List of FESPACO award winners


Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou is an important biannual African film festival. Its most prestigious award is the Étalon d'or de Yennenga, named in reference to the mythical founder of the Mossi empire. The Étalon d'or de Yennenga is awarded to the African fictional or documentary feature film that best represents "Africa's realities". Originally the festival handed out just one Étalon de Yennenga, however in 2005 it introduced the Étalon d'argent de Yennenga and the Étalon de bronze de Yennenga and renamed the original award Étalon d'or de Yennenga.
Other awards include the Oumarou Ganda Prize named after the Nigerien film director and in recognition of the best debut film, and the Paul Robeson Prize for the best film by a director of the African diaspora.

1st Semaine du cinéma africain (1969)

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Festival was non-competitive. Eighteen African films were shown from: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger, Benin, Congo and Cameroon selection also included five movies from France and Niderlands.
The selection included among others: Borom Sarret by Ousmane Sambene, La Noire de... by Ousmane Sambene, Le Retour d'un aventurier by Moustapha Alassane, La Bague du roi Koda by Moustapha Alassane, Aoure by Moustapha Alassane, Cabascabo by Oumarou Ganda, Black Orpheus by Marcel Camus, Moro Naba by Jean Rouch, Bataille sur le grand fleuve by Jean Rouch, Jaguar by Jean Rouch, Bambo by members of Film Club of Lycée Technique de Bamako, Mouna ou le rêve d'un artiste by Henri Duparc and Kaka Yo by Sébastien Kamba.

2nd Semaine du cinéma africain (1970)

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Festival was non-competitive. 37 films were shown from: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger, Benin, Congo, Cameroon, Tunisia, Algieria and Ghana.
The selection included among others: Mandabi by Ousmane Sembène,The Woman with the Knife by Timité Bassori and La Voie by Mohamed Slim Riad.

3rd FESPACO (1972)

4th FESPACO (1973)

5th FESPACO (1976)

6th FESPACO (1979)

  • First prize : Baara by Souleymane Cissé.
  • Prize of the most authentic African film: Soleil des hyènes by Ridha Behi.
  • Prize of the 7th art: Alyam Alyam by Ahmed El Mahanouni.
  • Best Short Film : La Boîte dans le désert by Brahim Tsaki.
  • Special Consolation prize: Yik-Yan by Hamidou-Benoit Ouedraogo.

7th FESPACO (1981)

8th FESPACO (1983)

9th FESPACO (1985)

  • First prize : Histoire d'une rencontre by Brahim Tsaki
  • Prize of the 7th art: Nelisita by Ruy Duarte
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Jours de tourmente by Paul Zoumbara
  • Best Short Film: Mariaamu's Wedding by Nangaoma Ngoge
  • Best Original Score: Pierre Akendengue for Les Coopérants
  • Public Award: Rue Cases-nègres by Euzhan Palcy

10th FESPACO (1987)

11th FESPACO (1989)

12th FESPACO (1991)

13th FESPACO (1993)

  • First Prize : Au nom du Christ by Gnoan Roger M'Bala
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Gito l'ingrat by Léonce N'Gabo
  • Best Short film: Denko by Mohamed Camara
  • Best Documentary Film: Femmes d'Alger by Kamal Dehane
  • Jury Prize: Les étrangers by Djim Kola
  • Jury Prize : Boxumalen by Amet Diallo
  • Paul Robeson Prize: Lumumba, la mort d'un prophète by Raoul Peck
  • Best Actress: Maysa Marta in Les yeux bleus de Yonta
  • Best Actor: Joseph Kumbela in Gito l'ingrat
  • Best Screenplay: Contre le gouvernement by Atef el-Tayeb
  • Best Film Editing: Bezness by Nouri Bouzid
  • Best Cinematography: Sankofa by Haïlé Guerima
  • Best Original Score: Cheick Tidiane Seck for Yelema
  • Best Sound Editing: Quartier Mozart by Jean-Pierre Bekolo

14th FESPACO (1995)

15th FESPACO (1997)

16th FESPACO (1999)

  • First Prize : Pièces d'identités by Mwezé Ngangura
  • Special Mention: La vie sur terre by Abderrahmane Sissako
  • Best Actor: Fats Bookholane in Chikin Biznis
  • Best Actress: Dominique Mesa in Pièces d'identités
  • Paul Robeson Prize: Sucre Amer by Christian Lara
  • Paul Robeson Prize : Blue Note by Rahdi Taylor
  • Best Editing: Nadia Ben Rachid for La vie sur terre
  • Best Set Design: F. Baba Keïta for La Genèse
  • Best Original Score: Wasis Diop for Silmandé
  • Best Sound Editing: Tawsi Thabet for Lalla Hobby
  • Best Cinematography: Mustapha Ben Mihoub for L’Arche du désert
  • Best Screenplay: Mtutuzeli Matshoba for Chikin Biznis
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Fools by Ramadan Suleiman
  • Best Short Film: On The Edge by Newton Aduaka
  • Best Short Film - Special Mention: Souko, cinématographe en carton by Issiaka Konaté
  • Best Documentary Film: Hot Irons by Andrew Dosunwu
  • Best Documentary Film - Special Mention: Sarah Maladoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie by Anne-Laure Folly

17th FESPACO (2001)

