films for social change

About Us

We do social development differently

By producing entertaining and emotionally compelling films on social issues to drive behavioral change, while also providing capacity building, mentorship, and support to a community of filmmakers committed to the same goal.

We develop and distribute socially conscious films to drive social transformation across communities and societies.

We provide training, mentorship and support for emerging filmmakers committed to social themes in film production, through our film fellowship.

We amplify the works of socially conscious filmmakers,connect them to funding and grants, while also educating and enlightening citizens towards national development, through our film festival.

Our Themes

OUR PROGRAMS

FILM FOR IMPACT FELLOWSHIP - NORTHERN NIGERIA

About

2023 Films For Impact Fellowship -Northern Nigeria is a filmmaking capacity building project that will identify, train, and empower filmmakers, scriptwriters, producers, cinematographers and editors in the Northern region of Nigeria to design projects that contribute to regional stability, by encouraging social change and peaceful understanding between communities. This project is supported by the United States Embassy Abuja.

Eligibility

At least an intermediate skill in filmmaking
Resident in any of the 19 Northern states.
Evidence of your passion/work on social Impact (share link)

FILM FOR IMPACT FELLOWSHIP

Films For Impact Fellowship identifies, train, and mentor emerging filmmakers; scriptwriters, producers, cinematographers, directors, and editors, to produce and distribute short films, Feature films, documentaries, web series, television series, and other media contents, that will disrupt the status quo, tackle social issues, influence policies, and foster behavioural change in Nigeria and across the African continent. It convenes emerging digital storytellers from the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria and other African countries, to develop stories that shed light on the cultural, traditional, societal, and historical narratives that drives social injustices in the regions, and how to successfully combat it, to advance development.

AFRICA FILM FOR IMPACT FESTIVAL (AFFIF) 2023

Africa Film for Impact Festival (AFFIF) is dedicated to showcasing and empowering films and filmmakers committed to Social Change themes in movie production across Africa, and the world.
Through well-structured sessions, The 5-Day hybrid film festival engages Short and Feature Narrative and Documentary Films screenings, Master Classes, Panel Discussions, Workshops, and Impact Awards, to address Social Themes across; Democracy, Accountability & Anti-Corruption, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Gender Equity, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Climate Change, Drug Abuse & Drug Trafficking, Health, Peace-Security and Counter Terrorism, Digital Rights, Technology as a tool for social change, among others.

AFRICA FILM FOR IMPACT FESTIVAL (AFFIF) 2023

Script2Screen Africa

Script2Screen Africa is a Filmmaking Reality TV Show that identifies, train, and engage filmmakers across Africa every year, to produce and distribute films to tackle socials in the continent head-on, educate viewers while entertaining them, and hopefully pique effective action once the screen’s glow diminishes. Each edition of the show focuses on a particular Central Theme, while also addressing other social ills.

The Reality TV Show hosts 15 finalists from across Africa in one house for 4 weeks. During the period the filmmakers undergo capacity building sessions in filmmaking, film and media for social development, social issues across Africa and solutions. The participants also develop stories around social issues in the 1^st week of the show. In the 2^nd and 3^rd weeks of the show, the finalists work on producing short film projects addressing pan African social issues, and in the final week, the produced films are premiered, before distributing them widely.