Film Africa 2024

 

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Film Africa is the Royal African Society’s biennial London festival, celebrating the best African and African diaspora cinema from across the continent. 

Now in its tenth year, Film Africa has become a key platform for African film in London and the UK. Film Africa 2024 will run from From 25 October - 3 November, presenting another high quality and wide-ranging film programme to venues across London. 

This will be accompanied by a vibrant series of events, including director Q&As, talks and discussions; professional workshops and master classes; school screenings and family activities; parties.

Film Africa 2024 will open on Friday, 25th October, at the iconic British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank with the award-winning documentary “Dahomey,” directed by the acclaimed Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop. 

Diop, who recently won the prestigious Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale, brings her exceptional storytelling prowess to this captivating film.

The Festival is also set to conclude with an unforgettable closing gala on Sunday, 3rd November, at the prestigious British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank. 

The festival will close with “Black Tea,” a poignant romantic drama directed by the award-winning Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako. Sissako, a finalist at the Berlinale, brings his exceptional vision and storytelling prowess to this compelling film. 

“Black Tea” stars Nina Mélo and Chang Han, following the journey of a young Ivorian woman who embarks on a transformative odyssey to China. Through her travels, she finds unexpected love and confronts the complexities of cultural assimilation. The film masterfully reveals a narrative of aspirational migration across the rarely addressed axis of Asia and Africa, offering viewers a fresh and insightful perspective on global interconnectedness.