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The Ladima Foundation has announced a partnership with Berlin-based festival Afrikamera – Current Cinema from Africa to present and celebrate the winner of the 2026 Adiaha Award. In addition to a $2,000 cash prize, the winning filmmaker will showcase her documentary at Afrikamera in Berlin in November 2026, extending the award’s international visibility.

Key Highlights

• Partners: Ladima Foundation; Afrikamera – Current Cinema from Africa
• Award: Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman Filmmaker (2026)
• Prize: $2,000 cash
• Festival Showcase: Afrikamera, Berlin (November 2026; date TBC)
• Submissions Open: December 10, 2025
• Submissions Close: March 10, 2026 (midnight CAT)

A New Platform for the 2026 Adiaha Award Winner

The Ladima Foundation has formalised a partnership with Afrikamera to elevate the 2026 Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African woman filmmaker. The collaboration ensures that the winning film will be screened at Afrikamera’s 2026 edition in Berlin, alongside the award’s established $2,000 prize.

Now in its eighth edition, the Adiaha Award has built a track record of amplifying African women’s documentary voices, with previous winners including Miki Redelinghuys (Pearlie Joubert: Mother City, 2025), Zippy Kimundu and Meena Nanji (Our Land, Our Freedom, 2024), and Cyrielle Raingou (Le Spectre de Boko Haram, 2023).

Entries are open exclusively to African women living and/or working on the continent, for documentaries produced in Africa. Submissions are accepted via FilmFreeway from December 10, 2025, until March 10, 2026 (midnight CAT).

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