Rwanda Film Wins Top Honours at Africa’s Premier Film Festival

Rwandan director Joel Karekezi’s “The Mercy of the Jungle” scooped best film at Africa’s top film festival, following a fierce debate about gender equality and sexual aggression in the continent’s movie industry.

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

Rwanda's film Director Joel Karekezi (R), winner of the 26th Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) for "The mercy of the jungle", his producer Aurelien Bodinaux (L) and actress Nirere Shanel (C) hold the Yennenga Stallion trophy at the Sports Palace in Ouagadougou on March 2, 2019. - Africa's biggest film festival is marking its 50th anniversary, buoyed by its contributions to the continent's cinema industry but overshadowed by security concerns in host country Burkina Faso. (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP)

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