Film festival audience

For Film Festivals

Connect with a dedicated global audience and the industry's most exciting storytellers. Afro-Circuit is the premier platform for festivals celebrating Black, African, Caribbean, and Indigenous cinema.

Are You Tired of Being Lost in the Noise?

Mainstream platforms are a sea of thousands of general-interest festivals. Your vital event, dedicated to the rich cinema of Africa, the diaspora, the Caribbean, and Indigenous communities, becomes just one more drop in the ocean.

You're forced to compete for visibility against blockbuster events that don't share your focus. Your target audience—the filmmakers, producers, and film lovers who need to find you—are lost.

You're not just another festival. You're a vital cultural destination. Stop competing for general attention and start connecting with a centered, passionate community.

Afro-Circuit is your premier global guide, built exclusively for film festivals, markets, and awards events dedicated to these powerful cinematic voices.

This is not a directory. It's a curated ecosystem.

We don't just list you; we champion you to a global community that is actively seeking your specific content. We feature a hand-picked selection of the best festivals—both on the African continent and internationally. When you're on the Circuit, you're in elite company, not a crowded database.

Learn how our submission system works for you

Get more from our platform

Want to truly stand out? Our Premium Membership gives you maximum visibility.

Get featured

A special post story feature on our Instagram and Facebook on your event launch and other key dates (must inform us).

Go Hybrid!

Reach more audience and increase your festival revenue by offering part of your programming online.

Direct Promotion

Through our social media update, our premium members will get a unique spotlight in posts and stories.

Key Date Spotlight

We'll feature your festival when your Call for Submissions opens and again when your event launches.

Submission form

Don't use other platforms? We'll embed your own submission form link directly on your festival page.

Your Festival Website

No website? No problem. Use your comprehensive Afro-Circuit page, featuring all your content, as your official festival home.

Going Hybrid? Let Us Help You Increase Your Audience & Revenue

The future of festivals is flexible. Let us help you increase your audience and revenue for your film festival by seamlessly integrating a global online component. We provide the platform and support to take your event hybrid, reaching film lovers who can't attend in person and creating new revenue streams.

Get Submission via Afro-Circuit

Receive submissions directly on our platform—for free. Here’s how:

  1. Activate: Go to your dashboard and toggle the "Activate submissions" switch for your festival.
  2. Set Year: Add the minimum production year you accept for submissions.
  3. Done! That's it. Filmmakers can now submit to you directly.
Go to your Dashboard

How Project Postals Work for You

Leverage our simple stamp-based system to manage your submissions and earn revenue.

Activate Submissions

In your festival dashboard, enable the 'Direct Submissions' option. This allows filmmakers to submit their projects to you through Afro-Circuit.

Set Your Fee Tiers

You can add up to three fee categories (e.g., 'Short Film,' 'Feature Film'). For each, you set how many extra 'Project Postals' (stamps) a filmmaker needs to pay.

Keep It Accessible

We encourage you to keep the stamp cost low. Lower fees attract more diverse and high-quality submissions from our global community of filmmakers.

Get Rewarded

The lower your fees, the greater the access for filmmakers. We reward festivals that keep costs low with free promotion on our main platform and social channels.

No Commission

The platform does not take any commission from your submission fees. Only standard transaction fees are applied, which may vary depending on the festival's location.

Have Questions?

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.Contact Us
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Ready to Join the Circuit?

List your festival on Afro-Circuit and connect with a passionate, global audience of filmmakers and industry professionals today.