Tanzania, June 20 -- Elevate Africa has officially opened applications for the 2026 edition of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize, a pan-African initiative that aims to preserve the continent's textile heritage by empowering creatives to tell stories through fashion and film.

Bringing together fashion, culture and visual storytelling, the programme invites designers, filmmakers, students and creative teams from across Africa and the diaspora to document, reinterpret and celebrate endangered textiles, traditional garments and indigenous production techniques through short fashion films.

The call for entries comes at a time when African fashion is enjoying unprecedented global visibility. Designers from across the continent are incr...