Rwanda Film Festival

25/02/2020

Rwanda Film Festival is back!
From 22th to 29th August 2020 the best of african films (competition) and world films (Panorama) will be showcasing in Hillywood.

You are a filmmaker, you have a new film to show, do not hesitate to submit it here: (Deadline May 1st 2020)
https://filmfreeway.com/RwandaFilmFestival2020

The Rwanda Film Festival is an African film competition and an international event. Since its creation in 2004, the festival showcased thousands of African f...

13/11/2019

Yuhi Amuli, director of short fiction film Kazungu, best Rwandan film RFF 2019 winner, who was outside the country shooting his new movie, came today to Kwetu to receive his trophy and certificate from Eric Kabera Rwanda Film Festival founder.

30/10/2019

, RFF Coordinator in charge of programming shares a light moment with actress Shanele Nirere at the closing ceremony of the Rwanda Film Festival.

30/10/2019

And of course, we had a very cheerful performance from Sauti Arts Rwanda, just the perfect way to light up the evening at the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival.

30/10/2019

A very lovely and delightful audience it was at the 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival.

30/10/2019

Let's take you down the memory lane for an insanely awesome week we had during the recently concluded 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival. Here's is our ambassador of festival this year sharing a light moment with other guests at the opening ceremony.

28/10/2019

We were also honored to have Dr. James Vuningoma, Executive Secretary of Rwanda academy of language and culture at the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival.

28/10/2019

Our MC for the night at the closing ceremony of the just concluded 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival: Mr. Kennedy Mazimpaka

28/10/2019

Here are the awards of the 15th Edition of Rwanda Film Festival. Congratulations to these amazing film directors.

28/10/2019

What a week it was for the 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival. Special thanks to all of you that made it a success. Here are some highlights from the awesome closing ceremony that took place on 26th October 2019 at Kigali Century Cinema.

26/10/2019

President of the Rwanda Film Festival giving remarks about how the festival has gone, as well as thanks all the sponsors and partners that have made the festival a success.

26/10/2019

'Mercy of the Jungle' tells the story of two Rwandan soldiers separated from their military unit at the beginning of the second Congo War and their struggle to survive in a hostile jungle environment. It's showing tonight at the closing of . See you!

26/10/2019

All good things must come to an end. It's been a wonderful week full of film excursions that took us on journey around the world. Join us today at Kigali Century Cinema 7pm as we crown off what has been the best week of the year. Tickets at 5,000RWF

25/10/2019

Kazungu: A story of a young African girl's life that takes an unexpected turn after she is impregnated by a white priest in her village is also on this evening KDCA Cultural Village (KCV), definitely a must-watch!

25/10/2019

If you missed and , these special fiction intriguing films are on tonight . Tonight will be such a treat. See you there!

25/10/2019

These special web-series are screening today this evening. Come start your weekend the right way, tell a friend to bring a friend too! See you there!

25/10/2019

Today : A new situational comedy about a Homeless women's journey through life, we will see how even though she is part of the less fortunate, and sometimes appears out of her mind, that she too, can have a major impact on a person's life.We will see how important and significant her life experiences and wisdom is to her society and her community

25/10/2019

While desperately trying to obtain a birth certificate for her out-of-wedlock baby, a single Egyptian woman has to learn to live in a society where she is now an outcast. If you missed 'Doors of Mercy', it is screening today after the web series.

25/10/2019

Today's projections of the . See you soon.

25/10/2019

Dear , we thank you for the eventful week you have walked with us during the . As we come to the end of this special week, we welcome you to join us at the closing night tomorrow at Kigali Century Cinema. Come through and crown your weekend in style.

24/10/2019

Songs of Solitude is a story of a refugee from Sudan who meets the man who used to torture him back home in London. This short fiction film will be screening today at Kigali Century Cinema at 6pm. Tickets go for only RWF 4,000.

