Golden Fish, African Fish (52')
GOLDEN FISH, AFRICAN FISH (52')
INFORMATION
SN / 2018 / 52’ / HD
/ French, English (subtitles)
Zideoprod / Rosa Luxemburg Foundation / Mundus Maris / Directed by Thomas Grand & Moussa Diop
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
Fish, sea, globalization, China, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, business
SYNOPSIS
The Casamance Region, in southern Senegal, is one of the last refuge hubs for non-industrial fishing in West Africa, employing around 15,000 people, fishermen, fish processors and migrant workers. "Golden Fish, African Fish" documents the way of life that depends on this artisanal fishing, which guarantees food security in numerous African countries. Meanwhile, increasing foreign competition from China puts this hub at risk: the factories that process the fish turn it into animal or plant feed instead of human food. So far, these women and men have been resisting. But for how much longer ?
AWARDS
8th Festival International du Film des Lacs et Lagunes FESTILAG (Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, November 2019)
Best Documentary Prize
19th Festival Lumières d’Afrique (Besançon, France, November 2019)
Public Prize (Length Feature Documentary)
13th Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples Ânûû-rû Âboro(Pwêêdi Wiimîâ, New Caledonia, October 2019)
Best medium-lenght film Award
10th Cabo Verde International Film Festival (Sal, Cabo Verde, October 2019)
Best Feature Documentary Prize
6th Festival des à côtés (Lyons la Forêt, France, October 2019)
Jury’s Prize
5th Corti di Mare Festival (Modica, Italy, September 2019)
Best Documentary Prize
6th Food Film Fest (Bergamo, Italy, August 2019)
Best Documentary Prize
5th Green Montenegro International Film Fest (Podgorica, Monténégro, August 2019)
Grand Prize of the Festival
1st Sea & Beach Film Festival (Alicante, Spain, July 2019)
Best Feature Film Prize
1st Indo-Global International Film Festival (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, July 2019)
Best Director Award
1st Tulum World Environment Film Festival (Tulum, Mexico, July 2019)
Best Feature Film Prize
1st Festival de Cinéma Euro-Africain Cinéma de Souss Massa (Tiznit, Morocco, June 2019)
Special Mention with Congratulations of the Jury
4th The African Film Festival-TAFF (Dallas, Texas, USA, June 2019)
Best Feature Documentary Prize
3th Migranti Film Festival (Bra/Turin, Italy, June 2019)
Best Documentary Prize
8th Festival International du Documentaire des Droits de l’Homme (Rabat, Morocco, June 2019)
Jury’s Prize
8th Deauville Green Awards (Deauville, France, June 2019)
Golden Award
1st Festival International du Film de Mer « Les Ecrans de la Mer » (Sables d’Olonne, France, May 2019)
Scripture Prize
16 th Festival de Films pour l’Environnement – FFPE (St Casimir de Portneuf, Canada, April 2019)
Best Foreign Film Prize
30th Rencontres Cinéma-Nature (Dompierre-sur-Bresbes, France, April 2019)
Grand Prize of the Festival Public Prize
6th Green Image Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan, February 2019)
Grand Prize of the Festival (Green Image Grand Prize) Green Festival Award
10th Festival International du Film Documentaire de Khouribga (Khouribga, Morocco, December 2018)
Great Prize of the Festival Critic Prize
6th Festival du Film de Masuku Nature & Environnement (Masuku, Gabon, December 2018)
Student Prize of the Festival
5th Festival International de Films sur les Droits de l’Homme FIFIDHO (Niger, November 2018)
Best Direction Prize (Djingarey Maïga Award)
3rd Toukountchi Festival de Cinéma TFCN (Niamey, Niger, October 2018)
Medium/Length Documentary Prize
22nd Festival Ecrans Noirs (Yaoundé, Cameroon, July 2018)
Screen of International Documentary TV5Monde Award
10th Festival Pêcheurs du Monde (Lorient, France, March 2018)
Public Prize Special Mention Professional Jury Special Mention Jury Young