The film festival was kicked off with the screening of Oumarou Ganda directed Nigerian movie "Le Wazzou Polygame" and Fadika Kramo-Lancine-directed film "Djeli" of Cote d' Lvoire at two venues, sources in Celluloid Chapter said.
Over ten movies by award-winning directors from African countries including Niger, Morrocco, Ghana, Gamaroon, Mali, Algeria, Mauritanie and Afrique Du Sud would be screened during the fortnight-long festival, they said.
The films included "Heritage Africa" by Kwaw Ansah (Ghana), Muna Moto by Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa of Gamaroon, Baara and Finye by Souleymane Cisse of Mali.