Why DIFF
"Our goal is to produce DIFF event that will entertain, educate, surprise, and refresh the spirit of true independent filmmaking through provocative storytelling. We will convey an immense amount of experience, expertise, and professionalism into the production of DIFF."
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AboutUs
DjarFogo International Film Festival (djarfogofilm.org) is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2019 by award-winning filmmaker and film and visual media professor Guenny K. Pires and Txan Film Productions & Visual Arts members.
DIFF has its headquarters in Los Angeles and Cape Verde Islands. It incorporates an International Film Festival, Africa Film Lab/Filmmaking Mentorship, and Academic and Cultural Exchange to promote African stories and images by exhibiting Film, visual art, and other imaginative presentations. It is an international beacon for the Africa and Diaspora visual arts community to showcase "Black narratives" and maintain the cinematic originality of Pan-African and Diaspora Culture.
DIFF has its headquarters in Los Angeles and Cape Verde Islands. It incorporates an International Film Festival, Africa Film Lab/Filmmaking Mentorship, and Academic and Cultural Exchange to promote African stories and images by exhibiting Film, visual art, and other imaginative presentations. It is an international beacon for the Africa and Diaspora visual arts community to showcase "Black narratives" and maintain the cinematic originality of Pan-African and Diaspora Culture.
Our Sponsors / Partners
Thank you to our sponsors, partners, and donors. As a sponsor, your company will receive several benefits, including tax-deductible and logos displays in all our printed materials and websites.
Your contribution is needed today. Please DONATE ANY AMOUNT to help us support filmmakers, DIFF programming, and our most recent venture, the DJARFOGO FILM FUND. It will subsidize the Africa Film Lab/Filmmaking Mentorship program and the completion of film and media projects by filmmakers of Africa and the Diaspora. For sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please email us at djarfogofilm@gmail.com.
Therefore, supporting the DjarFogo International Film Festival is more than just an economic commitment – it is taking pride in Cabo Verde as the first slave port of West Africa.
DONATE $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, OTHER. Your financial support is greatly appreciated and will benefit future programming.
Make your new year donation today and carry pridefulness in your role in helping the power of the moving picture to engage, enlighten, and move culture ahead.
Thank you for being part of our community and helping to tell and share our story.
Your contribution is needed today. Please DONATE ANY AMOUNT to help us support filmmakers, DIFF programming, and our most recent venture, the DJARFOGO FILM FUND. It will subsidize the Africa Film Lab/Filmmaking Mentorship program and the completion of film and media projects by filmmakers of Africa and the Diaspora. For sponsorship and partnership opportunities, please email us at djarfogofilm@gmail.com.
Therefore, supporting the DjarFogo International Film Festival is more than just an economic commitment – it is taking pride in Cabo Verde as the first slave port of West Africa.
DONATE $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, OTHER. Your financial support is greatly appreciated and will benefit future programming.
Make your new year donation today and carry pridefulness in your role in helping the power of the moving picture to engage, enlighten, and move culture ahead.
Thank you for being part of our community and helping to tell and share our story.
