In April 2024, the authorities in Burkina Faso suspended the TV channel TV5Monde and access to its website, along with six other international media outlets: Deutsche Welle, Ouest-France, Le Monde, Apanews, The Guardian, and Agence Ecofin. Now it's Voice of America's turn to be suspended for three months. The decision...
Press release from the TV5MONDE Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of TV5MONDE, chaired by Delphine Ernotte Cunci, Chairwoman of France Télévisions, today unanimously appointed Ms. Kim Younes Charbit to the position of Chairwoman and CEO of TV5MONDE for a five-year term. a position that had been filled on an interim basis since July 2024 by Mr....
Film Lab Africa Senegal launches several professional workshops in Senegal
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...
The Parliament of Laughter: a long-running show.
Filming for the next season of Le Parlement du Rire will take place in Abidjan from October 9 to 18. This will be the 18th season of this cult comedy show produced by Gondwana Productions and broadcast on CANAL+. The first season aired on CANAL+ in 2016, based on a...
TV5MONDE mobilizes for the Francophonie Summit
TV5MONDE is mobilizing for the 19th Francophonie Summit, which will take place on October 4 and 5 in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris. The French-language channel is putting in place exceptional measures to cover the event on its channels and across all its digital platforms. On the agenda: more than 200 hours...
Kim Younes Charbit nominated to become president of TV5 Monde
Three months after Yves Bigot's departure, TV5 Monde is preparing to appoint a new president. Kim Younes Charbit, 42, will be officially confirmed in this position at the board meeting on October 2. Her appointment, proposed by France, is expected to be approved by all shareholder countries. Kim Younes Charbit...
Audiovisual and Film Production in Francophone Africa: Review of the 2023/2024 Season
A year ago, in Abidjan, during the launch of the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa, the first Adweknow Meetings were held, bringing together renowned speakers such as Angela AQUEREBURU, co-founder of YOBO studios, Ana BALLO, Director of RTI distribution, Pierre CECCALDI, co-founder of "On est ensemble...
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...
The HACA reiterates the terms of the law and puts pressure on itself
For the second time in a few months, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) has reiterated that "any audience measurement carried out outside its framework and certification is considered illegal and constitutes a violation of the legislation in force. Such practices pose a risk of destabilizing the Ivorian media...