Entries are now open for Africa International Film Festival 2020 and the year’s theme is Breaking Borders and the deadline is July 1st.

AFRIFF 2020 promises to be just an Amazing event. Among the top film festivals, the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is arguably the largest film festival in Africa, held in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 by Chioma Ude and has grown to be a gateway to many filmmakers all over the world. It is described as Africa’s most vibrant film festival.

Entries are now open for the festival and the theme is Breaking Borders. The AFRIFF 2019 theme ‘Sheroes’ closed with Ego Boyo’s ‘Ghost and the House of Truth’ winning 3 awards. Along with several other films and filmmakers bagging awards and fat encouraging envelopes, the festival also brought up amazing talents in its Master and beginner classes.

Among the other award winners was Nigeria’s Niyi Akinmolayan’s Malaika

The AFRIFF 2020: Breaking Borders Calendar follows;

• April 1, 2020 – Opening Date

• July 1, 2020 – Regular Deadline (3 Categories)

• July 21, 2020 – Late Deadline

• October 5, 2020 – Notification Date

• November 22 – 28, 2020 – Event Date

* Nollywood Insider rates it as one of the Festivals that emerging Filmmakers MUST attend in 2020

Afriff 2020 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Entries must be submitted on online via filmfreeway.com Foreign language work must be subtitled in English. Please include a concise and complete press kit.

Entries must be submitted on Filmfreeway – here

Africa International Film Festival 2020 is in Partnership with Multichoice, Access Bank, United States Diplomatic Mission, Tecno, NvivoTV and FilmHouse Cinemas.

Kay Ugwuzor

Kay Ugwuzor is a Content Writer and Film Enthusiast.

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