Montreal, April 20, 2021. Presented by Québecor, the 37th Vues d’Afrique International Film Festival, powered by TV5, was able to broaden its horizons this year and allow audiences outside of Canada to enjoy the programming of the last weekend. Viewers from Algeria, the United States, France and Morocco were able to see the titles accessible via TV5’s digital platforms (website, mobile applications and connected TVs). The various juries, as well as the public (33,085 votes cast), announced the awards and mentions.
La roue tourne by Mamadou Samba Diallo (Senegal)
Special mentions :
Tuk tuk by Mohamed Kheidr (Egypt)
La veillée by Riad Bouchoucha (France)
Un jeudi au quartier by Irène Tassembedo (Burkina Faso)
Hazihi Lailaty (This is my night) by Yusuf Noaman (Egypt)
Best Feature Film :
Les femmes du pavillon J by Mohamed Nadif (Morocco)
Special Mentions :
Les sandales blanches by Christian Faure (Algeria/France)
Heart of Africa by Tschoper Kabambi (DRC)
Le chemin du paradis by Wahid Sanouji (Morocco/ Netherlands)
The awards for best female and male performances presented by the Moroccan Cultural Centre of Montreal.
Best Actress :
Amel Bent, for her role as Malika in Les sandales blanches by Christian Faure (Algeria/ France)
Rim Fethi for her performance as Rim in Les femmes du pavillon J by Mohamed Nadif (Morocco)
Special mention :
Isis Princess (Liwane) in the film Un jeudi au quartier by Irène Tassembedo (Burkina Faso)
Best Actor :
Ali Elbouhali, for his role of Mourad in the film The Tower of Silence by Mohamed Aouad (Morocco).
Special mentions:
Moyindo Mpongo (Gabriel) in Heart of Africa by Tschoper Kabambi (DRC)
Sloan Descombes (Chris) in Timoun Aw by Nelson Foix (Guadeloupe)
Aziz Akazimi (Najib) in Le chemin du paradis by Wahid Sanouji (Morocco/ Netherlands)
The awards in the International Documentary section are presented for the first time by the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec.
Best Feature Documentary :
Buddha in Africa by Nicole Schafer (South Africa)
Special mentions :
Étoile du matin by Nantenaina Lova (Madagascar / Reunion Island)
Their Algeria by Lina Soualem (France, Algeria, Switzerland, Qatar)
Best medium and short documentary :
Ainsi parla la mer by Arnold Antonin (Haiti)
Special mentions :
Teghadez Agadez, by Morgane Wirtz (Niger, Belgium),
School in the Forest by Emanuela Zuccalà (Liberia)
Save Agnalambahy by Herménégilde Razafitsihadinoina (Madagascar)
The Regroupement Général des Sénégalais du Canada (RGSC) presents the award to the best Web and TV series
Best Web and TV series :
Karma by Abdoul Hamidou Bague (Burkina Faso)
Special mentions :
Dérapage by Abdoulahad Wone (Senegal)
Infertile by Hervé Togbé (Ivory Coast)
Guerre des sexes by Simon Weliom (Cameroon)
In the animation section the prize, presented by the SRV studio, goes to
Best animated film :
Mofiala by Boris Kpadenou (Togo)
Special mentions :
Nuit blanche by Issam Tachit (Algeria)
Trois feuilles by Eleonore Coyette (Haiti)
In the Regards d’ici section, the prizes are presented by the École supérieure des arts visuels de Marrakech and the jury unanimously awarded the grand prize to the feature film
Grand Prize:
In the Footsteps of John Ware by Cheryl Foggo (Canada)
Short film prize :
L’atelier de Nancy by Aïcha Diop
In the Human Rights section, the awards are presented by the Centre international de documentation et d’information haïtienne, caribéenne et afro-canadienne (CIDIHCA).
Human Rights Award :
Fadma by Jawad Rhalib (Belgium)
Special Mentions :
Trois feuilles by Twa Fey (Haiti)
Les oubliées des grands lacs by Joseph Bitamba (Rwanda/Congo/Burundi/Canada)
In the Sustainable Development section, the award is presented by the Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)
Sustainable Development Award :
Ainsi parla la Mer by Arnold Antonin, Haiti and awarded Special Mentions:
Étoile du matin by Nantenaina Lova (Madagascar / Reunion Island)
Tapis Vert, l’homme qui arrêta le désert by Claver Yameogo, (Burkina Faso).
For the first time, this year, the Centre for International Studies and Cooperation – CECI is awarding a prize in the category Acting for Equality from among the festival’s entire programme.
CECI Prize ex-aequo :
Mrs F by Chris Van Der Vorm (Netherlands/Nigeria)
Les oubliées des Grands Lacs by Joseph Bitamba (Rwanda/Congo/Burundi/Canada).
Audience Award :
Feature Fiction presented by the Canadian Council for Africa:
2 avril by Noëlle Kenmoe and Poumaha Pouamo Djielle (Cameroon)
Short and medium-length fiction presented by the Canadian Council for Africa:
À fleur de peau by Meriem Mesraoua (France/Qatar/Algeria)
Documentary Feature film presented by the SRV studio:
Ballon de sable by Younes Jeddad (Morocco/Chad/Qatar)
Short and medium-length documentary awarded by Studio SRV:
L’appel du Djembé by Catherine Veilleux (Guinea/Canada)
TV and web series awarded by Caffitaly :
Fils de lion by El Hadji Malick Seck (Senegal)
Animation awarded by Caffitaly :
Rama et Aicha by Dramane Minta (Senegal)
The 37th Vues d’Afrique International Film Festival would like to warmly thank all its partners without whom the holding of this event would be impossible. The institutions: Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm Canada, Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration, Conseil des arts de Montréal, Heritage Canada, Ville de Montréal, Tourisme Québec, Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie, Centre Culturel Marocain de Montréal, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications, SODEC, Centre d’études et de Coopération Internationale, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable, Centre International de Documentation et d’Information Haïtienne, Caribéenne et Afro-canadienne CIDIHCA, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, LOJIQ, National Film Board of Canada and Cinémathèque québécoise.
Also private partners : Québecor, Studio SRV, TV5 Québec Canada, Maison M3, ESAV, Spectre Sonore, Cinémagi Productions, Alun Be, Prodzitiv, Voûte Nubienne, Printemps numérique, Cinéma public, Le Montréal Africain, L’Initiative, Arts et matière, Flashgraphic, AK MEDIAS, Qui fait quoi, Le Regroupement Général des Sénégalais du Canada, Réseau Environnement, CSSDM, Collège Reine Marie, Collège O’ Sullivan, Institut Trébas, SETI, Amina Magazine, Canadian Council for Africa, Atlas média, Maghreb Observateur, T. HADRI Production, M FM TV, Troc Radio, Groove Station Canada and Totalito Music.
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