Ecrans Noirs Festival Explained

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

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.	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

Notes and References

Book: Blandine Stefanson. Sheila Petty. Directory of World Cinema Africa: Directory of World Cinema Africa. 2014. Intellect Books. 978-1-78320-391-8. 111.
Christian Eboulé, Au Cameroun, lever de rideau du festival de cinéma "Ecrans Noirs", TV5Monde, 16 July 2019.
https://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/article.html/26785/fr.html/ecrans-noirs-la-23e-edition-sur-les Ecrans noirs: la 23e edition sur les rails
http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/festival-ecrans-noirs-2019-le-congo-parmi-les-selectionnes-102717 Festival Ecrans Noirs 2019 : le Congo parmi les sélectionnés
https://www.lebledparle.com/culture/1101177-ecrans-noirs-2016-voici-le-palmares Ecrans Noirs 2016 : voici le palmarès
https://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/clap-de-fin-pour-la-21eme-edition-d-ecrans-noirs-182475 Clap de fin pour la 21ème édition d'Écrans Noirs
https://www.africanews.com/2018/07/30/the-ecrans-noirs-film-festival-2018// The Ecrans Noirs Film Festival 2018
Web site: Ecrans Noirs 2020 . Ecrans Noirs: le festival du cinéma africain . 18 November 2022 . fr-FR.
News: Ecrans Noirs : un film marocain en or . Cameroon Tribune . 29 November 2021 . fr.
Web site: Oyero . Ezekiel . 2022-10-25 . Oscars: Cameroon’s ‘The Planter’s Plantation’ starring Nkem Owoh selected for Academy Awards . 2022-11-16 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.