| Country and date | Role | No of films Imported |
| Great Britain 1898-1978 | Cinema was introduced in Sudan by the British government. The British Film Institute retains the Colombian film collection (animated images of the British Empire), including films filmed in Sudan between 1910 and 1978. The Sudanese group consists of about 44 films, most of which are documentaries and a few dramas. Some Sudanese had been trained in the UK. | Films imported to Sudan till 1971 were 2805, of which: 2012 foreign or Western European film |
| Swiss land | In 1910, the Swiss director D. M. David made a film about a fishing trip in Sudan. | |
| Germany Early 1970s | The German Aid Program contributed to modernizing the equipment of the Film Production Management Unit. | |
| France 1982 | The French film Mission for Sudan, headed by Daniel Litelli visiting Sudan in 1982, participated in 1-Film Bride 2-the movie Hood 3-film Alzar. Training programs were also delivered. | |
| America The 1960s | Rehabilitation of the buildings of Sudanese Film Unit. Some Sudanese had been trained in the USA. | 242 |
| India | No obvious role. The Indian films were brought directly from the production companies. | 315 |
| Arab Region | Most Arabic films were brought through the Egyptian Public Authority for Cinema and the Lebanese Cinema Company. Some Sudanese had been training in Egypt and Some Sudanese actors migrated and lived in Cairo. Some Arab countries, e.g., Kuwait, participated in Sudanese films (actors, directors and producers). | 478 |