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: 

Sarah Bouyain | Burkina Faso | Notre étrangère - The Place in Between : Prix Union Européenne

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

Jane Murago-Munene | Kenya | Monica Wangu Wamwere-The Unbroken Spirit: First Prize for Best Documentary

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)