Festivals

First and foremost: FESPACO cannot remain an exclusively French-speaking festival. It simply cannot be that in 2025 and in the future.

Ahead of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Oris Aigbokhaevbolo offers a few lessons for African cinema based on observations from the last edition.

A recognised by international festivals these are the most acclaimed movies of the past year.

Orwa Nyrabia, outgoing artistic director at IDFA, speaks about African documentaries at the festival and on the Israel/Palestine controversy.

El Gouna Film Festival opens submissions for its 8th edition, inviting filmmakers worldwide to submit their films for consideration.

The IDFA Bertha Fund announces its spring selection, including 4 African documentary films from DR Congo, Morocco, Burkina Faso, and Tunisia.

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition.

Visions du Réel documentary festival will screen 14 feature documentaries as part of its official competition selection, three of which are African coproductions.

“We can’t keep waiting for someone to recognise us, said Rogers Ofime, co-organiser of Black Film and Music Festival. “Why don’t we come together?”

The American Black Film Festival announces calls for film submissions for its 2025 edition, with the deadline set for Feb 28, 2025.