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C.J. Obasi, winner of the 2023 Paulin Soumanou Vieyra award

The African Federation of Film Critics (AFFC, French: Fédération africaine de la critique cinématographique, FACC) is a panafricanist federation of film critics associations and individuals from Africa and the diaspora. It was founded in 2004 and comprises 43 associations and 456 editors and is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. 

As part of its activities in support of its mission to strengthen African film criticism and global awareness of African cinema, AFFC curates Africiné, a database of African films, personalities, reviews, and other film-related information.

In partnership with various film festivals, it also confers the Paulin Soumanou Vieyra African Critics Prize, named after the first black African film critic, to honor an exceptional emerging film talent. In 2023, a jury of five film critics awarded the prize to C.J. Obasi at FESPACO for his supernatural fantasy film Mami Wata.