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NewsAfrican AuthenticA Series Lab participants include Ladj Ly school graduate (exclusive)
Four African screenwriters have been chosen for the second edition of the scheme.
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NewsVenice Final Cut 2023 includes project from Oscar-nominated director Scandar Copti
The programme supports work-in-progress films from Africa and the Middle East
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NewsRealness screenwriters residency participants include Cannes, Sundance filmmakers (exclusive)
Five screenwriters will take part in the six-week programme.
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NewsRealness selects nine African women for Locarno-linked industry development academy (exclusive)
The Locarno Southern Africa Industry Academy will run during FAME Week Africa in September.
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NewsYousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award
Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.
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NewsGlobal Screen boards Emily Atef’s Kenya-set AIDS drama ‘Mercy’ (exclusive)
UK-France-Germany co-production depicts the AIDS pandemic at the end of 1990s.
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NewsRed Sea Fund reveals eight grant winners including Cannes title ‘Omen’
Saudi, Arab and African talent supported in 2023’s first cycle of funding.
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NewsCannes Marche reveals plans for Arab-speaking MENA event (exclusive)
‘MENA 360’ will spotlight the production and film financing opportunities in the Arab world.
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NewsAfrica’s Realness Institute, Netflix name 12 participants for 2023 episodic, development schemes (exclusive)
Participants come from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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NewsRealness Institute partners with FAME Week Africa on three industry programmes (exclusive)
The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will be hosted with FAME Week in September.
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NewsMAD Solutions moves into sales with Cannes’ first Sudanese title ‘Goodbye Julia’ (exclusive)
Mohamed Kordofani’s debut feature will premiere in Un Certain Regard.
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NewsDW Akademie Film Development Fund selects 15 filmmakers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda for grants
Recipients receive €10,000, training and mentoring.
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NewsIdris Elba, Mo Abudu partner on Afro-centric development slate and education initiative
Partership will develop joint film and TV development slate and offer pathways into industry for new talent
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NewsFantawild deals for ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ include UK, France, Canada (exclusive)
The UK, France, Canada and EMEA among key sales.
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News12 Saudi, Arab and Africa projects selected for Red Sea Lodge’s 2023 development programme
Programme is held in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab.
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Reviews‘Sira’: Berlin Review
A kidnapped woman fights for survival in Apolline Traoré’s north Africa-set Berlin award winner
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NewsActing debut of Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage wraps in Ghana (exclusive)
The project is also the first feature from African production company Unbound Studios.
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NewsWide acquires Apolline Traoré’s Berlinale Panorama feature ‘Sira’ (exclusive)
Paris-based sales company takes worldwide rights to Sahel-set feature
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FeaturesNigeria’s CJ Obasi on how West African folklore inspired Sundance title ‘Mami Wata’
The film premiered on Jan 23 in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
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NewsScreen unveils Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2022
Our sixth edition of Arab Stars of Tomorrow spotlights rising Middle Eastern and North African talents.