The Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of the Cinema and Audiovisual Industries of Western Africa (French: Union des créateurs et entrepreneurs du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, UCECAO) is an organization for cinema professionals in
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
.
The cofounder and president of UCECAO is the Malian film director
Souleymane Cissé. The organization was created at meetings in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...
,
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
, on 31 March 1996 and 13 January 1997.
[''Jeune Afrique'', 1997, p. 7.] The organization is based in Bamako.
References
External links
UCECAO website
African filmmakers
Arts organizations established in 1996
West African culture
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