Zafaa Information

The Zafaa African Film Academy Awards (ZAFAA) was conceived primarily to honour outstanding achievements in African film making, to inspire innovation and creativity and to recognise excellence in the wider entertainment industry. In 2002 a group of African movie distributors in the U.K. encouraged the establishment of an award to recognise the work of film producers from the African continent. The success of this unique programme was a forerunner to ZAFAA and led to the launch of ZAFAA in 2006. ZAFAA has grown and developed since year-on-year and by 2009 it became the most prestigious and biggest annual African Film event outside of the continent of Africa. This year the focus is on hosting Pan-African film industry events expanded to bring a more global focus with the objective of further developing: Film technical, production and performance standards and capabilities Cooperation and collaboration with the international film industry Distribution channels across the continent of Africa and internationally Multiple revenue streams across the entertainment sector This initiative is aimed to assist in making the African film industry more globally competitive and also open new markets for the international film industry on the continent of Africa.