In the 1960s , Moustapha Alassane shot to fame with his animated short films , most notably '' Aouré '' , '' F.V.V.A '' , '' Toula ou le genie des eaux '' , '' Samba Le Grand '' , '' Kokoa ( la lutte ) '' and '' Le Retour de l'Aventurier '' ( 1966 ) . Also in 1966 his '' mort de Gandji '' won the " prix de dessin " at the first Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres in Dakar . In 1960 Oumarou Ganda 's Zarma language '' Cabascabo '' ( about his service in Indochina ) became the first African selection at the Cannes Film Festival , and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival the same year . Ganda was one of the dominating figures of early African cinema , demonstrated by his awards at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou ( FESPACO ) , a festival he and other Nigeriens helped to found , and which has become the premier festival on the continent . Ganda 's '' Le Wazzou polygame '' won the first prize ( Étalon de Yennenga ) at the 3rd FESPACO ( 1972 ) , while he won the " Congratulations of the Jury " at the 4th ( 1973 ) , and his '' Saïtane '' won a " Special mention " at the 5th ( 1976 ) . FESPACO now presents an " Oumarou Ganda Prize " , given for the best first film
6th Moscow International Film Festival
6th Moscow International Film Festival
Cinema of Niger