The AFRICAP festival will take place from November 7 to 16, 2024, in Toulouse. The call for entries for this festival is officially open and will close on March 17. To register, click here. Registration is free and open to films produced between January 2022 and February 2024.Films must be...
The Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF Cotonou) will take place from February 20 to 24, 2024.
The third edition of the Cotonou International Women's Film Festival (FIFF COTONOU) will be held from February 20 to 24, 2024, at the French Institute and Artisttik Africa in Cotonou. Created in 2019, the FIFF COTONOU highlights the work of African female filmmakers every two years. Eighteen films representing 15...
AFRIC’ART Progress will launch a call for projects on February 15
A few months ago, at the Africa Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, we met Bintou Faye, producer and founder, along with other young African filmmakers, of a unique association called AFRIC'ART PROGRESS, which works to promote the culture and collective of young African producers. In 2024, Afric'art Progress is...
50 movie theaters in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
Since the mid-2010s, the creation of movie theaters and multiplexes, as well as the renovation of historic theaters, has increased throughout French-speaking Africa. According to our latest census, there are 50 of them spread across 12 countries, offering a total of 10,000 places each week. CANAL+OLYMPIA and MAJESTIC cinemas were...
How can creative industries become generators of jobs and revenue for African countries?
In 2021, UNESCO, in its report "African film industry: trends, challenges, and opportunities for growth," estimated that African cinema could create 20 million jobs and generate $20 billion per year... A recent study by the CNC notes that "the global film, audiovisual, and video game markets are experiencing unprecedented vitality...
DOUALA 2024 Series: save the date
The 2023 edition of DOUALA SERIES, which took place from November 15 to 18, 2023, was a great success. Building on the success of this first edition, the event's promoters have already announced the main dates for the next festival. The call for series will open on May 1 and...
Cameroonian cinema honored at the LFC Awards
The sixth edition of the LFC Awards came to a close on November 30, once again celebrating Cameroonian, African, and Caribbean cinema. Orchestrated by screenwriter and director François Ellong, the LFC Awards aim to recognize Cameroonian filmmaking expertise as well as that of the diaspora. Here are the winners of...
Two African films nominated for the 2024 Oscars
This year, of the 92 films submitted by countries competing for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film, 25 are French productions or co-productions, and two films represent the African continent, with Senegal and Burkina Faso. Banel & Adama, by Ramata-Toulaye Sy Directed by Ramata Toulaye Sy, the film "Banel...
The Abidjan Animation Film Festival (FFAA) will take place from April 29 to May 5, 2024.
The Abidjan Animation Festival is an annual cultural event created in 2018 that offers participants a different perspective on animation and organizes screenings of animated works from many countries, training workshops, and conferences led by professionals. For 2024, the call for films ends on December 1 and is open to...
The 6th edition of the LFC Awards will be held on November 30.
The date for the LFC Awards ceremony has been announced. The sixth edition will take place on November 30, 2023. Orchestrated by screenwriter and director François Ellong, the LFC Awards aim to reward Cameroonian filmmaking expertise, as well as that of the diaspora. The LFC Awards are named after the...