The third edition of FAME Week Africa, supported by the City of Cape Town, kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) this week for seven days of film, arts, music and entertainment in the Mother City. The City is providing a platform to upcoming filmmakers.

The City of Cape Town, through Film Cape Town, is collaborating with eight students from film institutions in the city as part of FAME Week Africa currently taking place at CTICC.

For three days Film Cape Town will be showcasing short films by students from the University of Cape Town, AFDA and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

Film screenings, four shorts a day, will take place from 10:00 until 14:00 daily until Wednesday 6 September 2023.

‘Film Cape Town was established in part to provide as many opportunities for Cape Town’s diverse talent pool including actors, crew and producers among others. Providing these emerging filmmakers with a platform to share their compelling stories and showcase their film production skills at FAME Week Africa forms part of this strategy.

‘Their stories serve not only to entertain, but challenge us to engage social issues and to step into different perspectives for a while. The City supports the festival with a financial contribution to ensure FAME Week Africa continues to flourish in order to provide opportunities for those waiting in the wings for their big break,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith.

In its third year, FAME Week Africa has staked its claim as the go-to event for African and global creatives, provide a platform for them to showcase their talent while also learning from each other.

A safari of events where film, art, media and entertainment are packaged into one event, the festival comprises seven days of exchange and networking, meetings, film screenings and conferences connecting industry professionals and creatives.

It also takes place alongside the Cape Town International Animation Festival, the largest dedicated African animation festival with a programme that has something for everyone.

From Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 September, FAME Week Africa in partnership with the Realness Institute, will host its inaugural FAME Shorts Film Festival at the Labia.

In 2022, FAME Week Africa events attracted more than 5 000 visitors, 80 exhibitors and while 37 different countries were represented.