  • First Prize : Ali Zaoua by Nabil Ayouch
  • Jury Prize: Sia, le rêve du python by Dani Kouyté
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Rage by Newton I. Aduaka
  • Paul Robeson Prize: Lumumba by Raoul Peck
  • Best Actor: Makéna Diop in Battu by Cheick Oumar Sissoko
  • Best Actress: Albertine N’Guessan in Adanggaman by Roger Gnoan M'Bala
  • Best Cinematography: Mohamed Soudani for Adanggaman
  • Best Screenplay: Dolè by Imunga Ivanga
  • Best Sets: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for Sois mon amie by Nacer Ktari
  • Best Cinematography: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for Sois mon amie by Nacer Ktari
  • Best Sound Editing: Fawzi Thabet for Siestes Grenadines by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
  • Best Original Score: Wasis Diop for Les Couilles de l’éléphant
  • Best Short Film : Bintou by Fanta Régina Nacro

18th FESPACO (2003)

  • First Prize : Heremakono by Abderrahmane Sissako
  • Jury Prize: Kabala by Assane Kouyaté
  • Jury Prize : A drink in the passage by Zola Maseko
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: L’Afrance by Alain Gomis
  • Best Actor: Cheick Doukouré in Paris selon Moussa
  • Best Actress: Awatef Jendoubi in Fatma
  • Best Cinematography: Abraham Haile Biru in Abouna
  • Best Screenplay: Assana Kouyaté for Kabala
  • Best Editing: Ronelle Loots for Promised Land
  • Best Sound Editing: Hachim Joulak for Fatma
  • Best Original Score: Wasis Diop & Loy Ehrlich for Le prix du pardon
  • Best Set Decoration: Joseph Kpobly for Heremakono
  • Best Short Film: Source d’histoire by Adama Rouamba

19th FESPACO (2005)

20th FESPACO (2007)

21st FESPACO (2009)

  • First Prize : Teza by Haile Gerima
  • Second Prize: Nothing but the truth by John Kani
  • Third Prize: Mascarades by Lyes Salem
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Le fauteuil by Missa Hebié
  • Paul Robeson Prize: La passion d’un pays by Arnold Antonin
  • Best Documentary: Nos lieux interdits by Kilani Leila
  • Best Short Film: Sektou by Benaissa Khaled
  • Best Actor: Rapulana Seiphemo in Jerusalema by Ralph Ziman
  • Best Actress: Sana Mouziane in Les Jardins de Samira by Latif Lahlou
  • Best Screenplay: L'Absence by Mama Keita
  • Best Photography: Jerusalema by Ralph Ziman
  • Best Editing: Jerusalema by Ralph Ziman
  • Best Set: Wadaan Oummahat by Mohamed Ismaïl
  • Best Music: Wadaan Oummahat by Mohamed Ismaïl
  • TV and Video Prize: When we were black by Khalo Matabane

22nd FESPACO (2011)

23rd FESPACO (2013)

  • First Prize : Tey by Alain Gomis
  • Second Prize: Yema by Djamila Sahraoui
  • Third Prize: La Pirogue by Moussa Touré
  • Paul Robeson Prize: Le Bonheur d'Elza by Mariette Monpierre.
  • Best First Feature Film: Les Enfants De Toumaron by Harrikrisna Anenden and Sharvan Anenden
  • Best Actor: Saul Williams in Tey by Alain Gomis
  • Best Actress: Mariam Ouedraogo in Moi Zaphira by Apolline Traore
  • Best Feature Documentary: Meme Pas Mal by Nadia El Fani
  • Best Short Film: Les Souliers de l'Aid by Anis Lasoued

24th FESPACO (2015)

25th FESPACO (2017)

26th FESPACO (2019)

27th FESPACO (2021)

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28th FESPACO (2023)

  • First Prize : Ashkal by Youssef Chebbi
  • Second Prize: Sira by Apolline Traoré
  • Third Prize: Shimoni by Angela Wamai
  • Special Mention of the Jury: Regarde les Etoiles by David Constantin
  • Best Actor: all actors in Under the Fig Trees by Erige Sehiri
  • Best Actress: all actresses in Under the Fig Trees by Erige Sehiri
  • Best Set: Mami Wata by C. J. Obasi
  • Best Editing: Abu Saddam by Nadine Khan
  • Best Screenplay: The Blue Caftan by Maryam Touzani
  • Best Cinematography: Mami Wata by C. J. Obasi
  • Best Sound: Ashkal by Youssef Chebbi
  • Best Music: Our Lady of the Chinese Shop by Ery Claver
  • Paul Robeson Prize for best non-competition movie: The Specter of Boko Haram by Cyrielle Raingou
  • Golden prize documentary feature film: The New Man by Carlos Yuri Ceunick
  • Silver prize documentary feature film: We, students by Rafiki Farala
  • Bronze prize documentary feature film: Guardian of the Worlds by Leila Chaibi
  • Poulain d’or short film: Come to See Me by Mo Harawe
  • Silver Poulin fiction short film: A Doll by Andriaminosa Hary and Joel Rakotovelo
  • Short film fiction Bronze Colt: Tsutsue by Amartei Armar
  • Special Jury Mention for short film fiction: The Messenger of God by Amina Mamani
  • Poulain d’Or documentary short film: Blind Spot by Lotfi Achour
  • Silver foal documentary short film: Katanga Nation by Beza Hailu Lemma
  • Bronze foal documentary short film: Kalasi by Fransix Tenda Lomba
  • Special Jury Mention for documentary short film: Cuba in Africa by Negash Abdurahman
  • Best Burkinabè film: Laabli the Elusive by Luc Youlouka Dambia
  • Best Burkinabè hope: La Botaniste by Floriane Zoundi
  • Revelation of Burkinabè cinema: Malla, As Far as the Night Least by Dramane Ouédraogo
  • Oumarou Ganda Prize: Soula by Salah Issaad