At the annual OIF conference held in Cannes, the list of winners selected by the Fiction Film and Documentary Series Committees of the Fonds Image de la Francophonie was announced.
Of the 14 projects supported by the 2024 Fiction Film Commission, 10 originate from French-speaking Africa:
Support for feature film production:
"SIVANA" by Nabih DAY & B. GUENIOT (Madagascar) €40,000 (OIF) + €40,000 ACP-EU bonus
"DERRIERE LES PALMIERS" by Meryem BENM'BAREK (Morocco): €40,000
“MARIE & JOLIE” by Erige SEHIRI (Tunisia): €40,000
Support for the production of short films:
"LA NUIT A PEINE" by Wiame HADDAD (Tunisia): €5,000
Support for feature film development:
"LE PÈRE SAUVAGE" by Sammy BALOJI (Democratic Republic of Congo): €5,000
“VOUNDOUN / TRISTESSE” by Emmannuella LALANGA (Central African Republic): €5,000
"MAWU-SIKA, THE SHADOW OF A LEGEND" by Folligan AMOUZOU (Togo): €5,000
Support for the completion of feature films:
“NOMADISH” by Yassine Marco MARROCCU (Morocco): €10,000
Non-financial support
"RUES DÉSERTES" by Batoul BENAZZOU (Morocco): consulting support (editing)
"AU PAYS DE L'AUTRE" (In the Land of Others) by Gopalen Parthiben CHELLAPERMAL (Mauritius): writing consultation (editing/file).
Of the 10 projects selected by the Documentary and Series Committee of the Fonds Image de la Francophonie, eight are from French-speaking Africa:
Production assistance
"LONAN TCHE" by J. AKAFOU (Ivory Coast) €40,000 (OIF) + €40,000 ACP-EU bonus
"NAITRE FILLE" by K. TRAORE (Burkina Faso) €40,000 (OIF) + €40,000 ACP-EU bonus
"FRICHE! ET LES DECOMBRES SE SOUVIENNENT" (WASTELAND! AND THE RUINS REMEMBER) by JM TENO (Cameroon) €40,000
Development assistance
"LE PALAIS***" series by Samantha BIFFOT (Gabon): €10,000
"SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA, THE EPIC…" by L.-A. BAKER (Congo): €10,000
"LES CONTES DE L’AU-DELA" (Tales from Beyond) by Marie-Laurentine BAYALA (Burkina Faso): €10,000
"LES ROUTIERS DE L’ESPOIR" by Bamba DIOP (Senegal): €10,000
Finishing assistance
"PARDON***" by Pape Abdoulaye SECK (Senegal) €30,000