2009 Programme

Full-length film competition

In the category 7 fiction films and tele films of 72 minutes each will compete. These films are launched on the market since January 1st, 2001. Full - length films are sought word wide but priority is given to African productions.

Short film competition

It presents 10 fiction films and tele films of 60 minutes maximum, launched on the market since January but priority is given to African production.

Panorama

It will show about 10 films or tele films not competing (short and full-length films) launched on the market since January 1st, 2001.

African films retrospectives

This section will present five (05) fiction films and tele films, short and full-length films produced during the history of African Cinema.

Focus from outside

It presents about ten (10) documentaries and docu-dramas on African children and young people, produced outside Africa.

Symposium

This symposium will focus on (likely to be changed) "Fiction films and prevention films for young people in Africa: Contradiction and complementarity of two markets ". This symposium will be held for audiovisual professionals, the jury and NGO's (Non Government Organisations) representatives, audiovisuals and prevention sectors managers present at the festival. Other people present at this symposium as listeners could get some places if any.
We will try to establish a collaboration with FEPACI and PADIAVA for the success of the symposium. This will be set up when coaching the films or during the showing séance of retrospective and focus from outside films.

Festive events

The launching

The festival will open at november 23, 2002 by a display for children and young people, namely a hoop race followed by a Mack -party in music. Then will come a brief delighting moment and after, the showing (on photo film) of a film registered for full - length films competition.

"Open -air" showing

Each night, a film will be shown for those who are not able to take part to the showing in the daytime.

Dancing party

It will take place after the two day symposium and will bring together everybody especially the participants to the festival. This party will begin by the narration of an African folktale (30 minutes). It will be performed by a griot (narrator) or by children at the terrace of Restaurant Benin.

Closing ceremony

The festival will close with a ceremony of reward and the showing of the best short and full-length film.

Showing schedules and meting places

Showings

Showing financial reasons, every showing dewing 2002 (except thee launching night film) will be made from Betacam SP Cassettes. To compensate the qualitative lost in comparison with photo film, we will give our best to make the showing blameless as regard image as well as sound. The lookers number will be limited to 150 people per séance in order to guarantee best conditions for watching.
The showing will take place in two rooms meant for the purpose and situated one next to the other.
"Open air" showings will be held in an area easily accessible to the public.

Schedule

The schedule will set 2 full-length film competition each day. The remaining films will complete around this central sample. Normally each film is shown twice. Films will be shown in French, with subtitle in French or with a simultaneous translation in French. Globally, about forty films will be shown during this 2nd FICECO edition. The global duration of the showings is evaluated to 35 hours.
The showings are public and free but the access is controlled so as to help children and young people or any other person interested to have access to the films. In collaboration with pupils parents association and the Ministry of National Education, pupils and students will be invited to participate to the films meant for their age.
The public will have the opportunity to meet the Directors (or producers) present at the festival.
Meetings places

The festival headquarter will be set up at Centre de Promotion de l'Artisanat as the basis of the activities: symposium, press conference professional meetings. As far as we can, we will lodge our guests present at FICECO 2002 in an area likely to be walk over by foot. And we will rejoice on this colourful and foundful event.