This page lists film festivals in Africa in addition to film festivals devoted to African film held outside the continent.
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).
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthFestival international du cinéma d’Alger (FICA)Algiers Film FestivalAlgiers2011Mixed. International(en) Official site 11Journées du court-métrage à AnnabaJournées du court-métrage à AnnabaAnnaba2007Short filmsOfficial site 12Festival du film méditerranéen d'AnnabaFestival du film méditerranéen d'AnnabaAnnaba1986Mediterranean Cinema. Back in 2023 after four years of hiatus(en) Official site 04Imedghassen Film FestivalFestival international du film ImedghassenBatna2019Mixed. International(en) Official site 05Rencontres Cinématographiques de BejaiaRencontres Cinématographiques de BejaiaBejaia2005Mixed. International, auteur cinema(en) Official site 09Oran International Arabic Film Festival(fr) Festival d’Oran du Film arabeOran1976Arab cinema. Resumes in 2024 after stopping since 2018.Official site 10International Documentary Film Festival, RIFDOC, Sidi M'hamed Benaouda(Fr) Festival international du film documentaire Sidi M'hamed Benaouda Relizane2019Feature and short documentariesOfficial site11Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara) Festival Internacional de Cine del Sáhara OccidentalSahara2003The only festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp (the Sahrawi camp) in South-West Algeria (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) – Main prize: White Camel(en) Official site 04-05National Cultural Festival for Women's Literature and CinemaFestival national de la littérature et du cinéma féminins de SaïdaSaïda2017Women's filmsOfficial site 05Sétif International Short Film DaysJournée Cinématographique Internationale de SétifSétif2020Short films, main prize: l’Épis d’orOfficial site
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthKianda International Short Film Festival (FESC-KIANDA)Kianda International Short Film Festival (FESC-KIANDA)Kianda2019Short films(pt) Official site 01Viana CinefestViana CinefestViana2020Open-air cinema(pt) Official site 07Luanda International Pan-African Film Festival (LUANDA PAFF)Luanda International Pan-African Film Festival (LUANDA PAFF)Luanda2019Mixed. African and diaspora films(pt) Official site [archive]11 Angola International Film Festival Angola International Film FestivalLuanda2023Mixed. Angolan and international films(pt) Official site
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthLagunimagesLagunimagesCotonou2000Mixed. BiennialOfficial site Ouidah International Film FestivalFestival international du film de OuidahOuidah2003Mixed. International FestivalOfficial site Festival international des films de femmes de Cotonou (FIFFC)Festival international des films de femmes de Cotonou (FIFFC)Cotonou2019Promotes African women filmmakersOfficial site 02Festival International du Court-Métrage des Écoles de CinémaFestival International du Court-Métrage des Écoles de CinémaCotonou2017Isma-Benin FestivalOfficial siteRencontres de Belles Images Africaines de ParakouRencontres de Belles Images Africaines de ParakouParakou2012Mixed. African filmsOfficial site Ciné 229 AwardsCiné 229 AwardsCotonou2017Mixed. Beninese filmsOfficial site 12Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou (FICNC)Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou (FICNC)Cotonou2010Biennial. Mixed. Digital filmsOfficial site 12Rencontres cinématographiques et numériques de Cotonou (ReCiCo)Rencontres cinématographiques et numériques de Cotonou (ReCiCo)Cotonou2011Mixed. African filmsOfficial site 10Festival international du film documentaire de Porto- Novo (FIFDOPO)Festival international du film documentaire de Porto- Novo (FIFDOPO)Porto-Novo2022DocumentariesOfficial site 07-08
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthBotswana Film FestivalBotswana Film FestivalGaborone(en) Official siteDissident Film FestivalDissident Film FestivalMaun2016International short films(en) Official site Bantu Film FestivalBantu Film FestivalGaborone2022Botswana School Films and Southern African Films(en) Official site 10
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthPanafrican Film and Television Festival of OuagadougouFestival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou FESPACOOuagadougou1969Mixed. The most important film festival in sub-Saharan Africa – Main prize: Étalon de YennengaOfficial site 02-03Festival Ciné-Droit-LibreFestival Ciné-Droit-LibreOuagadougou2004Mixed. Films committed to human rights and freedom of expressionOfficial site 12Festival des Identités Culturelles (FESTIC)Festival des Identités Culturelles (FESTIC)Ouagadougou2018Mixed. Promotion of films that introduce cultural expressionsOfficial site 05Koudougou DocKoudougou DocKoudougou2019Documentaries by authors from Burkina, the continent and the worldOfficial site 04Journées Cinématographiques de la Femme Africaine de l’image (JCFA)Journées Cinématographiques de la Femme Africaine de l’image (JCFA)Ouagadougou2010Films by women, alternating with FespacoOfficial site 03Festival International du court métrage de OuagadougouFestival International du court métrage de OuagadougouOuagadougou2022Short filmsOfficial site 11Rencontres cinématographiques de Sya (RECIS)Rencontres cinématographiques de Sya (RECIS)Bobo-Dioulasso2022MixedOfficial site 12Rencontres de Createds audiovisuelles (RCA)Rencontres de Createds audiovisuelles (RCA)Ziniaré2023Mixed. Workshops and screenings of Burkinabe filmsOfficial site 03
