African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival

The festival was organized by the Centro Orientamento Educativo (COE) Association as a cultural event aimed to promote cinema and cultures of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.^[1][2][3]

The line-up of the very first 1991 edition featured a retrospective on Senegalese cinema and a section on children's rights.^[4]

The festival takes place in Milan every spring at different venues around the city.^[5] Apart from screenings, FESCAAL hosts various cultural events and round tables,^[6][7][8] such as Africa Talks, dedicated to environmental discussions.^[9]

The MiWorld Youth Film Festival (MiWY) was established in 2020. As part of FESCAAL, MiWY targets schoolchildren and promotes cross-cultural and cinematic discovery.^[10][11]

• Lungometraggi Finestre sul Mondo competition (Feature-Length Window Into the World);^[12]
• Cortometraggi Africani competition (African Shorts);
• Extra competition for films made by Italian directors;
• E tutti ridono (Everyone Smiles);
• Fuori Concorso (Out of competition);
• Flash section includes all other films in the line-up.^[13]