Voice of the Architect short film festival_Namibia
A LIVE Architectural short film festival held in Namibia forming part of the Science and Technology’s Department of Architecture, Planning and Construction’s ‘All Works’ student exhibition
Voice of the Architect film festival
Yes, its that time of year again...This is Festival and is accredited for 0.5 CPD SACAP credits (Cat 1)
THE FILM FESTIVAL
The Voice of the Architect is an innovative concept whose goal is to shine a spotlight on award winning African Architecture. 2026 being the 5th year of this festival with 4 short films to feast one's eye upon and have a glass of vino.
The purpose of this event is to celebrate and to create a platform for community building within the Architectural circles, to created public awareness towards those engaging with Architects, as well as allow for practice exposure to the firms who have been producing these noteworthy works.
The screening will be part of the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s Department of Architecture, Planning and Construction’s ‘All Works’ student exhibition hosted at the FNCC from the 2nd to 4th of November 2026.
THE CONTENT
4 short films will be a series of 25min long documentaries showcasing buildings in Johannesburg which have won Architectural awards.
DATE AND VENUE DETAILS
Date: 3rd November 2026
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Format: Theatre screening
Place: Franco Namibia Cultural Center (FNCC), 118 Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek.
Dress Code: Smart Casual, Suit and sneakers
AWARDS
The below awards have been given to the featured buildings that are presented at the festival:
- Award for Excellence
- Award for Commendation
- People's Choice Award
All awards have been given by The Gauteng Institute for Architecture.
Take a look at the films being screened!
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Jewel City
CourseThe Onyx embraces its context, offering respite in the form of a lawn to inner-city dwellers and passers-by.
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Barloworld Showroom
CourseThe building is a visionary gesture deriving its form from one of the earth-moving equipment tracks.
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St.Johns Prep School
CourseThe building forms own identity that creates space for 18 new classrooms and a new science lab on an already densely populated campus.
Film Festival Reviews
Voice of the Architect Short film festival
Encore!
Liam Purnell
Thank you so much for this opportunity to 'attend' your film festival all the way from over here in New Zealand. It was great to see the amazing architectu...
Read MoreThank you so much for this opportunity to 'attend' your film festival all the way from over here in New Zealand. It was great to see the amazing architectural works, get the background stories, meet the teams and even see some people I went to TUKS with! I hope that this will be an annual event and look forward to the next festival soon. Regards Liam Purnell
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Natalie Gaertner
Inspirational and honest.
Inspirational and honest.
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Alan Colin Middleton
Great, to see these buildings through the architect's eyes. Nice to hear the voices in their offices as well and see the journey.
Great, to see these buildings through the architect's eyes. Nice to hear the voices in their offices as well and see the journey.
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Hendrik Moller
Very good and well thought through
Very good and well thought through
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Mignon Oosthuizen
very informative and interesting ,really enjoyed to hear other local architects' views and design process
very informative and interesting ,really enjoyed to hear other local architects' views and design process
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Wagener Hancke
Wonderful body of work and well-done to the film crew; I feel inspired once again!
Wonderful body of work and well-done to the film crew; I feel inspired once again!
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Leon van der westhuizen
Content was very informative and well put together
Content was very informative and well put together
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