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Launched in 2022, AfroCannes is an event organized by Yanibes during the Cannes Film Festival in May in Cannes, France.
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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.
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Themes in 2024: Hip Hop Culture & Act Local, Think Global
Access: Free and 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
Timing: from 9.00 AM to 7.00 PM
Networking activities: To be announced
Location: Hotel Gray d'Albion
Program
AfroCannes Program features themes and topics including:
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Hip Hop Culture & The Film Industry: 51 years of impact
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Act Local, Think Global: The art of telling indigenous stories that sell across the board
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Brazilian Outreach: The African connection
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Caribbean Filmmaking Industry: Focus on developing Jamaica & Sint Maarten film markets
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Scandinavian Focus on Diversity & Inclusion: Denmark, Norway & Sweden
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South Africa vs Nigeria: The next stage for Africa's film industry juggernauts
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Afropean Identity in Films: Building bridges
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Kenya: The new animation hub
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Distribution & IP politics: The numbers game
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Mediawan & Africa: Lex Africana - How to produce a premium action TV series in West Africa
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IMDb and Representation: Be seen, be heard, get hired whenever and wherever
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Technology & Accessibility: Films for all or using technology for a more inclusive film audience
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and more
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The program can be downloaded here.
Speakers

Sérigne "Disiz" M'Baye Gueye, Actor, Singer, France + Sénégal

Lyara Oliveira, President, The City of São Paulo Film and Audiovisual Company Brazil, 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, Director + Producer Founder, 360 Creative France + Senegal

Simon Frederick, Photographer, Filmmaker, Director "Black is the New Black", UK + Grenada

Filson Ali, Producer, Co-Founder, Camera X, Sweden + Somalia

Bonko Khoza Actor, 'Heart of The Hunter' South Africa

Cassandra Han Member, European Film Academy (EFA) President, European Board of Governors, Casting Society (CSA) Board Member, International Casting Directors Network (ICDN) Founding Member: Women in Film, TV & Media – ITALIA USA

Editi Effiong, Director, Producer, Founder, Anakle, Nigeria

Luiz Toledo, Head of Investment & Partnership, The City of São Paulo Film and Audiovisual Company Brazil, Brazil

Adam Morse, Actor, Producer, Director, Founder, Hollyfield Productions, UK

Richard Lawson, Actor, Producer, USA

Donisha Prendergast, Actress, Producer, Director, Jamaica + Canada

Erik Gordon, Partner, FilmHedge, USA

Emad Eskander, Head, Red Sea Fund, Saudi Arabia

Sydney Levine, Founder, SydneyBuzz, USA

Karen McMullen Festival Director, UrbanWorld Film Festival, USA

CJ 'Fiery' Obasi Director 'Mami Wata', Producer, Nigeria

Seneit Debese Founder, Greta & Starks, Germany Technology for Inclusion. Belonging, Accessibility and Audience Development Eritrea + Germany

Keni Desai, Founder, Urbnworx

Mandla Dube, Film Director, South Africa

Josef Kullengård, Head of Industry, Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden

Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Producer, The Netherlands

Deborah Riley Draper Documentary Filmmaker Director "James Brown: Say It Out Loud" USA

Seydina Baldé Seydina Baldé, Producer of Shimazu, Actor, Screenwriter, France

Alexandre Rideau, Founder of Keewu Production & Co-CEO of Mediawan Africa, France

Zoe Ramushu, Writer, Director, Producer, Actress and Multimedia Journalist, Zimbabwe

Casey Baron, Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival, USA

Keith Simanton, Managing Editor, IMDbPro, USA

Fatih Abay Diversity & Inclusion Officer European Film Academy The Netherlands

Kagisho Bapela, Senior Dealmaker, IDC (Industrial Development Corporation), South Africa

Lauand Omar, Director, Writer, Syria + Germany

Patricia Bebia Mawa, CEO, Broad Frame Media, Canada + Nigeria

Lene Børglum, Film Producer, CEO, Space Rocket Nation, Denmark

Joel Ayuk Director, Producer, Founder Carib Ciné Sint Maarten + Cameroon

Betty Sulty-Johnson, Producer and Distributor Member, French Academy Awards, Les Césars, France (Martinique + Guadeloupe)

Caprice Crawford Talent Agent USA

Mykal Cushnie Film Director & Producer, Editor and Music Video Director, Jamaica

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

Eddy Charles, Founder, MJM Productions, Sharly Dubbing, France + Haiti

Weaam Williams, Writer, Director, Actress, Founder, Holocene Films, South Africa

Thierry Bugaud, Director "African Glory", Producer, Founder, La Boîte dans la Boîte, France + Mali + Mexico

Djaka Souaré Actress, Filmmaker Guinea Conakry + France

Kianna Best, Editor, UK

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

Zac Ntim, International Film Reporter Deadline Ghana + UK

Bilal Althimni, Director, Producer, Founder, Zone-Arts Films, Tunisia + Germany

Rodney Charles, Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Founder Member, 3A (African Artist' Association), Grenada + UK + USA + Germany

Melanie Goodfellow, Senior Film Correspondent, Deadline, UK

Anita Gupta, Co-Founder, Kiwitech, USA

Victoria Thomas, Producer, Lecturer, Interim COO Africa In Motion Film Festival Scotland

Venue
Hôtel Barrière Le Gray d'Albion Cannes
38 Rue des Serbes, 06400 Cannes
France
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Address
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