The International Festival of Cinema and Audiovisual of Burundi (FESTICAB) is an annual film festival held in

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. FESTICAB was established by the film director

Léonce Ngabo Léonce Ngabo (born 1951) is a Burundian film director. His 1992 film '' Gito l'ingrat'' was the first Burundian feature film.Le cinéma burundais peine à plaider pour la paix
''Anadolu Agency'', 27 June 2016. At the 2011 FESTICAB the

East African Film Network East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

(EAFN) was founded.From AfryKamera to FESTICAB
''Screen Africa'', June 2, 2015. The 2015 FESTICAB was disrupted by the protests against President Nkurunziza running for a third term, and many screenings needed to be cancelled.

FESTICAB winners

;2010 * Best Burundian Work: ''Taxi-Love'' by Jean Marie Ndihokubwayo ;2011 * Best Short Film: '' Mwansa the Great'' by Rungano Nyoni * Special Jury Prize: '' Hasaki Ya Suda'' / ''Three Black Samura'' by Cédric Ido ;2012 * Best Documentary: ''Justice for Sale'' ;2014 * Best East African Short Film: ''Shoeshine'' by Amil Shivji ;2016 * Best East African Feature Film: ''Bahati'' by Timothy Conrad * Best Short Film: '' VIRAL'' by Nifasha Florian ;2017 * Best Actor: Modo Emmanuel

References

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External links

FESTICAB website

Festicab Channel
African film festivals Cinema of Burundi 2009 establishments in Africa Recurring events established in 2009