Vues d'Afrique International Film Festival (Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique)

Vues d'Afrique International Film Festival

Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique

Also known as: Vues d'Afrique
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Vues d'Afrique is a Montreal festival devoted to cinema about Africa, the Creole-speaking countries and their diasporas. It is run by the non-profit organisation Vues d'Afrique, founded in 1984, which also presents visual arts, youth and community activities through the year. The festival screens more than 100 films each year and requires foreign-language works to be subtitled or versioned in French.

Juried sections cover international fiction, international documentary, TV and web series, animation and first works, alongside Regards d'ici, a competition for Canadian productions; cross-cutting prizes recognise films on human rights and sustainable development. The 43rd edition runs from 8 to 17 April 2027 in Montreal.

Country

Canada

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Short, Television

Dates

8 April 2027 — 17 April 2027

Awards and prizes

Juried awards (2026 list): Sustainable Development prize; Human Rights prize; best film in Regards d'ici (Canadian films); TV and web series prize; animation prize; documentary prizes for short and medium-length films and for feature-length films; fiction awards. Juries may also give special mentions.

Festival rules

The festival selects only films about Africa, the Creole-speaking countries and their diasporas. Sections: international fiction, international documentary, TV and web series, animation, first works, and Regards d'ici (Views from Here) for Canadian entries. Cross-cutting sections: human rights and sustainable development. Foreign-language films must be subtitled or versioned in French; films in French may also have English subtitles. Films are submitted through the festival's ZoneFestival form (French or English).

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