RAW Film Festival-Official

RAW Film Festival-Official Established in the heart of Khayelitsha; Raw Film Festival brings together film fanatics to analyse, admire & critic films.

A social gathering for aspiring & established filmmakers through talks, screenings and workshops.

08/10/2025

RAW FILM FESTIVAL 2025 HAS ARRIVED & THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER! 🎬

Check out the official Hype Trailer is HERE 👀

This is your sneak peek at the energy, the stories, and the community you’ll experience from Oct 26-31 at the Isivivana Centre, Khayelitsha.

Get ready for:
🌟 Panel Discussions with Industry Titans
🎭 Script, Camera, Sound & Acting Workshops
🎤 Live Filmmaker Q&As
🎉 Unforgettable Opening & Closing Night Performances
🤝 Epic Networking Opportunities

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE drop this FRIDAY! Stay tuned – you don’t want to miss this.

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RAW 2025 Selected Films are here! 🎉We are so excited to announce the incredible talent and powerful stories that will be...
20/09/2025

RAW 2025 Selected Films are here! 🎉

We are so excited to announce the incredible talent and powerful stories that will be featured in our festival this year. These films reflect the resilience and creativity found in our local communities and beyond.

Our four categories:
🎬 Narrative
📽️ Documentary
✨ Experimental
🤖 Animation & Music Video

Join us in celebrating these incredible films, their creators, and what it took for them to BIRTH the film into existence!

Spot your favourite film or filmmaker, tag them, and reshare!

Look out for our page for our official RAW Film Festival Event page!

We are thrilled to unveil the heart and soul of this year's festival: 'WHAT BIRTH DEMANDS’.This year, we challenge our f...
17/09/2025

We are thrilled to unveil the heart and soul of this year's festival: 'WHAT BIRTH DEMANDS’.

This year, we challenge our filmmakers and celebrate our storytellers with the powerful notion that ‘Nothing born comes without breaking’.

What does it cost to tell a story? What must we break through - within ourselves and in the world - to bring something new, authentic, and powerful into being? This theme speaks to the resilience, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph of the creative spirit.

For African storytellers, this is a reclamation of our divine inheritance: the gift of orality. It’s a call to disrupt the industry, to forge new methods of storytelling that are authentically ours, and to draw strength from generations of resilience.

Join us from the 26th to 31st October for Film Screenings, Workshops, Panels, and amazing Networking opportunities for established and emerging industry leaders.

RAW is by Khayelitsha, for Khayelitsha, and for all emerging African voices. We're here to:
✅ Celebrate local filmmakers of Khayelitsha and beyond
✅ Increase access to arts & culture for the Khayelitsha community
✅ Create networking and employment opportunities
✅ Offer training & mentorship for novice filmmakers

Stay tuned for the Selected Films Announcement!

And remember, nothing born comes into the world without breaking! This is the place to tell your story.

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Isivivana Centre: 8 Mzala Street (Corner Of Mzala & Julius Tsholo Streets
Cape Town
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