The International Festival of Cinema and Audiovisual of Burundi (FESTICAB) is an annual film festival held in

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...

. FESTICAB was established by the film director

Léonce Ngabo Léonce Ngabo (born 1951) is a Burundian film director. His 1992 film '' Gito l'ingrat'' was the first Burundian feature film.Le cinéma burundais peine à plaider pour la paix
''Anadolu Agency'', 27 June 2016. At the 2011 FESTICAB the East African Film Network (EAFN) was founded.From AfryKamera to FESTICAB
''Screen Africa'', June 2, 2015. The 2015 FESTICAB was disrupted by the protests against President Nkurunziza running for a third term, and many screenings needed to be cancelled.

FESTICAB winners

;2010 * Best Burundian Work: ''Taxi-Love'' by

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;2011 * Best Short Film: ''

Mwansa the Great ''Mwansa the Great'' is a 2011 film. Synopsis While trying to prove he is a hero, Mwansa does the unforgivable and accidentally breaks his big sister Shula's special mud doll A doll is a physical model, model typically of a human or humanoi ...

'' by

Rungano Nyoni Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter. She is known for the film ''I Am Not a Witch'', which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from internatio ...

* Special Jury Prize: ''

Hasaki Ya Suda ''Hasaki Ya Suda'' is a 2011 film. Synopsis The year 2100. The global warming has caused massive droughts that have led to conflicts and famines. The first victims of the global warming are the Southern populations, forced to leave their lands ...

'' / ''Three Black Samura'' by

Cédric Ido Cédric Ido (born 22 October 1980) is a French-Burkinabe director, writer and actor. He grew up in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, a small suburban town near Paris and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during Thomas Sankara’s revolution. His directing wor ...

;2012 * Best Documentary: ''Justice for Sale'' ;2014 * Best East African Short Film: ''Shoeshine'' by

Amil Shivji Amil Shivji (born 1990) is a Tanzanian filmmaker. His films generally tackle misrepresentations of Africa and its history, as well as the theme of neocolonialism. Biography and career Born in Dar es Salaam, Shivi's roots can be traced back to ...

;2016 * Best East African Feature Film: ''Bahati'' by

Timothy Conrad Tim Conrad (born 6 January 1951) is an Australian rowing coach and former Olympian rower. He was a five time national champion and competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Raised in Brisbane, Conrad ...

* Best Short Film: ''

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'' by Nifasha Florian ;2017 * Best Actor:

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References

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External links

FESTICAB website

Festicab Channel
African film festivals Cinema of Burundi 2009 establishments in Africa Recurring events established in 2009