{"id":58984,"date":"2019-01-17T08:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=58984"},"modified":"2019-01-16T21:21:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:21:13","slug":"ghanas-keteke-nominated-along-with-films-from-15-african-countries-for-2019-fespaco-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/ghanas-keteke-nominated-along-with-films-from-15-african-countries-for-2019-fespaco-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana’s ‘Keteke’ Nominated Along With Films From 15 African Countries For 2019 FESPACO Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning Ghanaian movie, \u2018Keteke\u2019 continues to put Ghana on the map after sweeping several awards, both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n

The short film, which is a Peter Sedufia production has once again bag a nomination for the category of\u00a0 Yennenga Gold Standard of the 2019 Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).<\/p>\n

The organizing committee of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) revealed on January 15, 2019, at the international press conference in Paris, France, the list of feature-length feature films selected for the 26th edition.<\/p>\n

The selection involves a total of 20 films from 16 countries: Mali, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Tanzania, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mozambique, Morocco, Sudan, Rwanda, South Africa, Algeria, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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Burkina Faso however has the highest number of films selected (three), followed by South\u00a0 Africa and Tunisia, each of which has two representatives as per reports spotted on Ghanaweb.com.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s selection is full of powerful and entertaining films that together celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of cultures and stories from all over the world.<\/p>\n

Mr Sedufia, in a chat with Ghanaweb expressed his gratitude to the organizers for this nomination.<\/p>\n

“I am truly humbled by the news and I thank the team for this recognition.<\/em> It’s a prestige to see your works being acknowledged globally,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Synopsis of Keteke<\/h3>\n

Keteke tells a story focused on the 1980s rail service system in Ghana\u00a0and the train is the only means of transport from the outskirts. A couple – BOI (Adjetey Anang) and ATSWEI (Lydia Forson) living in Puna is bent on delivering their first baby in Akete but misses their first train. A wrong decision finds them in the middle of nowhere. Will they make it on time for the delivery, or, risk losing the baby and mother?.<\/p>\n

The film however stars Adjetey Anang,Lydia Forson,Fred Amugi,Joseph Otsiman,Clemento Suarez,Jeneral Ntatia,Raymond Sarfo and others<\/p>\n

Peter Sedufia is a product of the National Film and Television Institute, Ghana with BFAdegree in film directing.<\/p>\n

He has further directed several short films with varied awards, including FESPACO to his credit.<\/p>\n

Below is the full list of feature film fictions competing for the Yennenga Gold Standard of the 2019 Fespaco;<\/h3>\n

– Five Fingers for Marseilles , by Michael Matthews (South Africa)<\/p>\n

– Sew The Winter To My Skin , by Jahmil XT Qubeka (South Africa)<\/p>\n

– Ila Akhir Ezzaman (Until the end of time) , Yasmine Chouikh (South Africa)<\/p>\n

– Desrances , by Apolline Traor\u00e9 (Burkina Faso)<\/p>\n

– Duga (The Scavengers) , Abdoulaye Dao and Herv\u00e9 Eric Lengani (Burkina Faso)<\/p>\n

– Hakilitan (Memory on the run) , by Issiaka Konat\u00e9 (Burkina Faso)<\/p>\n

– Miraculous Weapons , by Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon)
\n– Resolution , by Boris Oue and Marcel Sagne (Ivory Coast)<\/p>\n

– Karma , by Khaled Youssef (Egypt)<\/p>\n

– Keteke , Peter Sedufia (Ghana)<\/p>\n

– Rafiki , from Wanuri Kahui (Kenya)<\/p>\n

– Barkomo (The Cave) , Aboubacar Babl\u00e9 Draba & Boucary Ombotimb\u00e9 (Mali)<\/p>\n

– Indigo , from Selma Bargach (Morocco) – Mabata Bata , by Joao Luis Sol from Carvalho (Mozambique)<\/p>\n

– Hakkunde , Oluseyi Asurf Amuwa (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

– The Mercy of the Jungle , by Joel Karekezi (Rwanda)<\/p>\n

– Akasha , from Hajooj Kuka (Sudan)<\/p>\n

– T-Junction , by Amil Shivji (Tanzania)<\/p>\n

– Fatwa , by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud (Tunisia)<\/p>\n

– Look at me , from Nejib Belkadhi (Tunisia)<\/p>\n

Watch trailer of Keteke from below:<\/h3>\n