Virgem Margarida wins the Top Award at First Edition of Mashariki African Film Festival-Full List Of Winners

The Jury members who decided who wins what, were Ogova Ondengo from Kenya who presided the feature films jury, Umuhire Eliane from Rwanda, Fils Jean Luc from Rwanda, Clementine Dusabejambo from Rwanda, Cajetan Boy from Kenya and Kaneza Aliane from Burundi.

CHECK THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

-BEST EAST AFRICAN ACTOR:

Iradukunda Pacifique from Rwandan short film "GASORE"

-BEST EAST AFRICAN ACTRESS:

Veronica Washeke from Kenyan short film "MY FAITH"

-BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM:

CROSSING LINES, Rwanda

-JURY SPECIAL MENTION EAST AFRICAN BEST SHORT FILM:

MAJAMBERE THE FIGHTER, Burundi

-BEST EAST AFRICAN SHORT FILM:

MY FAITH, Kenya

-BEST EAST AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY:

THE SPRINGBOARD, Burundi

-BEST EAST AFRICAN NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM:

THE ROUTE, Uganda

-BEST DIRECTOR:

Francoise Ellong, director of W.A.K.A, Cameroon/France

-BEST FILM:

-VIRGEM MARGARIDA, Mozambique

And apart from winning the top award, Virgem Margarida was the closing film and the audiance who was keen to watch the winning film enjoyed it!

Virgem Margarida (Virgin Margarida) is a 2012 drama film directed by Licinio Azevedo. It’s set in Mozambique in 1975, in the immediate aftermath of the country’s war of independence, Virgin Margarida tells the story of a group of female sex workers who are captured by revolutionary soldiers and sent deep into the countryside to be ‘re-educated.’ They soon encounter Maria João, the tough-as-nails officer in charge of the program. Although she is driven by idealism, she is also willing to subject her prisoners to terrible abuse. But in spite of their suffering, members of the group take it upon themselves to look out for Margarida, a 16 year-old who stands falsely accused of prostitution, and who is in fact a virgin.

WATCH THE FILM'S TRAILER:

Mutiganda Janvier