AFRIKAMERA – Festival of Contemporary African Cinema
Berlin's most important film festival for contemporary African cinema, every November in Wedding and other venues
About AFRIKAMERA
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Berlin as an African Cinema Platform
AFRIKAMERA was launched in 2007 by the Berlin-based association toucouleur e.V., a collective of German-African cultural practitioners, to make African cinema more visible in the German capital. What began as a small niche format has developed over almost two decades into one of the most important European festivals of its kind – with a clear political claim: to break down the media's reduction of Africa to stereotypes of poverty and conflict, and instead showcase the diversity of contemporary African realities and cinematic languages.
A Four-Year Thematic Cycle
Between 2024 and 2027, the festival is running under a cohesive conceptual arc: BELIEVE (2024), CHANGE (2025), REFLECT (2026), and CREATE (2027). Each edition approaches the question of how filmmakers on the continent and in the diaspora tell their present from a different perspective. REFLECT 2026 emphasizes retrospective, critical-essayistic, and biographical narrative forms.
Ladima Partnership and Women's Voices
A key innovation for the 2026 edition is the partnership with the Ladima Foundation, a pan-African foundation for the promotion of female filmmakers. The winner of the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary will be screened at AFRIKAMERA in Berlin – a contribution to the visibility of African women's voices in the international festival circuit.
Silent Green Wedding and the Festival Network
The main venue for years has been the Silent Green Kulturquartier in Berlin-Wedding (Mitte district): a former crematorium that is now one of the city's most atmospheric cultural centers. In addition, there are other venues in the city, typically including the City Kino Wedding. The films are shown with English or German subtitles and are usually accompanied by Q&As with the filmmakers.
AFRIKAMERA — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of AFRIKAMERA is themed REFLECT. It is the third stage of the 2024–2027 thematic cycle (BELIEVE, CHANGE, REFLECT, CREATE), which toucouleur e.V. is presenting together with numerous African and European partners. REFLECT aims at retrospective, biographical, and essayistic narratives in which filmmakers critically examine their own careers, history, and present.
A special role in 2026 is played by the cooperation with the Ladima Foundation: the pan-African foundation supports female filmmakers on the continent and, as part of AFRIKAMERA, presents the winner of the Adiaha Award for Best Documentary to a Berlin premiere audience. Q&As, workshops, and industry talks are also expected.
Programme AFRIKAMERA 2026
Program Structure (typical, based on recent editions)
The exact daily program for 2026 will usually be published in early November 2026 on afrikamera.de. Expected are:
- Opening Film with guests, typically at Silent Green or City Kino Wedding
- Main Series with contemporary African feature films
- Documentary Series featuring the Adiaha Award winner film from the Ladima Foundation
- Short Film Programs from various regions of Africa
- Q&As and Film Discussions with attending filmmakers
- Industry Talks on distribution, funding, and diaspora realities
Main venue: Silent Green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin. Further venues will be announced with the program.
Note: As REFLECT is the third of four thematic blocks, the curatorial line remains closely aligned with previous editions. Specific film titles will be announced by the festival from autumn 2026 onwards.
Highlights AFRIKAMERA 2026
- REFLECT Edition: third thematic block of the 2024–2027 cycle
- Premiere of the Ladima Adiaha Award winner film in Berlin
- Main venue Silent Green Kulturquartier Wedding
- Program of feature films, documentaries, and short films
- Q&As with filmmakers from Africa and the diaspora
Prices AFRIKAMERA 2026
Practical information — AFRIKAMERA
Getting There
Silent Green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin (U-Bahn U6 / U9 Leopoldplatz or S-Bahn Wedding). Other venues in Berlin, depending on the program.
Tickets
Single tickets per screening and festival passes online via afrikamera.de or at the advance box office of the respective venues. Specific prices and program are usually published from autumn 2026.
Organizer
toucouleur e.V. – an association of German-African cultural practitioners based in Berlin.
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Where it takes place AFRIKAMERA
Silent Green Kulturquartier (Hauptspielstätte) + weitere Berliner Kinos
Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin