The Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF) will hold its landmark 10th edition in Buea from April 20 to 25, 2026, organisers have confirmed. The festival — one of Central Africa's most significant cinematic gatherings — will span two venues: the Buea Mountain Hotel and W Cinema Mile 16, and will feature an extensive programme of feature films, short films, documentaries, TV series, and online content drawn from Cameroon, Africa, and beyond. For a country whose cultural institutions are routinely starved of meaningful government investment, CAMIFF has carved out this space almost entirely through the persistence of its organisers and the creative energy of local and regional filmmakers.
A Global Showcase Anchored in Cameroon
The 2026 edition signals a significant broadening of CAMIFF's international footprint. Participating countries include Russia, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Togo, Kenya, Morocco, China, Ghana, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Slovakia, and Portugal — alongside a strong and growing representation of Cameroonian productions. The festival opens on Monday, April 20, with a screening of Blood Type, directed by Russia's Maksim Brius, at the Buea Mountain Hotel Wall of Fame at 8PM. That a city in the Anglophone Southwest Region — one of the areas most devastated by nearly a decade of military conflict and political repression — is hosting an event of this international calibre is itself a statement about the resilience of Anglophone Cameroonian culture in the face of a regime that has shown far greater interest in deploying soldiers than in investing in the communities it claims to govern.
Day-by-Day Programme Highlights
Tuesday, April 21 opens with a diverse slate that includes Brazilian short film A Saga by Dayse Amaral Diaz, Cameroonian productions Till Dawn Do Us Part and Ndab'e Nsang, and the German-French-Togolese documentary Togoland Projections. Wednesday, April 22 features a predominantly Cameroonian selection — including Golden Spoon, The Gaze of Love, and Cookie Crumbles — alongside Kenyan documentary Harambee: The Weight of Division and Chinese feature Broken Spear. Thursday's programme broadens the geographic scope further with entries from Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, and the UAE, as well as several Cameroonian features and short films. Friday, April 24 closes the main screening programme with a series block — including Counselor, Conspiration, Porte 112, and Cicatrice — alongside feature films from Slovakia and Egypt.
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