Location | Luxor, Egypt |
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Founded | 2012 |
Founded by | Sayed Fouad, Azza al-Husseny |
Most recent | 2023 |
Directors | Sayed Fouad |
Hosted by | Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF) |
Language | Egyptian Arabic English |
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is an annual film festival for African cinema in Luxor, Egypt. In October 2019 the Malmö Arab Film Festival recognized LAFF for having "made great strides and [become] one of the most important festivals specialized in African cinema".[1]
Luxor African Film Festival is run by the Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF). Writer Sayed Fouad and director Azza al-Husseny were involved as cofounders.[2] First conceived in mid-2010, the first festival took place in February 2012.[3]