Abuja audiences have a new date for their cinema diaries: the Africa Films for Impact Festival is scheduled for October 28–30 at Silverbird Cinema, SEC Abuja. Under the theme “Reimagine Africa: Storytelling for Transformation”, AFFIF combines screenings with discussion about the social questions that filmmakers put on screen.
Planning your visit
The organisers say attendance is free, with registration expected through the festival website. A practical first step is to use its attendance registration link, then check the programme for the session you want. The festival’s address for its office is separate from the announced screening venue, so visitors should plan for Silverbird SEC.
The programme describes 20 films spanning features, shorts, documentary and animation. The organisers say the films will be screened in person because virtual-screening permission has not been granted, while post-screening conversations will be available online. Remote viewers should check the individual session arrangements.
More than a screening programme
Discussion panels connect the films with human rights, accountability, gender equity, climate, health and peace. They offer viewers a chance to hear why a filmmaker chose a subject and how the work was made, extending the conversation beyond the screening.
Emerging filmmakers have a separate professional strand to watch. AFFIF describes a fellowship for 15 participants, alongside pitching activities and an actors’ workshop and showcase. These are distinct programme activities with their own participation arrangements; an audience registration should not be treated as acceptance into a fellowship or a casting opportunity.
The closing film and practical dates
The organisers list The Quiet as the closing film and its world premiere. Visitors planning around that screening should confirm the final programme and entry arrangements directly. Festival schedules can develop close to opening, and the current listings describe planned events rather than completed performances or award results.
The website also retains submission links with August 31 and September 30 deadlines for different film-entry activities. Those dates have passed. Readers attending this week should use the audience-registration route and current programme rather than interpreting an older submission button as a reopened call. The three-day programme gives Abuja a focused opportunity to encounter African stories and the people developing them.
