December 16 in the two main cities of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou & Bobo-Dioulasso. In Ouagadougou, the screenings were exclusively open to the public and were followed by debates on the restoration of Biodiversity with researchers, at the Goethe-Institut and the Espace Culturel Gambidi. Around 190 people attended these public screenings.
In Bobo-Dioulasso, the screenings were especially aimed at schools and students. The films that attracted the most attention from schoolchildren were the Canadian Joyeux Patenteux and the Belgian Matière Grise on language. Several other films from the official selection and from the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) (partner) were shown at the Kobaoué university campus and in 4 of the city’s secondary schools. It should also be noted that during the screenings in the schools, the team carried out some small live scientific experiments using Limonene and the balloon. Around 860 pupils and students took part in the various screenings in Bobo-Dioulasso.
This ninth edition was marked by the premiere of the film on malaria vaccine research in Burkina Faso. The film was co-produced by the Goethe-Institut and its partner IRD. On the same occasion, the winner of the prize for the production of a scientific documentary film (Mottes de terre) received his prize for the production of his film, which is due to be released at the next edition of the Science Film Festival. A total of 1,050 people took part in the 2023 Science Film Festival in Burkina Faso.
