The Royal African Society was delighted to present the 9th edition of Film Africa. The festival took place from Friday 30 October 2020, to Sunday 8 November 2020. This edition showcased 46 titles from 14 different African countries, including 25 UK, European, and World premieres. The 2020 festival was yet again another exciting and eclectic collection of some of the best contemporary cinema stemming from Africa and its global diaspora.

Our special strands included BEYOND NOLLYWOOD, which was presented by guest curator Nadia Denton. The BEYOND NOLLYWOOD strand celebrated new wave audio-visual content from Nigeria. HERE / NOT HERE, was presented in partnership with Deaffest;UK’s leading Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival.