIE INDUSTRY
    • NIGERIA CRYPTO NEWS
    • NIGERIA AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • OVERSEAS JOBS NEWS
    • NIGERIA CONSTRUCTION NEWS
    • OVERSEAS SPONSORSHIP
    • 198TILG MEDIA TRAINING
    • NIGERIA IMMIGRATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA EDUCATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA VENTURE CAPITAL NEWS
    • NIGERIA JOINT VENTURE NEWS
    • NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES
    • NIGERIA MANUFACTURERS
    • NIGERIA BUSINESS HELP
    • NIGERIA PARTNERSHIP
  • ASK IKE LEWUMA
  • REGISTER NGO
  • CONTACT
  • HOME
  • VIDEO NEWS
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • FEATURED NEWS
    • NIGERIA USA NEWS
    • NIGERIA EU NEWS
    • NIGERIA CHINA NEWS
    • NIGERIA UK NEWS
    • NIGERIA FRANCE NEWS
    • NIGERIA GULF NATIONS NEWS
    • NIGERIA INDIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA RUSSIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA ITALY NEWS
    • NIGERIA TURKEY NEWS
    • NIGERIA EGYPT NEWS
    • NIGERIA BRAZIL NEWS
    • NIGERIA THAILAND NEWS
    • NIGERIA PHILIPPINE NEWS
  • POLITICAL NEWS
  • MORE NEWS
    • NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY NEWS
    • NIGERIA MOVIE INDUSTRY
    • NIGERIA CRYPTO NEWS
    • NIGERIA AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • OVERSEAS JOBS NEWS
    • NIGERIA CONSTRUCTION NEWS
    • OVERSEAS SPONSORSHIP
    • 198TILG MEDIA TRAINING
    • NIGERIA IMMIGRATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA EDUCATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA VENTURE CAPITAL NEWS
    • NIGERIA JOINT VENTURE NEWS
    • NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES
    • NIGERIA MANUFACTURERS
    • NIGERIA BUSINESS HELP
    • NIGERIA PARTNERSHIP
  • ASK IKE LEWUMA
  • REGISTER NGO
  • CONTACT
No Result
View All Result
198 Nigeria News
No Result
View All Result
Home NIGERIA USA NEWS

Pomp and colour as Africa’s biggest film festival starts

198 Nigeria News by 198 Nigeria News
October 17, 2021
in NIGERIA USA NEWS
0
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

[ad_1]

Band performing on stage with a large image of Thomas Sankara in the background

The theme for this year is Cinemas of Africa and the Diaspora: New perspectives, new challenges

The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) is under way in Burkina Faso’s capital.

Thousands thronged the Palais des Sports complex in the Ouaga 2000 district to witness the start of Africa’s largest film festival, which runs from 16 to 23 October.

Man with white paint on his chest which reads: FESPACO

Man with white paint on his chest which reads: FESPACO

The event was initially planned for February this year, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fespaco, which started in 1969, is an internationally recognised festival that attracts enthusiasts from across the world to celebrate films largely produced in Africa by Africans.

A woman smiling with a head dress of fake oranges

The festival is the central cultural event on Ouagadougou’s calendar

Men standing with colourful body and face paint. They have the colours of the Burkina Faso flag

Festival-goers arrived painted in the colours of the Burkinabé flag

Security was tight in and around the venue, with the army positioned strategically across Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso has been battling an insurgency by jihadist groups in the north and eastern regions since 2015.

“It’s not the first time that the Fespaco is facing [security] difficulties… So we will implement the same strategy but this time we are also taking into account the sanitary situation,” Alex Moussa Sawadogo, the new Fespaco delegate-general, told the BBC.

“In the face of the unprecedented security crisis, we remain standing,” said the Burkinabé Culture Minister Elise Foniyama Ilboudo Thiombiano.

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was also present, as was the country’s foreign minister and international ambassadors.

Burkina Faso's president standing next to a big sign which says: Fespaco 16 - 23 October 2021

Burkina Faso’s president (pictured) kick-started the event

Burkina Faso's foreign minister greeting ambassadors. They are wearing masks, and the minister has his hand on his chest.

Foreign Minister Alpha Barry greeted ambassadors at the Palais des Sports

Which films are competing this year?

Out of the 1,132 entries submitted across six categories, 239 films from 50 countries have been shortlisted.

Some 17 feature-length films will battle it out for the grand prize, the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, named after a beast in Burkinabé mythology.

Their directors come from Egypt, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia and Haiti.

The grand prize winner will be selected by an international jury headed by Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, who won France’s coveted César for best film in 2015 with Timbuktu.

You may also be interested in:

All pictures subject to copyright

[ad_2]

Source link

Tags: AfricasbiggestcolourfestivalfilmPompstarts
198 Nigeria News

Nigeria Smart News contributes to latest news of Nigeria Smart news and Up to date with technology news.

198massmedia Group. USA. 3821 Dominion Drive, Dumfries, USA. 22026.

Toll Free 1 888 642 8433.
Contact: info@198nigerianews.com

LATEST UPDATES

Ghanaian, Dutch Businesses to Explore Business Opportunities

Macron heads to Cameroon for 3-nation Africa tour amid mixed reception

Africa Taken for Neo-Colonial Ride — Global Issues

Kenya: Visa Processing Delays a Result of Backlog Caused By Covid-19 Pandemic – U.S. Embassy

Africa: Over 10 Million Covid-19 Recoveries Confirmed Across Continent

Both UK & Congo Think They’re Climate Leaders COP26s Fallout Shows How Far Adrift They Are — Global Issues

Trump returns to Washington after 2020 election loss

Africa: Russia Turns to Africa Amid Diplomatic Isolation

Terrorists attack Nigerias Presidential Guards Brigade, wound 3 soldiers

RECOMMENDED

No Content Available
  • Home
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • DMCA
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 - 198 Nigeria News.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • VIDEO NEWS
  • BUSINESS NEWS
  • FEATURED NEWS
    • NIGERIA USA NEWS
    • NIGERIA EU NEWS
    • NIGERIA CHINA NEWS
    • NIGERIA UK NEWS
    • NIGERIA FRANCE NEWS
    • NIGERIA GULF NATIONS NEWS
    • NIGERIA INDIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA RUSSIA NEWS
    • NIGERIA ITALY NEWS
    • NIGERIA TURKEY NEWS
    • NIGERIA EGYPT NEWS
    • NIGERIA BRAZIL NEWS
    • NIGERIA THAILAND NEWS
    • NIGERIA PHILIPPINE NEWS
  • POLITICAL NEWS
  • MORE NEWS
    • NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY NEWS
    • NIGERIA MOVIE INDUSTRY
    • NIGERIA CRYPTO NEWS
    • NIGERIA AGRICULTURE NEWS
    • OVERSEAS JOBS NEWS
    • NIGERIA CONSTRUCTION NEWS
    • OVERSEAS SPONSORSHIP
    • 198TILG MEDIA TRAINING
    • NIGERIA IMMIGRATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA EDUCATION NEWS
    • NIGERIA VENTURE CAPITAL NEWS
    • NIGERIA JOINT VENTURE NEWS
    • NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES
    • NIGERIA MANUFACTURERS
    • NIGERIA BUSINESS HELP
    • NIGERIA PARTNERSHIP
  • ASK IKE LEWUMA
  • REGISTER NGO
  • CONTACT

Copyright © 2022 - 198 Nigeria News.