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African Cinema Honored at Film Festival

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Burkina Faso, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Development, Film

Boukari Ouédraogo wrote [1] [fr] about the 23rd Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO, Festival Panafricain du Cinéma de Ouagadougou).  The festival took place from February 23 to March 2, 2013:

What I did notice is that African filmmakers are true messengers, real educators, historians, storytellers, etc. They speak directly to us and they are sending strong messages.