The only African series presented at the 2023 Séries Mania festival and winner of the Best Music award at the DAKAR SERIES festival last May, BLACK SANTIAGO CLUB is an 8-episode, 52-minute musical thriller based on the story of a legendary club in Cotonou, where the great Black Santiago orchestra,...
Screening of Black Santiago Club: our opinion
Adweknow attended the screening of the first episode of Black Santiago Club last Wednesday (July 5) at Mediawan, in the presence of the producers (Canal+, Mediawan, and Keewu Productions). In a packed theater, we were able to discover this series in (almost) preview, as it has been available to Canal+...
Dubbing and subtitling: artificial intelligence, threat or opportunity for Africa?
The circulation of audiovisual and cinematographic works, regardless of their country of production, is based on the fact that they can be understood by the audiences for which they are intended. To this end, program distribution companies use two essential tools to facilitate program accessibility: subtitling, which consists of inserting...
"Or blanc" (White Gold), the first fiction film written and directed by a Franco-Ivorian duo
A new production from ON EST ENSEMBLE PRODUCTIONS, OR BLANC is an eight-part thriller series, each episode lasting 52 minutes, in which mysterious murders and shady dealings plunge the city of Man in Ivory Coast into fear. What is this curse that has struck Man? Who could be behind such...
Alex Ogou's series "Niabla" selected for the La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival
After winning the award for Best Foreign French-Language Fiction in 2018 at the La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival with "Invisibles," Alex Ogou is back in the running with his series project "Niabla," selected for the festival's 25th anniversary. The event will take place from September 12 to 17, 2023. Well...
Register for the first ADWEKNOW Meetings
Producers, directors, actors, screenwriters, editors, channel managers, program distributors, training organization managers, students, journalists...we look forward to seeing you for a morning of discussions with the community of African storytellers. To register, click here
The Adweknow Meetings Program 2023
Below is the program for the 2023 Adweknow Meetings, where we will present the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Africa and discuss the topics covered in the guide: Production, Financing, and Training. Program: 8:30–9:30 a.m.: Welcome reception for participants 9:30-9:45 a.m.: Introduction: Pierre and René Saal, Adweknow...
The First Adweknow Meetings: Three Key Ideas for the Production Sector
The first Adweknow meetings took place in Abidjan on October 12, with prestigious speakers in attendance. After a brief presentation of the Adweknow Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Africa, Angela AQUEREBURU, co-founder of YOBO studios, Ana BALLO, Director of RTI distribution, Pierre CECCALDI, co-founder of "On est...
The selection for the Pan-African Series Festival in Douala
Douala Séries, the Pan-African Series Festival in Douala, which will take place from November 15 to 18 in Douala, has just unveiled its official selection, divided into three categories: the Panorama selection (out of competition), the official series competition selection, and the official web series competition selection, as announced by...
Interview with Sébastien Onomo – founder of the production company Special Touch Studios
Can you tell us about your activities and your productioncompany? I am a film and television producer. I also like to say that I am something ofan entrepreneur, because I manage a group of four companiesunder the SO MEDIAS INVEST holding company, whose main companies are currentlySPECIAL TOUCH STUDIOS based...