FESPACO, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, has been running since 1969 and since the 1980s has grown into one of the most celebrated and significant cultural events on the African continent – and one of the most important gathering of African films and filmmakers in the world. Every two years, makers and lovers of African cinema arrive in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to show, watch and talk about films. The event dominates the city, and President Blaise Campoare’s government gives this jamboree its full support, even giving over its vast national stadium for its extravagant opening and closing ceremonies, featuring dancers, acrobats, music, fireworks and, of course, awards presentations. In late Febuary 2011, the HiBROW team flew to Ouagadougou to film an immersive portrait of the festival and of African cinema via the people, events and films they encountered in this unique, vibrant and chaotic city.