South Africa, Aug. 8 -- With the theme "Pan-African Film Economy: Building a $20bn Industry for 1.4 billion people", the forum brings together a cross-section of industry stakeholders, filmmakers, investors, policymakers, financiers, distributors, and tech innovators to design the systems that will transform creativity into structured capital growth.

"Storytelling began in Africa. Our myths, oral histories, and traditions have always been foundational," said Mary Ephraim-Egbas, convener of AFFF. "But to compete globally, Africa must move beyond telling stories to monetising them by industrialising the film sector and positioning African content as both heritage and high-value export."

For decades, African stories have shaped culture, in...