MFF is implementing an interdisciplinary “knowledge centre”, an Academy, with a wide range of activities as part of a coherent year-long program.

Because MFF always defined itself as a multidisciplinary platform aimed at developing creativity and innovation in different areas, foster collaboration across these diverse areas produce knowledge in various formats and increase international networking and partnerships with actors not only from other African countries but also form other continents, the MFF Academy is framed accordingly to these defining characteristics.As one of the 3 pillars of MFF (Festival, Academy & Publications), it is divided in 2 interconnected branches: Researches & Residencies.