Ecrans Noirs Festival


Ecrans Noirs Festival is a film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It has been characterized as "Central Africa's largest cinema event".
The Ecrans Noirs Festival, run by an organization of the same name, was established in 1997 by the filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio. The 23rd Ecrans Noirs Festival took place in July 2019. Its theme was 'Women in African cinema'.

Winners of the Ecran d'Or

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