Encounters South African International Documentary Festival

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival is going on 27 years and has a solid reputation locally and globally, as well as the trust of distributors, filmmakers and audiences. The Festival has built strong networks over the years and is the launchpad of African documentaries to the world. Encounters is in a perfect position to […]

MUICA African Film Festival

MUICA African Film Festival

MUICA African Film Festival (MUICA Muestra Itinerante de Cine Africano) is a biennial event in five cities in Colombia, which presents African and Afro-diasporic films, during May, month of African heritage in Colombia. MUICA works on the creation of audiences, nurturing the imaginary about the African continent in South America, and contributing to bridge those […]

iREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival

IREPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival

iREP is conceptualized to create a platform of awareness and expression for aspiring and practicing  filmmakers who are creating socially relevant documentary  films to positively impact our world. To fully engage an array of trans-cultural creativity, iREP will provide a forum for everyone’s ingenuity to be showcased without prejudice to style or subject. iREP celebrates […]

Impakt Sinema

Impakt Sinema

Impakt Sinema (IS) is a mobile cinema initiative that harnesses the power of film to ignite meaningful conversations on the most pressing social issues affecting youth, to inspire positive change within communities. The initiative is implemented by Mema Afrika as a leading partner in community engagement and impact evaluation and Kakakuona Studio as a curator […]

FilmAid Kenya Film Festival

FilmAid Kenya Film Festival

Now on its 17th year, FilmAid Kenya Film Festival is held annually and strives to fulfill FilmAid’s vision to Inform.Engage. Inspire. refugees and their host communities in Kenya. From stories that Inform about the impact of climate change to personal stories that Engage in addressing those barriers that hold us back, to stories that Inspire […]

Mostra de Cinemas Africanos

Mostra de Cinemas Africanos

The Mostra de Cinemas Africanos is the only annual festival exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary African films in Brazil. Created in 2018 by Brazilian cultural producer and researcher Ana Camila Esteves, along with Spanish curator and researcher Beatriz Leal-Riesco, the festival emerged in response to the dearth of platforms showcasing newly released African […]

Afrikana Independent Film Festival

Afrikana Independent Film Festival

Afrikana is a 3-day film festival based in Richmond, VA and is dedicated to showcasing high-quality, well-crafted cinematic works by people of color from around the world. We place a special focus on the global Black narrative. We are a platform designed to celebrate and further validate Black stories, Black voices, and Black lives. We […]

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)

The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, is widely regarded as a leading film festival in Africa. Founded in 1979 by Teddy and Ros Sarkin, it is the oldest and largest film festival in Southern Africa, presenting over 100 screenings, most of which are […]

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