Africa Film Fest Australia
Australia’s Celebration of African Cinema Makes its Melbourne debut at Cinema Nova.
Africa Film Fest Australia (AFFA) expands to Melbourne for the first time in 2026, showcasing some of the most acclaimed films from across the African continent and its diaspora. Led by the Melbourne premiere of the award-winning Ghanaian feature THE FISHERMAN, this year’s festival brings together a powerful, joyful, and thought-provoking program of contemporary African cinema from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 March.
THIS JUNGO LIFE director David Fedele is currently raising funds to support young Sudanese refugees. You can donate here: https://gofund.me/2ce11cce9
AFFA26 The Fisherman
Opening Date: Friday, 27 Mar 2026
AFRICA FILM FEST AUSTRALIA OPENING NIGHT! Join us for a special introduction from Mohamed Semra, the Mayorof the City of Maribyrnong. In Zoey Martinson’s Venice Film Festival-winning feast of magical realist comedy THE FISHERMAN, aging Ghanaian Atta Oko ... more
AFFA26 Fanon
Opening Date: Saturday, 28 Mar 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday March 28, 6.30pm. Join director Jean-Claude Flamand-Barny for a live Zoom Q&A at the conclusion of the film. Frantz Fanon has just been appointed Chief Medical Officer at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. Ver ... more
AFFA26 Nawi
Opening Date: Saturday, 28 Mar 2026
MELBOURNE PREMIERE Based on the winning story of a nationwide writing contest, NAWI portrays the life of a determined girl growing up in rural Kenya. Nawi’s (Michelle Lemuya Ikeny) aspirations of attending high school are shattered when she learns that h ... more
AFFA26 Nteregu
Opening Date: Saturday, 28 Mar 2026
MELBOURNE PREMIERE NTEREGU is a lyrical and immersive documentary that explores the rich musical traditions of Guinea-Bissau—from the ancestral Tina drum and the songs of the griots to the influence of diaspora soundscapes. ... more
AFFA26 This Jungo Life
Opening Date: Sunday, 29 Mar 2026
MEET THE FILMMAKER: Sunday March 29, 2.00pm. Join director David Fedele for a live in-cinema post-screening Q&A. THIS JUNGO LIFE takes us deep inside the hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan, living and slee ... more
AFFA26 My Father's Shadow
Opening Date: Sunday, 29 Mar 2026
Akinola Davies Jr's bold and poetic debut MY FATHER'S SHADOW follows Florian (Sope Dirisu) a father, estranged from his two young sons Remi and Akin (Chibuike Marvelous Egbo and Godwin Egbo), as they travel through the Nigerian metropolis Lagos ... more
