Africa filimnima churi

Lahabali ŋɔ ʒirila Africa filimnima churi yuya ni Africa shiniinima churi din puhiri tiŋdu shɛŋa.

Africa filim chuɣu din galisi pam n-nyɛ yuma ayi kam chuɣu shɛli bɛ ni booni Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) ka di niŋdi Burkina Faso.

Teebuya din doli ŋɔ ni puuni, "di gabi mi" filim ŋmahi mini ʒiri lahabaya ni sabbu


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthKasi Vibe Film FestivalKasi Vibe Film FestivalAlberton (Gauteng)2017South African films(en) Official siteCape Town International Animation FestivalCape Town International Animation FestivalCape Town2021Animation(en) Official site 04International Tourism Film Festival AfricaInternational Tourism Film Festival AfricaCape Town2017TV ads, promotional films, video campaigns, videos for social media, video blogs, documentaries about tourism and the travel industry(en) Official site06South African HorrorfestSouth African HorrorFestCape Town2005Mixed, international, horror films(en) Official site 10–11Celludroid Sci-Fi Film FestivalCelludroid Sci-Fi Film FestivalCape Town2018Mixed, international, science fiction and animation(en) Official site08-09Out in Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalOut in Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCape Town and Johannesburg1994LGBT films.  Inactive since 2014(en) Official siteEncounters South African International Documentary Film FestivalEncounters South African International Documentary Film FestivalCape Town1999African and International films.(en) Official site 06Cape Town Squad International Film FestivalCape Town Squad International Film Festival (CTSIFF)Cape Town2022Independent African and international short films. As of 2024, the only African festival with an AI category award(en) Official site 09Ekurhuleni International Film FestivalEkurhuleni International Film FestivalCape Town2017Emerging African and international filmmakers. Inactive.(en) Official site11–12The South African Independent Film FestivalThe South African Independent Film FestivalCape Town and Johannesburg2017Local and international independent film, including music videos. (en) Official site11RapidLion - The South African International Film FestivalRapidLion – The South African International Film FestivalJohannesburg2015Special focus on films from BRICS countries. Inactive since 2023. (en) Official siteSound On Screen Film FestivalSound On Screen Film FestivalCape Town2018Narrative films with music related subjects documentaries musicals, concert films, short films(en) Official site03-04Kleinkaap Short Film FestivalKleinkaap Short Film FestivalCenturion2018Hosted by Twin Hearts Productions and Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel.  South African and international short films.(en) Official site04Durban International Film Festival  (DIFF)Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)Durban1979South Africa's oldest and largest festival(en) Official site07Music Imbizo Film FestivalMusic Imbizo Film FestivalDurban2012Music industry related films from across the African continent and the diaspora. Feature films, short films, long format music videos, documentaries. (en) Official site08Joburg Film FestivalJoburg Film FestivalJohannesburg2019Mixed, African and international(en) Official site 02-03Reel to Reality FestivalReel to Reality FestivalJohannesburg2021Run by creative agency Behind Her Lens Visuals. Mixed films, by African and filmmakers within the African diaspora.(en) Official site05-06G-African Film FestivalG-African Film FestivalJohannesburg2023Mixed, African films(en) Official site 10Northern Cape Film & Market FestivalNorthern Cape Film & Market FestivalKimberley2003Promotes the film and TV production in the Northern Cape. (en) Official site04Ugu International Film FestivalUgu International Film FestivalKokstad2013Founded by Zindela Pictures Group, in partnership with local organizations such as Nkonyeni Municipality, South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal) Tourism and Investment Enterprise (SCTIE).(en) Official site 09Mpumalanga International Film FestivalMpumalanga International Film FestivalMbombela2019Mixed, African and international, independent cinema(en) Official site08uMgungundlovu Film FestivaluMgungundlovu Film FestivalPietermaritzburg2018Prioritizes South African film and women, youth and people living with disabilities.(en) Official site11Pretoria Film FestivalPretoria Film FestivalPretoria2023Mixed, International(en) Official site07Africa Human Rights Film Festival  (AHRFF)Africa Human Rights Film Festival  (AHRFF)Randburg2018Human rights and climate change(en) Official site10Africa Rising International Film FestivalAfrica Rising International Film FestivalJohannesburg2018Mixed, panAfricain(en) Official site12


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival international du cinéma d’Alger (FICA)Festival international du cinéma d’Alger (FICA)Algiers2011Mixed. International(en) Official site Journées du court-métrage à AnnabaJournées du court-métrage à AnnabaAnnaba2007Short filmsOfficial site 04Festival du film méditerranéen d'AnnabaFestival du film méditerranéen d'AnnabaAnnaba1986Mediterranean Cinema. Back in 2023 after four years of hiatus(en) Official site 04Imedghassen Film FestivalFestival international du film ImedghassenBatna2019Mixed. International(en) Official site 05Rencontres Cinématographiques de BejaiaRencontres Cinématographiques de BejaiaBejaia2005Mixed. International, auteur cinema(en) Official site 09Oran International Arabic Film Festival(fr) Festival d’Oran du Film arabeOran1976Arab cinema. Resumes in 2024 after stopping since 2018.Official site 10International Documentary Film Festival, RIFDOC, Sidi M'hamed Benaouda(Fr)  Festival international du film documentaire Sidi M'hamed Benaouda Relizane2019Feature and short documentariesOfficial site11Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara) Festival Internacional de Cine del Sáhara OccidentalSahara2003The only festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp (the Sahrawi camp in South-West Algeria (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) – Main prize: White Camel(en) Official site 04-05National Cultural Festival for Women's Literature and CinemaFestival national de la littérature et du cinéma féminins de SaïdaSaïda2017Women's filmsOfficial site 05Sétif International Short Film DaysJournée Cinématographique Internationale de SétifSétif2020Short films, main prize: l’Épis d’orOfficial site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthKianda International Short Film Festival (FESC-KIANDA)Kianda International Short Film Festival (FESC-KIANDA)Kianda2019Short films(pt) Official site 01Viana CinefestViana CinefestViana2020Open-air cinema(pt) Official site 07Luanda International Pan-African Film Festival (LUANDA PAFF)Luanda International Pan-African Film Festival (LUANDA PAFF)Luanda2019Mixed. African and diaspora films(pt) Official site [archive]11 Angola International Film Festival Angola International Film FestivalLuanda2023Mixed. Angolan and international films(pt) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthLagunimagesLagunimagesCotonou2000Mixed. BiennialOfficial site Ouidah International Film FestivalFestival international du film de OuidahOuidah2003Mixed. International FestivalOfficial site Festival international des films de femmes de Cotonou (FIFFC)Festival international des films de femmes de Cotonou (FIFFC)Cotonou2019Promotes African women filmmakersOfficial site 02Festival International du Court-Métrage des Écoles de CinémaFestival International du Court-Métrage des Écoles de CinémaCotonou2017Isma-Benin FestivalOfficial siteRencontres de Belles Images Africaines de ParakouRencontres de Belles Images Africaines de ParakouParakou2012Mixed. African filmsOfficial site Ciné 229 AwardsCiné 229 AwardsCotonou2017Mixed. Beninese filmsOfficial site 12Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou (FICNC)Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou (FICNC)Cotonou2010Biennial. Mixed. Digital filmsOfficial site 12Rencontres cinématographiques et numériques de Cotonou (ReCiCo)Rencontres cinématographiques et numériques de Cotonou (ReCiCo)Cotonou2011Mixed. African filmsOfficial site 10Festival international du film documentaire de Porto- Novo (FIFDOPO)Festival international du film documentaire de Porto- Novo (FIFDOPO)Porto-Novo2022DocumentariesOfficial site 07-08


