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Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival

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    Grand Prize - Etalon de Yennega

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      Identity Pieces

      6.2 (182)
      Mweze Ngangura

    Special Mention

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      Life on Earth

      6.8 (428)
      Abderrahmane Sissako

    Oumarou Ganda Award for the Best First Work

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      Fools

      6.8 (50)
      Ramadan Suleman

    Best Documentary Film

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      Hot Irons

      Andrew Dosunmu

    Best Documentary Film - Special Mention

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      Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie

      Anne-Laure Folly

    Best Short Film

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      On the Edge

      7.2 (5)
      Newton I. Aduaka
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      Écran d'argile

      Romed Wyder(director)
      Paradigma Films

    Best Short Film - Special Mention

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      Souko, cinématographe en carton

      Issiaka Konaté

    Paul Robeson Award

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      Bitter Sugar

      5.6 (26)
      Christian Lara

    Short Length

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      Blue Note

      Rahdi Taylor

    Paul Robeson Award - Special Mention

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      A Short Wait Between Trains

      7.7 (40)
      Rick Wilkinson

    Best Actor

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      Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story!

      7.2 (28)
      Fats Bookholane

    Best Actress

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      Identity Pieces

      6.2 (182)
      Dominique Mesa

    Best Screenplay

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      Chikin Biznis ... The Whole Story!

      7.2 (28)
      Mtutuzeli Matshoba

    Best Cinematography

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      The Ark of the Desert

      6.2 (61)
      Mustapha Belmihoub

    Best Editing

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      Life on Earth

      6.8 (428)
      Nadia Ben Rachid

    Best Sets

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      Genesis

      6.6 (248)
      Fallo Baba Keïta

    Best Music

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      Silmandé - Tourbillon

      7.6 (25)
      Wasis Diop

    Best Sound

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      Lalla Hobby

      6.6 (16)
      Faouzi Thabet

    TV/Video Competition Award

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    Best Documentary

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      The Life and Times of Sara Baartman

      7.7 (25)
      Zola Maseko

    Best Fiction Film

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      Le secret

      Raymond Tiendrebéogo

    Jury Special Prize

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      Boubou l'intrus

      Issa Traoré

    Second Best Documentary

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      Mathias, le procès des gangs

      Gahité Fofana

    Jury Special Prize

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      The Ark of the Desert

      6.2 (61)
      Mohamed Chouikh

    OCIC Award

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      Identity Pieces

      6.2 (182)
      Mweze Ngangura

    European Union Award

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      Fools

      6.8 (50)
      Ramadan Suleman

    ACCT Francophonie Award

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      Dama

      Léopold Togo

    Sustainable Human Development Prize

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      Waalo Fendo - Là où la terre gèle

      6.6 (22)
      S. Mohamed

    UNICEF Woman Promotion Award

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      Nissa... wa nissa

      6.3 (18)
      Saâd Chraïbi

    UNICEF Award for Childhood

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      La jumelle

      Lanciné Diaby

    OAU Award

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      The Ark of the Desert

      6.2 (61)
      Mohamed Chouikh

    Air Afrique Special Award

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      Life on Earth

      6.8 (428)
      Abderrahmane Sissako

    French Cooperation Award

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      Ngolo di papa

      Fatoumata Coulibaly

    Créa'son Special Award

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      Souko, cinématographe en carton

      Issiaka Konaté
      Tied with _Le truc de Konaté (1998)_.
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      Konaté's Gift

      6.3 (26)
      Fanta Régina Nacro
      Tied with Souko, cinématographe en carton (1998).

    CAP RENOV Award

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      Fools

      6.8 (50)
      Ramadan Suleman

    TELCIPRO Award

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    Feature Film

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      Life on Earth

      6.8 (428)
      Abderrahmane Sissako

    Short Film

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      Souko, cinématographe en carton

      Issiaka Konaté

    TNB Special Award

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      Le secret

      Raymond Tiendrebéogo

    UEMOA Award for Economic and Regional Integration

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      Genesis

      6.6 (248)
      Cheick Oumar Sissoko

    ECOWAS African Integration Award

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      TGV

      6.8 (196)
      Moussa Touré

    CNSS Award for Health and Security at Work

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    Feature Film

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      TGV

      6.8 (196)
      Moussa Touré

    TV/Video

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      Ces gosses qui bossent

      Margaret Foudé

    CILSS Population and Development Award

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      Silmandé - Tourbillon

      7.6 (25)
      S. Pierre Yameogo

    Television

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      Kine

      Assane Diagne

    Video House Award

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      Gold blsed

    Plan International Award

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      Saïkati

      6.9 (11)
      Anne Mungai

    Short Film

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      Konaté's Gift

      6.3 (26)
      Fanta Régina Nacro

    Television/Video

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      Our World

    INALCO Award

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      Life on Earth

      6.8 (428)
      Abderrahmane Sissako

    TV5-Cirtef Award

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      Souko, cinématographe en carton

      Issiaka Konaté

    AITV/RFO Award

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      WHO Award

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        Ça n'arrive pas qu'aux autres

        Ghislain Ouattara

      UNDP Award

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        Konaté's Gift

        6.3 (26)
        Fanta Régina Nacro

      Award of the City of Ouagadougou

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        Identity Pieces

        6.2 (182)
        Mweze Ngangura

      Award of the National Committee against AIDS

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        Odo Ya! Vida com Aids

        9.2 (9)
        Tania Cypriano

      IBP/CICIBA Award

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        Identity Pieces

        6.2 (182)
        Mweze Ngangura

      LONAB Award of Hope

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        Fools

        6.8 (50)
        Ramadan Suleman

      CNLD Award

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        Génération perdue

        Pierre Nsangou Poumié

      AAVS Special Award

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        L'arc-en-ciel éclaté

      COE Award to the "Film of Hope"

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        À nous la vie

        Dani Kouyaté

      "Young Public" Award

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        Souko, cinématographe en carton

        Issiaka Konaté

      Baobab Seed Award

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        Garba

        Adama Roamba

      Also known as

      • Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ougadougou (FESPACO)

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      Event date

      February 27, 1999 - March 6, 1999

      Event location

      Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

      Event links

      • http://www.fespaco.bf/
      • http://www.signis.net/

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