2–10 AUGUST 2027 · MPUMALANGA · SOUTH AFRICA
Mpumalanga International Film Festival 2027
Stories That Belong. Voices That Matter. Beyond the Screen.
Bring your story to audiences, industry, opportunity and one of Africa’s most distinctive filmmaking destinations.
MIFF 2026 · PROVEN ON THE GROUND
98
FILMS SCREENED
25+
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
40+
INDUSTRY SESSIONS
8
FESTIVAL DAYS
Your Story Should Travel Further
CINEMA
Screen your work for real audiences
From packed cinemas in Mbombela to outdoor community screenings, MIFF puts films in front of audiences who show up — every screening followed by a filmmaker Q&A.
INDUSTRY
Meet the people who move film forward
Funding bodies, technology brands, broadcasters, producers and distributors — the Film Industry Summit is where careers and co-productions begin.
MPUMALANGA
Experience a naturally cinematic province
Mbombela, the Panorama Route, Skukuza and the Kruger National Park — a filmmaking destination unlike anywhere else on the continent.
BEYOND THE SCREEN
Your film's journey doesn't end with the credits
Awards, recognition, and optional MPPLUS consideration — MIFF is built to give selected stories an afterlife with digital audiences. You keep your rights.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2027
Your Film Could Be Here Next
Eight core competition categories — features, shorts, documentary, student, animation, African, Mpumalanga and wildlife & conservation film. Festival dates: 2–10 August 2027. Notification: 31 March 2027.
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN · Early Bird 31 Oct 2026 · Regular 15 Dec 2026 · Late 31 Jan 2027 · Extended 20 Feb 2027* · Notification 31 Mar 2027
*Final deadline being confirmed — submit via FilmFreeway or Festhome; always check the official listing before submitting.
MIFF 2026 · SOCIAL PROOF
Stories That Left Their Mark
BEST DOCUMENTARY · BEST DIRECTOR
Equilibrio: The SOMA Surf Story
Ana-Filipa Domingues · São Tomé and Príncipe
BEST WILD FILM
The Legacy of Megaherbivores
Tom Bouyer & Aimee Tallian · United States
LOCAL IS LEKKER
A Dream (Liphupho)
Siphosethu Nkosivile Sibandze · Eswatini
BEST SHORT FILM
Alex Süd
Bongani Baloyi & Botlhale Boikanyo · South Africa
Could your story be next?
FILM INDUSTRY SUMMIT
Where Film Meets Business
Funding. Technology. Co-production. Markets & distribution. The working heart of MIFF brings filmmakers together with government programmes, global technology brands and the people who finance, produce and distribute African stories.
Funding
NFVF, government programmes and private capital.
Technology
Cameras, lighting, wireless, LED and AI workflows.
Co-production
Treaties and cross-border partnerships.
Markets
Distribution, streaming and market access.
WILDMARKET AFRICA
Where Cinema Meets the Wild
WildMarket Africa brings filmmakers, conservation voices and industry together in one of the world’s most recognised wildlife destinations — Skukuza, in the Kruger National Park.
Film in Mpumalanga
MBOMBELA
The festival’s urban and industry hub.
KRUGER & SKUKUZA
Wildlife and conservation storytelling.
COMMUNITIES
Languages, people and local stories.
LANDSCAPES
A visually diverse province for filmmakers.
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MIFF 2027 · 2–10 August 2027 · Mpumalanga · South Africa