African Film Festival of Barcelona Wallay ! (Wallay!)
African cinema festival founded in 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, organised by the Associació Aya Wallay. It screens African films (features, documentaries) with panel discussions, workshops and debates, mainly at the Filmoteca de Catalunya.
About the festival
Wallay! is an African cinema festival whose first winter edition took place on 1 May 2018 at the Filmoteca de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. It originated from an alliance between several people and cultural entities, African, Catalan and international, and is published by the association Associació Aya Wallay, based in Barcelona.
The festival screens African films, including features and documentaries, together with panel discussions, workshops, debates and guest directors, mainly at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, with extensions on the Filmin platform and at the Institut français de Barcelone. The ninth edition ran from 13 to 24 May 2026, continuing from 6 to 15 November 2026.
No edition yet
Upcoming editions will be announced soon.
Quick facts
- Country
- Spain
- Event type
- Festival
- Category
- Documentaire
- Creation year
- 2018
- Organizer
- Associació Aya Wallay
- Site
- festivalwallay.com/
