Graine d’espoir
CNA Burkina is part of CNA Africa, a network of associations present in 10 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Mali, Niger, Senegal and France). Its motto is: "Cinema for all, cinema everywhere. "The CNA specialises in communication for behavioural change, focusing on culture as a vehicle for sustainable development.
In addition to training children from underprivileged areas of Ouagadougou in the techniques of shooting animated films, the CNA will create a framework for moving image training and education. Accompanied by Slama Cinéma, a Belgian structure with expertise in training, the "Graine d'espoir" project also plans to train instructors. The short films produced will reflect the children's context and cultural references. They will then be shown during 50 screenings and debates.
Africa SIMPLY THE BEST et ANKATA COACHING
Ankata means "forward" in Dioula. Located in Bobo-Dioulasso, this associative space was designed and built as a creative laboratory, a crossroads of social and civic links, a place to work and live, to experiment with all possibilities, an exhortation to move forward and reinvent one's environment.
Africa SIMPLY THE BEST and ANKATA COACHING function as a platform for the promotion of young creators in the performing arts, with an affirmed approach of knowledge sharing. The first stage of this programme consists of identifying contemporary African talent, training them and bringing them together on the same stage, with a view to their promotion and positioning at the forefront of the performing arts.
OUAGA FILM LAB
In the wake of its creation in 2016, the Génération Créative collective launched its training and moving image education activities, and above all the first edition of OUAGA FILM LAB, the first laboratory for the development and co-production of film projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
OUAGA FILM LAB promotes meetings between experts and talents from the African continent and their networking with professional platforms from the rest of the world. It is a major film incubator in Africa, based on skills training for producers and directors in order to strengthen their artistic and technical knowledge and facilitate their access to national and international funding. At the end of the LAB, numerous writing residency grants in both Africa and Europe will be awarded to the best projects.
Numéric’Arts
As a producer of events and promoter of creative initiatives, Umané Culture participates in the development of Burkina Faso's artistic heritage, particularly in the field of music. From local work to international cooperation projects, Umané Culture works to professionalise artists.
The "Numéric'Arts" project aims to encourage collaboration between technological start-ups and cultural and creative companies to develop digital solutions that will facilitate the digital transition of companies in the sector and allow cultural and creative products to adapt to new modes of consumption. To support this digitalisation, "Numéric'Arts" also plans to create a platform for the promotion and marketing of quality local musical and audiovisual productions.
Tigritudes Itinérances
Les Films du Djabadjah is an independent production and distribution company created by filmmaker Berni Goldblat in 2006. It is also involved in executive production, in the organisation of film writing residencies, in circulation and programming, and works for a better visibility of African cinema on the continent.
Initially conceived as part of the Africa2020 Cultural Season, then presented in early 2022 at the Forum des Images in Paris, "Tigritudes" is a film cycle of 119 pan-African and Afro-diasporic films, produced between 1956 and 2021. The project in question aims to organise a touring programme, in Burkina Faso in the first instance.
By revealing an accessible and eclectic cinema, "Tigritudes Itinérance" works to deconstruct a reductive and restrictive vision of African cinema.
Trajectoire
The Centre de Développement Chorégraphique "La Termitière" aims to be an iconic location for contemporary African choreographic creation, guaranteeing artistic excellence. Here, creation is always conceived and carried out with the aim of distributing works and professionalising artists.
The "Trajectoire" project is part of the promotion of the creations of young West African choreographers using the importance of digital technology and networking. At the end of the project, 11 young dancer-choreographers and 5 cultural administrators will have benefited from training in creation, management and mastery of digital tools, and 5 works will be produced and distributed on the sub-regional and international markets.
Les Rencontres Musicales Africaines (REMA)
Identity, creativity and commitment are the values of La Cour de Naaba. Founded in 2007 to promote music in Burkina Faso, this association wishes to "make music a true vector for sustainable and visible social development on a daily basis. "
The Rencontres Musicales Africaines project is defined by its collaborative values and is based on a genuine sharing of "best practices". It advocates the promotion of gender equality and equal opportunities and also wishes to act in favour of the employability of young people. These annual business-oriented meetings are organised around a topical and strategic theme for the sector, as illustrated by the REMA 2022 topic "African music, a new ecosystem: players, professions, tools. "
Dycadia, dynamisation de la capacité de diffusion artistique
COSDI is a group of five cultural organisations active in Burkina Faso. Together, they contribute to the development of the arts in Burkina Faso, promote the performing arts in Africa and contribute to the production of public performances.
By setting up the "Dycadia" project, COSDI aims to promote artistic creations through the development of a professional distribution network in Burkina Faso. Specifically, the aim is to strengthen the operational capacities of the members of the COSDI network and to boost the distribution of artistic creations by pooling the resources of the network members.
Sosongo
The Théâtre Soleil is a cultural association working to develop theatre for young audiences and to promote artistic and cultural education. Its mission is governed by the creation, training and production of shows for young audiences and all audiences in disciplines such as theatre, puppetry and storytelling.
Convinced of the usefulness of art for the individual construction and cultural identity of the child, the "Sosongo" ("the right way") initiative wishes to increase the range of quality shows for young audiences. It also works to involve schoolchildren in the process of artistic creation and to develop the creative spirit of educational staff. Through its activities, it contributes to the reinforcement of citizenship, social cohesion, the prevention of extremism and the fight against terrorism.
"Les Récréâtrales", pan-African platform for contemporary theatre
Initiated in 2002, the contemporary theatre festival Les Récréâtrales struggled to find its audience. In 2006, it decided to go out and meet them and set up in the Gounghin district of Ouagadougou. Les Récréâtrales set up its stages in family courtyards, instantly involving the local communities. It was an instant success. Thanks to the ACP-EU Culture (West Africa) - AWA programme, Les Récréâtrales intends to develop a digital platform for its creative and educational content and thus support the spread of pan-African contemporary theatre internationally, always with a view to including non-French-speaking theatre (initially Lusophone, Arabic-speaking and English-speaking) and a project for South-South and South-North artistic cooperation.
A look at planned productions
- broadcasting of at least 19 shows, including 10 creations produced or co-produced by the Récréâtrales and 3 non-French language shows
- translation and subtitling of the works presented
- representation of all regions of the African continent during the next two editions of the festival
- setting up a pan-African and international network for the distribution of works
Focus on les Récréâtales
Today the Récréâtrales – Résidences panafricaines d'écriture, de création et de recherche théâtrale (Panafrican theatre writing, creation and research residencies) – form one of the major events in contemporary theatre in French-speaking Africa. Its festival takes place every two years, from February to November, in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). It fosters open dialogue within the community and enables citizen engagement and empowermen