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The largest film festival in Africa is the biennial Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) held in Burkina Faso. In the tables below, "mixed" in the Details column, indicates that the festival screens films of different formats and genres (feature and short films, fiction and documentaries).
This category is for film festivals devoted to the subject of African film, regardless of where in the world they are held. For film festivals held in Africa, see Category:Film festivals in Africa . Subcategories
The FIFE (Festival International du Film Espoir) [1] is an annual film festival held across several African countries, in America, and in select European nations. Established in 2022 by Abdoulaye Bamba, the festival aims to promote African films [2] on an international scale while introducing international films to the African continent.
Ayanda Sithebe, ARIFF co-founder and artistic director, says the festival had been “very fortunate” to raise its curtain at a time when life in South Africa was slowly returning to normal.
Coutinho is a theatre enthusiast and the founder and artistic director of the NUVO festival that addresses both social and artistic issues in Uganda. [5] NUVO stands for New Voices and it is intended to draw attention to the issue of HIV/Aids. [7] Kemiyondo wrote, directed and starred in Kyenvu a film about miniskirt harassment in Uganda. She ...
This is a list of existing major film festivals, sorted by continent.. The world's oldest film festival is the Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica (Venice Film Festival), while the most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the "Big Three", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice, Cannes and Berlin. [1]
Portland Film Festival is a non-profit organization which hosts events and programs in Portland, Oregon. [1] It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake with the help of Jay Cornelius. [1] Their main event called the Portland Film Festival is an annual independent film festival that is held in several local theaters in Portland. [1]
Luanda International Pan African Film Festival (Luanda PAFF) Luxor African Film Festival, Luxor, Egypt; Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is the largest and most prestigious film festival in Africa; Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar (Madagascourt Film Festival) Rwanda Film Festival (Hillywood), held in Rwanda