The third edition of the Abidjan International Audiovisual Content Exhibition (SICA) will be held from June 26 to 28, 2025, at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire, consolidating Côte d'Ivoire's position as a hub for the African creative industry. Under the theme "Digital sovereignty and storytelling exports: building a competitive and globalized...
"Katanga, the dance of the scorpions" Gold Standard at FESPACO 2025
The 2025 Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) took place from February 22 to March 1, 2025, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Under the theme "African Cinema and Cultural Identities," the festival screened 235 films selected from 1,351 submissions from 48 countries. The Yennenga Gold Stallion, the most prestigious...
FESPACO 2025: CANAL+ First Partner of African Cinema
On the occasion of the 29th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which will take place from February 22 to March 1, 2025, CANAL+ is once again highlighting the vitality of African cinema and the richness of its stories. CANAL+, the leading partner of African...
Season 2 of CACAO premieres February 16 on CANAL+POP
The first season of Cacao aired in June 2020 on CANAL+. This 12-episode series, each episode lasting 52 minutes, directed by ALEX OGOU, produced by TANKA Studio and co-produced by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL, featured two rival cocoa-producing families, the Desvas and the Ahiteys, who were fighting for control of the cocoa...
The official selection for the 29th Fespaco is now known.
Comprising 235 selected films from 48 countries, the official selection for the 29th Fespaco reflects the richness and diversity of African cinema and its diaspora, and is divided into eight "competition" categories and four "section" categories. COMPETITION FEATURE FILM FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FESPACO SHORTS BURKINA FILMS (SHORT AND FEATURE-LENGTH FICTION AND...
Call for entries for the 2026 Cotonou International Women's Film Festival
The Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF) will take place from February 3 to 7, 2026, in Cotonou. Registration to join the official selection for FIFF Cotonou 2026 is now open and will close on August 30, 2025. The Festival aims to promote films made by women on subjects of...
FESPACO prepares and unveils its poster for 2025
FESPACO, a veritable showcase for African creativity for over 55 years, will celebrate its 29th edition from February 22 to March 1, 2025, and has just unveiled its visual for the 2025 edition. This visual, designed by director Gideon Vink, is described by FESPACO as "a patchwork of woven patterns...
Pathé BC Afrique becomes Pathé Touch Afrique
Pathé BC Afrique, a company created in 2020 by the Pathé group, Franco-Tunisian producer Wassim Beji—founder and director of WY Productions—and Jean-François Camilleri, former president of The Walt Disney Company France, Benelux, Maghreb, and French-speaking Africa, is changing shareholders and name. Sébastien Onomo, founder and president of Special Touch Studios,...
The NISA 2024 winners
The fifth edition of the Ivorian Night of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts was held on Friday, November 22, 2024, in Abidjan and honored "GLA," an action feature film by director Landry AGBADOU. Landry AGBADOU wins the NISA d'Or, a prize worth five million CFA francs. He succeeds actress and producer...
BENIN: FDAC call for projects for content creators
Are you from Benin and want to develop a project in the cultural and creative industries? The FDAC, whose mission is to support and contribute to the promotion of cultural and creative industries in Benin, can finance your project. Benin's Arts and Culture Development Fund (FDAC) has just launched a...