Africa is reviving its cinema culture The 1990s saw the successive closure of various theaters in major cities across French-speaking Africa, depriving populations of access to popular cinema. However, in recent years, theater renovations and the creation of multiplexes have been on the rise across the continent. The various theaters...
Interview with Maïmouna N'Diaye, actress and director
Maïmouna N’Diaye is an actress, director, and presenter. She spent 10 years in Côte d’Ivoire, where she worked as an actress at the Ymako Teatri theater. This theater aims to raise awareness and change attitudes towards health and social issues. She then began directing documentaries in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2005,...
Interview with Steve Karl Munga, Founder and President of Cinekin Cinemas
What is your background? I am now 34 years old. I left Congo at a very young age and have lived my entire life in France and Belgium. After gaining professional experience at Accenture and the SNT group, I became an entrepreneur in Belgium in the events industry. In 2016,...
CANAL+ in CAN mode
CANAL+, which purchased all rights to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, is pulling out all the stops to promote the competition on its channels. The EN MODE CAN campaign began on May 31 in 25 African countries across traditional media (posters, TV, radio, press), digital media (Facebook, IG, YouTube,...
Tennis is growing in French-speaking Africa
On the sidelines of the latest edition of Roland Garros, the French Tennis Federation organized the "Rendez-vous de la Francophonie du Tennis" in some thirty countries. Chaired by the Secretary General of La Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo, these events brought together French-speaking tennis federations into an association, the Association des Fédérations...
Wozo, a film project led by Thibaut Monnier and TSK STUDIOS
For audiovisual production on the African continent, financing remains the crux of the matter. This delicate situation is pushing industry players to adapt, reinvent themselves, and redouble their inventiveness in order to find sources of funding. Beyond "traditional" financing (television channels, subsidies, sponsorship, VOD), filmmakers are turning to the web...
DISCOP Abidjan 2019: Studio CO2 unveils some of its productions
STUDIO CO2's latest productions were presented at the fifth edition of DISCOP ABIDJAN, held from May 29 to 31 at the Radisson Blu. These programs were shown during private screenings. STUDIO CO2, the short film studio of Groupe Côte Ouest, presented various programs during a private screening, such as: "ABIDJAN...
WIA Summit: How are African women engaging the world and creating a new paradigm?
After Dakar and Marrakech, the next edition of the Women In Africa Summit (WIA) will once again be held in the Moroccan city on June 27 and 28, 2019. More than just an international gathering, Women In Africa Initiative (WIA) is the leading international platform for economic development and support...
TV5Monde: Coming Out, the new documentary series by Les Haut-Parleurs
In France and Africa, young people are trying to reveal their homosexuality. Trésor Ntore is 20 years old, has dual nationality (Burundian and French) and leads several lives: student at the Rennes School of Business, writer, clubber, winner of public speaking competitions... and LGBT activist in France and Africa.Outgoing, energetic,...
Netflix acquires rights to Mati Diop's film "Atlantique"
The Grand Jury of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival awarded Mati Diop this year for her film "Atlantique." This is a wonderful recognition for African cinema. But the Franco-Senegalese director's first feature film, which received the Grand Prix du Jury, also caught the attention of streaming giant Netflix. Netflix has...