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Everything you need to cover the inaugural Iowa African Film Festival — fact sheet, boilerplate, and brand assets.

Fact sheet

Event	Iowa African Film Festival (IAFF)
Edition	Inaugural Edition, 2026
Dates	August 6 — 8, 2026
Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Founder	Kuona Foundation
Programme	6 strands · 15 finalists per competing category
Tagline	Africa's Stories. Iowa's Stage.

Boilerplate

Copy-ready description for listings and articles.

The Iowa African Film Festival is inaugural edition celebration of African and diaspora cinema, taking place August 6 — 8, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. Founded by the Kuona Foundation, the festival screens 15 finalists in each competing category — selected from hundreds of submissions across 54+ countries — alongside workshops, open panels, filmmaker conversations, an African Cultural Festival, and an Awards Ceremony. Its mission is to discover African storytellers worldwide and open doors to global recognition, distribution, and creative funding. Learn more at iowaafricanfilmfestival.org.

Programme strands

Feature Films

Long-form narrative and documentary works by African and diaspora filmmakers.

Short Films

Shorts under 30 minutes — narrative, documentary, experimental, animated.

Documentary

Long-form non-fiction across the continent and its diaspora.

Diaspora Voices

Films by African creators living and working outside the continent.

Student & Youth

Emerging filmmakers — schools, universities, first works.

Iowa Spotlight

Films with Iowa connections — local makers, local stories, local screens.

Brand assets

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Media contact

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