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBotswana Film FestivalBotswana Film FestivalGaborone(en) Official siteDissident Film FestivalDissident Film FestivalMaun2016International short films(en) Official site Bantu Film FestivalBantu Film FestivalGaborone2022Botswana School Films and Southern African Films(en) Official site 10


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthPanafrican Film and Television Festival of OuagadougouFestival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou FESPACOOuagadougou1969Mixed. The most important film festival in sub-Saharan Africa – Main prize: Étalon de YennengaOfficial site 02-03Festival Ciné-Droit-LibreFestival Ciné-Droit-LibreOuagadougou2004Mixed. Films committed to human rights and freedom of expressionOfficial site 12Festival des Identités Culturelles (FESTIC)Festival des Identités Culturelles (FESTIC)Ouagadougou2018Mixed. Promotion of films that introduce cultural expressionsOfficial site 05Koudougou DocKoudougou DocKoudougou2019Documentaries by authors from Burkina, the continent and the worldOfficial site 04Journées Cinématographiques de la Femme Africaine de l’image (JCFA)Journées Cinématographiques de la Femme Africaine de l’image (JCFA)Ouagadougou2010Films by women, alternating with FespacoOfficial site 03Festival International du court métrage de OuagadougouFestival International du court métrage de OuagadougouOuagadougou2022Short filmsOfficial site 11Rencontres cinématographiques de Sya (RECIS)Rencontres cinématographiques de Sya (RECIS)Bobo-Dioulasso2022MixedOfficial site 12Rencontres de Createds audiovisuelles (RCA)Rencontres de Createds audiovisuelles (RCA)Ziniaré2023Mixed. Workshops and screenings of Burkinabe filmsOfficial site 03


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival International du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel du Burundi (FESTICAB)Festival International du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel du Burundi (FESTICAB)Bujumbura2009MixedOfficial site 12Impakt Film Festival (IFF)Impakt Film Festival IFFBujumbura2023MixedOfficial site 09


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBafoussam International Independent Film Festival (BIFF)Festival International de Cinéma Indépendant de Bafoussam (FICIB)Bafoussam2009Free screenings of Cameroonian and international films. (Has not taken place since 2021)Official site ArtCity Short Film FestivalArtCity Short Film FestivalBuea2014Short films. English-speaking CameroonOfficial site Festival Panafricain de Série de DoualaFestival Panafricain de Série de DoualaDouala2022African Series FestivalOfficial site 11Rencontres Audiovisuelles de Douala RADORencontres Audiovisuelles de Douala (RADO)Douala2010Mixed. African films. Relaunch in 2024.09Festival éducatif KomaneFestival éducatif KomaneDschang2015Mixed. Cameroonian and international filmsOfficial site 02Festival du Cinéma du SahelFestival du Cinéma du SahelGaroua2015BiennialOfficial site 11Festival international sahélien du film (FISFI)Festival international sahélien du film (FISFI)Maroua2010Sustaining the cultural and tourist potential of the northern part of CameroonOfficial site Melong movie showMelong movie showMelong2017Mixed. Tourist and cultural festival (Has not taken place since 2022.)Official site Festival international du film mixte (FIFMI)Festival international du film mixte (FIFMI)Ngaoundéré2009Mixed. Cameroonian and international films, support for cultural diversity (Has not taken place since 2019).First Short- Festival panafricain de films école de YaoundéFirst Short- Festival panafricain de films école de YaoundéYaoundé2014Cameroonian and international school filmsOfficial site 04Rencontres internationales de films courts de Yaoundé (RIFIC)Rencontres internationales de films courts de Yaoundé RIFICYaoundé2004Short filmsOfficial site Festival international du film de quartierFestival international du film de quartier (L’œil du kwatt)Yaoundé2016In rural areas and working-class neighborhoodsOfficial site Festival international du film de l'Afrique CentraleFestival international du film de l'Afrique CentraleYaoundé2016Short filmsOfficial site 10Festival international du film d’humour et des images comiques (FESTICO)Festival international du film d’humour et des images comiques (FESTICO)Yaoundé2012Comedy films. Organized during the International Week of Laughter and HappinessOfficial site Journées du jeune cinéaste camerounaisJournées du jeune cinéaste camerounaisYaoundé2018Mixed. Promotion of Cameroonian cinemaOfficial site African Cinema Animation Festival (CANIMAF) African Cinema Animation (CANIMAF) FestivalYaoundé2020African animation filmsOfficial site 10Écrans noirs festivalÉcrans noirsYaoundé1997Mixed. African filmsOfficial site 10Yarha (International First Film Festival)Yarha Festival  (Semaine Internationale du 1er Film)Yaounde2013Official site01Festival international de Films de FemmesFestival international de Films de FemmesYaoundé2010Women's Films (Has not taken place since 2018).Official site Cameroun International Film Festival (CAMIFF)Cameroun International Film Festival (CAMIFF)Yaoundé2016Mixed. Cameroonian and international films. English-speaking CameroonOfficial site 10Ciné-club N'kahCiné-club N'kahYaoundé2011Irregular event with personalitiesOfficial site 05


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthCabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF)Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF)Sal Island2010Short films(en) Official site Praia International Film FestivalPraia International Film FestivalPraia2013National, regional and PALOP cinema(pt) Official site Festival OiáFestival OiáMindelo2013National, regional and PALOP cinema(pt) Official site 04


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthComoros International Film Festival (CIFF)Comoros International Film Festival (CIFF)Moroni2012Outdoor screeningsOfficial site Festival du cinéma comorienFestival du cinéma comorienMoroni2023Organized by the Union of Filmmakers of the Comoros UCCOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival international du film des lagunes (FESTILAG)(fr)Festival international du film des lagunes (FESTILAG)Abidjan2012Mixed. International festival. Screenings in working-class neighborhoodsOfficial site Festival Clap Ivoire(fr) Festival Clap Ivoire (Clap Ivoire)Abidjan2001Short film competition for young directors from UEMOA countriesOfficial site Cine Droit Libre Abidjan(fr) Cine Droit Libre AbidjanAbidjan2008Mixed. Films committed to human rights and freedom of expressionOfficial site Festival du film d'animation d'Abidjan (FFAA)Festival du film d'animation d'Abidjan (FFAA)Abidjan2018Animation filmsOfficial site 04Nuit ivoirienne du septième art et de l'audiovisuel (NISA)(fr) Nuit ivoirienne du septième art et de l'audiovisuel NISAAbidjan2020Mixed. Ivorian cinema and television filmsOfficial site Festival international du film documentaire de Porto-Novo (FIFDOPO)(fr) Festival international du film documentaire de Porto-Novo (FIFDOPO)Porto-Novo2022International documentaries Official site 07


