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# Congolese Drama Sweeps Final Cut in Venice
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/congolese-drama-sweeps-final-cut-in-venice/
- Published: 2026-09-08T08:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T08:51:42.000Z
- Description: Machérie Ekwa Bahango's "Madi Makambu" won the La Biennale di Venezia Prize and four industry awards at Final Cut in Venice 2026, taking home over EUR 35,000 in post-production support.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Made In Europe, Madi Makambu, Machérie Ekwa Bahango, Final Cut in Venice, La Biennale di Venezia, #pool-2026-09-08, #ai-generated

Machérie Ekwa Bahango's "Madi Makambu" won the La Biennale di Venezia Prize and four industry awards at Final Cut in Venice 2026, taking home over EUR 35,000 in post-production support. The Congolese-French-Belgian coproduction follows a young woman navigating violence and social injustice in Kinshasa. Final Cut, the Venice Production Bridge programme supporting work-in-progress films from Africa and the Middle East, awarded EUR 10,000 cash plus services including film music, cloud management and a Red Sea Fund contribution. Jordanian director Bassel Ghandour's "Occupational Hazards" collected the most individual prizes, with EUR 45,000 in services across sound mixing, visual effects and DCP mastering.

**Source**: [La Biennale di Venezia](https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/awards-final-cut-venice-2026?ref=scrolletta.com)