13th Annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival Returns with Campus and Community Partners

The 13th Annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival returned to Tuscaloosa on Feb 22, 2026, organized by the Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation (EAUMF) and AframSouth Inc. Event organizers worked with campus partners to bring the festival back to a city-wide audience and to University of Alabama students and faculty.

Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation and AframSouth Inc. held primary organizational roles for the Feb 22 festival, coordinating logistics and outreach across campus and community channels. The EAUMF name appeared on promotional materials and AframSouth Inc. staff managed coordination with co-sponsors from the University of Alabama, underscoring the joint community-campus nature of the 13th edition.

Campus co-sponsorship for the Feb 22 program included the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and the UA African Students Association. The College of Community Health Sciences and the African Students Association provided on-campus contacts and student engagement support that helped the festival reach University of Alabama audiences, reinforcing the partnership between higher education and community arts organizations in Tuscaloosa.

The return of the festival on Feb 22 reflected a continuation of the event’s run as the 13th annual edition, with EAUMF and AframSouth Inc. listed as lead organizers for this iteration. Local community groups in Tuscaloosa and student organizations from the University of Alabama collaborated under the festival banner, demonstrating the cross-sector network that sustains the Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival.

Organizers and campus co-sponsors together marked Feb 22, 2026, as a day when community and campus interests converged around Africana cinema in Tuscaloosa. With the Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation, AframSouth Inc., the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, and the UA African Students Association all named on the event roster, the 13th Annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival on Feb 22 maintained a visible bridge between University of Alabama students and the wider Tuscaloosa community.