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthDjibouti fait son cinémaDjibouti fait son cinémaDjibouti2014Francophone short films. Annual at the French Institute of DjiboutiOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthAlexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF)Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival (AMFF)Alexandria1994Mediterranean Films(ar) Official site 10Alexandria short film festivalAlexandria short film festivalAlexandria2013International short films(en) Official site 04Aswan International Women's Film FestivalAswan International Women's Film FestivalAswan2017Mixed. International. Women's Cinema(en) Official site Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)(fr) Festival international du film du CaireCairo1920Mixed. International(en) Official site 11Cairo Francophone Film Festival (CFFF)Cairo Francophone Film Festival (CFFF)Cairo2020Francophone cinema(en) Official site11Cairo International Short Film FestivalCairo International Short Film Festival Cairo2018International short films(en) Official site12Cairo Animation ForumCairo Animation ForumCairo2010Animation(en) Official site Retro Avant Garde Film FestivalRetro Avant Garde Film FestivalCairo2020Mixed. International(en) Official site 09AnimatexAnimatexCairo2019Animation(en) Official site Cairo Video FestivalCairo Video FestivalCairo2010Video art and experimental cinema(en) Official siteEl Gouna Film FestivalFestival du film d'El GounaEl Gouna2017Mixed. International(en) Official site10–11Hurghada Youth Film FestivalHurghada Youth Film FestivalHurghada2023Egyptian films about youth(en) Official site 09Ismailia International Festival For Documentary and Short FilmsIsmailia International Festival For Documentary & Short FilmsIsmailia1991International documentaries and short films(en) Official site 05Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF)(fr) Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF)Louxor2010Mixed. African films(en) Official site 02Arabian Film Festival(fr) Arabian Film FestivalSharm El Sheikh1923(en) Official siteSharm El Sheikh Film Festival (SAFF)Sharm El Sheikh Film Festival (SAFF)Sharm El Sheikh2019Mixed. International(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthEurofilm Festival in AsmaraEurofilm Festival in AsmaraAsmara2004Organised by the European Union delegationOfficial site 

 Eswatini 
NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthEuropean Film Festival in EswatiniEuropean Film Festival in EswatiniMbabane2014Extension of the European Film Festival South Africa to Eswatini(en) Official site Eswatini International Film FestivalEswatini International Film FestivalMbabane2023(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthEthiopian International Film Festival  (ETHIOIFF)Ethiopian International Film Festival  (ETHIOIFF)Addis Ababa2005Mixed. More than 100 Ethiopian and African filmsOfficial site Addis International Film Festival  (AIFF)Addis International Film Festival  (AIFF)Addis Ababa2007Documentaries and short films on social issuesOfficial site 05


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival du Film de Masuku(fr) Festival du Film de MasukuFranceville2013Nature & environnementOfficial site 12Festival international des courts des écoles de cinéma (FICMEC)(fr) Festival international des courts des écoles de cinéma (FICMEC)Libreville2011School short filmsOfficial site 05Les Escales Documentaires de LibreCity(fr) Les Escales Documentaires de LibreCityLibreville2005Last edition in 2017Official site Festival International Cinéma et Liberté de LibreCity(fr) Festival International Cinéma et Liberté de LibreCityLibreville2024Numerous training workshopsOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthKhoros Film FestivalKhoros Film FestivalBanjul2022African and French short films(en) Official siteCinekambiya International Film FestivalCinekambiya International Film FestivalBanjul2015Mixed. International festival(en) Official site 12


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBlack Star International Film FestivalBlack Star International Film FestivalAccra2016Mixed. African and diaspora films(en) Official site Festival of Films AfricaFestival of Films AfricaAccra2012African films(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival de la Created Cinématographique de Guinée (FECCIG)(fr) Festival de la Created Cinématographique de Guinée (FECCIG)Coyah2014Followed by Festival des Premiers Films de l'Institut Supérieur des Arts de Guinée in 2016. African films and diaspora (en) Official site Festival du film sur l'environnement de Conakry (FIFEC)(fr) Festival du film sur l'environnement de Conakry (FIFEC)Conakry2016Environmental films until 2020(en) Official siteLes 7jours DU 7e art(fr) Les 7jours DU 7e artConakry2018Mixed. Outdoors. International and Guinean cinema(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBissau Film Meeting (BFM)Bissau Film Meeting (BFM)Malabo2021Guinea-Bissau and international films(pt) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthMalabo International Music & Film Festival (EUFF)Malabo International Music & Film Festival (EUFF)Malabo2022Mixed(en) Official site 04-05Equatorial Guinea National Film Festival(es) Festival Nacional de Cine de Guinea Ecuatorial (FENACI)

(fr) Festival national du cinéma de Guinée équatorialeMalabo2022Formerly the South-South Traveling Film Festival of Equatorial Guinea (FECIGE)Official site NollywoodWeek Film Festival(es) Festival de Cine NollywoodWeekBata, Djibloho2023Resumption of the Parisian NollywoodWeek festivalOfficial site05


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthEldoret Film FestivalEldoret Film FestivalEldoret2018Mixed. Kenyan filmsOfficial site 04African Film FestivalAfrican Film Festival Kisumu2018African and Diaspora FictionsOfficial site Swahili International Film Festival & Awards (Siff Awards)Swahili International Film Festival & Awards (Siff Awards)Mombasa2021Films in SwahiliOfficial site Mombasa International Film FestivalMombasa International Film FestivalMombasa2024Kalasha International TV and Film MarketKalasha International TV and Film MarketNairobi2015Market bringing together cinema professionals.Official site 03Lola Kenya Children's ScreenLola Kenya Children's ScreenNairobi2005Films involving childrenOfficial site Out of Africa International Film Festival (OOAIFF)Out of Africa International Film Festival (OOAIFF)Nairobi2004Mixed. Kenyan and international filmsOfficial site04Slum Film FestivalSlum Film FestivalNairobi2011Mixed. Stories of bidonCitysOfficial site Udada International Women's Film festivalUdada International Women's Film festivalNairobi2014Women's filmsOfficial site Grand International Film and Theatre festivalGrand International Film and Theatre festivalNairobi2015Cinema and theaterOfficial site 07-08FilmAid Kenya Film FestivalFilmAid Kenya Film FestivalNairobi2007Health, law and environment themesOfficial site Under Our Skin Festival International Festival on Human RightsUnder Our Skin Festival International Festival on Human RightsNairobi2020Human rightsOfficial site 11Lake International PanAfrican Film FestivalLake International PanAfrican Film FestivalNairobi2016Mixed. Films in African languagesOfficial site Kenya International Sports Film FestivalFestival international Kenyan du film sportifNairobi2015Mixed. Sports moviesOfficial site 10NBO Film FestivalNBO Film FestivalNairobi2021Kenyan Short FilmsOfficial site10Manyatta ScreeningsManyatta ScreeningsNaivasha2019East African short film evening, outdoors. BiennialOfficial sitePridelands Wildlife Film FestivalPridelands Wildlife Film FestivalWatamu2021Natural heritage filmsOfficial site05Kitale Film WeekKitale Film WeekKitale2023Mixed. African filmsOfficial site02


