Preservation of the Motion Picture Film Archive of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO)

$362K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Feb 01, 2023
End Date	Jan 14, 2027
Duration	1,443 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`78161-48`

Grant Description

Established in 1969 and today one of the largest film events in Africa, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) preserves an extensive collection of analog and digital films and documents relating to cinema, as well as objects used in filmmaking.

This project involves a suite of activities to improve the technical and operational capacity of the film library and archive.