Africa Film Finance Forum
NewFilm Week Africa OCT 5โ€“7โ€บ

Where African
Stories Are Financed.

A year-round platform connecting film projects, investors, and global partners culminating in the AFFF Summit and Film Finance Market each October.

Lagos | Oct 5โ€“7, Within Film Week Africa
  • OCT 4, 2026

    Film Week Africa Opens

  • OCT 5, 2026

    AFFF Window

  • OCT 6, 2026

    AFFF Window

  • OCT 7, 2026

    AFFF Window

  • OCT 8, 2026

    Film Week Africa

  • OCT 9, 2026

    Film Week Africa

  • OCT 10, 2026

    Film Week Africa

Year-Round Platform

A Year-Round Platform

AFFF operates beyond its annual market. Providing continuous access to projects, investors, and financing opportunities.

Through its marketplace, investor network, and film funds, AFFF enables capital to engage with African and international storytelling year-round.

Platform Activity

Year-Round Signal

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Active

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Channels

42+

Markets

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Continuity

African film stakeholders

Capital deployment

Structured investment into African storytelling

AFFF supports structured investment into film and television through curated opportunities and dedicated financing vehicles.

The platform hosts and develops film funds, enabling partnerships between capital providers and projects across multiple markets.

October Market

The AFFF Market

AFFF culminates each October with its summit and film finance market โ€” a concentrated three-day window where projects, investors, and decision-makers meet.

October 4

Film Week Africa Opens

October 5โ€“7

AFFF Summit + Film Finance Market

KeynotesRoundtablesProject pitchesInvestor meetingsDeal table sessions
October 7โ€“10

FWA Screenings & Cultural Programme

The AFFF Platform

The AFFF Platform

AFFF culminates each October with its summit and film finance market โ€” a concentrated three-day window where projects, investors, and decision-makers meet.

Marketplace

A curated platform providing year-round access to film and television projects seeking financing, co-production, and strategic partnerships.

Investor Circle

An exclusive network of investors, studios, and strategic partners with access to a consistent flow of carefully curated opportunities.

Deal Table

Boardroom-level financing sessions for selected projects and invited investors focused on negotiation and structured outcomes.

AFFF Funds

Dedicated capital vehicles and investment partnerships designed to support curated projects across multiple markets.

AFFF Film Finance Summit 2025

Live Deal Flow

Active Opportunities

The Covenant

Open

Sahel Rising

In Discussion

Silent Echo

In Discussion

Children of the Sea

Open

Lagos Noir

Selected

Global Reach

A Global Network

The AFFF Marketplace connects projects with investors and partners across Africa, Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

The AFFF Marketplace connects projects with investors and partners across Africa, Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

Trusted by Global Industry Leaders

StudiosFundsPartnersMarketInstitutions

$45M+

Capital mobilized across markets

120+

Cross-border partnerships initiated

35

Global territories represented

64

Curated projects

Who Participates.

AFFF brings together capital, content, and key institutions that have a role โ€” and a curated platform awaits.

Financing African Film within Film Week Africa, while maintaining a year-round platform connecting capital and projects across the full creative ecosystem.

Investors & Funds

Studios & Production

Filmmakers

Distributors & Sales Agents

Financial Institutions

Governments & Policy

Strategic Partners

For producers and creators

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For capital partners

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