ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival proudly provides a platform for independent filmmakers to express authentic, cinematic storytelling in the most compelling ways possible. Founded in 2006. Screening the world’s best independent films from the Americas’
AAIFF Americas’ – The All Americas’ Independent Film Festival
AAIFF Americas’ has the ability to harness the rock-solid reputation of the ÉCU Film Festival Group as being one of the World’s foremost independent film festivals groups and to help bring global attention to Americas’ independent filmmakers. Founded in 2025. Screening the best independent films from the Americas’
AAIFF Asia -The All Asian Independent Film Festival
The AAIFF Asia, the All Asian Independent Film Festival, has been launched to support independent filmmakers throughout Asia to display their unique ideas, to tell the stories deep down inside their hearts, and to inspire both audiences and other independent filmmakers. Founded in 2020. Screening Asia’s best independent films from the Americas’
Watch Africa Cymru
Watch-Africa is Wales’ annual African Film Festival celebrating the best of African cinema. Launched in 2013, the festival provides a platform for African films, art and culture in Wales.
FAME Shorts Film Festival
The FAME Shorts Film Festival celebrates the diverse narratives of Africa and its diaspora through films that delve into themes like cultural heritage, modern life, diasporic identity, historical events, and pressing social-political issues.
Quibidó Africa Film Festival
Let your imagination soar at the Quibdó Africa Film Festival! Submit your films now on
FilmFreeway and enjoy . Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity
Hip Hop Film Festival
All genres, all stories welcome… we focus on STORIES FROM THE CULTURE… narratives that are reshaping culture across a broad spectrum and influencing how we watch visually impactful narratives.
Joburg Underground Film Festival
The Joburg Film Festival is strategically positioned to become Africa’s Premier Film Festival through the curation and showcasing of African and International films whilst providing youth and filmmakers with various opportunities for development, training, skills transfer and networking.
Sotambe Zambia International Film Festival
SOTAMBE Zambia International Film Festival focus is on African Cinema but we do have an international film award category as well!
This year we celebrate the resilience of African Filmmakers under the theme: ‘One Punch at
a Time’. The theme has been inspired by the famous quote by Rocky Balboa: ‘One step at a
time. One punch at a time. One round at a time.’ For us, this represents the progress and
tremendous achievements of African filmmakers who are kicking it in the industry!
DjarFogo International Film Festival
DjarFogo International Film Festival aims to reach out to local filmmakers, producers, students, professionals, journalists, and all interested in Cape Verde and abroad audience. Their primary goal is to connect Africa with its Diaspora by teaching a powerful program on visual storytelling and the film industry.
Festival De Cine Africano FCAT
FCAT has been marked by the consolidation of the dissemination of African cinema in the Spanish-speaking world, with European, American and African impact. A festival that unites the two shores through culture, being one of the few cross-border cultural events in southern Europe.
Cape Town Squad International Film
Cape Town Squad International Film Festival is a dynamic and inclusive celebration of cinema from around the world, where we focus on short-films with strong narrative elements and the timeless story telling.Founded by actors and filmmakers, Natasha Mayet and Jacques Adriaanse from Cape Town Squad in 2020, our boutique film festival and movie nights have quickly become a hub for filmmakers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts alike.
Zanzibar International Film Festival – ZIFF
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) is the largest multi-disciplinary art and cultural festival in Eastern Africa dedi-cated to the exhibition of films, music and community panoramas. Each year ZIFF exhibits more than 100 films made in Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, USA and Asia prioritising films from Africa and by Africans including the African Diaspora. ZIFF is a festival dedicated to promoting Af-rican culture and communication through film.The Festival of the Dhow Countries is a celebration of thousands of years of com-munication between peoples of the Indian Ocean with peoples in the African continent especially in East Africa.
AFRIFF
AFRIFF is an international film showcase that presents an immersion into the world of filmmaking, with participation from all over Africa and the diaspora. AFRIFF is positioned as the largest annual appointment for African filmmakers in the region, celebrating the best African films and stories for 12 years and counting.
Africa Films for Impact Festival
Africa Film for Impact Festival (AFFIF) is dedicated to showcasing and empowering films and filmmakers committed to Social Change themes in movie production across Africa, and the world.
RBI ARTS FESTIVAL / Bafokeng Film Festival
For 2024, RBI Arts Festival theme was “Art of Everyday Life.” This theme celebrates how art can make daily experiences special and meaningful. It includes creative retellings of history and mythology. For example, a simple dance in a circle can represent the idea of renewal in African cultures, reflecting their understanding of a 28-day cycle, similar to medical and astronomical facts.
Africa International Human Rights Film Festival
The Human Rights Journalists Network Nigeria (HRJN) is proud to present the 3rd edition of the Africa International Human Rights Film Festival (AIHRFF): Documenting Resilience. This festival is our initiative to spark important conversations about a wide range of human rights issues through the powerful medium of film.
Film Possible / Matatu Film Stage
Film Possible is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive and year-round support to the next generation of independent African filmmakers and artists. Our mission is to empower both emerging and established artists through our programs and initiatives. We aim to discover, support, and inspire independent film and artists from Africa while actively working to cultivate new audiences.
FESTIVAL CINEMA D’AFRIQUE LAUSANNE
The Festival allows the Swiss public to discover recent, unpublished, or rarely shown films and to meet the invited filmmakers, artists, and professionals. Debates, meetings, thematic evenings, photo exhibitions, concerts, gastronomy, and conviviality enrich the cinematic offerings and complement the backdrop of screenings, both indoors and in the open air.