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The Nigerian and African Diaspora film festival

The NollywoodWeek Film Festival (NOW) was launched in 2013 in Paris, France by film enthusiasts and curators, Nadira Shakur and Serge Noukoue after they noticed a lack of films that appealed to the large and diverse Black community in France and Europe at large. Paris is the epicenter of film yet there wasn’t a single festival that catered to the second largest film industry in the world: Nollywood.

NollywoodWeek Film Festival gave recognition where recognition was due and created a festival that not only showcased films from Nigeria but also bridged the gap between Francophone and Anglophone Africa. 10 years later, NOW continues to celebrate films that embrace the Nollywood spirit and delight audiences.

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Actor Timini in front of NollywoodWeek in Paris
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Festival highlights

feature film Olumatan
Jean-Pascal Zadi and Timini actors posing together
workshops
Bikiya Graham-Douglas
african animation
Networking brunch

Paris, the city of lights

NollywoodWeek Film Festival has called Paris home for over a decade. Held annually in the heart of Paris at the Cinéma l'Arlequin, we are just a few steps away from where the Lumière brothers screened the first film in the world to a paying audience.

Nestled between the Latin Quarter, Montparnasse, the Eiffel Tower and the Luxembourg Gardens, our festival participants enjoy the many attraction Paris has to offer between film screenings, panels and festivities. 

Join us in Paris where the love of art, new ideas and industry voices converge from around the world which is the essence of NollywoodWeek.

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What our guests think

Kingsmen Entertainment

Great Festival, professionally organised and a solid showcasing platform/event.

Goga Clay
Director

A fantastic experience overall. I will be submitting more of my films to this festival. Looking forward to attending subsequent editions. Thanks guys!

Ema Edosio
Director

I had a great time at The Nollywoodweek Paris Festival. It was well organized and curated. It was a honor to have my film premiere to a very receptive Francophone audience. I look forward to participating in many more.

Your presence made this 12th edition exceptional as we spotlighted the top films from Nigeria, the African continent and the African diaspora.

Join us from May 6-10th 2026 for another unforgettable edition!