The organizing committee of the 29th edition of the Ouagadougou Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival (Fespaco) officially revealed, this Friday, January 10, 2024, the list of films in competition for the 2025 edition.
A total of 235 films from 48 African countries will compete from February 22 to March 1. Initially, the committee had received 1,351 films, according to Bétamou Fidèle Aymar Tamini, president of the general organizing committee, during a press conference held in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
Among these productions, 18 Senegalese films are in competition, including the fiction feature film Demba by Mamadou Dia, which will be in the running for the Yennenga Gold Standard. This is the only Senegalese film in this category.
List of selected Senegalese films
Feature Film Fiction
Demba by Mamadou Dia
Fespaco Shorts (Short Films)
2002, battle against the oblivion of Abdoul Aziz Basse
Beutset by Alicia Mendy
Mother tongue of Mariama Ndiaye
They didn’t mention Yoro Mbaye.
We the griots of Demba Konaté
Fespaco Television Series
Wife of Abdullah Wone
Hair lover de Babacar Niang
Fespaco Sukabé (Children’s films)
Cream of Magaye Gaye
Mabil’s eyes by Khadiatou Sow
Timpi tampa (footprint) of Adama Bineta Sow
Films d’Animation
The adventures of Kady and Djudju (the empire of Ghana) by Fatoumata Bathily
Milimo of Kémane Ba
Section Panorama
Banel and Adam of Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Ndar – The Saga of the War by Ousmane William Mbaye
Yambo Ouologuem, Kalidou Sy’s injury
Fespaco VR
Dakar faan Club (series)
Ndokette (Atelier N’dokette – Senegal-Guinea)
