Addis International Film Festival

Ethiopian film festival
  • Amharic (for domestic films)
  • English/Multilingual (for foreign films)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an Ethiopian annual film festival organized by Initiative Africa and held in Addis Ababa.[1][2][3] Established in 2007,[4] the festival showcases experienced or amateur filmmakers candidate from Ethiopia and Africa, and is one of the largest independent documentary cinema festivals in Africa.[5][6]

The Addis International Film Festival encourages young filmmakers and enthusiasts through engaging workshops.[3]

Notable events

The 4th AIFF edition was held from 26 March to 4 April 2010.[7]

The 16th edition of AIFF was organized from 25–29 May 2022 and more than 30 films were selected from around the world to develop filmmaker curations.[3][8]

References

  1. ^ Festhome. "Addis International Film Festival". Festhome. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  2. ^ Tascon, Sonia; Wils, Tyson (2016-12-01). Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-78320-636-0. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Addis International Film Festival | Human Rights Film Network". www.humanrightsfilmnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  4. ^ "Addis International Film Festival". The Reporter. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ UNESCO (2021-10-01). The African Film Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 978-92-3-100470-4. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  6. ^ Vallejo, Aida; Winton, Ezra (2020-05-28). Documentary Film Festivals Vol. 1: Methods, History, Politics. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-17320-3. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  7. ^ "4th Addis International Film Festival". ethiopianfilminitiative.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  8. ^ "16th Addis International Film Festival | All Addis Events". 2022-05-24. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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