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Rwanda's big screen moment: Historic Cannes win sparks creative boom

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 137 words · By Video by Aurore Bayoud
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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the 'Caméra d'Or'. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the 'Caméra d'Or'.

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Claim 1: “Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the 'Caméra d'Or'”
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Multiple independent web search results and a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival confirm that Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo won the Caméra d'Or for her film 'Ben'Imana' in May 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben'Imana is a 2026 drama film directed by Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo, written by DUSABEJAMBO marie Clementine in collaboration with Delphine Agut. It stars Clémentine U. Nyirinkindi, Isabelle Kaban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben'Imana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caméra_d'Or
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Claim 2: “the first Rwandan feature film ever to do so”
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While the evidence confirms that 'Ben'Imana' won the Caméra d'Or, none of the provided sources explicitly state that it is the 'first Rwandan feature film ever' to achieve this specific award. The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about 'Ben 10' and other unrelated individuals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 77th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2024. American filmmaker and actress Greta Gerwig served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Sean Baker won…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 2026. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caméra_d'Or
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