The Cannes Film Festival is a special time to announce new initiatives or present new projects. Logical Pictures took advantage of this global event to announce its intention to expand its presence in the African market. According to its President, Frédéric FIORE, this decision will help position Logical Pictures as...
The ADWEKNOW Guide to Production in DIGITAL VERSION
The Audiovisual and Film Production Guide published by ADWEKNOW at the end of 2023 is an invaluable source of information, inspiration, and knowledge. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the production sector in French-speaking Africa in all its dimensions (training, production, financing). The Audiovisual and Film...
Benin launches its training program for content creators.
Sémé City, the center of excellence created by the Beninese government, is launching its first training courses as part of the Future of Film Africa project, the result of collaboration between Sémé City and Future of Film, a global leader in film innovation. Future of Film Africa aims to discover...
Launch of the Côte d'Ivoire Cinema Film Commission project
The film and audiovisual industry in Côte d'Ivoire is booming, with a wealth of cultural and artistic talent just waiting to be discovered. And with good reason, as successful productions are multiplying and the number of movie theaters is increasing with the recent opening of a Pathé multiplex. To support...
Cinema: theater closures announced in South Africa and inauguration of the Pathé group in Ivory Coast
Distribution is the main means of generating revenue for a film. South Africa and Nigeria, which are the main strongholds of African cinema, are also the countries with the most screens. And for good reason: according to a report on African cinema published by UNESCO in 2021, 71% of the...
Nollywood Week returns in 2024 and promises to be disruptive
The 11th edition of Nollywood Week is taking place at the Cinéma l'Arlequin in Paris from May 2 to 5. 5,000 people are expected to attend this must-see Nigerian film festival. Launched by curators Nadira Shakur and Serge Noukoué, Nollywood Week is gradually unveiling the program for its upcoming edition,...
Cannes: the Pavillon Afriques launches its call for projects
On the sidelines of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, the Pavillon Afriques is launching its call for projects. The Pavillon Afriques will once again be located at the heart of the Cannes Film Festival's international village, which will take place from May 14 to 25, 2024. It is an essential...
Call for films for FESPACO 2025
As part of the 29th edition of FESPACO 2025, which will take place from February 22 to March 1, 2025, the organization is launching its call for films aimed at film and audiovisual professionals and specifies that registrations for the official selection of films are open from February 29 to...
Brazzaville Film Week will finally take place in July.
FILM WEEK, which was scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 4, 2024, as we announced a few weeks ago, has been postponed to July: the fourth edition of the festival will take place from July 13 to 20, 2024, in Brazzaville, Congo.
Mati Diop wins the Golden Bear at the Berlinale for her documentary "DAHOMEY"
The French-Senegalese director, Mati Diop, who won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 with her film "ATLANTIQUE," won the GOLDEN BEAR at the Berlin Film Festival for her documentary "DAHOMEY," which addresses the issue of the restitution of artworks looted in Africa by former colonial powers....