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during 1958, 1960, and 1964 respectively. Elena Razlogova
Cinema in the Spirit of Bandung: The Afro-Asian Film Festival Circuit, 1957-1964
/ref> The first Afro-Asian Film Festival took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1958. A total of 14 Asian and African countries participated, along with eight other Soviet Asian nations.

History

Afro-Asian cinematic exchange took off during the 1955 Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung, Indonesia. During that time large number of film industries in Japan, India, and Egypt took over other national cinemas in the region. Most of the African territories remained had no independent regional film industries.https://scholarworks.aub.edu.lb/handle/10938/23019 The official festival communique was announced in accordance with the "principles of the Bandung Conference" and "under the sign of peace and friendship among peoples". After two more editions in Cairo and Jakarta the Afro-Asian festival officially ended in 1964 due to political differences.

Competitive Awards 1958, Tashkent

*Best Film *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Music Direction *Best Art Direction *Best Documentary Film

Competitive Awards 1960, Cairo

*Best Film *Best Actor - Sivaji Ganesan for Veerapandiya Kattabomman *Best Actress *Best Music Direction *Best Art Direction *Best Documentary Film

Competitive Awards 1964, Jakarta

*Best Film *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Music Direction *Best Art Direction *Best Documentary Film

References

Film festivals held in multiple countries Awards established in 1958 Film festivals in Indonesia Film festivals in Egypt Asian film awards Festivals in Uzbekistan {{Film-festival-stub