Culture

Culture Tanzania Photo (detail): © Adobe

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

We foster bilateral cultural exchange programs between Germany and Tanzania. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, always with the goal to facilitate artistic production, reception and reflection involving actors from both countries.

International Coproduction Fund

With the ICF, we support co-productions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.

International Coproduction fund | Key Visual/Artwork © Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora) © Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora)

Bagamoyo Film Collective (bafico)

The Bagamoyo Film Collective (BaFiCo) began as a communal film project in 2015 and evolved into a three-year exchange program for students, artists, and theater performers from and in Bagamoyo and Berlin. Throughout its existence, BaFiCo has focused on personal and cultural stories, exploring various topics in a way that can be understood by both local and international audiences, bridging the gap between local storytelling traditions and international film aesthetics.

Bagamoyo Film Collective © bafico © bafico

Her Hip Hop

Empowering Young Women in Tanzania’s Hip Hop Scene: A Story of Success Supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund

Her Hip Hop © Hip Hop Asili Festival © Hip Hop Asili Festival

ACCES 2024 Music Showcases

Tanzanian Musicians watch out! The Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) invites African musicians based on the continent to apply for an opportunity to showcase at ACCES 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, from 14 to 16 November. The application deadline is 15 April 2024 (midnight CAT).

ACCES 2024

Dansi Tena

Contemporary dance! What is that? Strange movements? Abstract? Unconventional? Weird? You don’t get it? Don’t worry, you will.

Dansi Tena Time to Dance Time to Dance

Arts funding

Art

Henrike Grohs Art Award

In memory of Henrike Grohs, the Goethe-Institut and the Grohs family have initiated a 20,000€ prize dedicated to artists living and working in Africa.

© Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut
Berlinale Spotlight 2025

Berlinale Spotlight 2025

BERLINALE SPOTLIGHT: ACCRA is back, taking place from 3–7 September 2025 at the Goethe-Institut in Cantonments. Following last year’s successful debut, this second edition brings nine standout African films from the Berlinale—one of the world’s most prestigious international film festivals held annually in Germany’s capital.
Music

Music in Africa

Music In Africa is an information and exchange web portal dedicated to the African music sector.

© So Fraiche © So Fraiche
Society

House of African Feminisms

The House of African Feminisms (HoAF) is a platform for feminist discourse, resource and enlightenment. The project aims at highlighting the works of various African feminist scholars, artists and thinkers around the world as well as providing a resource on African feminisms.