The Festival was founded in 2006 by Laza, a malagasy filmmaker and producer, and is organised by L'Association Rencontres du Film Court, the Institut Français de Madagascar and Rozifilms. It is held annually in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Since 2017, RFC On Tour was included, it is about sharing malgasy films around the country and aiming to push on writers, filmmakers, and producers.