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthLesotho International Film FestivalLesotho International Film FestivalMaseru2011Mixed. Films from LesothoOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthJourney Home Film FestivalJourney Home Film FestivalMonrovia2022Mixed. Liberian and African films(en) Official site 06KD International Film FestivalKD International Film FestivalMonrovia2018Mixed. Formerly KD Short Film FestivalOfficial site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthErato Film FestivalErato Film FestivalTripoli2017Human Rights Films. Short Films(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthRencontres du Film Court MadagascarRencontres du Film Court MadagascarAntananarivo2006Short filmsOfficial site 07Viavy Film FestivalViavy Film FestivalAntananarivo2024Films written, produced or directed by womenOfficial site 03


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthMalawi Film FestivalMalawi Film FestivalLilongwe2022MixedOfficial site Lilongwe ShortsLilongwe ShortsLilongwe2015Short films(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthCinéma Numérique Ambulant Mali(fr) Cinéma Numérique Ambulant MaliBamako2004Traveling cinema of the Malian Association of Traveling Digital Cinema (CNA Mali)(en) Official site Ciné Droit Libre Bamako(fr) Ciné Droit Libre BamakoBamako2014Films on human rights(en) Official site Cinéma du réel - festival international du film documentaire(fr) Cinéma du réel – festival international du film documentaireBamako1978Malian and international documentary films(en) Official site 03Festival du film sur les violences basées sur le genre(fr) Festival du film sur les violences basées sur le genreBamako, Segou2019Films sur les violences faites aux femmes et aux jeunes fillesSemaine nationale du film africain de Bamako (SENAFAB)(fr) Semaine nationale du film africain de Bamako (SENAFAB)Bamako2004Mixed. Organised by the Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali (CNCM)Official site Rencontres cinématographiques de Bamako(fr) Rencontres cinématographiques de BamakoBamako2005Festival organised by the Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of the Cinema and Audiovisual Industries of Western Africa

of Souleymane Cissé(en) Official site Festival International de Nyamina(fr) Festival International de NyaminaBamako2003Festival initiated by Souleymane Cissé(en) Official site Ecrans libres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest(fr) Ecrans libres de l'Afrique de l'OuestBamako2001African film festival initiated by Cheick Oumar SissokoOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthÎle Courts International Short Film Festival(fr) Festival international du court métrage de MauricePort Louis2007Ended. The festival's last edition was in 2018.Official site Mauritius Cinema WeekMauritius Cinema WeekPort Louis2017Mixed. State FestivalOfficial site Phare International Film FestivalPhare International Film FestivalPort Louis2020Mixed. Local and international festival initiated by Mauritian filmmakers.Official site 12


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthIssni N'Ourgh International Festival of Amazigh Film or Golden Crown Festival(fr) Couronne d'or (FINIFA)Agadir2009Amazigh cinemaOfficial site International University Festival Cine-Literature of Agadir(fr) Festival Universitaire International Ciné-lettres-d’Agadir (FUICLA)Agadir2023School and student filmsOfficial site SOUSS International Short Film Festival Ait Melloul - AgadirSOUSS International Short Film Festival Ait Melloul – AgadirAgadir2008International short filmsOfficial site Agadir International Documentary Festival (FIDADOC)(fr) Festival international de film Documentaire à Agadir (FIDADOC)Agadir2008International documentary cinemaOfficial site Agadir Film and Migration Festival(fr) Festival cinéma et migrations d'AgadirAgadir2003Free festivalOfficial site 11Festival Cèdre Universel du court métrage Azrou/ Festival Cèdre Universel du court métrage Ifrane(fr) Festival Cèdre Universel du court métrage Azrou/IfraneAzrou, Ifrane1999International documentary cinemaOfficial site The Fez International Film Festival (FIFF)(fr) Le Festival international du film de Fès (FIFF)Fez2020Mixed. InternationalOfficial site Ciné-Ville Festival of Fez(fr) Festival Ciné-Ville de Fès (Rencontre du Film Marocain) Fez2020Mixed. International, City themeOfficial site Casablanca Arab Film FestivalCasablanca Arab Film FestivalCasablanca2018Mixed. International, Arab cinemaOfficial site 09International Student Film Festival (FIFE)International Student Film Festival (FIFE)Casablanca2023Mixed. International, school filmsOfficial siteInternational Festival of Environmental Films of Chefchaouen(fr) Festival International Des films D'environnement de ChefchaouenChefchaouen2010Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 06Dakhla film festival(fr) Festival international du film de DakhlaDakhla2012Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 09Al Hoceima International Film FestivalFestival International du Film d'AlhoceimaAl Hoceïma2020Moroccan and international filmsOfficial site African Film Festival in Khouribga (FCAK)(fr) Festival du cinéma africain de Khouribga (FCAK)Khouribga1977Mixed. African cinema Official site 05Khouribga International Documentary Film Festival(fr) Festival international du film documentaire de Khouribga (AFIFDOK)Khouribga2009Documentary cinemaOfficial site Marrakech International Film Festival(fr) Festival International du film de MarrakechMarrakech2001Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 07Festival international de cinéma d'animation de Meknès(fr) Festival international de cinéma d'animation de Meknès (FICAM)Meknès2000AnimationOfficial site 05International Festival of Cinema and Shared Memory(fr) Festival International de Cinéma et Mémoire CommuneNador2023Documentaries. InternationalOfficial site 05Kasbah Short Film FestivalFestival de la kasbah du court métrage à OuarzazateOuarzazate2013Short films[22] 10Oujda Festival of North African Cinema(fr) Festival maghrébin du film OujdaOujda2012Mixed. Maghreb FilmsOfficial site Rabat International Author Film Festival(fr) Festival International du cinéma d'auteur de Rabat (FICAR)Rabat1994Mixed. Author's cinemaOfficial site 11Festival national du film (FNF)(fr) Festival national du film (FNF)Rabat1982Moroccan filmsOfficial site Morocco Shorts International Film FestivalMorocco Shorts International Film FestivalRabat2019Moroccan and international short filmsOfficial site Moroccan Youth Film Festival (MYFF)Moroccan Youth Film Festival (MYFF)Rabat2022Mixed. InternationalOfficial site Rabat International Children and Family Film Festival (RICAF)(fr) Festival international du film familial de RabatRabat2018Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 11Rabat-Comedy International Film Festival(fr)Festival International du Film Rabat-ComedyRabat2019Festival dedicated to comedyOfficial site 06Morocco Adventure Film Festival (MAFF)Morocco Adventure Film Festival (MAFF)Rabat2019Adventure and travel filmsOfficial site Festival Handifilm de Rabat(fr) Festival Handifilm de RabatRabat2007Films about disabilityOfficial site 12Semaines du cinéma européen(fr) Semaines du cinéma européenRabat, Tangier, Casablanca,

