WORLD A.I. FILM FESTIVAL AFRICA
Africa is imagining tomorrow.
The World AI Film Festival (WAiFF) Africa – Abidjan is the official WAiFF platform for Francophone West Africa. Organized by DUX Côte d'Ivoire and Kaydan Technology, in partnership with Studio Laffitte and the EuropIA Institute, it aims to make Abidjan the essential meeting place for audiovisual creation enhanced by artificial intelligence.
WAiFF Africa – Abidjan is part of a pan-African ambition to unite talent, schools, studios, creators, and creative industries from across the continent. From this inaugural edition, the festival will host works, speakers, and delegations from numerous African countries, making Abidjan the hub for AI-enhanced audiovisual creation in Francophone Africa. This dynamic aims to gradually spread throughout the continent and showcase African creations on the international stage.
Inspired by the evolution of the palaver tree to AI-enhanced cinema, WAiFF Africa celebrates an Africa that innovates without denying its heritage.
Throughout the Road to Cannes, the festival will bring together official competitions, workshops, masterclasses, conferences, and professional meetings to reveal a new generation of African creators and offer them international visibility.
Because the talent has always been there. Today, artificial intelligence gives it new means of expression.
Welcome to WAiFF Africa – Abidjan.
General Eligibility Requirements
WAIFF Africa is exclusively open to creators of the following countries and creators legally residing in these countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad and Togo.
WAIFF Africa welcomes both fully AI-generated films and hybrid productions combining live-action and AI-generated content, provided that Artificial Intelligence plays a significant and meaningful role in the creative process.
To be eligible, submitted works must:
- Be original works and respect intellectual property rights.
- Not rely on deepfake technologies designed to imitate identifiable individuals without authorization.
- Films may be submitted in any language. English subtitles must be included directly in the video.
film submissions are open from 10am (10h00) on Monday, September 14, 2026, until 11:59pm (11h59) on Monday, January 4, 2027
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The road to cannes...
The WAIFF Abidjan Jury will select the five best films from the official competitions. These films will be showcased during the World AI Film Festival Cannes 2027 as part of the Road to Cannes Selection, offering international visibility to Ivory Coast AI creators.