QAFF Foundation | Quibdó Africa Film Festival

ABOUT US

The QAFF Foundation crosses continents, enriching itself with the emotions and know-how of other cultures. Traveling with the pleasure of moving between similar customs separated by a historical landmark. We rub shoulders with and learn from the reality of the people who surround us on a daily basis.

The QAFF Foundation was created by Wilfrid MASSAMBA to take advantage of the opportunities that arise in the development of activities and cultural exchanges by taking Africa to Colombia and vice versa.

The QAFF Foundation works in the areas of audiovisual production and distribution (film, television and content for web platforms); cultural events and therefore implicitly in music and visual arts.

The first initiative was the QUIBDÓ AFRICA FILM FESTIVAL, whose first edition was held from September 18 to 28, 2019, the second from September 15 to 19, 2020 and third from September 13 to 18, 2021.

This initiative shows very clearly the orientation of the QAFF Foundation as a cultural actor, both for audiovisual productions, content distribution and events to position itself in the African market and its diaspora as a target audience, while imagining with it, to conquer the Latin American market which is estimated at more than 400 million people.

Etty Cecilia Parra Institutional Relations @ettyce Etty Cecilia Parra, is a social communicator, student of the last cycle of the Master's Degree in Management and Development Practice. "I am knowledgeable about the Colombian Pacific. Leader in management of effective communication strategies, experience in relations with regional and national media, with experience in process and social projects.	Wilfrid Massamba Senior Manager QAFF @wilfridmassamba Photographer and film director Wildrid Massamba is a native Congolese. He has dedicated his work to demonstrate the strength that arises through the feelings of people, starting from common situations. Director of the Basango Foundation, who at the same time as a film director, has participated in different projects around the world. Since 2017 he works with the production company Claudia Cruz of Yerbabuena Films as director.	Vanessa Maquez Mena Communication Manager @viveafro Journalist at the University of Antioquia. Scholarship holder of the Manos Visible Corporation for the Master's degree in cultural management and audiovisual production at the University Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Director and founder of the digital magazine Vive Afro, where she works for the visibility, respect and recognition of Afro culture, which has won national and international awards and mentions. She is our communication manager.
Edna Liliana Vallencia Media Coordinator @EdnaLiliana_ Colombian journalist, with more than fifteen years of experience in national and international media. During four years she was part of the journalistic team of the French channel France 24, as presenter of the program Africa 7 days, the only news program in Spanish, dedicated 100% to the African continent.	Leonard Cortana Adviser/ Curator @leonardcortana Leonard Cortana is a P.hD Candidate at the Cinema Studies Department at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a Research Fellow at the NYU Africa House. His research focuses on the transnational circulation of narratives about racial justice and activist movements between Brazil, South Africa, France and the US with a special emphasis on the memorialization of political assassinations, the spread of the legacy of assassinated anti-racist activists.	Laura Zuniga Community Manager @lasgafasdelau Young Afro-Colombian woman, born in Bogota, with parents originally from the Cauca area of the country, graduated in Marketing and Advertising from the Fundación Universitaria de Área Andina. Passionate about culture and marketing with social impact, faithful believer that ideas hand in hand with technological tools have the power to transform realities. Her work is focused on the development and execution of marketing and communication strategies.
Yuhayna Caceres Fund raiser @yuhayna2 Advisor for creative economies. Coordinator of the Network of Advisors for the cultural industry in Colombia. Public administrator. Master in metal restoration. She is our Fund Raiser.	Salvatore Laudicina Press Scriptwriter @slaudicina Is a Social Communicator-Journalist graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente with emphasis on research and production of articles for print and digital media. 10 years of professional experience, with an extensive curriculum of publications in newspapers, magazines and national and international websites. High level of skills in textual cohesion, composition, creative writing and spelling.	Liliana Gaona Accounting Management @lilianaganoa Professional in the area of Public Accounting, in administrative and financial management of projects for social development, administrative-financial management of social projects with international financing, International Cooperation.
Franck Tchicaya as "Victor Headley" Adviser / Coordinator @francktchicaya Writer, screenwriter. He wrote the best-selling novel Yardie (1992), which gained cult status upon publication. Other books include Yardie sequels Excess (1993) and Yush (1994), and Fetish (1995), Here Comes The Bride (1997), Off Duty (2001), Seven Seals (2002) and Domino (2018). His first novel Yardie has been adapted into a feature film, directed by actor Idris Elba.