Thanks to initial grants from the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, AFF and the Film Society of Lincoln Center have hosted major biennial film festivals devoted to works on Africa and the Diaspora since 1993. These popular events screened at Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, also included panel discussions among media professionals and scholars at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Museum for African Art, New York and Columbia Universities. Due to increasing demand and the number of quality African films now available, the festival has been presented annually since 1998. Although the African Film Festival is a non-competitive event and is not intended to be a film market, we invite many of the featured filmmakers to introduce their work and hold post-screening discussions. In addition, we sponsor a series of round-table discussions where African filmmakers from around the world can connect with film industry professionals in the U.S.

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  • 12th Summer Outdoor Series

  • Join African Film Festival, Inc. for the 12th Summer Outdoor Series, titled Cinema Under the Stars, as we celebrate African history and culture through the arts, all summer long! Showcasing the best in classic and contemporary African cinema, the series …
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  • Educational Programs

  • Film is a powerful educational tool, able to engage children emotionally and intellectually. It also allows them to make connections between their own lives and those lived in different countries and cultures depicted onscreen. AFF’s educational programs bring the unique …
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  • Programs Overview

  • Traveling Series The Traveling Series captures the best of the current Festival and is designed to bring the unique experience of watching African cinema to the broadest possible audience. The programming package may be tailored from the selection of feature …
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