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...
14 documentary projects presented at the "Impala 2024" co-production meetings
The "Impala 2024" co-production meetings took place from Thursday, February 29 to Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Capitol Hotel in Abidjan Cocody. Organized by Africadoc Côte d’Ivoire, the Association des Réalisateurs Documentaristes du Cameroun (ARDC), Les Ateliers Varan, and Docmonde, under the patronage of Françoise Remarck, Ivorian Minister of...
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.
The CANAL+ Group raises its bid for MULTICHOICE
The Canal+ group, the largest shareholder in South Africa's MultiChoice, has raised its bid to acquire the operator's entire capital. On February 1, the CANAL+ group submitted a "non-binding indicative" offer to the MultiChoice Board of Directors at a price of 105 rand. This offer represented a 40% premium over...
IPTV in Cameroon: -11.4% in 2023 vs. 2022
Advertising investments in television measured by the Omedia institute in Cameroon declined by 11.4% in 2023 compared to 2022. This decline is due to a sharp drop in investments in November and December, while from April to October, IPTV investments grew steadily and significantly. This decline is due to a...
Yaoundé hosts the UAR Summit on Artificial Intelligence
Yaoundé has been hosting the UAR Summit on Artificial Intelligence since March 4. African media outlets were invited to begin reflecting on the major technological advances that are gradually disrupting the industry and the way information is handled as a whole. Between challenge and opportunity, the UAR Summit on Artificial...
NEWWORLDTV (NWTV) – right of reply
Following an article published on January 17, 2024, on the Adweknow website entitled "Interview with David Mignot, Managing Director Africa of the Canal+ Group," NWTV wishes to make the following corrections: In an interview with adweknow.com, David Mignot raises questions about NWTV's sources of funding and states, in general terms,...
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....
Call for entries for the 2024 Cannes Pan-African Film Festival (FIFP)
The 21st edition of the Cannes Pan-African Film Festival, organized by the independent organization Nord-Sud Développement, will take place at the Espace Miramar in Cannes from October 23 to 27! The call for applications is open until April 30. Interested parties can submit their films, series, and video clips now...
"ICI C' BABI" wins award at the 2024 Audiovisual Awards
At the 29th Audiovisual Laurels ceremony held on February 26, the Ivorian TV series "Ici c Babi" received an award in the "French-language program from the South" category. This ceremony rewards French audiovisual works (television, radio, and web) or French-language works broadcast during the current year, regardless of their format...