The third cohort of Afrique au féminin will produce eight reports on the theme of "Exceptional Women" for Canal+ in Africa
L’Afrique au féminin, a traveling training program from Canal+ University, Canal+ International's audiovisual training label, is launching its third edition this year. L’Afrique au féminin is an initiative that aims to support, train, and highlight female and male filmmakers living in sub-Saharan Africa.
Selected in September 2019 from among a hundred applicants, the eight Journalistes Reporters d'Images (JRI) each produced a ten-minute report on the theme "Exceptional Women." After a writing workshop in Côte d'Ivoire and a week of editing training in Dakar, the winners will deliver the fruits of their labor. These reports will be broadcast during a special edition of Enquête d'Afrique, presented by Hapsatou Sy, on March 10 on Canal+ in Africa.
Eight countries are represented in this promotion, with winners from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Madagascar, Senegal, Chad, and Togo. Kismath BAGUIRI, Ismaël KWAWY ANGOH, Wivine SÉBIYERA OVANDANG, Diaka CAMARA, Felana Carol RAJAONARIVELO, Samba BA, Yamgoto GUILE, and Joël TCHEDRE will represent their respective countries.
"Canal+ University was created almost a year ago out of a desire to encourage skills transfer and promote mobility on the African continent. We train journalists from national television channels as well as all film-related professions, in order to give them the tools to produce content that meets international standards," says Grace Loubassou, Head of Institutional Relations, who is leading the project.
With Canal+ University, Canal+ International is reaffirming its commitment to co-producing content and stepping up its contribution to the development of the audiovisual sector on the African continent.
"It is important for Canal+ to have local stories, conceived and told from the perspective of those who live them and who can share them internationally," adds Grace Loubassou.