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Launched in 2022, AfroCannes is an event organized by Yanibes during the Cannes Film Festival in May in Cannes, France.
AfroCannes is a two-day event featuring panel discussions, country highlights, presentations, screenings, cocktails and tributes.
AfroCannes aims at promoting diversity, inclusion in film across the industry. AfroCannes connects creatives, businesses and stakeholders from the entire film ecosystem at the world premiere film gathering; The Cannes Film Festival.
Themes in 2024: Hip Hop Culture & The Film Industry
Access: By registration only. You will need to show your registration confirmation at the entrance. No need for Market or Festival Badges
Date: 16-17 May 2024
Location: Hotel Grey d'Albion
Speakers
Sérigne "Disiz" M'Baye, Actor, Rapper, France + Sénégal
Lyara Oliveira, President, SP CINE (São Paulo Film Commission), Brazil
Carmen Thompson, Programming & Distribution, We Are Parable | Red Sea Film Festival | Sheffield DocFest, Scotland
Anouar "DJ Cut Killer" Hajoui, DJ, Record Producer, Actor, France + Morocco
Michael Muthiga, Director and Creative, Fatboy Animation, Kenya
Thibaut de Longeville, Media Mogul, Documentary Director, Founder, 360 Communications, France + Martinique
Simon Frederick, Photographer, Filmmaker, Director "Black is the New Black", UK + Grenada
Filson Ali, Producer, Co-Founder, Camera X, Sweden + Somalia
Luiz Toledo, Head of Investment & Partnership, SP Cine, Brazil
Karen McMullen Festival Director, UrbanWorld Film Festival, USA
Bonko Khoza Actor, 'Heart of The Hunter' South Africa
CJ 'Fiery' Obasi Director 'Mami Wata', Producer, Nigeria
Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Producer, The Netherlands
Casey Baron, Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival, USA
Keith Simanton, Managing Editor, IMDbPro, USA
Mandla Dube, Film Director, South Africa
Joel Ayuk Director, Producer, Founder Carib Ciné Sint Maarten + Cameroon
Zoe Ramushu, Writer, Director, Producer, Actress and Multimedia Journalist, Zimbabwe
Susan Mangole, Deputy Director, Department of Trade, Industry & Commerce, Government of South Africa, South Africa
Emad Eskander, Head, Red Sea Fund, Saudi Arabia
David Nzinga, Producer, Actor, Founder, DNZ Pictures, Producer @ Warner Bros, Sweden + Angola
Terry Jerry A'Wase, Executive Director, The African Film Institute at The African Union
Sindanu Kasongo, Manager, Program & On Air, BET France, Belgium + DR Congo
Florence Elomo, Producer, Founder, Akwandies Productions, France + Cameroon
Nedin Mutic, Senior Advisor, Diversity, Talent Development, Norsk filminstitutt Norway (TBC)
Lene Børglum, Film Producer, CEO, Space Rocket Nation, Denmark
Eddy Charles, Founder, MJM Productions, Sharly Dubbing, France + Haiti
Betty Sulty-Johnson, Producer and Distributor Member, French Academy Awards, Les Césars, France (Martinique + Guadeloupe)
Weaam Williams, Writer, Director & Actor, Tribal Alchemy, South Africa
Thierry Bugaud, Director "African Glory", Producer, Founder, La Boîte dans la Boîte, France + Mali + Mexico
Kianna Best, Editor, UK
Alexandre Rideau, Co-CEO, Mediawan Africa, France
Anne-Maryse Makon, Producer, Scriptwriter, Script Analyst, Founder AMM WRITING HOUSE, France + Cameroon
Helene Granqvist President, WIFTI International Sweden
Kaleem Aftab, Director of International Programming, Red Sea International Film Festival, Pakistan + Sweden + Saudi Arabia
Essimi Mévégue, Film Critic, Co-Founder, Ciné Club Afro, France + Cameroon
Jackie Jackson, Film Commissioner, Jamaica
Francis Nébot, Producer, Founder, IFind Pictures, France
Ene Katrine Rasmussen, Head of Industry Training, Danish Film School, Denmark
Theo Dumont Producer, Film Marketing & Promotion Specialist Founder of HollyShorts Film Festival, LA, USA
Caprice Crawford Talent Agent USA
Jana Wolff Head of Marketing & Advertising EFM / Berlinale
Simone McIntyre Actress, Producer UK + Jamaica
Gabriel Kossi Sodjiné Agbahonou Actor, Director, Producer Benin
Venue
Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d'Albion Cannes
38 Rue des Serbes, 06400 Cannes
France
Address
Yanibes SAS
66, Avenue des Champs Elysées
75008, Paris - France
SIREN: 897 950 457
+33 650269748