Ecrans Noirs Festival is a film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been characterized as "Central Africa's largest cinema event".[1]
The Ecrans Noirs Festival, run by an organization of the same name, was established in 1997 by the filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio.[2] The 23rd Ecrans Noirs Festival took place in July 2019.[3] Its theme was 'Women in African cinema'.[4]
Winners of the Ecran d'Or
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ Blandine Stefanson; Sheila Petty (2014). Directory of World Cinema Africa: Directory of World Cinema Africa. Intellect Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.
- ^ Christian Eboulé, Au Cameroun, lever de rideau du festival de cinéma "Ecrans Noirs", TV5Monde, 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b Ecrans noirs: la 23e edition sur les rails, Cameroon Tribune, 15 July 2019.
- ^ Festival Ecrans Noirs 2019 : le Congo parmi les sélectionnés, Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale, 11 July 2019.
- ^ Ecrans Noirs 2016 : voici le palmarès, Le Bled Parle, 24 July 2016.
- ^ Clap de fin pour la 21ème édition d'Écrans Noirs, TV5Monde, 24 July 2017.
- ^ The Ecrans Noirs Film Festival 2018, africanews.en, 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Ecrans Noirs 2020". Ecrans Noirs: le festival du cinéma africain (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Ecrans Noirs : un film marocain en or". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 29 November 2021.
- ^ Oyero, Ezekiel (2022-10-25). "Oscars: Cameroon's 'The Planter's Plantation' starring Nkem Owoh selected for Academy Awards". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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