Marrakech1991Organized by the European Union in Morocco[23]02-03Festival Cinéma sans frontières(fr) Festival Cinéma sans frontièresSaidia2015Mixed. Moroccan and international cinemaOfficial site International Women's Film Festival in Salé(fr) Festival international du film de femmes de Salé (FIFFS)Salé2004Women's cinemaOfficial site 09International Film Festival of Cinema & Sea(fr) Festival International cinéma et la MerSidi Ifni2018Sea themeOfficial site Festival national du film de Tangeir(fr) Festival national du film de TangerTangier2008Mixed. Moroccan cinemaOfficial site Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier(fr) Festival du Court-Métrage Méditerranéen de TangerTangier2008Short films from the Mediterranean[24] International Film School Festival Tetouan(fr) International Film School Festival Tetouan Tétouan2015Mixed. International, school filmsOfficial site 11Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival  (fr) Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan (FICMT)Tétouan1995Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 04-05International Arab-African Documentary Film Festival(fr) Festival International Arabo Africain du film Documentaire de Zagora Zagora2012Documentary cinemaOfficial site 11Festival international du film transsaharien(fr) Festival international du film transsaharienZagora2013Mixed. InternationalOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival international du film de Nouakchott(fr) Festival international du film de Nouakchott (FIFN)Nouakchott2006Mixed. Formerly Semaine nationale du film (SENAF) organized by the house of filmmakers, resumed in 2023Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthDockanemaDockanemaMaputo2006documentary cinema. No recent editions (Has not taken place since 2012)(pt) Official siteMozambique African Film Week(fr) Semaine du cinéma africain du MozambiqueMaputo2016In partnership with the University of Bayreuth (Has not taken place since 2020)(pt) Official site KugomaKugomaMaputo2015Short films(pt) Official siteInstidocInstidocMaputo2014Institutional documentaries of NGOs (Has not taken place since 2018)(pt) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthInternational Film Festival of OranjemundInternational Film Festival of OranjemundOranjemund2017Free screenings. No recent edition.(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthToukountchi FestivalFestival ToukountchiNiamey2016Mixed. African films.Official site Forum Africain du Film Documentaire de Niamey(fr) Forum Africain du Film Documentaire de NiameyNiamey2006Mixed. African documentaries.Official site Festival du film pour l’environnement de Niamey (FIFEN)(fr) Festival du film pour l’environnement de Niamey (FIFEN)Niamey2005Environmental films. Not since 2008.Official siteFestival international de film sur les droits de l’homme (FIFFIDHO)(fr) Festival international de film sur les droits de l’homme (FIFFIDHO)Niamey2012Promotion of human rightsOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthZuma international Film FestivalZuma international Film FestivalAbuja1992Mixed. International festival (en) Official site 12Abuja International Film FestivalAbuja International Film FestivalAbuja2004Mixed. African films from Nigeria and the African diaspora(en) Official site10–11Coal City Film FestivalCoal City Film FestivalEnugu2020Mixed. Nigerian films(en) Official site03Kaduna International Film FestivalKaduna International Film FestivalKaduna2018Mixed. International festival (en) Official site 08Best of Nollywood AwardsBest of Nollywood AwardsIkeja2009Nigerian films Featured by Best of Nollywood MagazineOfficial site Nollywood Movies AwardsNollywood Movies AwardsLagos2012Mixed. Nigerian Film Festival Organized by Nollywood Movies TVOfficial site Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF)Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF)Lagos2009Mixed. International and Nigerian films(en) Official site 04Lagos International Film Festival – (LAGIFF)Lagos International Film Festival – (LAGIFF)Lagos1995Mixed. International festival(en) Official siteLights, Camera Africa Film FestivalLights, Camera Africa Film FestivalLagos2011Mixed. Films and debates on social issues(en) Official site Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF)Africa International Film Festival Lagos2010Mixed. African films(en) Official site11Universal Movie AwardsUniversal Movie AwardsLagos2020Mixed. International cinema and television trophies(en) Official site 11The S16 Film FestivalThe S16 Film FestivalLagos2016Mixed. Independent festival founded by the Surreal16 Collective(en) Official site 12Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival (ENIFF)Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival (ENIFF)Enugu2020Official site Africa International Human Rights Film FestivalAfrica International Human Rights Film FestivalLagos2021Mixed. Human rights(en) Official site 12Uyo Film and Theatre FestivalUyo Film and Theatre FestivalUyo2018Mixed. International cinema and television trophies(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthAmakula International Film FestivalAmakula International Film FestivalKampala2004Mixed[25]Uganda Film Festival AwardsUganda Film Festival AwardsKampala2013Mixed(en) Official site05-06Pearl International Film FestivalPearl International Film FestivalKampala2011Mixed. Ugandan, African and international films(en) Official site Euro-Uganda Film Festival (EUFF)Euro-Uganda Film Festival (EUFF)Kampala2011Mixed. Ugandan, African and European films(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBangui Fait Son Cinéma (BFSC)(fr) Bangui Fait Son Cinéma (BFSC)Bangui2020International Festival of African and Afro-descendant Films(en) Official site 11


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival international des courts métrages la Pointe-Noire (FICOMP)(fr) Festival international des courts métrages la Pointe-Noire (FICOMP)Pointe noire2019Short films(en) Official site African Women Film Festival TAZAMA(fr) Festival de Films de Femmes Africaines TAZAMABrazzaville2014African women's films(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthBukavu Film Festival (FESTBUK)Festival de Bukavu (Festbuk)Bukavu2005MixedOfficial site 08Congo International Film Festival (CIFF)Congo International Film Festival (CIFF)Goma2005MixedOfficial site Kinshasa International Film Festival(fr) Festival International du Cinéma de Kinshasa (FICKIN) Kinshasa2014Mixed. Congolese and international filmsOfficial site 10Women-Focused Film Festival (CINEF)(fr) Festival du Cinéma au Féminin (CINEF)Kinshasa2014Women's filmsOfficial site 08Kidogo Kidogo FestivalFestival Kidogo KidogoLubumbashi2014Mixed. Congolese and African filmsOfficial site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival court derrière(fr) Festival court derrièreChâteau Morange, Saint-Denis 2018Short films from Reunion Island and the African diasporaOfficial site 10Festival du Film Citoyen de la Réunion(fr) Festival du Film Citoyen de la RéunionLe Port (La Réunion)  2022Mixed. On the theme of civic, cultural and activist actionOfficial site Festival du film de Femmes - Le Temps Des Femmes(fr) Festival du film de Femmes – Le Temps Des FemmesMultiple cities2020Mixed. The conditions of women in the worldOfficial site 02Même Pas Peur International Film Festival(fr) Festival Même pas peurSaint-Philippe  2010International fantastic cinemaOfficial site 04Festival du Film Scientifique(fr) Festival du Film ScientifiqueSaint-Denis 2000Mixed. FreeOfficial site 12Festival international du film de l’Education (FIFE)(fr) Festival international du film de l’Education FIFESaint-Pierre2006Mixed. Issues of education, childhood and youthOfficial site 05Festival du film d'aventure de La Réunion(fr) Festival du film d'aventure de La RéunionSaint-Leu2005Official site 05Festival International du Film de l'Océan Indien (FIFOI)(fr) Festival International du Film de l'Océan Indien FIFOISaint-Paul2024MixedOfficial site 04


