Samantha Biffot is the creator of Mami Wata, le mystère d'Iveza, an eight-episode Gabonese television series, each episode lasting fifty-two minutes, co-produced by CANAL+ International. On October 22, the series received the silver trophy at FESPACO in the "Series" category. What are the strengths of the series? The series is...
Analog television switch-off in Ivory Coast
As we announced a few days ago, on Thursday, October 21, 2021, the Minister of Communication, Media, and Francophonie, Amadou Coulibaly, brought together all stakeholders in the Ivorian audiovisual sector to launch the campaign to phase out analog television. On this occasion, he announced that the campaign would end on...
CANAL+ featured in the official FESPACO 2021 awards
The 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco), which rewards the best African films, series, and documentaries, announced its official winners on Saturday, October 23. CANAL+ is delighted with these prestigious awards for film productions and co-productions, series and documentaries, and would like to extend...
3 AWARDS AT FESPACO FOR TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE is proud to have supported three award-winning films at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou , during the closing ceremony held on October 23. A total of two awards were given to TV5MONDE pre-purchases in competition, including the Etalon d'Or for the documentary "Garderie Nocturne" by Moumouni...
The official winners of FESPACO 2021
The Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) took place this year from October 16 to 23, with the theme "CINEMAS OF AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA, NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW CHALLENGES." Fifty-six countries were represented at this major film festival. The event also welcomed 1,500 industry professionals and 800 media...
Payment per session: CAF call for tenders for Sub-Saharan Africa
CAF has just launched a new call for tenders for audiovisual exploitation rights available on a pay-per-view basis throughout the sub-Saharan region, including South Africa. These rights are open for exploitation in most languages of the region, including English and local languages, with the exception of French. The events offered...
Netflix and UNESCO form partnership to support African audiovisual creation
After broadcasting its 100% African original creations "Queen Sono" and "Blood and Water," the VOD giant is going even further in its "local" approach by launching initiatives to encourage the film industry on the African continent. A few months ago, Netflix joined forces with the Realness Institute, an incubator active...
AFP: Opening of MICA, the African film and television market
The 20th edition of the International Market for African Cinema and Television (MICA), a gathering of producers, distributors, broadcasters, and project leaders, opened on Sunday in Ouagadougou on the sidelines of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso. Based at the Fespaco headquarters, Mica brings...
Ivory Coast: Analog switch-off date set
On the initiative of the IDT and its Director General Adama Benoit YEO, an awareness campaign on the analog switch-off in Abidjan will soon be presented to operators and the general public in Côte d'Ivoire. The switch-off of analog broadcasting is one of the conditions for the success of the...
The CANAL+ Afrique package is expanding with six new channels and launching English-language packages.
As part of its new service plan, the CANAL+ AFRIQUE package is introducing a number of new features. CANAL+ channels now have two new offerings: CANAL+ POP and CANAL+ PREMIÈRE, which bring together a range of unique and exclusive content, including the latest blockbusters, major international series, and documentary events....