A few weeks after the DAKAR Series Festival, it is Douala's turn to host the second edition of the PAN-AFRICAN SERIES FESTIVAL OF DOUALA, Season 2, which will take place from November 20 to 23, 2024. This festival is entirely dedicated to television series and aims to promote the richness...
NO BLABLA, TV5 Monde's new science fiction series
TV5MONDE launched the series "NO BLABLA," created and directed by François Bergeron and co-written by Basile Yawanké, as a world exclusive on its French-language platform TV5MONDEplus a few weeks ago. This 10-episode science fiction series, each episode lasting 26 minutes, was presented at DAKAR Series a few weeks ago and...
Soon to be an "Office of Legends" Africa
(AFP dispatch) Alex Berger, producer of the hit series "Le Bureau des Légendes" (The Bureau), announced to AFP on Tuesday that a project was "in development" to continue the series following French agents working under false identities, this time on the African continent.The working title is "Le Bureau Afrique." We already...
Interview with Madéka Kouadio Timmerman, Officer of the Ivorian Order of Merit and founder of Cinekita.
(Interview by Edouard Char for Adweknow at MIPCOM) Hello, Madéka Kouadio Timmerman. You are an Officer of the Ivorian Order of Merit and the founder of Cinekita in France, then in Côte d'Ivoire. Can you tell us about your career? Madéka Kouadio Timmerman: Hello. I founded Cinekita in Paris in...
CÔTE OUEST, STRATEGIC PARTNER OF THE 2ND EDITION OF SICA
(Press release) Côte Ouest, a Mediawan Group company and major player in the African audiovisual sector, is proud to support the International Audiovisual Content Exhibition (SICA) for the second consecutive year. In line with its mission to support and promote the development of the African audiovisual industry, Côte Ouest offers...
The second edition of the International Audiovisual Content Exhibition (SICA) opens its doors on November 5.
Since the demise of DISCOP, there has been a growing need for the market to have an international platform for promoting audiovisual content and programs in Africa. The Ivorian government, aware that cultural and creative industries generate employment, particularly for young people, has expressed its desire to position Côte d'Ivoire...
Interview with Jonathan Lett, Managing Director of Côte Ouest Audiovisuel
(Interview by Edouard Char for Adweknow at MIPCOM) Almost everyone knows Côte Ouest. Can you briefly introduce your company? JL: Côte Ouest has around 25,000 hours of content in its catalog. I say "around" because it's constantly changing. Most of our content is in French and English, but we also...
The winners of the 2024 "Dakar Series" festival
The second edition of the "Dakar Series" festival, held from October 8 to 12, has announced its verdict. The jury chaired by Senegalese Angel DIABANG awarded the Grand Prize for Feature Film to the series "OR BLANC" directed by the Franco-Ivorian couple Johanna and Clément BOYER-DILOLO, produced by ON EST...
38th EDITION OF MIPCOM CANNES: CÔTE OUEST WILL BE THERE!
Côte Ouest (Mediawan group), a major player in African audiovisual media, is delighted to announce its participation in the 38th edition of MIPCOM, which will take place from October 21 to 24 in Cannes. This must-attend event for the audiovisual content industry will be an opportunity for the company to...
Audiovisual and Film Production in Francophone Africa: Review of the 2023/2024 Season
A year ago, in Abidjan, during the launch of the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa, the first Adweknow Meetings were held, bringing together renowned speakers such as Angela AQUEREBURU, co-founder of YOBO studios, Ana BALLO, Director of RTI distribution, Pierre CECCALDI, co-founder of "On est ensemble...