Supported by the British Council, Film Lab Africa is offering a series of professional workshops that will take place from November 2024 to March 2025.The program covers screenwriting, directing, production, cinematography, sound, and more! It includes online sessions, in-person meetings with industry experts, screenings, and the production of four short...
The Pathé Cap Sud cinema in Abidjan joins the CANAL+ ADVERTISING ABIDJAN portfolio
Canal+ Advertising has just signed a partnership agreement with the PATHE SUD cinema in Abidjan, giving it exclusive rights to market advertising space in the complex's six theaters to its clients. Launched in April 2024, the Pathé Cap Sud cinema in Abidjan has six theaters, including two VIP theaters, with...
YARHA Festival: International First Film Week from January 19 to 26 in Cameroon
The 11th edition of International First Film Week will take place next January in Yaoundé. Created in 2013 by the YARA association, the international week is a professional platform where directors, actors, producers, and filmmakers from around the world present their first works (first and second feature films) to the...
Clap Ivoire: call for films to support young Beninese filmmakers
As part of Benin's participation in the Clap Ivoire International Short Film Festival, the Benin Arts and Culture Development Agency (ADAC) is launching a call for films aimed at young Beninese filmmakers who will represent the country at the international stage, including the eight countries of the West African Economic...
Interview with Karine Barclais, founder of the Pavillon Afriques at the Cannes Film Festival
Comments gathered in CANNES by our correspondent Edouard CHAR Karine Barclais is the founder of the Cannes Film Festival's Pavillon Afriques, a platform promoting African cinema and its diaspora, which is celebrating its fifth edition. She launched this initiative in 2019 through her event and business development company registered in...
SINAC 2024 kicks off in Douala
From May 25 to 31, 2024, Douala will host the second edition of the Cameroon International Audiovisual Exhibition (SINAC). This event is organized by Yolande Bodiong, a well-known and highly regarded producer in Cameroon, founder of the MARABOO agency, and organizer of major events such as the Cameroon Television Awards....
PITCH O' FEMININ launches its fourth call for projects
Pitch O' Féminin is calling for submissions of short fiction and documentary film projects from emerging female filmmakers of African descent residing on the African continent. The call for projects will close on June 26, 2024. To apply, you must meet the following requirements: 1- Being a woman of African...
RFI strengthens its editorial offering
Press release Radio France Internationale (RFI) is offering new programs to its listeners and internet users. As the official broadcaster of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, RFI is preparing to bring the summer competitions to life on its airwaves, and a new weekly magazine dedicated to the Olympics as seen...
African winners of the Film/Fiction and Documentary/Series commissions of the Francophonie Image Fund
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...
The Maïssa Fund supports seven projects
It is a widely shared observation that women are still underrepresented in the African audiovisual and film industry. In order to support women's initiatives in the film and audiovisual sectors, the French Embassy in Senegal, under the leadership of Séraphine Angoula, announced a few months ago the creation of the...