New York African Film Festival

FLC Announces Lineup for the 2026 New York African Film Festival, May 6–12
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Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) partner to present the 33rd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) May 6-12.

FLC Announces Lineup for the 2025 New York African Film Festival, May 7-13
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Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) partner to present the 32nd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) May 7-13.

Watch/Listen: Ari Aster on Beau Is Afraid & New York African Film Festival Programmers Preview
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On a new episode of the Film at Lincoln Center Podcast, we present two conversations, the first a Programmers Preview with the team behind the New York African Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Ari Aster from a recent screening of his latest feature, Beau Is Afraid.

Listen: Eskil Vogt on <i>The Innocents</i> and The 29th NY African Film Festival Programmers Preview
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This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a Q&A from the 51st New Directors/New Films with Eskil Vogt, director of The Innocents, moderated by FLC’s Director of Programming Dennis Lim and a programmers preview of the 29th New York African Film Festival.

New York African Film Festival Returns May 12 — 17 in a Hybrid Format
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Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will celebrate the kickoff of the 29th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) at FLC from May 12 to 17.

The New York African Film Festival Returns Virtually Feb. 4-14
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The 28th edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) returns with a virtual program celebrating the shared aspirations that drive humanity through time and the voices of the women who push the culture forward while preserving treasured traditions.

New York African Film Festival Goes Virtual with <i>Streaming Rivers: The Past into the Present</i>
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Tickets are exclusively available in our Virtual Cinema! Presented by Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc., the 27th edition of the NYAFF runs online December 2-6. Under the banner “Streaming Rivers: The Past into the Present,” the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) returns virtually December 2-6 with a spotlight on the […]

Lineup Announced for the 2019 New York African Film Festival
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Film at Lincoln Center highlights include Opening Night film HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross by Frances-Anne Solomon and Centerpiece film The Mercy of the Jungle by Joël Karekezi.

The New York African Film Festival Celebrates  25 Years Of Spotlighting African Cinema, May 16-22
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Highlights include Opening Night film Borders by Apolline Traoré and Centerpiece film Wallay by Berni Goldblat.

New York African Film Festival Returns
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Akin Omotoso’s South African drama Vaya will screen on Opening Night and Sewmehon Yismaw’s Ewir Amora Kelabi is the festival’s Centerpiece.​

Mark Your Calendars for our 2017 Spring Programming
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From annual festivals like Art of the Real to Tarkovsky restorations, there’s a lot in store ranging from classics to the latest talents in world cinema.

Lineup Announced for 23rd New York African Film Festival
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Taking place May 4-10, the 2016 edition of the festival is presented under the banner “Modern Days, Ancient Nights: 50 Years of African Filmmaking.”

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