FESPACO – Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ouagadougou (30th, 2027)
Open for submissions
At a glance: Deadline 20 October 2026 (2 days left) · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · Festival 20 March 2027 – 27 March 2027 · Fiction, Documentary, Short, Animation · Entry fees apply (details below)
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Official call for the 30th FESPACO: entries for the official selection open 24 Feb – 20 Oct 2026. Competition for African and diaspora directors: fiction feature ≥60', documentary feature ≥60', FESPACO Shorts 1–35', film-school works 3–26', FESPACO Series, animation 1–35'. Out of competition (Panorama, Focus, Diversités, Sukabè) open to world filmmakers.
- Location
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Festival dates
- 20 March 2027 – 27 March 2027
- Deadlines
- 20 October 2026 · Final deadline Inscriptions close
- Fees
- 32,798 FCFA (€50) per entry.
- Eligibility
- Films no more than two years old at 31 Dec 2026; not shown at a previous FESPACO; no commercial release in Burkina Faso.
- Categories
- Fiction, Documentary, Short, Animation
- Region
- Africa
- Details checked on
- 8 October 2026
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