Following the announcement by Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture, that he would not be reappointed at the end of his term, which was due to end on November 30, Yves BIGOT submitted his resignation yesterday. This will take effect on June 30. Yves Bigot's track record at the helm of...
Interview with Abdoulaye Amzath, administrator of the Wani Ayo association
Abdoulaye Amzath, administrator of the Wani Ayo association in Benin. Comments gathered in CANNES by our correspondent Edouard CHAR. Your association was founded four years ago in Benin. What initial assessment can you make of these first four years? The Wani Ayo association was founded four years ago, and over...
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....
Friendship 2.0, the new romantic series from NCI
Under the leadership of Sandra Coulibaly, who recently joined the channel as director of fiction, NCI is continuing its policy of developing locally produced fiction. Following the April broadcast of the 90-episode series "Mon unique péché" (My Only Sin), adapted from the work of Ivorian writer Anzata Ouattara and co-produced...
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...
Logical Pictures wants to expand in Africa
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...