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AFRIKAMERA 2026
REFLECT
09 – 15 NOV 2026
From 2024 to 2027, the AFRIKAMERA film festival – CURRENT CINEMA FROM AFRICA – will focus on the themes BELIEVE * CHANGE * REFLECT and CREATE, highlighting diverse perspectives on key social and political issues facing the African continent today and in the future.
The African continent is one of the regions of the world most severely affected by climate change: drought, aridity, the exploitation of natural resources and demographic pressures, combined with often extreme poverty, mean that for a large part of the continent, issues of distributive justice and environmental concerns are of particular urgency in the context of sustainable development.
This year’s theme REFLECT focuses on a selection of feature films, documentaries and short films which, on the one hand, examine the impact of colonialism on the ecological balance, climate change and the struggle for resources, the exploitation of nature by unscrupulous mining companies, and the ‘white saviourism’ of NGOs. Other films give a voice to (influential) local environmental activists and evoke the mystical power of nature: earth, water, roots – what is lost when land is viewed solely as a resource?
Beyond this year’s thematic focus, there are international festival highlights to discover, as well as a diverse programme of discussions.
The full programme for AFRIKAMERA 2026 will be published in the autumn.
AFRIKAMERA Trailer 2025
Team: Patronage: Dr Uschi Eid | Artistic direction and programme: Alex Moussa Sawadogo | Program concept CHANGE: Uta Rügner | Concept and curation Spotlight on Windhoek: Uta Rügner & Florian Wachinger | Co-curation Industry Talk: Ellen Wiesbrock | Texts: Florian Wachinger | Project management and finances: Uta Rügner | Project coordination: Christiane Dramé | Programme coordination: Tatjana Scheikert | Production: Carole Lunt, Tim Müller | Guest services and location management: Emilia Schiffner, Réka Komaromi, Frauke Ihle, Smilla Rügner, Mariama Dramé, Sarah Sawadogo | PR and communication: Christiane Dramé, Florian Wachinger | Press relations: Christiane Dramé | Social media: Anna K. Baur | Web design: Frank Paul – ants and butterflies | Key Visual & Motion Design: 908video GmbH | Moderation: Toby Ashraf, Brenda Akele Jorde, Rabih El-Khoury | Graphics & Design: Antonia Neubacher | Translations: Christiane Dramé, Tatjana Scheikert
Title image taken from the Film BEUTSET (L’AURORE) by Alicia Mendy