Organization

The African Film Library of Ouagadougou is divided into 3 services:

• Conservation and Restoration
• Development and Promotion
• Documentation and Information on African and Diaspora cinema.

Conservation and Restoration Service

It is responsible for:

• Researching, acquiring and promoting national and African film heritage
• Researching, archiving and preserving national and African film productions
• Developing a catalogue for the African Film Library of Ouagadougou
• Ensuring the restoration of the film heritage.

Development and Promotion Service

It is responsible for:

• Initiating mobile cinema projects throughout the territory and on the continent
• Monitoring event and promotional screenings throughout the territory and on the continent
• Maintaining partnership relations with other film libraries
• Initiating educational activities to promote national and African film and non-film heritage
• Providing support for Film Club activities.

Documentation and Information Service on African and Diaspora Cinema

It is responsible for:

• Gathering, processing, preserving and promoting any non-film documentation on cinema
• Designing a catalogue of African filmmakers
• Setting up and maintaining a cinema library
• Managing a reading and research space.

Operation

For its operations, the Film Library has:

• A film storage room
• An equipped projection room
• Archives of African film and audio-visual heritage
• A few historical items related to cinema (mixing desk, projection equipment)
• Offices.