About Us

The first edition of the festival took place from 26 December 2015 to 3 January 2016. The grand patron of this inaugural edition was Isatou Touray, and the theme was "African Cinema and Gender Valuation". It took place in the Global Hands Development Hub, Manduar, West Coast Region. Following this edition, FilmInitiativ Köln, a German cultural organisation focused on African cinema, pledged its support to future editions of the festival. The second edition of the festival had the theme "The Youth Factor", and was also the inaugural festival for the Pan African Screen Awards (PASA).[2] It took place from 20 May 2016 to 26 May 2016.[3] The third edition of the festival had the theme "Film and the Rights to Truth in Transitional Justice" and took place from 25 December 2017 to 30 December 2017.[4] The third edition was opened by a screening of Sankanu's production, Bleeding Blade. Over 20 Gambian-made films were screened during the festival, as well as productions from Togo, Germany, and Iraq.[5]