Elevating Voices in Global Film, Culture & Innovation
AfroBerlin Speakers
AfroBerlin's speakers roster brings together a dynamic mix of voices shaping the future of global storytelling. From visionary filmmakers and daring storytellers to emerging talents, technocrats, producers, and creative financiers, the lineup reflects a cross-continental dialogue rooted in innovation, equity, and cultural excellence.
These speakers represent not just regions, but movements - bridging the African continent, its diasporas and the rest of the world to reimagine what's possible in film, culture, and creative industries worldwide. Up to 90 speakers participate in AfroBerlin.
Speakers
Actor, Producer Benin + USA
Filmmaker, Actor Germany + Tanzania
Actor, Producer USA (TBC)
Producer, CEO & Founder Mad City Productions Studio, Spain
Actor, Producer Founder New Nigerian Cinema Nigeria
Associate Vice-President PAC Capital Ltd. Nigeria
CEO, Founder, Ellington Production USA + Jamaica
Actor, Producer, Director Founder, Hollyfied UK
Actress, Producer & Host Aktiv Khole Podcast Germany + Cameroon
Director, Screenwriter, Germany + Namibia
Director, Producer Founder Casablanca Pictures Belgium + Morocco
Young Filmmaker, Director UK
Animator, Spunky Toonz and Noa Vista Ethical AI Brand Germany + Nigeria
Executive Director Cinemafrica Sweden + Senegal
Head of Distribution & Production BONUM International Germany
Producer, Founder Chicas Production France + Morocco
Film Music Composer Founder Stinky Rice Studios Canada
Head of Studio DRAMABOX China + USA
ACE Good / Ace Fund Independent Film Funding, Blockchain & Tokenization Expert Belgium
Associate Development Executive DRAMA BOX USA
Producer, CEO Dreammaker Production Morocco
Junior Development Executive DRAMABOX USA
Visual Artist CEO, MyVision Nigeria
Director DurbanFilmMart South Africa
CEO Unfriendly Space Nigeria
4 Corners Cinema Production Germany
Nathan Adabadze Investment Director Media Finance Capital UK + Ghana
Filmmaker, Scuba Diving Instructor Canada + Egypt
Producer / Executive / International Coproduction Strategic Advisor USA + India
Executive Director, StoryBoard Switzerland
Co-Founder, VitaminBlack, Haiti + Germany
Screenwriter, Filmmaker Ghana
Award-Winning Scriptwriter and Best- Selling Author, Director, SummerRain International Kenya
Actor Germany + Ghana (TBC)
Award Winning Creative Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Fortune Favors Productions UK + Ghana
Founder, Afro Films UK UK + Ghana
Filmmaker and Cultural Leader Founder, Louder Than Words UK
Founder, DMarie Productions UK
Head of African Office Drama Deluxe International Kenya
Co-Founder, WildPepper Studios| Digital Creator Africa Academy WIFT Africa Nigeria
Emerging Director, Producer UK + Nigeria
BAFTA Winning Film & TV Producer, Founder Them Ones Studios UK + Ghana
Chair, Computational Semantics and Artificial Intelligence at the Institute for Language Sciences University of Utrecht The Netherlands
Digital Creator & Vertical Scriptwriter Nigeria
Board Member CinemAfrica Sweden + Senegal
Film & Television Producer Founder, Inner City Films Canada + Nigeria (TBC)
Filmmaker, Photographer, Curator Australia + Kenya
Moderators
Filmmaker, Actor Germany +Tanzania
Filmmaker, Founder Brixton International Film Festival UK + Jamaica
Founder World Color Studio 22 Germany + Senegal
Talent Agent Founder, Crawford Talents Germany + USA
Actor, TV Host Germany + Ethiopia / Oromia
Marketing & Branding Expert, Founder, Vitamin Black, Germany + Haiti
Liles Co-Founder & COO, West Studios Jamaica
Actress, Producer Germany + Jamaica
Founder, Nollywood Week, Owner, Okada Media (Distribution) France + Benin
Creator, Technologist and Executive Producer USA
Director, Producer, Co-Founder CAMERA X Productions Sweden + Somalia