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthRwanda Film FestivalRwanda Film FestivalKigali2005Main prize: Hillywood Award(en) Official site Mashariki African Film Festival (MAFF)Mashariki African Film Festival Kigali2014African films(en) Official site 11Urusaro International Women Film FestivalUrusaro International Women Film Festival Kigali2015Women's films(en) Official site06Kigali CineJunctionKigali CineJunctionKigali2023On Black Aesthetics(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthSão Tomé FestFilm – International Film Festival of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé FestFilm – International Film Festival of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé2017Mixed. Associated with  São Tomé Film Lab(pt) Official site 10


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival de Cinema Image et vie (FESTIV)(fr) Festival de Cinema Image et vie (FESTIV)Dakar2001Mixed. Promotion of Senegalese and African cinemaOfficial site 11Dakar courts(fr) Dakar courtsDakar2018Senegalese and African short filmsOfficial site 12Festival Films Femmes Afrique (FFFA)(fr) Festival Films Femmes Afrique (FFFA)Dakar2014Women's filmsOfficial site 05Festival AfrikabokFestival AfrikabokDakar2014Mixed. Traveling open-air cinema festivalOfficial site Festival Itinérant du Film d'École de Mboro FIFE(fr) Festival Itinérant du Film d'École de Mboro (FIFE)Dakar2019Films from cinema schools in Senegal, Africa and other continentsOfficial site 05Festival Kimpa VitaFestival Kimpa VitaDakar2021Pan-African feminist and eco-responsible cultural festivalOfficial site Dakar Séries – Festival panafricain des séries (fr) Dakar Séries – Festival panafricain des séries Dakar2023African series festival initiated by Burkinabe actor Issiaka Sawadogo and producer Séraphine AngoulaOfficial site 10Festival international du film de quartier de Dakar(fr) Festival international du film de quartier de DakarDakar1999No longer has any edition at the moment.Festival à Sahel Ouvert (FASO)(fr) Festival à Sahel Ouvert (FASO)Mboumba2010Promotion of heritage and access to culture in large rural areas of Africa.Official siteStlouis'Docs(fr) Festival International du Film Documentaire de St Louis (Stlouis' Docs)Saint-Louis 2014Senegalese and African documentariesOfficial site 04-05Le gala international du court métrage de Saint-Louis(fr) Le gala international du court métrage de Saint-LouisSaint-Louis2020African short films, audience awardOfficial site 06African Feminist Film and Research Festival(fr) Festival Africain du Film et de la Recherche FéministesToubab Dialaw2023Feminist festivalOfficial site 11


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthSierra Leone International Film Festival (SLIFF)Sierra Leone International Film Festival (SLIFF)Freetown2012(en) Official site 


Established in 1987, the Mogadishu Pan-African and Arab Film Festival (Mogpaafis) was one of the leading African festivals. On 22 September 2021, the first film screening in thirty years was held, featuring Somali films.
NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFilmAid Film FestivalFilmAid Film FestivalDadaab Refugee camp2012Films of young Somalis living in the camp(en) Official site10


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthSudan Independent Film FestivalSudan Independent Film FestivalKhartoum2014Independent cinema, especially Sudanese(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthJuba Film FestivalJuba Film FestivalJuba2015Mixed. Promotion of human rights and peace(en) Official site


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthZanzibar International Film Festival  (ZIFF)Zanzibar International Film Festival  (ZIFF)Zanzibar1997East Africa's largest film, music and arts festival – Main Prize: Golden Dhow(en) Official site 08Arusha African Film Festival (AAFF)Arusha African Film Festival (AAFF)Arusha2016Mixed(en) Official site Sauti Zetu Film FestivalSauti Zetu Film FestivalDar es Salaam2023Swahili and international films(en) Official site 10Kwetu International Animation Film Festival (KIAFF)Kwetu International Animation Film Festival (KIAFF)Dar es Salaam2022Animation(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival Tchadien de Court-Métrage (FESTCOUM)Festival Tchadien de Court-Métrage (FESTCOUM)N’Djamena2018Chadian and African short films(en) Official site Festival du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel Sao (FECAS)Festival du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel Sao (FECAS)N’Djamena2018African cinema and documentary(en) Official site 


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival de Cinéma de Lomé (FESCILOM)(fr) Festival de Cinéma de Lomé (FESCILOM)Lomé2014Mixed. With meetings and trainingOfficial site Festival de Film Court d’Atakpamé (FESFICA)(fr) Festival de Film Court d’Atakpamé (FESFICA)Atakpamé2010Short filmsOfficial site Festival du Film Documentaire de Blitta (FESDOB)(fr) Festival du Film Documentaire de Blitta (FESDOB)Blitta2014DocumentariesOfficial site Festival de film grand public du TogoFestival de film grand public du TogoLomé2019Promotion of commercial cinemaOfficial site 05Festival Emergence(fr) Festival EmergenceLomé2014Mixed.Official site Festival Africain des Films de Femmes Cinéastes (FAFFCI)(fr) Festival Africain des Films de Femmes Cinéastes (FAFFCI)Lomé2018Mixed. Films by women from Africa and elsewhereOfficial site Festival De Cinéma Des Monts Kabyè (FECIMONKA)(fr) Festival De Cinéma Des Monts Kabyè (FECIMONKA)Kara2023Mixed. Various training coursesOfficial site 09Festival international Gbaka Animation (FIGA)(fr) Festival international Gbaka Animation (FIGA)Lomé2024AnimationOfficial site 10


