Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...
(FESPACO) is an important biannual African
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
. The most prestigious award given out at the festival is the "Étalon d'or de Yennenga" (Golden Stallion of Yennenga), named in reference to the mythical founder of the Mossi empire. The "Étalon d'or de Yennenga" is awarded to the African film that best shows "Africa's realities". Originally the festival just handed out one "Étalon de Yennenga", however in 2005 it introduced with the "Étalon d'argent de Yennenga" (Silver Stallion of Yennenga) and the "Étalon de bronze de Yennenga" (Bronze Stallion of Yennenga) two additional awards and renamed the main award to "Étalon d'or de Yennenga".
Other special awards include the Oumarou Ganda Prize, given for the best first film, and the
Paul Robeson
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).
* Consolation prize: ''Pour ceux qui savent'' by
Tidiane Aw
Tidiane Aw (born 1935 – 30 May 2009) was a Senegalese film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He participated in a range of films, both fiction and documentary as well as short and full feature.
Biography
Born in Kébémer in Louga R ...
Moseka
''Moseka'' is a 1971 documentary film.
Synopsis
Moseka, a young woman from Zaire, travels to Europe to study. With her braided hair and traditional clothes, she is the laughingstock of her fellow students who strive to look European, adopting w ...
Zaïre
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).
* Second prize - Best Short Film: ''Sur le sentier du requiem'' by Pierre-Marie Dong (
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
).
4th FESPACO (1973)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Les Mille et une mains'' by
Souheil Ben Barka
Souheil Ben-Barka (born 25 December 1942) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed seven films between 1974 and 2002. His 1975 film ''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' was entered into the 9th Moscow Internat ...
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Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
).
* Prize of the most authentic African film (Prix de l'authenticité africaine): ''Identité'' by Pierre-Marie Dong (Gabon).
* Prize of the 7th art: ''Décembre'' by
Mohamed Lakdar Hamina
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(Algeria).
* Consolation Prize: ''Le Sang des parias'' by
Mamadou Djim Kola
Mamadou Djim Kola (27 January 1940 – 11 December 2004) was an Burkinabe filmmaker who directed feature films and short films.
Early life
Mamadou Djim Kola was born in Dapyoa, Ouagadougou. His father was a fan of cinema and owned a projec ...
Madagascar
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).
* Congratulations of the Jury: Oumarou Ganda (Niger).
5th FESPACO (1976)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Muna Moto'' by Dikongue Pipa (
Cameroon
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)
* Second Prize: ''Vent du Sud'' by Mohamed Slim Riadh (Algeria) and ''Ndiangane'' by Mahama Johnson Traoré (
).
* Third Prize: ''Sur le chemin de la réconciliation'' by René-Bernard Yonli (Upper Volta)
* Prize of the 7th art: ''L'Héritage'' by Mohamed Bouhamari (Algeria)
* Jury Prize: ''Sejnane'' by
Abdellatif Ben Ammar
Abdellatif Ben Ammar ( ar, عبد اللطيف بن عمار; 25 April 1943 – 6 February 2023) was a Tunisian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Tunis on 25 April 1943, Ben Ammar studied mathematics at the . He then turned to ...
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) and ''Nationalité immigrée'' by
Sydney Sokhona
Sidney Sokhona (born 1952) is a Mauritanian filmmaker and politician.
Life
Sokhona shot his first feature film, ''Nationality: Immigration'', from 1972 to 1975 as an immigrant in Paris. The film hybridised documentary and surreal fiction, with S ...
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
.
6th FESPACO (1979)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Baara'' by Souleymane Cissé (
Mali
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).
* Prize of the most authentic African film: ''Soleil des hyènes'' by
Ridha Behi
Ridha Behi is a Tunisian director and producer. He is known for The Magic Box and Always Brando (2011).
Career
Ridha Behi studied sociology and obtained a master's degree in 1973 at the Paris Nanterre University and a PhD at the Ecole Prat ...
(Tunisia).
* Prize of the 7th art: ''Alyam Alyam'' by Ahmed El Mahanouni (Morocco).
* Best Short Film : ''La Boîte dans le désert'' by Brahim Tsaki (Algeria).
* Special Consolation prize: ''Yik-Yan'' by Hamidou-Benoit Ouedraogo (Upper Volta).
Med Hondo
Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid Hondo; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Mauritanian-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issu ...