24/10/2019

A story on the emergence of female talking drummers in Nigeria. It is the tradition in Yoruba land for men alone to play the talking drum but these women are breaking gender and cultural limitations to fulfill their dreams without prejudice showing KDCA Cultural Village (KCV)6pm

24/10/2019

Environment lovers, we have the best plot for you. SILENT FORESTS is an intimate, character-driven portrait of conservationists and activists who are struggling to stop forest elephant poaching in Africa's Congo Basin region.
Showing today at 6pm.

23/10/2019

Kindly pay attention, updates on the schedule. "Mama Bobo" will be showing at Kigali Cultural Village.

22/10/2019

Chateau: An agile and colorful comedy about the lives of African immigrants in Paris. Charles is the most skilled and elegant among the sellers used by hairdressers in the populated district of Château d'Eau. His mission is to fill the beauty salon with the clients captured in the street. But when the competition is intense and everyone wants to be the number one, the dirty game is on the agenda. Soon Charles will find himself in a dangerous spiral in which his dreams, reputation, and even his wardrobe will be affected.
Showing today at Kigali Century Cinema today at 7pm. See you there

22/10/2019

'Domestic Accident' is a short comedy fiction film about a coward who decides to take control of his life by facing his fears head-on with no room for retreat, however, what comes next is not what he had in mind.
See you at the Century Cinema at 7pm today.

22/10/2019

Once the only hope of his loved ones back in the village, today Kweku struggles to make ends meet in the city. Heʼs fallen and heʼs given up. He contemplates suicide…. Come catch this short fiction story today at 7Pm at Century Cinema.

22/10/2019

Our spotlight on the documentary section today kicks off with 'Between God and I' that sheds light into the humanity of young women who are making radical religious choices and its implications in a broader context of religious conflicts showing at Century Cinema at 6pm.

22/10/2019

This evening at 5.30pm we will be screening four amazing films mentored by our very own passionate president of Rwanda Cinema Center Eric Kabera Page
These short fiction films are 'Amazing Dog, Headphones, The Plate at School and Telephone'
You don't want to miss this

22/10/2019

Kindly pay attention, updates on the schedule. "The German king" and "Duga, the Vultures" will be showing at Kigali Cultural Village.

21/10/2019

Also showing at the Kigali Cultural Village is The White Line: a story of hope borne from love grown in a forbidding time. It is a period story set in 1963, three years after the Old Location uprising that shook South West Africa. A white police officer falls in love with a black maid, their love for each other grows over time through the letters they write to each other. Their love endures many obstacles, one being the color of their skin.

21/10/2019

Also showing today at the Kigali Cultural Village is Mma Moeketsi.

On 16 August 2012, the South African police opened fire on striking miners at the Marikana Platinum Mine, 34 miners were killed and 78 wounded. Mma Moeketsi's only son was among the strikers - this is HER story.

Based on a true story, Mma Moeketsi is a domestic worker from rural Lesotho working for a suburban family in Johannesburg. Her son Moeketsi is an illegal miner at the Marikana Platinum Mine, North West of South Africa. In the wake of the wage increase strike from 15 August 2012, Moeketsi’s phone is off and he is nowhere to be found. Mma Moeketsi can do nothing but wait pensively for

her son to call her or at least pick up her phone calls. One part of her life is at a standstill while her physical presence must still operate as the housekeeper of her suburban employers, in an empty, lonely silence.

21/10/2019

Day 3 of . Here is a perfect way to end the day and kick off all those Monday blues. Come through to Kigali Century Cinema this evening from 6pm and watch films of African history showcasing stories of resilience. Tickets are going for only 4,000RWF. See you at 6pm

20/10/2019

Some of the highlights from our incredible opening night of the 15th edition of the Rwanda Film Festival. A big thankyou to each and everyone that made it a success. A reminder that several films will be screened throughout the week. Don't miss!

19/10/2019

Zombies, a film by Baloji explores a journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, Zombie goes from the culture of the hair salon to a futuristic clubbing, from the urban parade to the glory of a dictator in campaign to a modern western.
And interrogates the almost carnal relationship we have with our phones, outgrowths of the hand giving us the talent of digital ubiquity...

It will be part of the opening ceremony tonight at the Kigali Century Cinema at 6.30pm. Have you bought your ticket yet? See you there.