The Three Continents Festival (French: Festival des 3 Continents) is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, devoted to the cinemas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.[1] [2] [3] The top award in the festival's competition is the balloon-shaped Montgolfiere d'or.[1] In conjunction with the festival is the Produire au Sud ("Producers of the South"), a project that provides funding to independent film productions from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.[1]
| Year | Film | Director | Country of origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Baara | Mali | ||
| 1980 | Chafika et Metwal | Egypt | ||
| 1981 | They Don't Wear Black Tie | Brazil | ||
| Plae Kao | Thailand | |||
| 1982 | Imagi Ningthem | India | ||
| 1983 | Angela Markado | The Philippines | ||
| 1984 | The Wanderers | Tunisia | ||
| The Boys from Fengkuei | Taiwan | |||
| 1985 | The Runner | Iran | ||
| A Summer at Grandpa's | Taiwan | |||
| 1986 | In the Wild Mountains | China | ||
| 1987 | Motherland Hotel | Turkey | ||
| 1988 | Rouge | Hong Kong | ||
| 1989 | Water, Wind, Dust | Iran | ||
| 1990 | Untamagiru | Japan | ||
| 1991 | Five Girls and a Rope | Taiwan | ||
| 1992 | Bloody Morning | China | ||
| 1993 | For Fun | China | ||
| 1994 | Dos crímenes | Mexico | ||
| 1995 | Sender Unknown | Mexico | ||
| 1996 | A True Story | Iran | ||
| 1997 | Made in Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||
| 1998 | After Life | Japan | ||
| Xiao Wu | China | |||
| 1999 | Luna Papa | Tajikistan | ||
| 2000 | Platform | China | ||
| 2001 | Delbaran | Iran | ||
| 2002 | My Brother Silk Road | Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan | ||
| 2003 | Seven Days, Seven Nights | Cuba | ||
| 2004 | Day and Night | China | ||
| 2005 | Angel's Fall | Greece/Turkey | ||
| 2006 | A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral | Iran | ||
| 2008 | Parque vía | Mexico | ||
| 2014 | Hill of Freedom | South Korea | ||
| 2015 | Kaili Blues | China | ||
| 2016 | In the Last Days of the City | South Korea | ||
| 2017 | Taming the Horse | China | ||
| 2018 | Memories of My Body | Indonesia | ||
| 2019 | Öndög | China | ||
| 2020 | Moving On | South Korea | ||
| Zero | Japan, USA | |||
| 2021 | Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy | Japan | ||
| 2022 | Glorious Ashes | Vietnam |