{"id":5391,"date":"2026-09-29T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/espwa-haiti-se-eu-fosse-vivo-vivia-et-ne-reveillez-pas-lenfant-qui-dort-sacres-laureats-lors-de-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-du-22eme-fifbm\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:52:38","slug":"espwa-haiti-se-eu-fosse-vivo-vivia-et-ne-reveillez-pas-lenfant-qui-dort-sacres-laureats-lors-de-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-du-22eme-fifbm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/espwa-haiti-se-eu-fosse-vivo-vivia-et-ne-reveillez-pas-lenfant-qui-dort-sacres-laureats-lors-de-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-du-22eme-fifbm\/","title":{"rendered":"Espwa Haiti, Se Eu Fosse Vivo\u2026 Vivia and Ne R\u00e9veillez Pas L\u2019enfant Qui Dort crowned winners during the closing ceremony of the 22nd MIFBM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" post-id=\"90777\" fifulocal-featured=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90779 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22-montreal-black-film-festival-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Espwa Ha\u00efti, Se Eu Fosse Vivo\u2026 Vivia et Ne R\u00e9veillez Pas L\u2019enfant Qui Dort sacr\u00e9s laur\u00e9ats lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de cl\u00f4ture du 22\u00e8me FIFBM\" title=\"Espwa Ha\u00efti, Se Eu Fosse Vivo\u2026 Vivia et Ne R\u00e9veillez Pas L\u2019enfant Qui Dort sacr\u00e9s laur\u00e9ats lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de cl\u00f4ture du 22\u00e8me FIFBM\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22-montreal-black-film-festival-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22-montreal-black-film-festival-2026-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/h3>\n<h3>The Montreal International Black Film Festival unveils its 2026 winners and celebrates powerful works that uphold black voices, memories and imaginations<\/h3>\n<p>The Montreal International Black Film Festival (FIFBM) closed its 22nd edition last night at the Cin\u00e9ma du Mus\u00e9e, with the screening of DIYA, by Achille Ronaimou.<\/p>\n<p>With its 70 films from 21 countries, #FIFBM26 offered programming that reflects the plurality of Black experiences around the world. Beyond the screenings, the Festival also offered spaces for meetings and reflection with its Black Market, its professional panels and workshops, the Being Black in Canada program, the MIFBM in the Neighborhoods as well as its Pop-Up market, continuing its commitment to filmmakers, industry professionals and the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>After five days of screenings and meetings bringing together filmmakers and audiences from all backgrounds, the juries rewarded works that stand out for their narrative strength, their formal audacity and their ability to resonate cultural and human realities too often absent from the screens.<\/p><div id=\"linit-391848049\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This year, top honors go to:<\/p>\n<p>BEST FEATURE FICTION FILM: SE EU FOSSE VIVO\u2026 VIVIA (If I Were Alive) by Andr\u00e9 Novais Oliveira (Brazil)<\/p>\n<p>BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: ESPWA HAITI: AGAINST ALL EXPECTATIONS (Espwa Haiti: Against All Odds) by Isabelle Depelteau and No\u00e9mie Ferron (Qu\u00e9bec, Canada)<\/p>\n<p>BEST SHORT\/MEDIUM FILM: DON\u2019T WAKE UP THE SLEEPING CHILD by Kevin Aubert (Senegal, France, Morocco)<\/p>\n<p>HONORABLE MENTION (Fiction): DIYA by Achille Ronaimou (Chad, Germany, France, Ivory Coast)<\/p>\n<p>SPECIAL MENTION SHORT\/MEDIUM FILM: A \u00daLTIMA COLHEITA\u00a0(The Last Harvest) by Nuno Boaventura Miranda (Cape Verde, Portugal)<\/p>\n<p>JURY MEMBERS<\/p>\n<p>Fiction feature films: President \u2013 \u200b\u200bWill Prosper, Nadia Zouaoui, Penande Estime<\/p>\n<p>Feature documentaries: President \u2013 \u200b\u200bMich\u00e8le Stephenson, Justine Smith, Phyllis Gooden<\/p>\n<p>Short and medium-length fiction and documentary films: President \u2013 \u200b\u200bMyl\u00e8ne Augustin, Zainab Rabbaa, Samuel Sufren<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a023rd Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIFBM)\u00a0will take place from September 29 to October 3, 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>About the Montreal International Black Film Festival<\/h3>\n<p>Created in 2005 by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, the Montreal International Black Film Festival (FIFBM) is celebrating its 22nd edition this year. The festival&rsquo;s mission is to promote the development of independent cinema and to highlight works relating to the realities of black people around the world. Its programming offers a platform to filmmakers whose works allow us to discover new perspectives, spark conversations and highlight voices that are often less visible.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Article navigation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"linit-1627425329\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6185130430\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal International Black Film Festival unveils its 2026 winners and celebrates powerful works that uphold black voices, memories and imaginations The Montreal International Black Film Festival (FIFBM) closed its 22nd edition last night at the Cin\u00e9ma du Mus\u00e9e, with the screening of DIYA, by Achille Ronaimou. 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