The Quibdó Africa Film Festival invites you to explore this symbolic meeting place between Africa and its diaspora through films, workshops, talks and artistic exhibitions in an adventure into the unknown in an oscillating journey between the past, the present and the future towards a place that is both memory and representation; a place that invites us to see what we have been and what we have become.
This Festival is the moment for us to turn our daily life into a narrative. The African diaspora needs its own narrative, a new narrative of who we are and what we are. We are narrative beings. Our past, present and future lives are narratives. In the same way that we are oppressed by the narratives, in the same way we are liberated by the narratives. This festival is the moment for us to turn our daily life into a narrative.
THE BAOBAB AWARD, A SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY.
The Baobab is a mythical tree steeped in history, a symbol of peace, non-violence, and longevity. It is certainly the most famous tree in Africa and also the most easily recognizable. If you cross a baobab, you will not be able to ignore it! We meet, we listen to the griot in the shade of the baobab. Many legends are built around the baobab. The baobab can live for up to 1000 years and sometimes beyond.
AWARD CATEGORIES
Best Feature Film Award
Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Best Feature Film Director Prize
Best Documentary Director Prize
Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Best Animation Film Prize
Best Experimental Film Prize
SUDU Prize for Best Short Film
Best Music Video Prize
SECTIONS IN COMPETITION
Filmmakers and producers from Colombia and Congo are invited to participate in the National Competition, which awards Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Videoclip categories, as well as other technical and artistic categories. In addition, 1000 USD in cash will be distributed among the winners of the National Competition.
The International Competition is open to African-descendant filmmakers from around the world, with awards in the categories of Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental and Videoclip. In addition to the Baobab, 1,000 USD in cash will be distributed among the winners of these categories. All short films entered will be eligible to be included in the "SUDU Connexion Corner" Competition, made up of thematic programs highlighting the originality and style of the short films, in which they will be eligible to win the SUDU Prize. Also, since 2020, a jury composed of film professionals: actors, actresses, producers, directors, journalists will award the prizes.