Kwaw Ansah
Kwaw Paintsil Ansah (born 1941) is a Ghanaian film-maker, whose work as writer, director or producer includes '' Love Brewed in the African Pot'' in 1980 and ''Heritage Africa'' in 1989. His first feature, ''Love Brewed in the African Pot'', earn ...
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Ghana
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).
* Best Short Film: ''Poko'' by
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(Upper Volta).
8th FESPACO (1983)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Finyè'' by Souleymane Cissé (Mali)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Pawéogo'' (''L'Émigrant'') by Kollo Sanou (Upper Volta)
* Best Short Film: ''Certificat d'indigence'' by Moussa Bathyli (Senegal)
* Best Actress: Rosine Yanogo in ''
Wend Kuuni
''Wend Kuuni'' (also known as ''God's Gift'') is a 1982 Burkina Faso, Burkinabé drama film directed by Gaston Kaboré. It was followed with the sequel ''Buud Yam'' (1997).
Plot
A village leader tells a crying mother to give up hope that her husba ...
'' (Upper Volta)
* Best Actor: Mohamed Abachi in ''Le Coiffeur du quartier des pauvres'' (Morocco)
* Best Screenplay: '' L'Ombre de la terre'' by
Taïeb Louhichi
Taïeb Louhichi (June 16, 1948 – February 21, 2018) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His best known works include his debut feature film, ''Shadow of the Earth'' (1982), ''Layla, My Reason'' (1989), and ' (2004).
Early ...
(Tunisia)
* Best Cinematography: ''Zo Kwe Zo'' by Joseph Akouissonne (
Central African Republic
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)
* Golden Camera: Issaka Thiombiano and Sékou Ouedraogo in ''Wend Kuuni'' (Upper Volta)
* Best Operator: '' L'Ombre de la terre'' by
Taïeb Louhichi
Taïeb Louhichi (June 16, 1948 – February 21, 2018) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His best known works include his debut feature film, ''Shadow of the Earth'' (1982), ''Layla, My Reason'' (1989), and ' (2004).
Early ...
(Tunisia)
9th FESPACO (1985)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Histoire d'une rencontre'' by Brahim Tsaki (Algeria)
* Prize of the 7th art: ''Nelisita'' by Ruy Duarte (
)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Jours de tourmente'' by Paul Zoumbara (
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
)
* Best Short Film: ''Mariaamu's Wedding'' by Nangaoma Ngoge (
Tanzania
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)
* Best Original Score: Pierre Akendengue for ''Les Coopérants'' (Cameroon)
* Public Award: ''Rue Cases-nègres'' by
Euzhan Palcy
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France
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)
10th FESPACO (1987)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): '' Sarraounia'' by
Med Hondo
Med Hondo (born Mohamed Abid Hondo; 4 May 1935 – 2 March 2019) was a Mauritanian-born French director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Considered a founding father of African cinema, he is known for his controversial films dealing with issu ...
(Mauritania)
* Prize of the 7th art: ''Le Choix'' by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Nyamanton'' by
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Cheick Oumar Sissoko (born 1945 in San, Mali) is a Malian film director and politician.
Biography
As a student in Paris, Cheick Oumar Sissoko obtained a DEA in African History and Sociology and a diploma in History and Cinema from the Ecole ...
(Mali)
* Best Short Film: ''Le Singe fou'' by Joseph Koumba (Gabon)
* Best Music: ''Le Choix'' by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
* Public Award: ''Nyamanton'' by Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
11th FESPACO (1989)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Héritage... Africa'' by
Kwaw Ansah
Kwaw Paintsil Ansah (born 1941) is a Ghanaian film-maker, whose work as writer, director or producer includes '' Love Brewed in the African Pot'' in 1980 and ''Heritage Africa'' in 1989. His first feature, ''Love Brewed in the African Pot'', earn ...
(Ghana)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Mortu Nega'' by
Flora Gomes
Flora Gomes is a Bissau-Guinean film director. He was born in Cadique, Guinea-Bissau on 31 December 1949 and after high school in Cuba, he decided to study film at the Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos in Havana.
Shot f ...
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Guinea-Bissau
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)
* Best Short Film: ''La Geste de Segou'' (''Segu janjo'') by
Mambaye Coulibaly
Mambaye Coulibaly (1957–2015) was a Malian film director, who pioneered animation in African cinema.
