Festival Name Country City Month Year Established Website URL
Durban International Film Festival South Africa Durban July 1979 http://www.durbanfilmfest.com
Ramadan Film Festival Egypt Cairo May 2012 http://www.ramadanfilmfestival.com
Carthage Film Festival Tunisia Carthage October 1966 http://www.jcct.tn
FESPACO Burkina Faso Ouagadougou February 1969 http://www.fespaco.com
AFRIFF Nigeria Lagos November 2010 http://www.afriff.com
Luxor African Film Festival Egypt Luxor March 2012 http://www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com
Zanzibar International Film Festival Tanzania Zanzibar July 1997 http://www.ziff.or.tz
Tribeca Film Festival USA New York April 2002 http://www.tribecafilm.com
Overseas Film Festival Morocco Marrakech November 2001 http://www.festivalmarrakech.com
Nairobi Film Festival Kenya Nairobi September 2014 http://www.nairobifilmfestival.com
Abuja International Film Festival Nigeria Abuja October 2004 http://www.abujaiff.com
Carolina Film Festival South Africa Cape Town August 2015 http://carolinafilmfestival.com
Kenya International Film Festival Kenya Nairobi October 2004 http://www.kenyafilmfest.com
Tanzania International Film Festival Tanzania Dodoma June 2012 http://www.tiff.go.tz
Makonde International Film Festival Mozambique Maputo April 2015 http://www.makondefestival.com
Ajijic Film Festival Egypt Alexandria June 2018 http://www.ajijicfilmfestival.com
Film Africa UK London November 2012 http://www.filmafrica.org
Marakech International Film Festival Morocco Marrakech December 2001 http://www.festivalmarrakech.com
South African Film and Television Awards South Africa Johannesburg March 2006 http://www.safatawards.co.za
Rwanda Film Festival Rwanda Kigali July 2004 http://www.rwandafilmfestival.com
Malawi International Film Festival Malawi Lilongwe November 2003 http://www.malawifilmfest.com
Zambia International Film Festival Zambia Lusaka October 2003 http://www.ziff.zm
International Short Film Festival Egypt Cairo June 2011 http://www.shortfilmfestival.com
International Women's Film Festival Tanzania Dar es Salaam March 2016 http://www.iwff.org
Hague African Film Festival Netherlands Hague August 2007 http://www.haff.nl
Pan African Film Festival USA Los Angeles February 1992 http://www.paff.org
FESPACO Burkina Faso Ouagadougou February 1969 http://www.fespaco.com
Festival du Film de Marrakech Morocco Marrakech December 2001 http://www.festivalmarrakech.com
Zanzibar International Film Festival Tanzania Zanzibar City July 1997 http://www.ziff.or.tz
AFRICAMBIENTAL Rwanda Kigali September 2018 http://www.africambiental.com
Flickerfest South Africa Cape Town January 1991 http://www.flickerfest.com.au
Sundance Film Festival USA Park City January 1978 http://www.sundance.org
DocuFest South Africa Johannesburg October 2010 http://www.docufest.co.za
Sierra Leone International Film Festival Sierra Leone Freetown November 2018 http://www.sierraleoneiff.com
Kinshasa International Film Festival Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa November 2015 http://www.kinfest.com
Luanda International Film Festival Angola Luanda August 2012 http://www.filmfestluanda.com
Tunis International Film Festival Tunisia Tunis February 1986 http://www.festivalfilm.com
Fez Festival of Sufi Culture Morocco Fez June 2003 http://www.fezsufifestival.com
Algiers International Film Festival Algeria Algiers December 1996 http://www.fifb.com
East African Film Festival Kenya Nairobi March 2013 http://www.eastafricanfilmfest.com
Kinofilm Festival Nigeria Calabar October 2013 http://www.kinofilmfestival.com
International Festival of African Films Egypt Cairo April 2019 http://www.internationalfilmfestivals.com
Global Film Festival South Africa Durban March 2018 http://www.globalfilmfest.co.za
Maisha Film Lab Uganda Kampala November 2010 http://maishafilmlab.com
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival USA Missoula February 2004 http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org
South African HorrorFest South Africa Cape Town October 2005 http://www.horrorfest.info
Driftwood Film Festival Kenya Nairobi September 2019 http://www.driftwoodfilmfestival.com
Dakar International Film Festival Senegal Dakar December 2019 http://www.dakarfilmfest.com
Joburg Film Festival South Africa Johannesburg November 2017 http://www.joburgfilmfestival.com
Ougadougou African Film Festival Burkina Faso Ouagadougou February 2020 http://www.oaf.com
International Kids Film Festival South Africa Pretoria June 2014 http://www.ikff.com
Festival of African Cinema Mali Bamako January 2007 http://www.malicinema.com
Zambian Film and Music Festival Zambia Lusaka April 2015 http://www.zmfilmfest.com
Zanzibar Short Film Festival Tanzania Zanzibar August 2018 http://www.ziff.or.tz
