Cinema is booming on the African continent. In the French-speaking sub-region, countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Benin, and Burkina Faso, which has been hosting the unmissable FESPACO film festival for decades, are leading the way in this field. Recently, Gabon has been making headlines in this field. The local...
Togo: National TV channel TVT unveils its new visual identity
In Togo, the national television channel, TVT, has unveiled a new visual identity. Revealed on Monday, June 26, 2023, by Professor Akodah Ayewouadan, Minister of Communication and Media, the new visual identity is the result of a competition launched by the channel, with a prize fund of 2 million CFA...
Life TV celebrates its third anniversary
Life TV celebrates its third anniversary on June 26, 2023. Selected as one of the new channels for Ivorian digital terrestrial television (DTT), Life TV chose to launch several months after the other channels: A+ Ivoire began broadcasting on DTT on January 14, 2019, NCI followed on December 16, 2019,...
The series "ICI C' BABI" available on TV5MONDEplus starting June 7
TV5MONDE is launching the Ivorian series "ICI C' BABI" on June 7, exclusively on its French-language platform TV5MONDEplus. This original series (41 episodes x 13 minutes), directed by Boris Oué, co-written by author Armand Gauz based on an original idea by Charly Kodjo, will also be broadcast on all TV5MONDE...
The new identity of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast unveiled
The CAF and the Côte d'Ivoire Organizing Committee, COCAN, unveiled the official identity of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 on Saturday. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Côte d'Ivoire Organizing Committee (COCAN) have unveiled the official identity of the 2023 Africa Cup of...
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in 10 key points
Exactly six months before the start of the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Adweknow reviews the key information to remember. The official name of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations is: TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023. The 34th edition of the Africa Cup...
The dates for the 23rd edition of the Clap Ivoire festival have been announced!
In 2022, six young African filmmakers won a short film competition launched by UNESCO and Netflix on the theme of "African folk tales reinvented." The goal? To promote local talent and finance creativity by allocating a budget for the creation of works. And with good reason: beyond television series, Africa,...
CINEKAP and LAFAAAC launch a partnership to strengthen training in audiovisual and film production professions in Senegal, with AFD
The partnership brings together two strong and recognized players in their field: the production company CINEKAP, founded and directed by Oumar SALL, and LAFAAAC, a young French start-up that has been training young creatives and entrepreneurs in cultural professions for five years. The aim of this partnership, supported by the...
The Mobile Film Festival unveils its 2023 winners in Rabat
The Mobile Film Festival Africa announced the winners of its 2023 edition during an awards ceremony held on Thursday, June 8, at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat, as part of the celebrations for the "Rabat, African Capital of Culture" program. Guests were able to discover all the films in this...
Freedom for the seven African series projects selected for the Clap ACP2 program
"As producers and directors, we want to do our part to help build a thriving industry, particularly in Senegal, thanks to TV series and cinema. There is a need to create more content for television channels, movie theaters, and video-on-demand platforms," said Toumani Sangaré, director, producer, and head of the...