6th FESPACO (1979)
- First prize (Étalon de Yennenga): Baara by Souleymane Cissé (Mali).
- Prize of the most authentic African film: Soleil des hyènes by Ridha Behi (Tunisia).
- Prize of the 7th art: Alyam Alyam by Ahmed El Mahanouni (Morocco).
- Best Short Film : La Boîte dans le désert by Brahim Tsaki (Tunisia).
- Special Consolation prize: Yik-Yan by Hamidou-Benoit Ouedraogo (Upper Volta).
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