"Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou"

As you all know, my task in this blog is to talk about any way of entertainment possible in Africa. 
Having said that,let's start:

Many people think that, in Africa nobody watches or produces cinema. But that is not the truth: Production figures are close to them of an independent industry. From 1969 til nowadays has been developping in Burkina Fasso the "Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou" (its capital city). It is the largest cultural event on the African continent on a regular basis and its aims are: African cinema and African producers. It begins every last Saturday of February, every odd year. It takes place at the stadium "August 4", which its national stadium.The festival was born from the illusion of a cinema club of Ouagadougou and has grown in recent years and has become a cultural reference for Africans and the international press, especially since the release of "11'09'01", a short film about the tragedy of September Eleven, in which one of its directors was Indrissa Ouedraogo, from Burkina Fasso.
The next February 26, 2011 will begin its twelfth edition which will run until 5 March and the theme will be "Cinèma Africain et Marches".

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