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.
2017Children of the mountain by Priscilla Anany.
2018Mak’ila by Machérie Ekwa Bahango.Republic of the Congo.png" />
2019The Mercy of the Jungle by Joël Karekezi.