Wikipedia:WikiProject AfroCreatives/FESPACO edit-a-thon
Date: 1 August - 30 September, 2025
In 2025, ACWP+film’s anchor edit-a-thon campaign will run during August and September. Singularly focused on Wikipedia, the campaign aims to generate substantive and quality contributions on African Film and Television in English, French, Arabic, and African language Wikipedia. A key objective of the campaign is to improve existing articles, in addition to creating new ones.
Prior to the campaign, a series of workshops will be conducted aimed at both new and experienced Wikimedians to learn the essentials of contributing Film and Television content to Wikipedia. To accommodate as many people as possible, including those from the diaspora, multiple options to attend a workshop are offered:
- Online Wikipedia workshops in English, French, and Arabic.
- In-person Wikipedia workshops led by local Wikimedia organizers in over 20 cities around the continent and the diaspora.
Online Wikipedia workshops
Mastering the Essentials of Contributing Film & Television Content to Wikipedia
Online workshops are offered in two formats: either as a one-day workshop or split into two sessions over two days. The agenda is the same for both formats.
- English
- July 12, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
OR - July 18, from 19:00 UTC - 21:30 UTC (North America Part I)
- July 19, from 16:00 UTC - 18:30 UTC (North America Part II)
OR - July 25, from 15:00 UTC - 17:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part I)
- July 26, from 09:00 UTC - 11:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part II)
- July 12, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
- French
- July 19, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
OR - July 25, from 19:00 UTC - 21:30 UTC (North America Part I)
- July 26, from 19:00 UTC - 21:30 UTC (North America Part II)
OR - July 30, from 15:00 UTC - 17:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part I)
- July 31, from 15:00 UTC - 17:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part II)
- July 19, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
- Arabic
- July 19, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
OR - July 26, from 09:00 UTC - 11:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part I)
- July 27, from 13:00 UTC - 15:30 UTC (Africa/EU Part II)
- July 19, from 09:00 UTC - 14:30 UTC (Africa/EU Full day)
In-person workshops
- Date: Starting July 2025
- Where: Locations across Africa
- Languages: Based on local context
Why participate
[edit]- Your contributions will increase African-generated content about the continent’s film sector on Wikipedia and the web.
- You will help create awareness and interest among the general public about the project and create visibility of the African film on Wikipedia and its sister projects.
- You will help build the capacity within the film industry to contribute knowledge to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- Help propagate the need to create more content about the film industry in Africa that promotes the culture, history, and heritage of our people.
AfroCreatives WikiProject +film 2024
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AfroCreatives WikiProject +film is the inaugural effort of AfroCreatives WikiProject. By mobilizing African film creatives, professionals, and film enthusiasts, ACWP +film aims to measurably enhance information on Wikipedia about the art and industry of African film, including:
FESPACO Edit-a-thon[edit]Date: Saturday, May 18 - June 17, 2024 AfroCreatives WikiProject is partnering with FESPACO, Africa’s largest film festival, in a continent-wide Edit-a-thon. In the lead-up to the campaign, participants are encouraged to join online and/or in-person training sessions to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, or if already familiar with editing Wikipedia, to refresh their skills. To accommodate as many people as possible, the following is scheduled:
In addition to a general training session focused on Wikipedia:
Online Wikipedia training sessions The agendas are the same for each session.
Online Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons training sessions
Local training sessions
Why participate[edit]
New to editing Wikimedia?[edit]If you are new to contributing to Wikimedia projects, we strongly encourage you to sign up for training session when you register to participate in the campaign. The sessions, led by experienced Wikimedians, will provide basic and essential editing know-how that will make it easy for you to participate in the campaign. Watch this space for more information on training sessions that will take place online and in person in cities throughout Africa in May as part of the FESPACO campaign. Campaign rules[edit]
FESPACO resources[edit]Link to FESPACO resources to help you create/expand FESPACO related articles[edit]As part of the Fespaco edit-a-thon, we are undertaking a special initiative to expand and create new content about the festival on Wikipedia. Here you will find FESPACO resources to facilitate your contributions. How exactly can you contribute? Every film festival of note should have a main article, as well as an individual article for each edition that has taken place. This is FESPACO’s main article that you can edit however you deem necessary and here is the article for the 28th Edition, its most recent edition held in 2023, which you can also enhance. All the other editions, held bi-annually dating back to 1969, require a new article to be created (as of April 2024). In addition to information that is widely available, you can access here resources provided by FESPACO and categorized by edition.
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