Organized by the African Cultural Agency (ACA) and sponsored by the African Union, the African Pavilion is setting up shop on the Croisette, in the heart of the Cannes Film Festival's international village. For the third consecutive year, from July 7 to 16, the African Pavilion will be THE meeting...
The production company Kalliopé is turning its attention to Africa
Producers Florian Le Prevost and Catherine Zinck Goupil have announced the creation of their audiovisual production company, Kalliopé, driven by their ambition to raise the profile of the African continent on the international stage. Rich in culture and diversity, with 54 countries, but also and above all with a very...
Gondwana City Productions launches the next edition of the Abidjan Capital of Laughter festival
Gondwana City Productions has officially launched the 7th edition of our Abidjan Capitale du Rire festival, which will take place from February 4 to 6, 2022. Initiated by the famous Mamane, Abidjan Capitale du Rire offers the best of African humor through exceptional and original shows, providing a platform for...
License fees and advertising: what is the ideal distribution between public and private channels?
The issue of the distribution of funding sources between public and private channels was at the center of discussions at the round table organized on June 24 by the HACA on the economic viability of DTT players, attended by all television channels and operators, representatives of the ministries of economy...
Are Ivorian digital terrestrial television channels viable?
Two and a half years after the effective launch of DTT, on June 24, the HACA organized a round table on the economic viability of DTT players, attended by all television channels and operators, representatives of the ministries of economy and finance, media communication and Francophonie, the FSDP, and the...
AGENDA+, the new capsule to discover on A+ Ivoire
In addition to strengthening its programming of Côte d'Ivoire's most popular sport, soccer, the Ivorian channel A+ Ivoire is adding a new segment: AGENDA+. Broadcast daily on the channel, this short program has been designed to give visibility to trade shows, concerts, festivals, and all other types of events organized...
With RFI, Africa is getting into podcasts
RFI supports an innovative program that aims to collect, produce, and make accessible to as many people as possible short radio stories based on tales from historical heritage and contemporary imagination. Thanks to the NGO Des Livres pour Tous, which collected stories from the Ivorian people, the sound designers of...
Reality TV comes to French-speaking Africa
The reality TV wave is sweeping across the African continent. This television genre is becoming increasingly popular with African audiences. To meet this new demand, many players in the audiovisual landscape are adapting famous Western shows for their audiences, while others are experimenting with new concepts... Concepts for African audiences...
WALABOK by Fatou Kandé Senghor, a series on hip hop in Senegal
On June 9, Dakar-based filmmaker Fatou Kandé Senghor officially launched the new series Walabok. Designed as a 30-episode series, it was produced by Waru Studio in Dakar, an artistic research platform created by the filmmaker with the aim of actively participating in the development and revitalization of media and communication....