December 4–10, 2025 – Algiers
Founded in 2002, the Algiers International Film Festival (AIFF) has become, over its 11 editions, an essential gathering for lovers of the seventh art. With passion and determination, it has built lasting bridges between Algerian and international filmmakers, offering audiences a unique journey through cinematic works from all over the world.
Each screening, encounter, and debate has contributed to making the Algiers International Film Festival a cultural bridge between peoples, a space for dialogue, and a vibrant tribute to Algeria, its cinema, and world cinema. A place where film becomes a tool of memory, resistance, and shared imagination.
A multifaceted mission:
- Showcase Algerian talent by offering it an international platform;
- Encourage creation through residencies, masterclasses, and professional networking;
- Promote intercultural exchange by welcoming films and filmmakers from across the globe;
- Educate and engage audiences, especially youth and marginalized communities;
- Reward artistic innovation through a diverse range of awards and distinctions.
2025: A new edition, a renewed energy
The 12th edition embraces a renewed vision: to transform Algiers into a living film agora — a vast, open-air Super Ciné-Club — curious and accessible, where global narratives converge, resonate, and bring us together.
AIFF Program 2025:
In downtown Algiers, the Festival will unveil an eclectic program. The official competition will be structured into several categories: feature-length fiction, short films, and documentaries. Two new and unprecedented sections will debut this year: the Technical Competition and the non-competitive category “Knowledge & Science Films”, enriching this constellation of selected works and offering a broad, curious, and daring panorama of contemporary cinema.
Conceived as a space for knowledge-sharing and professional development, the Festival will also host Master classes, screenwriting residencies, critical panels, and a vibrant film market — Le Souk AIFF.
This marketplace will serve as a dynamic crossroads for professionals, emerging talents, and cinema lovers alike — a highlight of the Festival that fosters dialogue, learning, and new creative opportunities.
Highlights:
- Guest of Honour: To be announced
- Focus on Palestine
- Spotlight on Algerian and African cinema, past and present
A committed team for a vibrant city with cinema
A new artistic and organizational team— passionate, rigorous, and deeply engaged with the city and its audience, leads this edition.
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Arts, and in close collaboration with cultural institutions, the Municipality of Algiers, the Wilaya, economic partners, and civil society, AIFF 2025 celebrates cinema as a space for memory, and community.
See you from December 4 to 10, 2025 in Algiers
Call for films opens from July 10 to September 10, 2025
Call for Souk Projects opens from July 20 to August 20, 2025
Cinema connects us. Algiers is waiting for you.