List of film festivals in Africa
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[edit] Burkina Faso
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou | 1969 | Ouagadougou | Regional | The largest African film festival. | http://www.fespaco.bf/ |
[edit] Egypt
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Cairo International Film Festival | 1976 | Cairo | International | The first film festival in the Middle East. | http://www.cairofilmfest.org/ |
[edit] Ghana
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Ananse International Film Festival of Ghana | Accra | http://www.anansefilmfestival.com |
[edit] Kenya
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Lola Kenya Children's Screen | 2005 | Nairobi | Special interest | http://www.lolakenyascreen.or.ke/ | |
| Kenya International Film Festival | Nairobi | International | http://www.kifft.org |
[edit] Morocco
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| International Film Festival of Marrakech | 2000 | Marrakech | International | http://www.festival-marrakech.com |
[edit] Mozambique
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Dockanema | 2006 | Maputo | International | First documentary film festival in the region | http//www.dockanema.org |
[edit] Nigeria
| BOBTV AFRICA: AFRICAN FILM AND TV PROGRAMMES EXPO | 2002 | ABUJA | INTERNATIONAL | BOBTV is an annual event that holds in march each year in the picturesque city of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city. BOBTV has become the first choice event for buyers and sellers of Nigerian Movies and Televison Programmes. BOBTV provides a marketplace for ideas, projects, products and services. BOBTV comprises capacity building and policy review modules for the motion Picture and Audiovisual Content Industries. | www.bobtv.org |
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| Abuja International Film Festival | 2004 | Abuja | http://www.nffo.org/ | ||
| Lagos Film Festival | Lagos |
[edit] South Africa
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Durban International Film Festival | 1979 | Durban | Regional | Most of the screenings are either African or South African premieres. | http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za |
| Everglades Film Festival | 1990 | Durban | International | International & local films |
[edit] Tanzania
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Zanzibar International Film Festival | 1998 | Zanzibar | Regional | East Africa's largest film festival. | http://www.ziff.or.tz |
[edit] Tunisia
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Carthage Film Festival | 1966 | Carthage | Regional | In order to be eligible for competition, films in the festival must have a director of African or Middle Eastern nationality. | http://www.jccarthage.org/ |
[edit] Zimbabwe
| Name | Est. | City | Type | Details | Website |
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| Zimbabwe International Film Festival | 1997 | Harare | International | http://www.ziff.co.zw/index.php |
[edit] See also
| African cinema |
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[edit] External links
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