▁its ▁kind ▁still ▁active ▁in ▁Africa . ▁Initial ly ▁bien n ial ▁altern ating ▁with ▁the ▁Car th age ▁Theatre ▁Festival , ▁it ▁became ▁annual ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁direct ing ▁committee ▁cha ired ▁by ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁joined ▁together ▁with ▁profession als ▁of ▁the ▁cinema ▁industry ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Car th age ▁Film ▁Festival ▁has ▁been ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁festival ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁African ▁and ▁Arab ▁countries ▁and ▁en han cing ▁the ▁South ▁cinema ▁in ▁general . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁prize ▁awarded ▁is ▁the ▁Golden ▁Tan it ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Pho en ician ▁god dess ▁Tan it . ▁Open ing ▁and ▁closing ▁cer emon ies ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Theater ▁of ▁Tun is . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Con ce ived ▁by ▁film maker ▁T ah ar ▁Ch eria a ▁and ▁officially ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Ch ed li ▁K lib i , ▁this ▁event , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world , ▁is ▁primarily ▁intended ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁sub - S ah aran ▁African ▁and ▁Arab ▁cinema , ▁creating ▁brid ges ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁and ▁offering ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁film m akers ▁and ▁mov iego ers ▁of ▁all ▁sides . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Thus ▁K lib i ▁said : ▁ ▁Many ▁big ▁names ▁of ▁African ▁and ▁Arab ▁cinema ▁received ▁awards ▁from ▁Car th age ▁before ▁being ▁recognized