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthCarthage Film Festival(fr) Journées cinématographiques de CarthageCarthage1966Regional festival whose eligible films must have a director from Africa or the Middle East – Main prize: Tanit d’orOfficial site Manarat Mediterranean Film Festival(fr) Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen ManaratHammam-Lif2019Projections on the beachesOfficial site Cinematographic Framework of Hergla(fr) Rencontres cinématographiques de HerglaHammamet2017Festival dedicated to female directorsOfficial siteGabès Cinéma Fen(fr) Gabès Cinéma FenGabès2017Cinema, video art and virtual realityOfficial site 04-05Journées Cinématographiques Méditerranéennes de Chenini(fr) Journées Cinématographiques Méditerranéennes de Chenini JCMC-GabèsGabès2005At the Chenini oasis in Gabès. Mixed.Official site Festival international du film amateur de Kélibia  FIFAK(fr) Festival international du film amateur de Kélibia (FIFAK)Kélibia1964Organized by the Tunisian Federation of Amateur FilmmakersOfficial site 08Festival du Court au Kef FCKEF(fr) Festival du Court au Kef (FCKEF)El Kef2016Short films. Initiative the Association des Arts pour le Cinéma et le Théâtre du KefOfficial site Festival international du film Documentaire et court métrage de Médenine FIFDOC(fr) Festival international du film Documentaire et court métrage de Médenine (FIFDOC)Médenine2014Short films and documentary, competitiveOfficial site 11CinétoileCinétoileNabeul2018Free screenings of short filmsOfficial site 07Festival International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse (FIFEJ)(fr) Festival International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse (FIFEJ)Sousse1991Historical festival, youth filmsOfficial site Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival(fr) Festival du film queer de MawjoudinTunis2018LGBTQI+ films and arts organized by MawjoudinOfficial site DocuMed-Festival du Cinéma Documentaire Méditerranéen en Tunisie(fr) DocuMed-Festival du Cinéma Documentaire Méditerranéen en TunisieTunis2021Mediterranean documentariesOfficial site 04Panorama International Short Film Festival (PISFF)(fr) Panorama International Short Film Festival PISFFTunis2014Short filmsOfficial site 02Human Screen Festival Child (HSFC)Human Screen Festival Child (HSFC)Tunis2005Official site [archive]09


NameOriginal / international nameCityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthShungu Namutitima International Film Festival of Zambia (SHUNAFFoZ)Shungu Namutitima International Film Festival of Zambia (SHUNAFFoZ)Lusaka1997Mixed(en) Official siteZambia Short Film FestivalZambia Short Film FestivalLusaka2013Short films(en) Official site 08SOTAMBE Zambia International Film Festival (ZAMIFF)SOTAMBE Zambia International Film Festival (ZAMIFF)Ndola2014Cinema and television, Southern Africa(en) Official site 09


NameOriginal / international name CityCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthZimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF)Zimbabwe International Film Festival Harare1998Mixed. International and African(en) Official site International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF)International Images Film Festival for Women Harare2003Women's Cinema(en) Official site 11Varsity Film ExpoVarsity Film ExpoHarare2022University festival(en) Official site 

 African film festivals outside the continent 
Only festivals whose program includes a significant number of films from Africa and its diasporas are included here.

 France 
NameOriginal / international nameCity/CountryCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthFestival du Film Francophone d’Albi (Les Œillades)Festival du Film Francophone d’Albi (Les Œillades)Albi1997MixedOfficial site 11Festival international du film d'Amiens (FIFAM)Festival international du film d'Amiens (FIFAM)Amiens1980Mixed. Large place for African filmsOfficial site 11Festival Cinémas d'Afrique AngersFestival Cinémas d'AfriqueAngers2004Mixed. BiennialOfficial site 05Angoulême Francophone Film FestivalFestival du film francophone d'Angoulême (FFA)Angoulême2007MixedOfficial site 08-09Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du pays d'Apt (FCAPA)Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du pays d'Apt FCAPAApt2003MixedOfficial site11Ẅ XOOL FestivalẄ XOOL FestivalAubervilliers2020Biennial. Short films by Afro-descendant female directorsOfficial site 10Maghreb, Si loin... Si procheMaghreb, Si loin... Si procheAude, Pyrénées Orientales1996Mixed. Cinemaginaire AssociationOfficial site 01Lumières d'AfriqueLumières d'AfriqueBesançon1996Mixed. Born from the will of 18 associationsOfficial site 11Festival international du film indépendant Berck (Cinémondes)Festival international du film indépendant (Cinémondes)Berck-sur-Mer2004Previously in Lille. Mixed. Many African filmsOfficial site 10Afriques en visionAfriques en visionBordeaux2021Music, cinema and conferencesOfficial site 11–12AfricajarcAfricajarcCajarc1999MixedOfficial site 07Festival international du film panafricain FIFPFestival international du film panafricain (FIFP)Cannes2003MixedOfficial site 10CinéalmaRencontres cinématographiques CinéAlma, l'âme de la Méditerranée (Cinéalma)Carros2008Mixed. Mediterranean cinemaOfficial site Ciné BalaCiné Bala : Festival des cinémas d'Afrique (Ciné Bala)Chambéry2014Mixed.Official site 01Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalFestival du court métrage de Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand1990Short films. Regards d’Afrique selection and African films in the competitionsOfficial site 01-02Festival du Film arabe de FameckFestival du Film arabe de Fameck/Val de FenschFameck1990Mixed. Arab cinemaOfficial site 10FEMI-Festival régional et international du cinéma de GuadeloupeFEMI Festival régional et international du cinéma de GuadeloupeLamentin, Guadeloupe1992Mixed. Caribbean CinemasOfficial site 04CineVision Sud Film FestivalCineVision Sud Film Festival (CinéVision Sud)Lamentin, Guadeloupe2018Mixed. films from the Antilles-Guyana, overseas, the Greater Caribbean and French-speaking AfricaOfficial site Festival du Film francophone pour la JeunesseFestival du Film francophone pour la JeunesseLes Mureaux2022MixedOfficial site 02Cinemas of the South FestivalFestival Cinémas du Sud (Regard Sud)Lyon1999Mixed. Cinemas of the Maghreb and the Middle EastOfficial site 04Visions d'AfriqueVisions d'AfriqueMarennes (Charente-Maritime), Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron2009MixedOfficial site 10AflamFestival AflamMarseille1978MixedOfficial site 04Festival internationale du film documentaire de Martinique (FIFDM)Festival internationale du film documentaire de Martinique (FIFDM)Martinique2016History and culture of Afro-descendantsOfficial site 04Montpellier Mediterranean Film FestivalFestival du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier (Cinemed)Montpellier1978Mixed. Mediterranean cinemaOfficial site 10Three Continents FestivalFestival des 3 ContinentsNantes1978MixedOfficial site 11Festival du film Franco-arabeFestival du film Franco-arabeNoisy-le-Sec2011Mixed. Links between French and Arab culturesOfficial site 11Festival international des films de la diaspora africaineFestival international des films de la diaspora africaine FIFDAParis2010MixedOfficial site Kreyol international film festivalKreyol international film festivalParis2023Mixed. Highlighting Creole languagesOfficial site 09Seytou AfricaSeytou AfricaParis2019African documentariesOfficial site NollywoodWeek Film FestivalFestival du cinéma nigérianParis2013Nigerian Cinema OnlyOfficial site 05L'Afrique fait son cinémaL'Afrique fait son cinémaParis2021MixedOfficial site 07-08Maghreb des filmsMaghreb des filmsParis2009Mixed. Maghreb FilmsOfficial site 06Panorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-OrientPanorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient PCMMOParis2005Mixed. In Paris and Seine-Saint-DenisOfficial site 02-03Africlap Film FestivalAfriclap Film FestivalToulouse2013Mixed. Toulouse and OccitanieOfficial site 11Ciné Regards AfricainsCiné Regards AfricainsVal-de-Marne2009MixedOfficial site 11–12Festival du film court francophone – Un poing c'est courtFestival du film court francophone – Un poing c'est courtVaulx-en-Velin2000Francophone short filmsOfficial site 01Festival cinémas et musiques d'AfriqueFestival cinémas et musiques d'AfriqueVendôme2022Mixed. Initiated by the Afrivision associationOfficial site 