Life
Mambaye Coulibaly was born on 2 May 1957 in Kayes. After studying law, he turned to film in 1987.Assane KonéCinéma malien en deuil : Mamb ...
(Mali)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Ori'' by Raquel Gerber (
Brazil
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* Best Actress: Bia Gomes in ''Mortu Nega'' (Guinea-Bissau)
* Best Actor: Kofi Bucknor in ''Héritage... Africa'' (Ghana)
* Best Screenplay: ''Zan Boko'' by
Gaston Kaboré
Gaston Kaboré (born 1951) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films ''Wend Kuuni'' and ''Buud Yam''.
Biography
Kaboré was born in 1951 in Bobo-Dioulasso ...
(Burkina Faso)
* Best Cinematography: ''
La Citadelle
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'' by
Mohamed Chouikh
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Mohamed Chouikh was born at Mostaganem, Algeria
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(Algeria)
* Best Original Score: Francis Bebey for ''Yaaba'' (Burkina Faso)
* Special mention for Sound Editing: ''Testament'' by John Akomfrah (Ghana)
* Public Award: '' Yaaba'' by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
* Voice of Hope Award:
Sidiki Bakaba
Sidiki Bakaba (born in Abengourou, 1949) is an actor, scenario writer and director from Côte d'Ivoire.
He lives and works in Abidjan. After studying at the National School of Drama of Abidjan, he conducted training at the Living Theatre and ...
in ''Les Guérisseurs'' (Ivory Coast)
12th FESPACO (1991)
* First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): '' Tilaï'' by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
* Prix Oumarou Ganda: '' Ta Dona'' of Adama Drabo (Mali)
* Prize of the best short film: ''La Transe (El Hadhra)'' of
Moncef Dhouib
Moncef Dhouib ( ar, المنصف ذويب ) (born 1952 in Sfax) is a Tunisian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer and puppeteer. He is a recipient of the FESPACO
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festiv ...
(Tunisia)
* Prize of the best documentary film: ''Yiri Kan'' of Issiaka Konaté (Burkina Faso)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Almacita Di Desolato'' by
Felix de Rooy Felix de Rooy (born 3 November 1952) is an Afro-Curaçaoan poet, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, director, artist and curator. In 1979, de Rooy was award the Cola Debrot Prize, the highest cultural award in the former Netherlands Antilles. In 1990 ...
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* Special mention (Paul Robeson Prize): ''Twilight City'' by Reece Auguiste (
United Kingdom
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)
* Another special mention: ''Sango Malo'' by Bassek Ba Kobhio (Cameroon)
* Best Actress: Mariatou Kouyaté in ''Bamunan'' (Mali)
* Best Actor:
Balla Moussa Keita
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* Balla-Dj ...
in ''Sere'' (Guinea)
* Best Screenplay: ''Louss'' by Rachid Benhadj (Algeria)
* Best Cinematography: ''Jit'' by Michael Raeburn (
Zimbabwe
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)
* Best Original Score: Abdallah Ibrahim for ''Tilaï'' (Burkina Faso)
* Best Sound Editing: ''Leila, ma raison'' by Taëb Louhichi (Tunisia)
13th FESPACO (1993)
* First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga): ''Au nom du Christ'' by Gnoan Roger M'Bala (Côte d'Ivoire)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Gito l'ingrat'' by Léonce N'Gabo ( Burundi)
* Best Short film: ''Denko'' by Mohamed Camara (Guinea)
* Best Documentary Film: ''Femmes d'Alger'' by Kamal Dehane (Algeria)
* Jury Prize: ''Les étrangers'' by Djim Kola (Burkina Faso)
* Jury Prize (Short Films): ''Boxumalen'' by Amet Diallo (Senegal)
* Paul Robeson Prize: '' Lumumba, la mort d'un prophète'' by
Raoul Peck
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( Haiti)
* Best Actress: Maysa Marta in ''Les yeux bleus de Yonta'' (Guinea-Bissau)
* Best Actor: Joseph Kumbela in ''Gito l'ingrat'' (Burundi)
* Best Screenplay: ''Contre le gouvernement'' by Atef el-Tayeb (Egypt)
* Best Film Editing: ''Bezness'' by Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia)
* Best Cinematography: ''
Sankofa
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
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Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
)
* Best Original Score: Cheick Tidiane Seck for ''Yelema'' (Mali)
* Best Sound Editing: ''Quartier Mozart'' by Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Cameroon)
Cheick Oumar Sissoko
Cheick Oumar Sissoko (born 1945 in San, Mali) is a Malian film director and politician.
