About us
African Film Institute (AFI) is a Pan-African organization for Cultural Innovation, Diplomacy, Education, Advancement and Strategy for the African Continent, we have been working with the African Union (AU) HQ Addis Ababa, African Governments, FESTAC Africa, Federation of African Film Schools, European Film Market, UNESCO, Berlinale Germany and with the Pan African creative and business society in Europe and America out of our centers in ABUJA (Nigeria). ADDIS (Ethiopia). PARIS(France). COLOGNE(Germany).
The vision of the African Film Institute is to “Innovate the Africa We Want” in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, using Innovation, Diplomacy, Education, Advancement and Strategy using emerging technology and a sustainable development of the Creative Economy in Africa and amongst Africans.
AFI TRACTION
looking beyond Films
• We have created the first ever Common African Film Market Initiative, influence the Federation of Pan African Film schools.
• Industrial & practical film school (Ip Film school) in few countries in Africa.
• We have engaged Diplomatic missions on the Creative economy with the AU and other governments to dozen countries in Africa and Europe in the past 2 years.
• AFI was published in the African unions and UNESCO biennale of Luanda pan African forum the culture of peace 2023.
• We have supported and facilitated productions from TCHAD, CAMEROON, NIGERIA, NIGER, COLOMBIA amongst others.
• We have supported over 12 productions in the past 4years notable are: (Beccas’s Deal, 2022 won SWIFF USA and Zuma Awards in 2024 , 2022 Mali’s Integrity, 2023 won the Africa no filter grant Awards)
• Festivals collaborations (FESPACO, FESTAC Africa, Berlinale, AfroBerlin CANNES -AfroCannes)
We have representations and contacts in all the Geo Political Zones of Africa and diaspora
o Northern zone (Morocco)
o Southern zone (South Africa)
o Eastern zone (Ethiopa and Tanzania)
o Central zone (Cameroon)
o Western zone (Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal)
o Diaspora (USA, Germany, France) .
AFI OBJECTIVES
Innovating the cultural and educational space by collaborating and building upon the already existing structures on the continent and diaspora that have been advocating the positive image of Africa in line with the African union Agenda 2063 plan. We hope to achieve this using a methodology that is global yet unique to Africa and Africans.
Diplomatic affairs aimed at helping create and facilitate frame works for policies turning into actions in African union member states and foreign governments especially in the creative, cultural sectors and film industries. Because we have a vast network that stretches from diplomats to ordinary citizens that can access rather impossible places to make possible changes and projects where it has been possible in Africa and elsewhere for Africans. We are open to both governments, institutions and individuals to help out with the arduous accesses.
Education is to bridge the gap between the school walls between the film and creative industries in Africa and beyond. To offer innovative, industrial based, technology driven and actionable creative education that is within the reach of Africans where ever they may be placing them on a level playing field globally.
Advancement interns of creating, developing and facilitating collaborations amongst; institutions, organizations, festivals, stakeholders and individuals in making possible; cultural and film projects, Co-productions, internships, residents, fellowships, scholarships, workshops amongst others.
Strategies for a sustainable future of the creative economy and film industries of African union member states and African communities in diaspora beyond total dependent on external support systems in the industries.
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DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
We have engaged Diplomatic missions on the Creative economy with the AU and other governments to dozen countries in Africa (Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Seychelles, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Zanzibar, The Gambia, Egypt, Niger and Cameroon). In Europe, (Germany and France) in the past 2 years.
