List of film festivals in Africa
The list of film festivals in Africa is an alphabetical overview of film festivals in African countries with information on the genre and the venue.
| Surname | since | place | Country | type | Notes / websites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria International Film Festival | ? | Alexandria | Egypt | International | Second oldest film festival in Egypt |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 1976 | Cairo | Egypt | International | First film festival in the Middle East |
| Carthage Film Festival | 1966 | Carthage | Tunisia | Regional | Eligibility requirements: Films must have a director of African or Middle Eastern nationality. |
| Dockanema | 2006 | Maputo | Mozambique | Documentaries | First documentary film festival in the region |
| Durban International Film Festival | 1979 | Durban | South Africa | Regional | Mostly African or Asian premieres. |
| Everglades Film Festival | 1990 | Durban | South Africa | International | International & local films |
| FESPACO ( Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou ) | 1975 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | International | Largest African film festival |
| Festival Internacional de Cinema Luanda | 2008 | Luanda | Angola | International | since 2013 with integrated national competition [1] |
| Festival International du Film de Marrakech (FIFM) | 2000 | Marrakech | Morocco | International | |
| Real Life Pan-African Documentary Film Festival | ? | Accra | Ghana | ? | [2] |
| Sahara Film Festival | 2004 | Polisario refugee camp in Algeria, western Sahara | Morocco | ? | |
| Sao Tome Festival Film | 2014 | Sao Tome | Sao Tome and Principe | International | [3] |
| Zanzibar International Film Festival | 1997 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania | International | |
| Zimbabwe International Film Festival | 1997 | Harare | Zimbabwe | International |
See also
- African cinema
- Africa Film Festival (in Belgium)