La Fabrique Culturelle and Plan A (a production company founded by Alex Ogou) are launching a training program dedicated to careers in television fiction, lasting a year and a half and combining theory, practice, and immersion on a film set!Four specializations will be taught: Screenwriter and writing Artistic direction Director...
CANAL+ UNIVERSITY launches a call for projects aimed at young African creators
CANAL+UNIVERSITY, in partnership with Convergence and the French Development Agency (AFD), is launching a call for projects aimed at young African creators who are invited to produce an original and socially conscious short film on the theme: "African Youth and Audiovisual Media: Different Perspectives." The call for proposals is strictly...
The four winners of the Pan-African Production Course
The OIF, in partnership with CANAL+ University and ESAV, the prestigious film school inMarrakech, has launched the Pan-African Production Course (PPP), a special program thatwill welcome 50 young producers per year in 2025 and 2026.The aim of the program is to help 50 female and 50 male producers from Africa,who...
TechStart: VODACOM and AWS join forces to train young people in digital technology in the DRC
The Vodacom Foundation is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate digital development and improve access to new technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative, called "TECHSTART," aims to equip young Congolese people with the skills they need to fill junior positions in the cloud computing...
Film Lab Africa Senegal launches several professional workshops in Senegal
Supported by the British Council, Film Lab Africa is offering a series of professional workshops that will take place from November 2024 to March 2025.The program covers screenwriting, directing, production, cinematography, sound, and more! It includes online sessions, in-person meetings with industry experts, screenings, and the production of four short...
Call for applications for the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship
The eleventh edition of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship is now open. Once again this year, it is open to all young journalists and reporting technicians under the age of 35 who have already worked in radio for at least two years and who reside in one of...
LAFAAAC presents its new corporate website
While the website www.lafaaac.com already allows users to explore all of their training courses, this new site invites visitors to delve into the heart of their programs and projects rolled out over the past six years. Visitors can discover these different projects and their concrete impacts, and learn more about...
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...
AFRIC’ART PROGRESS: An unusual initiative in production training
During the fourth edition of the Pavillon Afrique, which takes place during the Cannes Film Festival, we met Bintou Faye, producer and founder of Lady Blue Production, who, a few months ago, along with other young African filmmakers, launched a unique association called AFRIC'ART PROGRESS, which works to promote culture...
Orange Côte d'Ivoire promotes the inclusion of women in technical and digital professions through the "Hello Women" program.
range Côte d’Ivoire, an operator committed to digital inclusion and gender equality in the workplace, announced on Friday, March 3, during an official ceremony, the launch of the "Hello Women" program, through the "Amazones" project, aimed at improving the representation of women in technical and digital professions. The ceremony was...