'' Timbuktu '' is a 2014 French-Mauritanian drama film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . At Cannes , it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the François Chalais Prize . It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards , and has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 69th British Academy Film Awards . It won Best Film at the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards . The film was named the twelfth " Best Film of the 21st Century So Far " in 2017 by The New York Times
11th Africa Movie Academy Awards
11th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Timbuktu (2014 film)