Appendix 1 Film Festivals in Africa Film Festivals in Africa 182 APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX Ended/ Current Festival Name Founded Suspended Location Founder Director Type Period Website Abuja International 2004 Abuja, Nigeria Fidelis Duker Fidelis Duker All films Sep http://www.abujafilmfestival Film Festival .org/ Addis International 2007 Addis Ababa, Kebour Ghenna Kebour Documentary March/April http://www.addisfilmfestival Film Festival Ethiopia Ghenna .org/ Afifdok (Festival 2009 Khouribga, Dr. Bouchaib El Dr. Bouchaib Documentary Nov http://afifdok.org/ international du film Morocco Massaoudi El Massaoudi documentaire de Khouribga) Africa International 2011 Different cities in Chioma Ude Keith Shiri African films Nov http://www.africafilmfest.org/ Film Festival (AFRIFF) Nigeria (Artistic Director) African Student Film 2012 2013 Lagos, Nigeria Adaobi Obiegboi Adaobi Films by African March-July http://www.africanstudentfilm Festival Obiegboi students festival.com/ AfricanBamba Human 2012 Thiaroye, Senegal AfricanBamba Abdoulaye Human rights Jan http://www.africanbamba.org/ Rights Film and Arts Gaye and social issues Festival documentaries Aluta Film Festival 2003 Galeshewe, Motheo Seleke Motheo Seleke African and Oct/Nov https://www.facebook.com/ Kimberley, South diasporan films pages/Aluta-Film-Festival/ Africa 165889343444084/ Amakula Kampala 2004 2012 Kampala, Uganda Alice Smits & Lee Alice Smits & All films Nov (main http://www.amakula.com/ International Film & throughout Ellickson Lee Ellickson festival); Festival Uganda throughout year (cinema caravan) Anansefest 2011 Accra, Ghana Wakefield Wakefield Films by March/June http://www.ananseman.com/ Ackuaku Ackuaku Ghanaian (thirteen months students of screenings on Ghana-TV before awards in late June) Arusha African Film 2012 Arusha, Tanzania Akpor Otebele, Hakika African films Sep http://arushaafricanfilm Festival Mary Birdi, & Entertainment festival.com/ Roland Adjovi BeninDocs 2011 Porto Novo & Farah Clémentine Farah Documentaries, Nov https://www.facebook.com/ (International Festival Cotonou, Benin, & Dramani Clémentine particularly by pages/Benindocs-festival- of First Documentary & Paris, France Issifou & Dramani Africans international-du-premier- Film) Issifou film-documentaire/204509486 267687/ Bojanala Film Festival 2014 Bojanala, Bojanala District Bojanala Films & March http://www.bojanala.gov.za/ Rustenburg, Municipality District workshops for 3rd-annual-bojanala-film- South Africa Municipality out-of-school festival/ youth Cairo International 1976 Cairo, Egypt Kamal El Samir Farid All films Nov http://www.ciff.org.eg/ Film Festival Mallakh & others Cape Town & 2008 Cape Town and Leon van der Leon van der All films Nov http://www.films-for-africa Winelands Stellenbosch, Merwe Merwe .co.za/ International Film South Africa Festival APPENDIX 1 (Continued) 183 184 Ended/ Current APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX Festival Name Founded Suspended Location Founder Director Type Period Website Ciné Droit Libre 2004 Ouagadougou, Semfilms Luc Damiba Human June (and other http://festivalcinedroitlibre Burkina Faso, rights films times) .blogspot.co.uk/ & seven other (particularly by cities (including Africans) Abidjan, Ivory Coast & Dakar, Senegal) Cinéma Nachia 2007 Tanger, Morocco Simohamed Simohamed Films by young Nov/Dec http://www.cinemanachia Fettaka Fettaka Moroccans & .com/ Africans Colours of the Nile film 2013 Addis Ababa, Abraham Haile June Givanni African films March http://www.coloursofthenile festival Ethiopia Biru (Artistic .net/ Director) Dockanema 2006 2013 Maputo, Pedro Pimenta Pedro Pimenta Documentary Sep http://www.afrifestnet.org/en/ Mozambique node/117/ Durban International 1979 Durban, South Ros Sarkin Peter Machen All films July http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/ Film Festival Africa index.php/diff-home/ Écrans Noirs 1997 Yaoundé, Bassek ba Kobhio Marcel Épée African & July http://www.ambafrance-cm Cameroon diaspora films .org/Festival-Ecrans-Noirs/ Eko International Film 2010 Lagos, Nigeria Supple Hope Obioma All films Nov http://www.ekoiff.org/ Festival Communications Opara Limited Encounters (South 1999 Cape Town & Nodi Murphy & Lesedi Oluko Documentary June http://www.encounters.co.za/ African International Johannesburg, Steven Markovitz Moshe Documentary Festival) South Africa Environmental Film 2002 Accra, Ghana Claudia D’Andrea Kwesi Owusu Environmental June/July http://www.effaccra.org/ Festival of Accra films Escales Documentaire 2006 Libreville, Gabon Initiated by Imunga Documentary Nov/Dec http://www.institutfrancais- de Libreville Charles Mensah Ivanga gabon.com/index.php/prog with support ramme-culturel/cinema/252- of l’Institut escales-documentaires-de- Français (Gabon) libreville-8eme-edition/ & l’Institut Gabonais de l’Image et du