Event: AFRIFF film festival, Lagos, 13-20 November 2016

By Africa in Words on 13 November , 2016 • ( 0 )

AFRIFF African International Film Festival

6th edition

Lagos, 13 – 20 November 2016

This season, the annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) returns for its sixth year of cinematic celebration with an impressive line-up of movie premieres, film screenings, industry sessions, master classes and other festival programmes holding in Lagos, Nigeria, from November 13 to 20, 2016.

AFRIFF is a world class showcase that presents a complete immersion into the world of film making with participation from local and international filmmakers and professionals, celebrities, actors, directors, film critics, buyers, distributors, visual artists, film students, amateurs, equipment manufacturers, and international press.

Maintaining its inaugural theme “Africa Unites”, the vision is to raise awareness in Africa about

Birth of A Nation

the vast potential the entertainment industry holds and the impact it can generate in the economy. To establish bridges for partnership with international counterparts to ensure quality, expertise and global standards access the local industry, accelerating its sustainable development. AFRIFF also aims to re-establish Africa’s significance as the original birth home of civilization and indeed the last frontier for unique film stories and content development.

The weeklong event is set to become Africa’s new exciting annual destination for fantastic film experience and celebration every November, comprising a top class film programme; talent development and technical training series aimed at raising local industry standards; business sessions and networking opportunities, as well as a unique Film and Equipment market that will encourage and grow content trade out of Africa and global partnerships.

Since its inaugural edition, hosted in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2010, the Festival has brought together:

More than 2000 industry guests,

More than 500 workshop participants.

500 + international entries from professional and amateur filmmakers around the world

Guests celebrities such as Lynn Whitfield, Tchina Arnold, Rockmond Dunbar, Malcom Jamal-Warner, Giancarlo Esposito, Eriq Ebounaey, Hakeem Kae Kazeem, Agbani Darego, and Chris Aire.

An international and domestic audience of 10,000 + guests

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