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CANNES, France · Est. 2003 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
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.::English version below::. À PROPOS Le Festival International du Film Panafricain (FIFP) de Cannes est une plateforme d’exposition du Cinéma et de ses métiers, des Arts et des savoir-faire, mais également de l’Innovation, de la Culture et de l’Événementiel. Le FIFP est un moment, une expérience unique où le cinéma panafricain et les cultures africaines ainsi que celles de sa diaspora à travers le monde sont à la disposition de tous. C’est une énergie exceptionnelle. Le FIFP a été créé et fondé par Mr. NGANGUE EBELLE Eitel Basile et par l’association NORD SUD DÉVELOPPEMENT, association agréée jeunesse et Éducation Populaire Ministère de la santé, de la jeunesse et des sports n° 06514. Depuis 2006, date de sa création, le DIKALO AWARDS (« message » en langue Douala-Cameroun) est décerné par un jury professionnel au meilleur long et court métrage (fiction), au meilleur long et court métrage documentaire, Dikalo de la paix, au meilleur acteur et actrice. .::English version::. ABOUT US The International “Festival International du Film Panafricain” (FIFP) in Cannes is a platform that exhibits cinema and its professions, arts and entrepreneurship, as well as innovation, culture and events. The FIFP is a felt moment. It is a unique experience where PanAfrican cinema and African cultures and those of its diaspora around the world are the central focus. An exceptional energy is felt. The FIFP was created and founded by Mr. Eitel Basile NGANGUE EBELLE and the “Association Nord Sud Développement, agréée jeunesse et Education Populaire Ministère de la santé, de la jeunesse et des sports n° 06514”. Since its creation in 2006, the DIKALO AWARDS (meaning « message » in the Cameroonian language Douala) has been awarded by a professional jury for the best short and feature films (fiction), the best long and short documentaries, the Dikalo Peace Award, as well as the best actor and actress awards.
Last updated Sep 26, 2026
Founded
2003
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3.9/ 5
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Nous vous remercions pour l'accueil dont vous avez su faire preuve à la fois pour nos films, ainsi que pour nos représentants. On espère échanger avec vous lors d'une prochaine édition.
Thank you to the Festival for selecting my short film “L’AI-JE BIEN COUPÉE.. » and making me won the award of BEST ACTRESS. I wish the festival could be more present in social media in order to have more people because being the only African festival in Cannes for so many years must bring more people from everywhere, attending. Thx again to the jury, the staff and of course to the Founder M. Basile Ebelle.
We are so proud to have our film “Before 1619: She Took Justice” to receive the Jury Award for Documentaries and be a part of the legacy of this great festival.
Gloria J Browne-Marshall
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