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

YearWinning FilmCountry
2016Tears of Satan by Hicham El Jebbari.[5] Morocco
2017Children of the mountain by Priscilla Anany.[6] Ghana
2018Maki'la by Machérie Ekwa Bahango.[7] Democratic Republic of the Congo
2019The Mercy of the Jungle by Joël Karekezi.Rwanda
2020Heart of Africa by Tshoper Kabambi Kashala.[8] Democratic Republic of the Congo
2021Annato by Fatima Boukdady.[9] Morocco
2022The Planter's Plantation by Eystein Young.[10] Cameroon

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blandine Stefanson. Sheila Petty. Directory of World Cinema Africa: Directory of World Cinema Africa. 2014. Intellect Books. 978-1-78320-391-8. 111.
  2. Christian Eboulé, Au Cameroun, lever de rideau du festival de cinéma "Ecrans Noirs", TV5Monde, 16 July 2019.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. https://www.lebledparle.com/culture/1101177-ecrans-noirs-2016-voici-le-palmares Ecrans Noirs 2016 : voici le palmarès
  6. 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
  7. https://www.africanews.com/2018/07/30/the-ecrans-noirs-film-festival-2018// The Ecrans Noirs Film Festival 2018
  8. Web site: Ecrans Noirs 2020 . Ecrans Noirs: le festival du cinéma africain . 18 November 2022 . fr-FR.
  9. News: Ecrans Noirs : un film marocain en or . Cameroon Tribune . 29 November 2021 . fr.
  10. 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.