Winners of the 4th Pan-African film festival in Cannes

The jury of the Fourth Edition of the Cannes Pan African Film Festival, presided by Mrs. Pascale OBOLO, made the following awards:

• The DIKALO award for best feature film to Sergio Bianchi for his film "What is it worth ?"(Brazil)

• The Pan African Award for the best feature (jury creation) to Sol de Carvalho for "Le jardin d’un autre home [An other man’s garden]" (Mozambique)
• The DIKALO award for the best short film: ex aequo

Gérard Essomba : "L’enfant peau rouge [The Redskin Child " (Cameroun)

Tami Ravid : "Samual"( Holland)

• The Special Jury Award : to Cécile Vernant’s work "Il était une fois...Sasha et Désiré [Once upon a time ... Sacha and Désiré]" (France)

• The DIKALO award for the best documentary to Kal Touré for "Victimes de nos richesses : pays pillés...[Victimes of our riches: pillaged countries]" (Mali)

• The Special Award for the Best Actor to Mugisha Feruzi for his performance in Nicole Parker’s film "The Plague(USA)

The 2007 edition will be remembered for the quality of the films presented. The festival organiser, Basile Ngangue Ebelle (pictured right with Cecile Vernant), was awarded a Médaille de Verneil by the French Academy of Arts, Science & Letters for his work just prior to the festival.