The African Film Association was established in 1998, composed with directors and producers from African countries. The association's hundreds of members are located in more than fifty African countries, as well as in Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America. The association mainly communicates, exchanges and cooperates with the African Film Federation, the African Film Festival Organizing Committee, other African film organizations and international film organizations around the world, with the mission of promoting the development of the film industry in African countries and the friendly exchanges of cultures around the world.