Sino-Burkinabe Film Week opens in Ouagadougou with 14 films
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
The 4th Sino-Burkinabe Film Week opened on 12 November at the Centre culturel du Faso in Ouagadougou, with 14 films scheduled, including seven Burkinabe and seven Chinese productions, and free admission. China’s ambassador, Zhao Deyong, praised the public turnout at the edition dedicated to Sino-African cultural exchanges, according to Lefaso.net.
The 4th edition of Sino-Burkinabe Film Week officially opened on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Centre culturel du Faso in Ouagadougou, with the screening of a Chinese film, Lefaso.net reports. The event brings together 14 films, including seven Burkinabe and seven Chinese productions, under the theme “Sino-African cultural and human exchanges”.
Admission is free and the organisers are planning further screenings in the various cinemas and screening venues. China’s ambassador to Burkina Faso, Zhao Deyong, praised the public turnout and said the event would help strengthen cultural relations between the two countries.
The representative of the Burkinabe minister responsible for Culture, Pazouknam Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, called on film enthusiasts to attend the upcoming screenings. He also advocated knowledge exchange, skills transfer and professional collaboration between the two countries.
