تاريخ وجيز للسينما السودانية (بالانجليزية)

The primary function of the cinema section which was called Sudan Film Unit was to produce short documentaries to support the adult education programme (mobile cinema) designed for the benefit of the Sudanese cotton Farmers, the then country's major bread and butter winner. With the passage of time, however, the number of mobile cinema vans increased and showings of films were given of either locally produced documentaries or imported Arabic films intended to serve as instructional films on health, agriculture, etc. It is worth noting that some of the locally-produced documentaries received prizes and recognition in regional film festivals as over the years, a number of young film aspirants were sent for training in filmmaking in Egypt, UK, and USA.