FIFDOPO has selected eight projects for the 3rd edition of "La Fabrique du Doc," its pan-African documentary writing residency in Porto-Novo, Benin's administrative capital. The residency is scheduled for 20–28 July 2026, ahead of and during FIFDOPO's 5th edition, which is scheduled for 24–28 July 2026.
The residency is dedicated to feature-length documentary projects in development. FIFDOPO's 2026 call listed eligible applicants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
The selected projects are:
"Tiefo" — Korbeogo Barkissa, Burkina Faso
"Tiefo" is a documentary project about the threatened Tiefo language, a minority language in Burkina Faso. A FIDAB-linked post describes Korbeogo Barkissa as a Burkinabe socio-anthropologist and filmmaker developing the project to address the language's disappearance. FESPACO identifies Korbeogo as an anthropology student at Nazi Boni University in Bobo-Dioulasso, a city in western Burkina Faso, and says she has taken part in film training in screenwriting and directing.
"Entre les mondes" — Samson Choupa, Benin
No synopsis was found in the accessible official or second-tier sources reviewed as of 6 July 2026. FIFDOPO's selection announcement confirms the title, filmmaker and country.
"Retour à la Porte du Non-Retour" — Frero Pierre, Senegal
No synopsis was found in the accessible official or second-tier sources reviewed as of 6 July 2026. FIFDOPO's selection announcement confirms the title, filmmaker and country.
"Attendre au front invisible" — Mamounata Lenglengué, Burkina Faso
No synopsis was found in the accessible official or second-tier sources reviewed as of 6 July 2026. FIFDOPO's selection announcement confirms the title, filmmaker and country.
"Daande Heddo" — Hamidou Djigo, Senegal
"Daande Heddo" begins with the 2023 disappearance of Senegalese rapper Baba Kana and follows the creation of a collective musical work bringing together artists from different languages and generations. The Saint-Louis Docs 2026 catalogue describes the project as an exploration of rap as a space for memory, resistance, transmission, artistic engagement and political speech in Senegal.
"Yayi Tissougui" — Balogou Osée Adamassou, Benin
"Yayi Tissougui" follows Gansari, a woman in her sixties who searches the savanna for medicinal plants and roots. Public project posts describe the film as a work about herbal knowledge, medicinal plants and the transmission of ancestral practices.
"Endolutte" — Nodjiwameen Doumdanem, Chad
"Endolutte" follows Roukaya Mahamat Traoré, a young Chadian woman who has lived with endometriosis for more than ten years. The project addresses chronic pain, menstrual-health taboos and difficulty accessing appropriate care, with the film positioned as a documentary about women's health and representation in Chad.
"Loma Koli" — Béatrice Guilavogui, Guinea
No synopsis was found in the accessible official or second-tier sources reviewed as of 6 July 2026. FIFDOPO's selection announcement confirms the title, filmmaker and country.
FIFDOPO said the eight selected filmmakers will spend the residency period in writing, discussion, exchange and professional support with documentary professionals, with the program designed to strengthen the artistic and narrative quality of the selected projects.