Biography
As a student in Paris, Cheick Oumar Sissoko obtained a DEA in African History and Sociology and a diploma in History and Cinema from the Ecole ...
(Mali)
* Best Short Film: ''Le franc'' by Djibril Diop Mambéty (Senegal)
* Best Actor: Mohamed Ali Allalou in ''Youcef'' (Algeria)
* Best Actress:
Yousra
Yousra ( ; ar, يسرا, ; born Seveen Nessim, ) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is considered as a glamorous icon for the Middle East and is an influential voice in the region.
Career
Yousra participated as a main Role actress in alm ...
in '' Mercedes'' (Egypt)
* Jury Prize: ''A la recherche du mari de ma femme'' by M.A. Tazi (Morocco)
* Special Mention: '' Le grand Blanc de Lambaréné'' by Bassek Ba Kobhio (Cameroon)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''L'exil de Behanzin'' by Guy Deslauriers (
Martinique
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* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Keïta'' by Dany Kouyaté (Burkina Faso)
* Best Costumes and Decoration: ''Guimba'' by Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
* Best Editing: Kahena Attia (Tunisia)
* Best Screenplay: Khaled Al-Haggar for ''Ahlam Saghira'' (Egypt)
15th FESPACO (1997)
* First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga): '' Buud Yam'' by
Gaston Kaboré
Gaston Kaboré (born 1951) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé film director and an important figure in Burkina Faso's film industry. He has won awards for his films ''Wend Kuuni'' and ''Buud Yam''.
Biography
Kaboré was born in 1951 in Bobo-Dioulasso ...
(Burkina Faso)
* Best Short Film (Fiction): '' Bouzié'' by Jacques Trabi (Côte d'Ivoire)
* Best Actor: Belkacem Hadjadj in ''Machaho'' (Algeria)
* Best Actress: Aminata Ousmane Maïga in ''Faraw, mère de sables'' (Mali)
* Jury Prize: ''Taafe Fanga'' by Adama Drabo (Mali)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''The Last Angel of History'' by John Akomfrah (United Kingdom)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Miel et cendres'' by Nadia Fares Anliker (Tunisia)
* Best Editing: Kahena Attia for ''Miel et cendres'' (Tunisia)
* Best Screenplay:
Merzak Allouache
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for ''
Salut Cousin!
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'' (Algeria)
* Best Soundtrack: ''Le complot d'Aristote'' by Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Zimbabwe)
* Best Original Score: ''Ilheu, de contenda'' by Leao Lopes ( Cape Verde)
* Best Cinematography: '' Tableau Ferraille'' by Moussa Sene Absa (Senegal)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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)
* Special Mention: ''La vie sur terre'' by
Abderrahmane Sissako
Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, wi ...
(Mauritania)
* Best Actor: Fats Bookholane in ''Chikin Biznis'' (
South Africa
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* Best Actress: Dominique Mesa in ''Pièces d'identités'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Paul Robeson Prize: '' Sucre Amer'' by Christian Lara ( Guadeloupe, France)
* Paul Robeson Prize (Short Film): ''Blue Note'' by Rahdi Taylor (United States)
* Best Editing: Nadia Ben Rachid for ''La vie sur terre'' (Mauritania)
* Best Set Design: F. Baba Keïta for ''La Genèse'' (Mali)
* Best Original Score: Wasis Diop for ''Silmandé'' (Burkina Faso)
* Best Sound Editing: Tawsi Thabet for ''Lalla Hobby'' (Morocco)
* Best Cinematography: Mustapha Ben Mihoub for ''L’Arche du désert'' (Algeria)
* Best Screenplay: Mtutuzeli Matshoba for ''Chikin Biznis'' (South Africa)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Fools'' by Ramadan Suleiman (South Africa)
* Best Short Film: ''On The Edge'' by
Newton Aduaka
Newton I. Aduaka (born 1966) is an England-based, Nigerian-born filmmaker, winner of Best Director at the Pan African Film Festival.
