11th Annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF)
Welcome to the 11th Annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival!
We invite you to a shared journey across the vast richness of the African Continent and its diaspora through the lenses of its seasoned and emerging filmmakers. While the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic means that our festival is online this year, we are excited about the quality, range of genres and diversity of voices represented in the films we have selected.
Join us as we celebrate 11 years of Connecting Communities, Cultures and Continents with a brilliant line-up of 100 films from 40 countries, all sharing the true stories, hopes and dreams of Africa and its diaspora. Over 50% of the films in the festival this year are World or North America premieres.
Aptly themed Africa through the African lens our festival program has been designed to offer unique social and artistic visions that will engage you in thought-provoking dialogue, and offer an opportunity to connect. It is an honor to offer our community an unfiltered access to the richness, diversity and vitality of Africa's creative expressions and provide a forum for cultural exchange.
Thanks to our sponsors, donors, staff, advisors, volunteers and audience without whom this festival will not be possible. Special thanks to our filmmakers for sharing their talent and enriching us with their stories.
Team SVAFF
(Festival image from: Invisibles (KaunaPawa) | Narrative Short | Director: Joel Haikali | Country: Namibia | Official selection SVAFF 2020)