The 3rd edition of the Festival des 3 Continents was held in Nantes from 1 to 8 December 1981.

Programme
Awards
Grand Prix Ex-Æquo
- Eles não usam black-tie (Ils ne portent pas de smoking) – Léon HIRSZMAN – Brazil
- Plae kao (La Cicatrice) – Cherd SONGSRI – Thailand
Jury
William KLEIN
Photographer – USA
Adriano APRA
Director of the Pesaro Festival – Italy
Tony RAYNS
Critic – United-Kingdom
Dorothée KREUZER
Distributor – Germany
Thanassis RENTZIS
Director – Greece
Photos
Films
48 HOURS
(48 oras)
by Gerardo DE LEON
Philippines — 1950
Philippines — 1950
Abecedario
by Manuel CARVALHIRO
Europe, Portugal — 1980
Europe, Portugal — 1980
Beyrouth, “la rencontre”
("El lika")
by Borhane ALAOUIE
Asie, Afrique, Tunisie, Lebanon — 1981
Asie, Afrique, Tunisie, Lebanon — 1981
C’est ainsi que nous vivions
(Ganito kami noon, paano rayo ngayon)
by ROMERO Eddie
Asie, Philippines — 1976
Asie, Philippines — 1976

Moments in a Stolen Dream
(Kung mangarap ka't magising)
by Mike DE LEON
Philippines — 1977
Philippines — 1977

Ceddo
by Ousmane SEMBÈNE
Afrique, Senegal — 1976
Afrique, Senegal — 1976
Chamières de mort
(Pee-Mak)
by LEE Doo-Yong
South Korea — 1980
South Korea — 1980

Chom and Sa
(Chom và Sa)
by PHAM Ky Nam
Vietnam — 1978
Vietnam — 1978
Conte d’aujourd’hui
(Djeli)
by Kramo-Lanciné FADIKA
Afrique, Côte d'Ivoire — 1980
Afrique, Côte d'Ivoire — 1980
Cyrus dort tranquille
by Hamid Ness TAGHI
Asie, Iran — 1981
Asie, Iran — 1981
Di Cavalcanti
by Glauber ROCHA
Brazil — 1975
Brazil — 1975

DJELI, a Modern Tale
(DJELI, conte d'aujourd'hui)
by Kramo-Lanciné FADIKA
Côte d'Ivoire — 1981
Côte d'Ivoire — 1981
Emitai
by Ousmane SEMBÈNE
Afrique, Senegal — 1971
Afrique, Senegal — 1971

Gengis Khan
by Lou SALVADOR, Manuel CONDE
Asie, Philippines — 1952
Asie, Philippines — 1952

They Don’t Wear Black Tie
(Eles não usam black-tie)
by Leon HIRSZMAN
Brazil — 1981
Brazil — 1981
Inimaginable
(Akriet)
by Amol PALEKAR
Asie, India — 1981
Asie, India — 1981

Itim
(Itim)
by Mike DE LEON
Asie, Philippines — 1976
Asie, Philippines — 1976
Journal de Province
by Roberto PALMARI
Brazil — 1976
Brazil — 1976

The Age of the Earth
(A Idade da Terra)
by Glauber ROCHA
Brazil, Latin America — 1980
Brazil, Latin America — 1980
L’amour mijoté dans la marmite africaine
by Kwaw Paintsil ANSAH
Afrique, Ghana — 1980
Afrique, Ghana — 1980
L’intruse
(A intrusa)
by Carlos Hugo CHRISTENSEN
Argentina, Latin America — 1980
Argentina, Latin America — 1980
La balade de Tara
(Tcherikem Tara)
by Bahram BEYZAIE
Iran — 1980
Iran — 1980
La bouchée amère
(Neem annapurna)
by Buddhadeb DASGUPTA
India — 1979
India — 1979

The Scar
(Plae kao)
by Cherd SONGSRI
Thailand — 1979
Thailand — 1979

La fille
(Den muso)
by Souleymane CISSÉ
Afrique, Mali — 1915
Afrique, Mali — 1915

La mémoire fertile
by Michel KHLEIFI
Palestine, Belgium — 1980
Palestine, Belgium — 1980

Black Girl
(La Noire de...)
by Ousmane SEMBÈNE
Senegal — 1966
Senegal — 1966
La parade fluviale
(Pakiusaps)
by Octavio SILOS
Philippines — 1940
Philippines — 1940
Le grand voyage
(Ibn as sabil)
by Mohamed Abderrahman TAZI
Afrique, Maroc — 1981
Afrique, Maroc — 1981
Le Mandat
(Mandabi)
by Ousmane SEMBÈNE
Afrique, Senegal — 1968
Afrique, Senegal — 1968
Le révolutionnaire
(El filibusterismo)
by Gerardo DE LEON
Philippines — 1962
Philippines — 1962
THE CHINESE SHOE
(El zapato chino)
by Christian SANCHEZ
Chile — 1979
Chile — 1979
Le village dans la jungle
(Baddegama)
by James LESTER PERIES
Sri Lanka — 1980
Sri Lanka — 1980
THE PATH OF LIFE
(Estrada da vida)
by Nelson PEREIRA DOS SANTOS
Brazil — 1980
Brazil — 1980
Les enfants du vent
(Aulad el rih)
by Brahim TSAKI
Algeria
Algeria
Les yeux ouverts
(Oyun la tanam)
by Raafat EL MIHI
Afrique, Egypt — 1981
Afrique, Egypt — 1981

Manila in the Claws of Light
(Maynila : sa mga kuko ng liwanag)
by Lino BROCKA
Philippines — 1975
Philippines — 1975
Monsieur hiéroglyphe
(Araye hiéroglyphe)
by Ali ERFAN
Iran — 1981
Iran — 1981

A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
(A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino)
by Lamberto V. AVELLANA
Philippines — 1965
Philippines — 1965
Pronto Soccorso
by Rachel MONTERO
Brazil, Latin America — 1981
Brazil, Latin America — 1981
Regrets du passé
by ZHANG Shuihua
Asie, China — 1981
Asie, China — 1981
Sant-Tukaram
by Vishnupant Govind DEMLE
Asie, India — 1936
Asie, India — 1936
Spirit’s move
by Mura DEHN
USA — 1981
USA — 1981
On the fringe of society
(Prachachon nork)
by Manop UDOMDEJ
Thailand — 1981
Thailand — 1981

Triptych
(Triptikh )
by Ali KHAMRAEV
Ouzbékistan — 1978
Ouzbékistan — 1978
Tu as été pesé dans la balance, mais tu as été jugé insuffisant
(Tininbang, ka ngunit kulang)
by Lino BROCKA
Philippines — 1974
Philippines — 1974
A folk tale
(Bahvni bhavai)
by Ketan MEHTA
India — 1980
India — 1980
Une tâche dans l’eau
(Numal sa tubig)
by Ishmael BERNAL
Asie, Philippines — 1976
Asie, Philippines — 1976
Wadi Rushmia
by Amos GITAI
Asie, Israel — 1981
Asie, Israel — 1981

Xala
by Ousmane SEMBÈNE
Afrique, Senegal — 1974
Afrique, Senegal — 1974