Filmography Short films
* ''Voices Behind the Wall'' (1990)
* ''Carnival of Silence'' (1994)
* ''On the Edge'' ( ...
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Nigeria
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)
* Best Short Film - Special Mention: ''Souko, cinématographe en carton'' by Issiaka Konaté (Burkina Faso)
* Best Documentary Film: ''Hot Irons'' by Andrew Dosunwu (Nigeria)
* Best Documentary Film - Special Mention: ''Sarah Maladoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie'' by Anne-Laure Folly (Burkina Faso)
17th FESPACO (2001)
* First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga): '' Ali Zaoua'' by Nabil Ayouch (Morocco)
* Jury Prize: ''Sia, le rêve du python'' by Dani Kouyté (Burkina Faso)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Rage'' by Newton I. Aduaka (Nigeria)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Lumumba'' by Raoul Peck (Haiti)
* Best Actor: Makéna Diop (Sénégal) in ''Battu'' by Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
* Best Actress: Albertine N’Guessan in '' Adanggaman'' by Roger Gnoan M'Bala (Côte d'Ivoire)
* Best Cinematography: Mohamed Soudani for ''Adanggaman'' (Algeria)
* Best Screenplay: ''Dolè'' by Imunga Ivanga (Gabon)
* Best Sets: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for ''Sois mon amie'' by Nacer Ktari (Tunisia)
* Best Cinematography: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for ''Sois mon amie'' by Nacer Ktari (Tunisia)
* Best Sound Editing: Fawzi Thabet for ''Siestes Grenadines'' by
Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
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Biography
Mahmoud was born in 1947 in Tunis, Tunisia, to a family of Turkish origin who had settled in Tunisia in 1710. His father was a theologian and amateur art ...
(Tunisia)
* Best Original Score: Wasis Diop for ''Les Couilles de l’éléphant'' by Henri Joseph Koumba Bibidi (Gabon)
* Best Short Film (Fiction): ''Bintou'' by Fanta Régina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
18th FESPACO (2003)
* First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga): '' Heremakono'' by Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania)
* Jury Prize: ''Kabala'' by Assane Kouyaté (Mali)
* Jury Prize (Short Film): ''A drink in the passage'' by Zola Maseko (South Africa)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''L’Afrance'' by Alain Gomis (France, Senegal)
* Best Actor: Cheick Doukouré in ''Paris selon Moussa'' (Guinea)
* Best Actress: Awatef Jendoubi in ''Fatma'' (Tunisia)
* Best Cinematography: Abraham Haile Biru in '' Abouna'' ( Chad)
* Best Screenplay: Assana Kouyaté for ''Kabala'' (Mali)
* Best Editing: Ronelle Loots for ''Promised Land'' (South Africa)
* Best Sound Editing: Hachim Joulak for ''Fatma'' (Tunisia)
* Best Original Score: Wasis Diop & Loy Ehrlich for ''Le prix du pardon'' (Senegal)
* Best Set Decoration: Joseph Kpobly for ''Heremakono'' (Mauritania)
* Best Short Film: ''Source d’histoire'' by Adama Rouamba (Burkina Faso)
19th FESPACO (2005)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): '' Drum'' by Zola Maseko (South Africa)
* Second Prize: ''La Chambre Noire'' by Hassan Benjelloun (Morocco)
* Third Prize: ''Tassuma'' by
Daniel Kollo Sanou
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Biography
Sanou was born in Borodougou, Burkina Faso, Borodougou in 1951. He ...
(Burkina Faso)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Max and Mona'' by
Teddy Mattera
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Newton Aduaka
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Filmography Short films
* ''Voices Behind the Wall'' (1990)
* ''Carnival of Silence'' (1994)
* ''On the Edge'' ( ...
(Nigeria)
* Second Prize: ''
Les Saignantes
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Mahamat Saleh Haroun
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(Chad)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''
Barakat!
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Plot
During the Algerian Civil War, Amel (Rachida Brakni) is a doctor who, ...
