The first edition of La Semaine du Cin\u00e9ma ended in Yaound\u00e9 on 4 April. During 6 days, the festival offered to the cinephiles of the Cameroonian capital a selection of Afro-French films. In this article we take stock of these 6 days of screenings and workshops. The first edition of La Semaine du Cin\u00e9ma kicked off at Canal Olympia in Yaounde on 30 March<\/a>. With an opening ceremony marked by the performance of several artists, the presence of several people and the screening of 4 films, the festival team kicked off a week rich in activities and screenings for the great pleasure of Yaounde’s film lovers. The motivation behind this event is to “give the talents of the continent the means to express themselves<\/em>” according to the general delegate of the festival, Herv\u00e9 Moukoko<\/a>.<\/p>\n A good fifty films were on the programme for this edition of La Semaine du Cin\u00e9ma<\/a>. Between documentaries, short films and feature films, the public had a wide range of choices. If on a technical and artistic level the gap was sometimes big from one film to another sometimes calling into question the selection of films, the stories nevertheless managed to captivate by drawing on the local realities specific to Africa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Spirituality was one of the most recurrent themes. With films such as Fifonsi<\/strong> by Keveen Da Silva, Ibeji<\/strong> by Barnabas Udoh, La Mort ce Cadeau de la Vie<\/strong> by Madeleine Autet, Time<\/strong> by Herv\u00e9 Moukoko, etc., The directors of these films have tried to alert film lovers to the presence of the spiritual in their daily lives. Alongside spirituality, there were also themes such as family and friendship. In this register, the public appreciated films such as Sin<\/strong> and the Guerre des Sexes<\/strong> (series) by Saimun William Kum, One Week<\/strong> by Rostand Wandja, La Hchouma<\/strong> by Achraf Ajraoui and many others. Two films particularly attracted the attention of the public, Time<\/strong> by Herv\u00e9 Moukoko, a horror film that surprised many and Run<\/strong><\/a> by Rodrigue Fotso. With this film Rodrigue Fotso signs a 100% Cameroonian action film carried by a trio of quality actresses: Passy Ngah<\/a>, Aissa Njayou<\/a>, Marylene Evengue.<\/p>\n
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