✨ Calling all African documentary filmmakers! ✨ Are you ready to amplify your film's impact? Apply for Doc Day: Édition Impact @ FESPACO and stand a chance to win $5,000 to execute a fundamental impact goal! Only 5 projects will be selected to pitch live at FESPACO.

Mother City will be showing at FESPACO! This film was granted under our RRI program- don't miss it! #FESPACO #Impact

The Films, the pitches, the impact, and YOU! 🎬The Doc Day: Impact Edition (East Africa) is finally happening at Baraza Media Lab! This one-of-a-kind documentary film pitch event has brought together filmmakers, impact producers, and industry changemakers to harness the power of film

✨Screening Alert! ✨ The Fortunate, a film by director Habtamu Gebrehiwot and producer Nahusenay Dereje, will be screening today at 5:30 PM EAT in Addis Ababa as part of the EAccelerate Fund program. @bmz_bund DOCUBOX EA Film Fund #EAccelerateFund #AfricanCinema #DocA #EASC

Congratulations to Makhfouss Thiam from Sénégal, who won the $5,000 Impact Prize for his film Cila Bokk at Doc Day: Impact Édition at FESPACO! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who participated and made this event a success! 🙌🏾 #DocDayImpact #FESPACO #AfricanCinema #ImpactProducing

Doc Day: Impact Edition (East Africa) at Baraza Media Lab was a huge success! 🎬 Congratulations to Simona Nickmanova & Jigar Ganatra for winning the $5,000 Impact Prize for their powerful film Children of Honey (Tanzania)! 🏆 DOCUBOX EA Film Fund #DocDay #RealReelImpact #Impact

We had an amazing time showcasing The Fortunate, a film by director Habtamu Gebrehiwot and producer Nahusenay Dereje, as part of the #EAccelerateFund program in Addis Ababa. Bundesentwicklungsministerium DW Akademie #TheFortunate #AfricanCinema #DocA #EASC #FilmScreening

The winners of our first-ever Shoot Your Short Grant are here! 🎬🎉 Congrats to: 🏆 Salma Sary – Sounds of Freedom 🏆 Shaaera Kalla – Babu Komba: A Stranger in Zanzibar Thank you to everyone who submitted! You made this launch unforgettable. #ShootYourShort #DocA

Hear from Shaeera, one of our first Shoot Your Short grantees, as she introduces Babu Komba: A Stranger in Zanzibar. We can't wait to follow along as she brings this story to life! ✨ Shaeera Akbar Kalla #DocA #ShootYourShort #ShortDocs

Meet Salma SARY from Morocco 🇲🇦, one of our SYS Grantees, as she introduces her powerful documentary project Sounds of Freedom. Wishing her all the best as she brings this beautiful story to life! ghriba gaze #DocA #ShootYourShort #ShortDocs

🎬 Tomorrow! Join us on Zoom at 10:00 BST for a powerful convo on Impact Production in the African Context at the Festival of Media Production, Bournemouth University. With: Miriam Ayoo, Prince O. Nyambok II & Liani Maasdorp. 🔗 - documentaryafrica.org/impact-product…

Happening Now!! bournemouth-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/88046013738?…

At this year’s Cannes Docs – Co-Pro Social Club, three of our grantees — Alyaa Musaa (Sudan), Mamounata Nikiéma (Burkina Faso), and Christina Ifubaraboye (Nigeria) — took the stage to pitch their production companies, share their visions, and expand their networks. #Cannes2025

🎬 EAccelerate Fund 2025 is open! Funding, mentorship & visibility for East African filmmakers. ➡️ Apply by 21 July → documentaryafrica.org/eaccelerate-fu… #EAccelerateFund #DocA #EASC

Are you an East African filmmaker? 🎬 The EAccelerate Fund 2025 is here to help you bring your short film to life with up to €20,000 in funding, mentorship, and a chance for international visibility. 📅 Deadline: 21 July 2025 ➡️ Apply now: documentaryafrica.org/eaccelerate-fu…

Durban FilmMart SA A thoughtful panel about documentary distribution with Sam Soko (Kenya), Theresa Hill (South Africa), Mohamed Said Ouma (Kenya/Comoros) and Jeanne Deny (France/Egypt).

OPEN CALL for African Filmmakers: WHY FREEDOM? (Africa Edition)🎬🌍 In partnership with THE WHY Foundation , we’re calling on filmmakers across the continent to pitch short documentaries (5–15 min) that explore freedom, from your perspective, in the context you know best. Political,

From the ground up 📈 African documentary filmmakers are rewriting the distribution playbook - combining cinema, digital, and community engagement for maximum impact. Incredible panel at #DurbanFilmMart! #DocA

We were honoured to present the DocA Award to Plastic Atlantis by director Samira Vera-Cruz and producer Pedro Soulé from Cabo Verde. 🎉 Congratulations to the team! 🌍🎬 #DocA #DFM2025 #PlasticAtlantis

Do you have 5+ years in the film industry? The EAccelerate Fund 2025 is calling for mentors to guide bold, original short films. Be part of shaping the future of East African cinema. 📅 Deadline: Aug 28 👉🏽 Apply here: documentaryafrica.org/eaccelerate-fu… #EAccelerateFund #DocumentaryAfrica