'' by
Djamila Sahraoui
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(Algeria)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Le President a-t-il le sida'' by Arnold Antonin (Haiti)
* Best Documentary: ''Ejido, La loi du profit'' by Rhalib Jawad (Morocco)
* Best Short Film: ''Menged'' by Daniel Taye Workou (Ethiopia)
* Best Actor:
Lotfi Abdelli
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Biography
Lotfi Abdelli started his artistic career as a dancer in Tunis Conservatory, under the direction of Anne-Marie Sellami, and ...
in ''Making Off'' (Tunisia)
* Best Actress: Adèle Ado & Calmel Dorelia in ''Les saignantes'' (Cameroon)
* Best Screenplay: ''Barakat!'' by Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria)
* Best Cinematography: ''Daratt'' (''Saison Seche'') by Mahamat Saleh Haroun (Chad)
* Best Editing: Nouri Bouzid for ''Making Off'' (Tunisia)
* Best Original Score: ''Barakat!'' by Djamila Sahraoui (Algeria)
* Best Sound Editing: ''L'ombre de Liberty'' by Imunga Ivanga (Gabon)
21st FESPACO (2009)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): '' Teza'' by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia)
* Second Prize: ''Nothing but the truth'' by
John Kani
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* Third Prize: ''Mascarades'' by
Lyes Salem
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Filmography
As director
* ''Lhasa'' short 1999
* '' :fr:Cousines'' short. ...
(Algeria)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''
Le fauteuil
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'' by Missa Hebié (Burkina Faso)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''La passion d’un pays'' by Arnold Antonin (Haiti)
* Best Documentary: ''Nos lieux interdits'' by Kilani Leila (Morocco)
* Best Short Film: ''
Sektou
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Synopsis
Smain works on nighttime radio show. He goes home at dawn hoping to go to bed. But that bed is on the third floor of a busy street in downtown Alger. The city starts to awaken. For Smain to slee ...
(Ils se sont tus...)'' by Benaissa Khaled (Algeria)
* Best Actor: ''Jerusalema'' - Rapu-lana Sei-phemo (South Africa)
* Best Actress: ''Les Jardins de Samira'' - Sana Mouziane (Morocco)
* Best Screenplay: ''L'Absence'' - Mama Keita (Guinea)
* Best Photography - ''Jerusalema'' - South Africa
* Best Editing: ''Jerusalema'' - South Africa
* Best Set: ''Wadaan Oummahat (Adieu Mères)'' - Morocco
* Best Music:'' Wadaan Oummahat (Adieu Mères)'' - Morocco
* TV and Video Prize: ''When we were black'' (Southafrica) by Khalo Matabane
22nd FESPACO (2011)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): ''Pegasus'' by Mouftakir Mohamed (Marrocos)
* Second Prize: ''
A Screaming Man
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'' by
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(Chad)
* Third Prize: '' The Ideal Guy'' by Owell Brown (Costa do Marfim)
* Oumarou Ganda Prize: ''Our foreign'' by Sarah Bouyain (Burkina Faso)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''The Loves of a zombie'' by Arnold Antonin (Haiti)
* Best Documentary: ''Oh whites'' by Fatima Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
23rd FESPACO (2013)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): ''
Tey
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'' by
Alain Gomis
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(Senegal)
* Second Prize: ''Yema'' by
Djamila Sahraoui
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Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algiers on 23 October 1950. She studied literature before attending the renowned Parisian film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), s ...
(Algeria)
* Third Prize: ''La Pirogue'' by Moussa Touré (Senegal)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Le Bonheur d'Elza'' by Mariette Monpierre (Guadeloupe).
* Best First Feature Film: ''Les Enfants De Toumaron'' by
Harrikrisna Anenden
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Biography
Anenden was born in Mauritius in 1947. He began taking photographs at age 12 and later moved to London to study medical photography. He graduated from the London Film Schoo ...
and Sharvan Anenden (Mauritius)
* Best Actor: Saul Williams in Alain Gomis' ''Tey'' (Senegal)
* Best Actress: Mariam Ouedraogo in Apolline Traore's ''Moi Zaphira'' (Burkina Faso)
* Best Feature Documentary: ''Meme Pas Mal'' by Nadia El Fani (Tunisia)
* Best Short Film: ''Les Souliers de l'Aid'' by Anis Lasoued (Tunisia)
24th FESPACO (2015)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): ''Fievres'' by Hicham Ayouch (Morocco)
* Second Prize: ''Fadhma N’Soumer'' by Belkacem Hadjadj (Algeria)
* Third Prize: '' L’Oeil du Cyclone'' by
Sékou Traoré
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Sahelis Productions is a film and television video production and post-producti ...
