African Film Festival

TO SUPPORT AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL'S (AFF) EFFORTS TO ENHANCE EDUCATION AND INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF AFRICAN AND WORLD CINEMA WITHIN LATIN AMERICA BY SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF TWO PROJECTS: LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER (LTAW) AND MAYORS MAKE MOVIES (MMM)

GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED

PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT

ARTS AND CULTURE

GENERAL PURPOSE

PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT

TO PROVIDE ANNUAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT

SUPPORT WOMEN BY SHARING THEIR WORK WITH THE PUBLIC, PROMOTING EQUAL OPPORTUNITES FOR BIPOC WOMEN AND THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A RESOURCE INFORMATION NETWORK

TO PROVIDE ANNUAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT

TO FOSTER EDUCATION IN THE ARTS

SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)

FILMWATCH GRANTS

AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL, INC. (AFF) IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICAN CULTURE THROUGH THE MOVING IMAGE. IT OFFERS DIVERSE PLATFORMS FOR THE WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN MEDIA THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL AND COMPLEMENTARY YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING. AFF IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING VISIBILITY AND RECOGNITION FOR AFRICAN MEDIA ARTISTS BY INTRODUCING AFRICAN FILM AND CULTURE TO A BROAD RANGE OF AUDIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, BYPASSING ECONOMIC, CLASS AND RACIAL BARRIERS. IN 1990, AFF'S FOUNDERS ESTABLISHED GOALS THAT CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE ORGANIZATION MISSION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TO USE AFRICAN CINEMA TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICAN ARTS, LITERATURE AND CULTURE; TO DEVELOP AN AUDIENCE FOR AFRICAN FILMS; TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN FILMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD

IN SUPPORT OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN FILMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.