17th FESPACO (2001)
- First Prize (Etalon de Yennenga): Ali Zaoua by Nabil Ayouch (Morocco)
- Jury Prize: Sia, le rêve du python by Dani Kouyté (Burkina Faso)
- Oumarou Ganda Prize: Rage by Newton I. Aduaka (Nigeria)
- Paul Robeson Prize: Lumumba by Raoul Peck (Haiti)
- Best Actor: Makéna Diop (Sénégal) in Battu by Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali)
- Best Actress: Albertine N’Guessan in Adanggaman by Roger Gnoan M’Bala (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Best Cinematography: Mohamed Soudani for Adanggaman (Algeria)
- Best Screenplay: Dolè by Imunga Ivanga (Gabon)
- Best Sets: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for Sois mon amie by Nacer Ktari (Tunisia)
- Best Cinematography: Nacer Ktari and Larbi Ben Ali for Sois mon amie by Nacer Ktari (Tunisia)
- Best Sound Editing: Fawzi Thabet for Siestes Grenadines by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud (Tunisia)
- Best Original Score: Wasis Diop for Les Couilles de l’éléphant by Henri Joseph Koumba Bibidi (Gabon)
- Best Short Film (Fiction): Bintou by Fanta Régina Nacro (Burkina Faso)
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