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Photo: Pylons and obelisk Luxor temple, Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Luxor African Film Festival 2027

Call for films for the 16th edition

Luxor African Film Festival · Remote · Luxor, Egypt

Open to Tunisian applicants

Checked on 28 Oct 2026

Who
African directors, including Tunisians
Films
Features over 60 minutes and shorts made in 2026
Prize
To be confirmed
15 Dec 2026Deadlinein 41 days
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Can you apply? Answer 2 short questions, no account needed.

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In short

The Luxor African Film Festival takes submissions for its 16th edition, held in Luxor, Egypt, from 28 March to 3 April 2027. African directors can enter feature-length films over 60 minutes and short films, fiction, documentary or animation, produced in 2026 and not yet shown in Egypt. A Diaspora competition takes films by African directors living abroad. Submissions close on 15 December 2026. The festival has not published the prizes or any entry fee.

Who can apply

Country
The Long and Short Film competitions are for African directors. Tunisia is in Africa, so Tunisian directors qualify; directors living abroad can use the Diaspora competition.
Film
Fiction, documentary or animation produced in 2026 and never screened in Egypt; feature films run over 60 minutes.

Funding and what it does not cover

The festival has not published its 2027 prize amounts, an entry fee or travel support for selected filmmakers.

Covered

  • Selection for an international festival in Luxor

Sources

Checked on 28 Oct 2026

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