Afrobrix Film Festival
The festival of Afro-European cinema and diasporas in Brescia
About Afrobrix
Cinema and Diasporas
The Afrobrix Film Festival is a unique film event: the first Italian festival dedicated to Afro-descendants, Afro-European cinema, and African diasporas. Promoted by the association Afrobrix APS, it takes place at the Cinema Nuovo Eden in Brescia, a historic venue of the Fondazione Brescia Musei.
Three Days of Screenings and Meetings
For three days, the festival offers films and short films in competition, previews, meetings with international guests, and discussion forums. The selected works tell stories and perspectives that intertwine Africa and Europe, investigating themes of identity, belonging, and the multiple forms of contemporary Afro-descendant reality.
Beyond the Cinema Hall
Afrobrix is not limited to screenings: the festival extends beyond the cinema to reach the city with musical and cultural events open to everyone, such as outdoor rap and hip-hop battles. It is a way to make the festival an occasion for encounter between different communities and to give visibility to voices often on the margins of mainstream cinematic narratives.
Brescia, an Intercultural City
The choice of Brescia is no coincidence: the Lombard capital is a city with a strong multicultural vocation, and the festival enhances this identity. Afrobrix contributes to making cinema a tool for dialogue and mutual understanding, in line with the tradition of Cinema Nuovo Eden as a space for culture, training, and inclusion.
Afrobrix — edition 2026
The VI Edition of Afrobrix Film Festival returns from June 5 to 7, 2026, at Cinema Nuovo Eden in Brescia, promoted by Afrobrix APS. Three days dedicated to Afro-European cinema and African diasporas, with previews, meetings with international guests, and events open to the city.
The festival explores themes of identity, belonging, and the multiple forms of contemporary Afro-descendant reality, intertwining screenings and musical moments.
Programme Afrobrix 2026
Program — June 5-7, 2026
- Opening with "Diya," the directorial debut of Chadian filmmaker Achille Ronaimou, in competition at the 43rd Torino Film Festival
- "Malavia," directed by Nunzia De Stefano and produced by Matteo Garrone: the story of a thirteen-year-old from the Neapolitan suburbs who finds redemption in rap
- Rap Hip Hop Battle, an outdoor musical event that brings Afrobrix outside the cinema
- Selection of short films awarded in the last four editions of the festival, plus "La Ricreazione," a short film dedicated to youth distress and multiculturalism
- Closing with "Fanon," about the life of the Martinican philosopher and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon
Highlights Afrobrix 2026
The opening with "Diya," the film "Malavia" produced by Matteo Garrone, and the outdoor Rap Hip Hop Battle.
Prices Afrobrix 2026
Practical information — Afrobrix
Where
Cinema Nuovo Eden, via Nino Bixio 9, Brescia. Some musical events are held outdoors in the city.
When
Early June, over three days. Screenings in the evening and afternoon.
Tickets
Admission according to Cinema Nuovo Eden rates; some side events are free. Check the program for details.
How to get there
Brescia is served by high-speed trains and the A4 motorway. Cinema Nuovo Eden is in the city center, reachable on foot from the metro station.
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Where does it take place — Afrobrix
Cinema Nuovo Eden
Via Nino Bixio 9, 25122 Brescia