Darcy Andriamendrikaindrindra wins award at Cannes Pan-African festival
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
Madagascan filmmaker Darcy Andriamendrikaindrindra won the best documentary short award at the Cannes International Pan-African Film Festival. He was honoured for his film ‘Madagascar: What remains of me here?’, shown at the event held from 21 to 25 October 2026, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
Madagascan filmmaker Darcy Andriamendrikaindrindra won the award for best documentary short at the Cannes International Pan-African Film Festival for his film ‘Madagascar: What remains of me here?’, according to L’Express de Madagascar. Held from 21 to 25 October 2026, the festival honoured the 24-minute documentary about the filmmaker’s quest for identity.
The film looks back at Darcy Andriamendrikaindrindra’s departure from Madagascar during his childhood and his 15 years in Belgium. A two-month stay on the Big Island in 2023 led him to pick up his camera again to explore his links with his country of birth through family memories, traditions and music.
‘This recognition means a lot to me,’ the filmmaker said after receiving the award, thanking the festival, the film’s participants and its audience. Screenings are planned in Brussels, France and Madagascar, with a first event announced for 12 November at 7pm at RITCS cinema in Brussels.
