1970–1979 — FEPACI, FESPACO, and the era of overtly political cinema.
1975 — Safi Faye
Senegal
1972 — Sarah Maldoror
Republic of the Congo, Angola
1975 — Ousmane Sembene
1970 — Med Hondo
Mauritania, France
1975 — Souleymane Cisse
Mali
1973 — Djibril Diop Mambety
1978 — Souleymane Cisse
1979 — Safi Faye
1972 — Moustapha Alassane
Niger
1970 — Sarah Maldoror
Algeria, Guinea-Bissau