Écrans Noirs Festival
Film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon
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The Écrans Noirs Festival is a film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been characterized as "Central Africa's largest cinema event".[1]
The Écrans Noirs Festival, run by an organization of the same name, was established in 1997 by the filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio.[2] The 23rd Écrans Noirs Festival took place in July 2019.[3] Its theme was 'Women in African cinema'.[4]
Winners of the Écran d'Or
| Year | Winning Film | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tears of Satan by Hicham El Jebbari.[5] | Morocco |
| 2017 | Children of the mountain by Priscilla Anany.[6] | Ghana |
| 2018 | Maki'la by Machérie Ekwa Bahango.[7] | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2019 | The Mercy of the Jungle by Joël Karekezi.[3] | Rwanda |
| 2020 | Heart of Africa by Tshoper Kabambi Kashala.[8] | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2021 | Annato by Fatima Boukdady.[9] | Morocco |
| 2022 | The Planter's Plantation by Eystein Young.[10] | Cameroon |
| 2023 | Our Father, the Devil by Ellie Foumbi.[11] | Cameroon |
| 2024 | Quitte ou Double by Rachida Saadi. | Morocco |
| 2025 | Carved by the Wind by Layla Triqui. | Morocco |
