Two of Ouagadougou’s classic cinemas, Cine Burkina and Cine Neerwaya, are still going strong, but many others have had to close.
The pan-African film and television festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the ceremony was the culmination of two weeks of screenings, parties and debates over the future of African cinema.
Three riders on horseback canter up a dusty road in Ouagadougou to deliver the top prize, a golden horse, to the awards ceremony of Africa’s most important film festival.
But even in Burkina Faso, few people see movies on the big screen any more outside Fespaco.