15th FESPACO (1997)
- First Prize (Étalon de Yennenga): Buud Yam by Gaston Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
- Best Short Film (Fiction): Bouzié by Jacques Trabi (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Best Actor: Belkacem Hadjadj in Machaho (Algeria)
- Best Actress: Aminata Ousmane Maïga in Faraw, mère de sables (Mali)
- Jury Prize: Taafe Fanga by Adama Drabo (Mali)
- Paul Robeson Prize: The Last Angel of History by John Akomfrah (United Kingdom)
- Oumarou Ganda Prize: Miel et cendres by Nadia Fares Anliker (Tunisia)
- Best Editing: Kahena Attia for Miel et cendres (Tunisia)
- Best Screenplay: Merzak Allouache for Salut Cousin! (Algeria)
- Best Soundtrack: Le complot d'Aristote by Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Zimbabwe)
- Best Original Score: Ilheu, de contenda by Leao Lopes (Cape Verde)
- Best Cinematography: Tableau Ferraille by Moussa Sene Absa (Senegal)
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