The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is an Ethiopian annual film festival organized by Initiative Africa and held in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

. Established in 2007, the festival showcases experienced or amateur filmmakers candidate from

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

and

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, and is one of the largest independent documentary cinema festivals in Africa. The Addis International Film Festival encourages young

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and enthusiasts through engaging workshops.

Notable events

The 4th AIFF edition was held from 26 March to 4 April 2010. The 16th edition of AIFF was organized from 25–29 May 2022 and more than 30 films were selected from around the world to develop filmmaker curations.

References

Ethiopian film awards Film festivals in Ethiopia {{Africa-film-festival-stub