Creative Africa Nexus Programme (CANEX) Shorts 2026 ($2,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Creative Africa Nexus Programme (CANEX) Shorts 2026. Afreximbank, via its Creative Africa Nexus programme (CANEX) is worked up to announce the 4th version of CANEX Shorts. This is a brief movie competitors for younger filmmakers in Africa and the Diaspora.

CANEX Shorts has been established in an effort to additional have interaction with the movie group forward of CANEX WKND 2026. CANEX WKND 2026 will as soon as once more host an interesting and thrilling programme of artistic business conversations, masterclasses, deal rooms, market and exhibition and extra. CANEX Shorts is a brief movie competitors that may culminate in screenings and an award ceremony at CANEX WKND 2026, going down in Lagos, Nigeria from 5 – 8 November 2026.

Prizes

• Each winner will obtain a money prize of $2,000 and have their movie screened at CANEX WKND 2026 and be invited to the occasion. Flights and lodging to be paid for.

Eligibility

• The competitors is open to Africans dwelling on the continent and within the diaspora.
• Films have to be not than 5 minutes in size.
• The filmmaker should at present be between the ages of 18 – 35. The movie will need to have been made in 2024 or after and on the time of constructing the movie the filmmaker will need to have been between the ages of 18-35. Substantiation could also be requested.
• The filmmaker should personal all rights – together with music and will need to have supporting documentation.
• Films could be in any language however these not in English, have to be subtitled in English.
• A digital hyperlink to the movie have to be supplied within the submission.
• Only one movie per filmmaker.
• Selected filmmakers might be required to signal a launch / rights settlement.
• Entrants will need to have a checking account the place they will obtain worldwide funds.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to CANEX Shorts.