The 21st edition of the Cannes Pan-African Film Festival, organized by the independent organization Nord-Sud Développement, will take place at the Espace Miramar in Cannes from October 23 to 27!
The call for applications is open until April 30.
Interested parties can submit their films, series, and video clips now at http://www.fifp.fr/submit. All genres are welcome: fiction, animation, experimental, documentary, and series.
Several Dikalo Awards will be presented at the closing ceremony in the following categories (Official Selection – Competition):
– Feature films and short films,
– Feature-length and short documentary films
– Special mention from the jury (feature film and short film)
– Dikalo for Peace presented by the North-South Development Association
– Best Actor and Best Actress
OFFICIAL LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2023 DIKALO AWARDS
- BEST FEATURE FILM
WHAT NO ONE KNOWS by Adeoluwa Owu (United Kingdom)
- BEST FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
AFRICA, CRADLE OF HUMANITY AND MODERN CIVILIZATIONS – by Benita Jacques (Canada)
- BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
THE ANNOUNCEMENT – by Aziza Eboma (France)
- BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
SBONELO – by Dominic Taylor (South Africa)
- BEST ACTRESS
DARASIMI NADI for the role of ‘IHUNAYA’ in OBARA’M by Kayode Kasum (Nigeria)
- BEST ACTOR
LANDRY NGUESTA for the role of ‘JEAN-MICHÉ KANKAN’ in KANKAN by Joseph Akama (Cameroon)
- SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY FEATURE FILM FICTION
MICKEY HARDAWAY – by Marcellus Cox (United States)
- SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
AFRICAN GLORY – by Thierry Bugaud (France)
- SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY SHORT FILM FICTION
EMERSION – by Aline-Sitoé N’Diaye (France)
- SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY FOR SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS
SUMARA MARÉ – by Samira Vera-Cruz (Cape Verde)
- JURY'S FAVORITE FICTION
AGENT PEACH – by Benji Lang (United States)
- JURY'S FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY
CROSSING THE COLOR LINE – HEALING FROM THE PAST – by Sabrina Onana (Italy)
- DIKALO OF PEACE NORTH SOUTH DEVELOPMENT THE GERMAN KING by Adetokumboh M’Cormack (United States)
- DIKALO PEACE AWARD NORTH-SOUTH DEVELOPMENT / NORTH-SOUTH DEVELOPMENT DIKALO PEACE AWARD
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