Entertain. Educate.
Engage. Empower.
We run 6 programmes throughout the year. All are free and open to everyone.
Fankeenna Film Fest
Somaliland’s first recurring film festival. Screenings, a jury, awards, filmmaker talks and workshops. Two editions so far, 2023–24 and 2025, supported by Movies that Matter. The 3rd edition runs 3–24 December 2026.
Read moreShaah iyo Shaxan
Tea and craftsmanship. Our in-house podcast sits down with artists, musicians, filmmakers and poets for a long conversation about art, culture and the everyday realities of young people in Somaliland.
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Open Mic
The microphone is open to anyone with something to say. Poetry, song, comedy, stories and spoken word on the stage in the creative courtyard every Thursday.
Read moreExhibitions
Hangool, Heer iyo Hiyikac, Lens through Legacy, Isa Faysal’s string art, Talking Hands and the AFAC and IOM photo exhibitions. Our contemporary art gallery gives local artists a wall, an audience and an opening night.
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Youth-led media production
Fankeenna Zine, short videos and digital stories, creative campaigns and documentation of the creative scene. Young creatives make it in our studio, for our own channels and for partners.
Read moreWorkshops and masterclasses
Sixteen workshops and masterclasses, from photography with Abdullah Barre to mise-en-scène with Khalid Adamz, string art with Isa Faysal and motion graphics with Mohamed Iman.
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And between the programmes
Film nights
Between festival editions we screen Somali films and documentaries with the filmmaker in the room: Kasim, Ayaanle, Somaliland Ha Noolato, Tagsiile. Dates on @fankeenna.
Creative meet-ups and Open House
Evenings where the creative collective meets and shows new work. At Open House, newcomers see the space, meet the team and socialise.
Partner events
Organisations hold debates, panels and launches at Fankeenna to reach young people in Hargeisa, such as Talking Hands with Hargeisa Deaf Club and the art competition with Ubah and Plan International.