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# Congolese Drama "Madi Makambu" Sweeps Final Cut in Venice
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/congolese-drama-madi-makambu-sweeps-final-cut-in-venice/
- Published: 2026-09-09T06:32:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T06:32:42.000Z
- Description: Macherie Ekwa Bahango's Madi Makambu, a Congolese-French-Belgian co-production about pregnancy denial, took five prizes at Venice Production Bridge's Final Cut program, including the La Biennale di Venezia Prize.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Made In Europe, Venice Production Bridge, Final Cut in Venice, Machérie Ekwa Bahango, #pool-2026-09-09, #ai-generated

Macherie Ekwa Bahango's Madi Makambu, a Congolese-French-Belgian co-production about pregnancy denial, took five prizes at Venice Production Bridge's Final Cut program, including the La Biennale di Venezia Prize. The 14th edition, which ran September 6 to 8, selected six work-in-progress films from across Africa and the Middle East: Sofia Djama's Jeudi Moins le Quart (France-Belgium-Algeria), Alaa Eddine Aljem's Eldorado, le Gout du Sud (Morocco-France-Italy-Norway), Abraham Gezahagne's Mehal Sefari (Ethiopia-Canada-Germany-Netherlands-Norway-KSA), Bassel Ghandour's Occupational Hazards (Jordan-Qatar-UK-KSA-Palestine) and Youssef Chebbi's Plague (Tunisia-France-Qatar-KSA-Slovenia).

**Source**: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/macherie-ekwa-bahango-madi-makambu-final-cut-winner-1236854842/?ref=scrolletta.com) | **Primary**: [La Biennale](https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/final-cut-venice-6-work-progress-films-have-been-selected?ref=scrolletta.com)