Dakar Biennale Senegal Dakar May 2018 http://www.biennaledakar.org
Kenya International Sports Film Festival Kenya Nairobi July 2019 http://www.kisff.com
Ghana International Film Festival Ghana Accra October 2021 http://www.ghanaiff.com
Africa in Motion UK Edinburgh November 2006 http://www.africa-in-motion.org
International Film Festival of Georgia Georgia Tbilisi December 2009 http://www.georgiafilmfestival.com
Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage Tunisia Tunis October 1966 http://www.jccartage.com
Sapelo Island Film Festival USA Sapelo Island September 2002 http://www.sapelofilmfestival.com
Sharm El Sheikh Film Festival Egypt Sharm El Sheikh July 2009 http://www.sharmfilmfest.com
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam November 1988 http://www.idfa.nl
National Film and Video Festival Nigeria Lagos December 2002 http://www.nigerianindiefest.com
AFRICA, THEATER ON FILM - Film Festival Egypt Cairo April 2016 http://www.africaontv.com
International Festival of Black Cinema USA Los Angeles November 2007 http://www.blackcinema.com
Algiers Summer Film Festival Algeria Algiers July 2014 http://www.festivalalger.com
Benin International Film Festival Benin Cotonou September 2021 http://www.beniniff.com
Port Harcourt Film Festival Nigeria Port Harcourt November 2020 http://www.phff.com
South African National Film and TV Awards South Africa Johannesburg March 2006 http://www.sanfta.com
Benin City Film Festival Nigeria Benin City October 2010 http://www.bcfestival.com
Mitrovica International Film Festival Kosovo Mitrovica June 2015 http://www.mitrovicafilmfestival.com
South African Environment Film Festival South Africa Johannesburg April 2020 http://www.seff.co.za
African Film Festival - New York USA New York April 2008 http://www.africanfilmny.org
Soweto International Film Festival South Africa Soweto September 2021 http://www.sowetofilmfestival.com
Transylvanian International Film Festival Romania Cluj-Napoca June 2002 http://www.tiff.ro
International African Arts and Film Festival Ghana Accra February 2017 http://www.iaaff.com
East Cape Film Festival South Africa Port Elizabeth November 2019 http://www.ecff.co.za
MAP Convention and Film Festival USA Las Vegas October 2011 http://www.mapfilmfestival.com
Lagos Independent Film Festival Nigeria Lagos September 2016 http://www.lagifilmfest.com
South African Comedy Film Festival South Africa Durban January 2020 http://www.sacff.co.za
Screening Room Africa South Africa Johannesburg December 2021 http://www.screeningroomafrica.com
Shenzhen International Film Festival China Shenzhen October 2014 http://www.szfilmfestival.com
Ekurhuleni Film Festival South Africa Ekurhuleni March 2018 http://www.ekurhulenifestival.com
Pan African Music and Arts Festival Burundi Gitega August 2022 http://www.pamaaf.com
Festival of African Cinema Nigeria Kano October 2020 http://www.nigerianfilmfestival.com
Techno-Arts Film Festival South Africa Durban August 2019 http://www.technoartsfestival.com
Maasai Film Festival Kenya Nairobi November 2019 http://www.maasaifestival.com
Fésitval Ulya 10 Morocco Ulya September 2020 http://www.festivalulya.com
International Conference on Fine Arts & Cinema Ghana Accra July 2018 http://www.fineartsandcinemaconf.com
Film Africa Fest South Africa Johannesburg November 2020 http://www.filmafricafest.com
Fasci Film Festival Tunisia Tunis April 2022 http://www.fasci.com
Metro International Documentary Festival USA New York March 2010 http://www.metrofilmfest.com
Film Invasion USA Los Angeles July 2011 http://www.filminvasion.com
Cape Verde International Film Festival Cape Verde Praia June 2012 http://www.capverdefilmfest.com
Pan African Film Festival Nigeria Port Harcourt November 2010 http://www.paff.com
Nairobi International Children's Film Festival Kenya Nairobi February 2016 http://www.nicff.com
International Film Festival of South Africa South Africa Johannesburg April 2019 http://www.iffsa.com
Harare International Film Festival Zimbabwe Harare August 2011 http://www.hiff.co.zw
Cape Town International Animation Festival South Africa Cape Town March 2015 http://www.animatedct.com
Lake Victoria Film Festival Kenya Kisumu December 2020 http://www.lakevictoriafilmfest.com
Film Oasis Ghana Tamale August 2016 http://www.filmoasis.com
Acting with The Stars - Film Festival South Africa Johannesburg October 2021 http://www.actingwiththestars.co.za
West African Film Festival Nigeria Lagos September 2022 http://www.westriff.com
International Festival of Film and Social Impact Ghana Accra November 2021 http://www.impactfilmfestival.com
Cinema Afro South Africa Johannesburg March 2020 http://www.cinemaafro.com
East African Comedy Film Festival Kenya Nairobi April 2019 http://www.eastafricancomedyfestival.com