DocA - Documentary Africa

We give thanks to our wonderful consultants this year. Amil Shivji of @kijiweniproductions fame Jessica Beshir Ethiopian Mexican American award winning Sundance and Vision du Réel director Louiza Wanjiku technical director of @nbofilmfest and lead member of @filmeditors_kenya Sam Soko - who doesn’t know Soko?! - director and founder of @lbxafrica And by no means least the mighty Mohamed Saïd Ouma founder of our beloved partner @officialdoca @nfvfsa @encountersdoc @docubox_eadff @editorsguildsa

‼️ Deadline Extended ‼️ The RRI Startup Grants are now open until 20 April 2026. If you’re working on a documentary with a clear impact goal, this is your window to secure up to $10,000 in funding for your campaign. Apply now: /rri-real-reel-impact/

What a week at FIFDH Impact Days! Gerry Leonard, Director of Filmmaker Services and Impact, joined a panel that included Cara Mertes of @irisstoryforimpact Elise Tillet-Dagousset with Luminate, Mohamed Saïd Ouma of @officialdoca , Laure de Peretti de la Rocca of @storyboard.collective , and Sandra Whipham with @thedocsociety to discuss insights, challenges, and opportunities of the impact funding landscape. Conversations continued throughout FIFDH and at the StoryBoard Collective House! Working Films was able to give out the WF Impact Award, an in-kind consultation and workshop designed to strengthen a film’s impact campaign strategy, to the The Quiet Part by Rachel Lauren Mueller, producer Ariel Tilson. Here’s more about the film: “When a pagan white supremacist group arrives in a Minnesotan farming town, it sparks an intense struggle over who has the right to belong, offering a disturbing warning about the normalization of extremism.” The Quiet Part stood out for its strong and clear impact strategy and the team’s focus on grassroots work to tackle issues of white supremacy which aligns with our deep belief that power emanates from the ground up in small communities with big visions. And throughout the week it was a delight to be in powerful community and conversation with so many, in a moment when socially engaged filmmaking and impact campaigns have never been more essential.

🌍 Ready to make an impact? Apply for the RRI Start-up Impact Grant under the Real Reel Impact (RRI) Program! This call is open to African documentary producers with feature films with impact potential. Up to $10,000 grants available. Deadline: 13th April 2026 Apply here: /rri-real-reel-impact/

Still reeling from this night in Nairobi. A packed cinema, powerful East African stories on screen, and conversations that carried well beyond the final credits. The EAccelerate Regional Screening brought filmmakers, audiences, and partners together for an evening that reminded us why these stories matter — and how powerful it is to experience them in a room full of people. Here’s a glimpse of the night. 🎬 Shot and edited by @visualsbyganza 📸 #EAccelerate #DocA

Conversations with storytellers, collaborators and creatives shaping what’s next. @officialdoca invited us to the screening of 6 amazing short films from different parts of Africa. We had a quick chat with @mso_matso , @mbogosue of @mydocubox , @nziman and @nitumwesiga who had their short film as part of the screening and @sanyamuiruri ! Cant wait to see the feature films! Thank you for having us @officialdoca ! See you on the next one. #talkfilmtomepodcast #letstalkfilm #filmcritic #doca #redcarpet

📢 Open Call - Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant The EAccelerate Programme is looking for a skilled Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) professional to conduct close-out interviews, analyse programme data, and deliver a comprehensive M&E report for the 2025–2026 cycle. Deadline - 13th February 2026 Apply via Link in BIO

If you want to invest in Africa, look beyond institutions and governments. Look at the people. That’s where the real value has always been. 🌱🎬 The people are amazing 💯

🎬 #TBT to an unforgettable night at Prestige Cinema! We were excited to be part of the EAccelerate Regional Screening, hosted by Documentary Africa (@officialdoca ), their first public screening in East Africa! 🌍 From world premieres to the bold, powerful stories of the 2024 & 2025 EAccelerate cohorts, the talent on display was nothing short of inspiring. Seeing the East Africa Screen Collective (EASC) carry forward the legacy of the DW Akademie Film Development Fund with African-led, locally-driven funding is a massive win for our regional film ecosystem. At Docubox, we’re proud to stand alongside DocA and our partners to grow documentary filmmaking across East Africa. Here’s to more stories, more premieres, and more impact! 🙌

🎬 THANK YOU NAIROBI! What an incredible evening at the EAccelerate Regional Screening. Full house ✅, amazing stories from the 2024 & 2025 cohorts, two world premieres, and inspiring conversations with the filmmakers! From live performances to a lively Q&A moderated by Hawa Essuman, it was a celebration of East African storytelling. We’re grateful to have brought these stories home. 💛

The EAccelerate regional screening by @officialdoca in partnership with East African Screen collective and the DW Akademie went a little bit like this. What a fun evening full of new connections, wonderful food, good music and six amazing films! #talkfilmtomepodcast #letstalkfilm #filmcritic #doca #film screening

DocA’s first East Africa screening is coming to Nairobi! 🇰🇪 Watch short films from the 2024 & 2025 EAccelerate cohorts, including two world premieres. 🗓 30 Jan 2026 | 4–9 PM 📍 Prestige Cinema, Prestige Plaza 🎤 Q&A with the filmmakers, live performance & world premieres! Limited seats — register now via link in bio! #DocA #EAccelerate