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthFestival International du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel du Burundi (FESTICAB)Festival International du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel du Burundi (FESTICAB)Bujumbura2009MixedOfficial site 12Impakt Film Festival (IFF)Impakt Film Festival IFFBujumbura2023MixedOfficial site 09
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthBafoussam International Independent Film Festival (BIFF)Festival International de Cinéma Indépendant de Bafoussam (FICIB)Bafoussam2009Free screenings of Cameroonian and international films. (Has not taken place since 2021)Official site ArtCity Short Film FestivalArtCity Short Film FestivalBuea2014Short films. English-speaking CameroonOfficial site Festival Panafricain de Série de DoualaFestival Panafricain de Série de DoualaDouala2022African Series FestivalOfficial site 11Rencontres Audiovisuelles de Douala RADORencontres Audiovisuelles de Douala (RADO)Douala2010Mixed. African films. Relaunch in 2024.09Festival éducatif KomaneFestival éducatif KomaneDschang2015Mixed. Cameroonian and international filmsOfficial site 02Festival du Cinéma du SahelFestival du Cinéma du SahelGaroua2015BiennialOfficial site 11Festival international sahélien du film (FISFI)Festival international sahélien du film (FISFI)Maroua2010Sustaining the cultural and tourist potential of the northern part of CameroonOfficial site Melong movie showMelong movie showMelong2017Mixed. Tourist and cultural festival (Has not taken place since 2022.)Official site Festival international du film mixte (FIFMI)Festival international du film mixte (FIFMI)Ngaoundéré2009Mixed. Cameroonian and international films, support for cultural diversity (Has not taken place since 2019).First Short- Festival panafricain de films école de YaoundéFirst Short- Festival panafricain de films école de YaoundéYaoundé2014Cameroonian and international school filmsOfficial site 04Rencontres internationales de films courts de Yaoundé (RIFIC)Rencontres internationales de films courts de Yaoundé RIFICYaoundé2004Short filmsOfficial site Festival international du film de quartierFestival international du film de quartier (L’œil du kwatt)Yaoundé2016In rural areas and working-class neighborhoodsOfficial site Festival international du film de l'Afrique CentraleFestival international du film de l'Afrique CentraleYaoundé2016Short filmsOfficial site 10Festival international du film d’humour et des images comiques (FESTICO)Festival international du film d’humour et des images comiques (FESTICO)Yaoundé2012Comedy films. Organized during the International Week of Laughter and HappinessOfficial site Journées du jeune cinéaste camerounaisJournées du jeune cinéaste camerounaisYaoundé2018Mixed. Promotion of Cameroonian cinemaOfficial site African Cinema Animation Festival (CANIMAF) African Cinema Animation (CANIMAF) FestivalDouala2017African animation filmsOfficial site 10Écrans noirs festivalÉcrans noirsYaoundé1997Mixed. African filmsOfficial site 10Yarha (International First Film Festival)Yarha Festival (Semaine Internationale du 1er Film)Yaounde2013Official site01Festival international de Films de FemmesFestival international de Films de FemmesYaoundé2010Women's Films (Has not taken place since 2018).Official site Cameroun International Film Festival (CAMIFF)Cameroun International Film Festival (CAMIFF)Yaoundé2016Mixed. Cameroonian and international films. English-speaking CameroonOfficial site 10Ciné-club N'kahCiné-club N'kahYaoundé2011Irregular event with personalitiesOfficial site 05
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthCabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF)Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF)Sal Island2010Short films(en) Official site Praia International Film FestivalPraia International Film FestivalPraia2013National, regional and PALOP cinema(pt) Official site Festival OiáFestival OiáMindelo2013National, regional and PALOP cinema(pt) Official site 04
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthBangui Fait Son Cinéma (BFSC)(fr) Bangui Fait Son Cinéma (BFSC)Bangui2020International Festival of African and Afro-descendant Films(en) Official site 11
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthFestival Tchadien de Court-Métrage (FESTCOUM)Festival Tchadien de Court-Métrage (FESTCOUM)N’Djamena2018Chadian and African short films(en) Official site Festival du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel Sao (FECAS) Festival du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel Sao (FECAS) N’Djamena2018African cinema and documentary(en) Official site 05
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthComoros International Film Festival (CIFF)Comoros International Film Festival (CIFF)Moroni2012Outdoor screeningsOfficial site Festival du cinéma comorienFestival du cinéma comorienMoroni2023Organized by the Union of Filmmakers of the Comoros UCCOfficial site
Name Original / international name City Created Details Official site MonthFestival international des courts métrages la Pointe-Noire (FICOMP)(fr) Festival international des courts métrages la Pointe-Noire (FICOMP)Pointe-Noire2019Short films(en) Official site African Women Film Festival TAZAMA(fr) Festival de Films de Femmes Africaines TAZAMABrazzaville2014African women's films(en) Official site Pan-African Music FestivalFestival panafricain de musique (FESPAM)Brazzaville1996Mixed(en) Official site