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Contests & masterclasses

Win a stage. Learn the craft.

Three competitions judged in front of press and a live audience, an award for the year’s best, and five masterclasses.

Model in a red gown and sculpted headpiece on the CAMFFEST runway
Make Up Competition winners holding their award at CAMFFEST 2026
Makeup artists

Make Up Competition

Artists work live on models before the judges. Open to professionals and newcomers, with prizes and industry recognition for the winners.

Who
Professional and emerging makeup artists
When
Day 2 · Wednesday 3 March
Prize
Prizes and industry recognition
Rising Thread Award winner at CAMFFEST 2026
Emerging designers

Rising Thread Contest

Show an original collection on the CAMFFEST runway. Built to launch new designers into the Cameroonian and international scene.

Who
Emerging fashion designers
When
Day 2 · emerging designers runway
Prize
A runway debut, prizes and visibility in Cameroon and abroad
Model in a red gown and sculpted headpiece
Models

Face of CAMFFEST

A modelling competition to find the face that will represent the next edition of the festival.

Who
Aspiring and working models
When
During the festival week
Prize
Become the face of CAMFFEST’s next edition
Makeup artist painting a model’s eyesModel in a towering braided headpiece and red two-pieceModel in a red corset dress with a black rosette

Make it. Walk it. Win it.Six days in Buea, 2–7 March 2027

The award

Fashion Excellence Recognition

At the grand finale on Saturday 6 March, we honour the designers, models and creatives who defined the year in Cameroonian fashion. Nominations come from the CAMFFEST board.

CAMFFEST 2026 contest winners with their awards
Edition One winners, February 2026.

People’s Choice

Vote for your favourite

Fans choose a People’s Choice winner for Face of CAMFFEST and the emerging designers. Voting opens during festival week.

Voting opens soon

Masterclasses

Learn from people who do it

Hands-on sessions for designers, models, makeup artists, photographers and stylists.

Makeup student having eyeshadow applied
Day 2

Hair & makeup design

Editorial and runway-ready techniques, taught by working professionals.

Photography student shooting outdoors in Buea
Day 2

Fashion photography

Lighting, editorials, runway coverage and post-production.

Model in a teal top and sheer black cape
Day 3

Fashion design

Garment construction, styling and building a cohesive collection.

Model posing in a white puff-sleeve dress
Day 3

Model bootcamp

Runway walk, posture and confidence in front of the camera.

Model in a pale shirt and printed wrap on the runway
Edition Two

Styling in fashion

For stylists and fashion content creators.

Two participants in CAMFFEST t-shirts at a workshop
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Learn on site

Masterclasses run alongside the shows at the festival venues.

Applications for Edition Two open soon

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