For the past 25 years, the African Film Festival has produced the annual New York African Film Festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center to honor the legacy of African cinema and give a voice to contemporary artists, activists, and filmmakers from Africa and the diaspora. Through additional partnerships with Maysles Cinema in Harlem, and Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, the festival provides New York City with unique access to forward thinking experimental films, shorts, documentaries and auteur cinema.
New York African Film Festival
“Our grantees range from small arts organizations with one staff member to major museums, yet they all provide essential resources for artists as well as innovative platforms for critical cultural dialogue. Creative risk-taking is at the heart of this country’s most meaningful social, political, and cultural developments, therefore we are proud to stand behind artist-centered organizations that support experimental practice.”
Joel Wachs, President