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06 February 2011

FESPACO 2011 Watch: Women at the 22nd Edition

FESPACO 2011 Watch : Women at the 22nd Edition

Women are represented in all categories at the 22nd Edition of the pan-African film festival FESPACO. The emblematic festival of African cinema will open its doors from 28 February to 5 March 2011 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the next month, the Blog's FESPACO WATCH will feature the women whose films are included in the official selection. Below is a listing by category of the filmmakers and their films.              

Feature fiction film competition section: 

Short fiction film competition section:

Dyana Gaye  Senegal | Un transport en commun - St. Louis Blues
Meriem Riveill | Tunisia | Tabou - Taboo
Documentary film competition section: 
Yaba Badoe  | Ghana | The Witches of Gambaga: Second Prize for Best Documentary
Annette Kouamba Matondo | Congo-Brazzaville | On n'oublie pas, on pardonne
Mariama Sylla Faye | Senegal  | Tirailleur Marc Gueye, ma plume, mon combat
Iman Kamel | Egypt | Beit Sha'ar (Nomad Home)
Eléonore Yameogo | Burkina Faso | Paris mon paradis
Diaspora film competition section: 
Barbara Allen | USA | Dusable to Obama : Chicago's black metropolis
Laura A. Guzman and Israèl Cardenas | Dominican Republic | Jean gentil
Tetchena Bellange | Canada | Les mains noires, procès de l'esclave incendiaire

Video competition section:
Tsitsi Dangarembga | Zimbabwe | I Want a Wedding Dress
Hawa Essuman | Kenya | Soul Boy
Zipporah Nyaruri | Kenya | Zebu and the Photo Fish

Serials competition section:
Aida Mady Diallo | Mali | Karim et Doussou 
Apolline Traoré | Burkina Faso | Le Testament

Panorama TV/Video:

Marie Louise Asseu | Cote d'Ivoire | Les infidèles 
Jenna Bass | South Africa | The Tunnel
Marie-Laurentine Bayala | Burkina Faso | Jusqu'au bout
Tiana Rafidy | Madagascar | Lorety sy Mardy

Special Screenings:

Gentille Assih | Togo | Bideman : The Hope of a Village
Winnie Gamisha | Uganda | The Painter
Oshosheni Hiveluah | Namibia | Cries at night
Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya | Pumzi (The outside is dead)

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