 The rest of Europe 
NameOriginal / international nameCity/CountryCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthAfrikameraAfrikameraBerlin, Germany2007Mixed. Annual theme(de) Official site 11Arab Film Festival Berlin (Alfilm)(fr) Festival du film arabe de BerlinBerlin, Germany2009Mixed(de) Official site 04Afrika Film Festival Köln(fr) Festival du film africain de CologneCologne, Germany1988Mixed(de) Official site 11Africa Alive FestivalAfrica Alive FestivalFrankfurt-Am-Main, Germany1994Mixed, with an annual focus.(de) Official site 02Afrikanischen Filmfestival Hamburg(fr) Festival du cinéma africain d'HambourgHamburg, Germany2012Mixed(de) Official site 11DokfestDokfestMunich, Germany2013Documentaries. Formerly Africa Day, annex of DOK.fest München(de) Official site 05Tübingen Arabisches FilmfestivalTübingen Arabisches FilmfestivalTübingen, Germany2004Mixed. Arab cinema(de) Official site 10Afrika FilmfestivalAfrika FilmfestivalLouvain, Belgium1996Mixed. Africa and diasporas(en) Official site 04-05Festival International du Film Francophone de NamurFestival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF)Namur, Belgium1986Mixed. Francophone cinema(en) Official site 09-10Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de BruxellesFestival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles – CinemamedBrussels, Belgium1989Mixed. Mediterranean cinema(en) Official site 11–12Aflam du Sud FestivalAflam du Sud FestivalBrussels, Belgium2012Mixed. Arab cinema(en) Official site 09-10Festival of African CinemaFestival de cinéma africain de Cordoue (FCAT)Tarifa, Spain2004Mixed. Formerly known as the Tarifa or Cordoba African Film Festival.(es) Official site 05-06AfrikaldiaAfrikaldiaVitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain2021Mixed. Competitive(es) Official site 10Arab and Mediterranean Film Festival of Catalonia(fr) Festival du film arabe et méditerranéen de la CatalogneBarcelona, Spain2006Mixed. Organized by Sodepau, solidarity association(ca) Official site 11Traveling Festival of African Cinemas of Catalonia(fr) Festival itinérant de Cinémas Africains de CatalogneCatalonia, Spain2022Mixed(ca) Official site \Barcelona Africa Film FestivalFestival Wallay!Barcelona, Spain2018Mixed(ca) Official site 06-11African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival(fr) Festival du cinéma d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latineMilan, Italy1991Mixed Organised by Associazione Centro Orientamento Educativo (it) (COE)(it) Official site 05AfryKameraAfryKameraWarsaw, Poland2006Mixed(en) Official site 11Film AfricaFilm AfricaLondon, United Kingdom2011Mixed. Organised by the Royal African Society. Biennial(en) Official site 10–11London International Pan-African Film FestivalLondon International Pan-African Film FestivalLondon, United Kingdom2023Mixed(en) Official site 10Africa in MotionAfrica in MotionEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom2006Mixed. Created by academic Lizelle Bisschoff(en) Official site 08-09Cambridge African Film Festival (CAFF)Cambridge African Film Festival Cambridge, United Kingdom2002Mixed. Backed by the Cambridge Film Festival(en) Official site CinemAfrica Film festivalCinemAfrica Film festivalStockholm, Sweden1998Mixed. The largest African film festival in Northern Europe(sv) Official site 10Malmo Arab FIlm FestivalFestival du Film Arabe de MalmöMalmö, Sweden2011Mixed. Arab cinemas(sv) Official site 04Festival cinémas d'Afrique LausanneFestival cinémas d'Afrique LausanneLausanne, Switzerland2007Mixed. Films, debates and round tables(sv) Official site 08Festival international du film oriental de GenèveFestival international du film oriental de GenèveGeneva, Switzerland2005Mixed. Arab cinema(sv) Official site 06International Arab Film Festival ZürichInternational Arab Film Festival ZürichZurich, Switzerland2012Mixed. Arab cinema(sv) Official site 04

 The rest of the world 
NameOriginal / international nameCity/CountryCreatedDetailsOfficial siteMonthAfrica Film Fest AustraliaAfrica Film Fest AustraliaSydney, Australia2024Mixed(en) Official site 07Aswad Film FestivalAswad Film FestivalDubai, UAE2025Official SiteSouth African Film FestivalSouth African Film FestivalSydney, Australia, Vancouver, Toronto, Canada, New Zealand, San Diego, United States of America2019Mixed(en) Official site 05African Cinema ShowcaseVitrine du cinéma africainSão Paulo, Brazil2018Mixed(pt) Official site 09African Movie Festival in ManitobaAfrican Movie Festival in ManitobaWinnipeg, Canada2018Mixed(en) Official site 09Vues d'AfriqueVues d'AfriqueMontréal, Canada1985Mixed. Historical festivalOfficial site 04Montreal International Black Film FestivalFestival International du Film Black de MontréalMontréal, Canada2004MixedOfficial site 09Fade to Black FestivalFestival Fondu au noirMontréal, Canada2011Mixed. During Black History MonthOfficial site02Quibdó Africa Film FestivalQuibdó Africa Film FestivalQuibdó, Colombia2019Mixed(en) Official site 09African Film Festival AtlantaAfrican Film Festival AtlantaAtlanta, United States2020Mixed(en) Official site 09Black Film Festival AtlantaBlack Film Festival AtlantaAtlanta, United States2020Mixed(en) Official site [archive]10Black Harvest Film FestivalBlack Harvest Film FestivalChicago, United States1994Mixed. National and diaspora films(en) Official site 11The African Film Festival (TAFF)The African Film Festival Dallas, United States2014Mixed(en) Official site 06New York African Film FestivalNew York African Film FestivalNew York, United States1990Mixed(en) Official site 05African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF)African Diaspora International Film Festival New York, United States1993Mixed(en) Official site 05Pan African Film Festival (PAFF)Festival panafricain du film de Los AngelesLos Angeles, United States1992Mixed(en) Official site 02Cascade Festival of African FilmsCascade Festival of African FilmsPortland, United States1991Mixed. Historical festival(en) Official site 02-03San Diego Black Film FestivalSan Diego Black Film Festival San Diego, United States2002Mixed. Formerly Noir Film Festival(en) Official site 01-02Silicon Valley African Film FestivalSilicon Valley African Film FestivalSan José, United States2000Mixed. African films(en) Official site 10New African Film FestivalNew African Film FestivalSilver Spring, United States2004Mixed. Contemporary African Cinema(en) Official site 03Rencontres Cinématographiques Du DMVRencontres Cinématographiques Du DMVSilver Spring, United States2024Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Films in French(en) Official site 11African Film Festival Tel AvivFestival du film africain de Tel-Aviv

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