(Burkina Faso)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Morbayassa, le serment de Koumb'' by
Cheikh Fantamady Camara
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(Guinée-Conakry)
* Best First Feature Film: ''L’Oeil du Cyclone'' by Sékou Traoré (Burkina Faso)
* Best Actor: Assande Fargas in Sékou Traoré's ''L’Oeil du Cyclone'' (Burkina Faso)
* Best Actress: Maïmouna Ndiaye in Sékou Traoré's ''L’Oeil du Cyclone'' (Burkina Faso)
* Best Feature Documentary: '' Miners Shot Down'' by Rehad Desai (South Africa)
* Best Short Film: ''Zakaria'' by
Leyla Bouzid
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Early life and education
Born in Tunis in 1984, Bouzid is the daughter of the director Nouri Bouzid. She grew up in Tunisia, spending her adolescence in Tunis. A ...
(Tunisia)
25th FESPACO (2017)
* First Prize (Étalon d'or de Yennenga): '' Félicité'' by Alain Formose Gomis (Sénégal)
* Second Prize: ''A Mile in My Shoes by'' Saïd Khallaf ''(Morocco)''
* Third Prize: ''L'orage africain – Un continent sous influence'' by Sylvestre Amoussou (Bénin)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Frontières'' by Apolline Woye Traoré (Burkina Faso)
* Best First Feature Film: ''Le Puits Mohamed Yacine Belhadji'' by
Lotfi Bouchouchi Lotfi Bouchouchi (Arabic: لطفي بوشوشي, born 1964 in Algiers) is an Algerian filmmaker and producer.
Biography
Bouchouchi graduated from the École supérieure de cinéma de Paris. He made his debut in the audiovisual field as first ass ...
(Algeria)
* Best Actor: Ibrahim Koma in '' Wùlu'' by Daouda Coulibaly (Mali)
* Best Actress: Noufissa Benchehida in ''A la recherche du pouvoir perdu'' by Mohammed Ahed Bensouda (Morocco)
* Best Feature Documentary: ''Kemtiyu, Séex Anta'' (''Kemtiyu, Cheikh Anta'') by Ousmane William Mbaye (Sénégal)
* Best Short Film: ''Hymenee'' by Violaine Maryam Blanche Bellet (Maroc)
Khaled Youssef
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(Egypt)
* Third Prize: ''Fatwa'' by
Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
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Biography
Mahmoud was born in 1947 in Tunis, Tunisia, to a family of Turkish origin who had settled in Tunisia in 1710. His father was a theologian and amateur art ...
(Tunisia)
* Paul Robeson Prize: ''Meu amigo Fela'' (''Mon ami Fela'') by Joel Zito Araujo (Brazil)
* Best First Feature Film: '' Until the End of Time'' by Yasmine Chouikh (Algeria)
* Best Actor: Marc Zinga in ''The Mercy of the Jungle'' by Joel Karekezi (Rwanda)
* Best Actress:
Samantha Mugatsia
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Biography
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in ''
Rafiki
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'' by Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya)
* Best Feature Documentary: ''Le loup d’or de Baolé'' by Aïcha Boro (Burkina Faso)
* Best Short Film: ''Black Mamba'' by Amel Guellaty (Tunisia)
Leyla Bouzid
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Early life and education
Born in Tunis in 1984, Bouzid is the daughter of the director Nouri Bouzid. She grew up in Tunisia, spending her adolescence in Tunis. A ...
(Tunisia)
* Best Actor Award: Alassane Sy for '' Baamum Nafi'' (Senegal)
* Best Actress Award: Zainab Jah for ''
Farewell Amor
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Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
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*Bronze standard documentary feature film: ''Makongo'' by Elvis Sabin Ngaibino (Central African Republic)
*Poulain d’or short film: ''Serbi'' (''Les Tissus blancs'') by Moly Kane (Senegal)
*Silver foal fiction short film: ''Amani'' by Alliah Fafin (Rwanda)
*Short film fiction bronze foal: ''Zalissa'' by Carine Bado (Burkina Faso)
*Poulain d’Or documentary short film: ''Ethereality'' by
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(Rwanda)
*Silver foal short film: ''I bit my tongue'' by Nina Khada (Algeria)
*Bronze foal short film: ''Nuit Debout'' by Nelson Makengo (DRCongo)
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