{"id":229887,"date":"2026-02-02T21:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=229887"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:02:01","slug":"tips-from-iffr-ambassador-sethi-djegane-gueye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/tips-from-iffr-ambassador-sethi-djegane-gueye","title":{"rendered":"Tips from IFFR ambassador Sethi Djegane Gueye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2190\" height=\"1231\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735 2190w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de-432x243.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/7edcf770-fa1f-4ab3-9c9a-89e4b037d4de-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770061735 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2190px) 100vw, 2190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As a Dutch-Senegalese photographer and filmmaker, it is important to me that stories from and about Sub-Saharan Africa are seen and heard. Cinema is a powerful medium to present perspectives that often remain underexposed, and IFFR is the perfect place to discover such voices. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m sharing a few films that will help you get to know the continent of the future better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ndjimu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Petna Ndaliko Katondolo | Democratic Republic of Congo, VS | 2026 | 31&#8242;<\/strong><br>Who doesn&#8217;t love short films? Short films at IFFR bring together new voices and perspectives. <strong>Ndjimu<\/strong> not only offers a beautiful glimpse into a unique cultural world but also highlights a topical story in which we all indirectly play a role every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2026\/films\/ndjimu\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRead more\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Semba<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hugo Salvaterra | Angola | 2026 | 93&#8242;<\/strong><br><strong>My Semba <\/strong>makes you wonder whether the spoken poetry supports the visual poetry or vice versa. The film shows you a side of Luanda, the capital of Angola, and its inhabitants that you&#8217;ve never experienced before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/0e685e21-757e-4abf-91e0-d0a76ee3a454-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1765857770\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRead more\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gavagai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ulrich K\u00f6hler | Germany, France | 2025 | 89&#8242;<\/strong><br><strong>Gavagai<\/strong> is a film that plays with language, meaning, and our attempt to understand the world. With roots in Senegal, I find it particularly special to see films that not only tell a story, but also show how stories emerge and who gets to tell them. As a filmmaker, this kind of cinema inspires me enormously, because it is a reminder that film is more than entertainment. It&#8217;s a way to capture culture, identity and new perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2026\/films\/gavagai\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRead more\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a multi-disciplinary artist, the Art Directions programme is an essential part of IFFR for me. This is where film, visual art and new media forms come together. It&#8217;s a chance to see how contemporary makers are redefining cinema, not just through stories, but through sensory experiences, installations and visual innovation. For anyone interested in film as an art form, this is a must-see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/art-directions-2026\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRead more\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" 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