Festival · Cotonou
6th edition
2026 Edition - RECICO - Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cotonou
About this edition
The 6th edition of the Cotonou Film and Digital Encounters (ReCiCo) will take place from October 3 to 10, 2026, in Cotonou, Benin. A major event in the Beninese and regional audiovisual landscape, this biennial gathering brings together filmmakers, digital creators, and cinema lovers to promote technological innovation and film creation across Africa. Through film screenings, panel discussions, training workshops, and industry networking sessions, ReCiCo serves as a prime platform for highlighting contemporary narratives and supporting emerging talent in cinema and digital media.
Selected films
RECICO - Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cotonou
Based in Cotonou, this international cultural event celebrates the richness of African and global cinema. It has established itself as a strategic hub for the art of film, bringing together each year dozens of works—short and feature-length films, documentaries, and student films—from across the African continent and its diaspora.
The fundamental objective of ReCiCo is to promote African cinema so that it can establish a lasting presence in the global film industry, while ensuring that local productions are prioritized for African audiences. Beyond the screenings of films in competition—which highlight powerful and unique works—the festival aims to serve as a platform for incubating and structuring the sector. It thus offers a rich program including training workshops (film criticism, acting, screenwriting), thematic roundtables, and professional networking opportunities to advance the continent’s film and digital ecosystem.