Ouagadougou: The official opening of the KIFIFE children’s film festival, organized by the Village Opéra, took place on Tuesday in Ziniaré. The 5th edition promises cinema screenings as well as training in cinema professions for the benefit of children.
‘Cinema is still considered a luxury for children in the Central Plateau. It’s a region that is close to the city of Ouagadougou but there are really no opportunities for children to go see films,’ declares Marie Laurentine Bayala, Director of the KIFIFE Children’s Film Festival.
For her, cinema is not easily accessible to children in areas outside the capital.
Ms. Bayala spoke Tuesday, in Ziniaré, during the opening ceremony of the 5th Children’s Film Festival, called KIFIFE.
For five days, film screenings are planned in certain schools and villages in Ziniaré but also in Ouagadougou at night and during the day.
‘This year, we have expanded the screening sites to allow children to better enjoy this festival,’ notes Laurentine Bayala.
The Director of the
KIFIFE Children’s Film Festival called on children to massively participate in the various screenings.
The film ”garibou” by Malian director Seydou Cissé was screened at the end of the ceremony in the presence of students from the Dagnoën ”A” primary school.
‘The spirit of the festival is truly magnificent. The architectural framework and everything that goes with it is very appreciable,’ says Seydou Cissé.
‘In a fun way with the children, we are going to get into the basics of the 7th art . I will talk to them about the mechanisms for arriving at a story, about framing and sequencing,’ explains Mr. Cissé.
The closing of the festival is scheduled for this Saturday.
Source: Burkina Information Agency