WIF Los Angeles and WIFT Africa Unite to Bring Delegation of Women Creatives to Cannes Film Festival
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By Jazz Tangcay
Published on April 9, 2026.
WIF Los Angeles (WIF LA) and WIFT Africa (Women in Film and TV Africa) have united to bring a delegation of women creatives from 10 African countries to the Cannes Film Festival. This is a first time WIFT will be represented at Cannes with an official booth in the Marché du Film. The collaboration aims to accelerate cultural diplomacy and an equitable, sustainable industry for generations. As part of their collaboration, seven national WIFT chapters have been launched across Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia. The delegation will have direct access to global industry leaders, financiers and collaborators across six days of Producers Network programming.
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