Son (IGIS) Ethiopian International 2006 Addis Ababa, Linkage Arts Yirgashewa All films Nov http://www.ethioiff.com/ Film Festival Ethiopia Resource Center Teshome FESPACO (Festival 1969 Ouagadougou, Alimata Michel African films Feb/March http://www.fespaco-bf.net/ Panafricain du Cinéma Burkina Faso Salembéré & Ouédraogo de Ouagadougou) others Festimaj 2004 Rabat, Morocco Gilles Gilles Films by students May/June http://www.festimaj.fr/ Lemounaud & Lemounaud up to age of 30 Anne-Claude Lumet Festival de Cinéma 2001 Dakar, Senegal Le Groupe Image Le Groupe All films June http://www.imagetvie.org/ Image et Vie et Vie Image et Vie Festival du Film de 2013 Libreville and Nadine Otsobogo Nadine Nature & Aug http://www.festivaldemasuku Masuku (Nature & other parts of Otsobogo environment .com/ Environment) Gabon films APPENDIX 1 Festival International 2009 Bujumbura, Léonce Ngabo Léonce Ngabo Films made in April/May/June http://www.festicab.org/ (site du Cinéma et de Burundi Africa; African undergoing maintenance) l’Audiovisuel du productions or Burundi (Festicab) co-productions Festival International 2010 Cotonou, Benin Dangbe Cinema Polycarpe All films Dec http://www.dangbecinema 185 du Cinéma Numérique Tchiakpe .com/ de Cotonou (FICN) (Continued) 186 Ended/ Current APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX Festival Name Founded Suspended Location Founder Director Type Period Website Festival International 2003 Reunion Island Village Titan Alain Gili Films from Africa Oct http://www.festivalfilmafri du Film d’Afrique et des (ILOI) & especially the queiles.fr/ Iles (FIFAI) African “islands” Festival International 2003 Ouidah, Benin Jean Odoutan Jean Odoutan All films Jan http://www.festival-ouidah.org/ du Film de Ouidah (Quintessence) Festival International 2008 Rabat, Morocco Omar Louzi Omar Louzi Human rights June http://www.fifdh.blogspot du Film sur les Droits films .co.uk/ Humains FIFAK (Festival 1964 Kelibia, Tunisia Fédération Ghassen Tunisian and Aug https://www.facebook.com/ International du Film Tunisienne Jemaia international pages/Festival-International- Amateur de Kelibia) des Cinéastes films du-Film-Amateur-de-K%C3% Amateurs A9libia-FIFAK-TUNISIE/138 (FTCA) 494026232281?ref=ts&fref=ts/ FiSahara (Festival 2004 Dakhla, Algeria Sahrawi Arab María Carrión All films April/May http://www.festivalsahara.org/ Internacional de Cine) (Sahrawi refugee Democratic camp) Republic (SADR) with Javier Corcuera, Guillermo Toledo, José Taboada Independent Mzansi 2014 Pretoria, South Jarrod de Jong & Jarrod de Jong Short films June http://www.imsff.co.za/ Short Film Festival Africa Jacques Brand & Jacques (IMSFF) Brand International Images 2002 Harare & Women Tsitsi Films about Aug http://www.wcoz.org/typo Film Festival for Bulawayo, Filmmakers of Dangarembga women, & graphy/126-women-filmakers- Women Zimbabwe Zimbabwe positive male role of-zimbawe-profile.html/ models (in “New Man” section) I-Represent 2011 Lagos, Nigeria Jahman Femi Documentary March http://irepfilmfestival.com/ International Anikulapo, Femi Odugbemi Documentary Film Odugbemi, & Festival Makin Soyinka Journées 1966 Tunis, Tunisia Tahar Cheriaa Mohamed African & Arab Nov http://www.jccarthage.com/ Cinématographiques de Mediouni films eng/ Carthage (JCC) Journées 2012 Ouagadougou & Baba Hama & Baba Hama Films by & about March (biannual) N/A Cinématographiques de Banfora, Burkina Alain Edouard women la Femme Africaine de Faso Traoré l'image (JCFA) Jozi Film Festival 2012 Johannesburg, Brendon Brendon All films Feb http://www.jozifilmfestival South Africa Burmester, Burmester, .co.za/ Shareen Shareen Anderson, & Lisa Anderson, & Henry Lisa Henry Kenya International 2006 2012 Nairobi, Kenya Charles Asiba Charles Asiba All films Oct/Nov N/A Film Festival APPENDIX 1 Lagunimages (Festival 2000 Cotonou, Benin Monique Mbeka Noudeou Documentary & Dec (biannual) http://associationlagunimages International de Film, Phoba Noelie television .org/ documentaires et de Houngnihin télévision du Bénin) (Continued) 187 188 Ended/ Current APPENDIX 1 APPENDIX Festival Name Founded Suspended Location Founder Director Type Period Website Lola Kenya Screen 2006 Nairobi, Kenya Ogova Odengo Ogova Films for Aug (annual http://www.lolakenyascreen Odengo children 6-day festival), .org/ but also monthly film forum, weekly school outreach & skill- development program, & fortnightly community mobile cinema & media literacy programs Lusaka International 2012 Lusaka, Zambia Charity Maruta Charity African films Sep/Oct http://www.lifmf.com/ Film and Music Festival Maruta Luxor African Film 2011 Luxor, Egypt Sayed Fouad & Sayed Fouad African films March http://www. Festival the Independent luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/ Shabab Foundation Marrakech Biennale 2005 Marrakech, Vanessa Branson Alia Radman Visual arts, Feb/March http://www.marrakech