Program
Day One - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Salon Estérel
Hotel Le Gray d'Albion
One on One Conversations with Zoe Ramushu, Tech Founder, Producer, Filmmaker South Africa | Zimbabwe
(series of 10 to 15 minutes interviews on stage)
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9.20 -9.30 AM - Guest: Lauand Omar, Screenwriter, Director | Syria + Germany
9.35 - 9.50 AM - Guest 1: Bonko Khoza, Actor “Heart of The Hunter” | South Africa
Guest 2: Mandla Dube, Director & Producer “Heart of The Hunter” | South Africa
9.55 - 10.05 AM - Guest: Patricia Bebia Mawa, CEO, Broad Frame Media | Canada
10.25 - 10.35 AM - Guest: Victoria Thomas, Producer, Lecturer, Interim COO Africa In Motion Film Festival | Scotland
10.40 - 10.50 AM - Guest: Deborah Riley Draper, Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker | USA
DiSTRIBUTION & IP POLITICS
11.05 - 11.45 AM Panel Discussion 1
The policy and politics discussion: Global distribution barriers for Afro-content and the value of the African IP
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Betty Sulty-Johnson, Producer, Distributor, Member - Les César | France
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Susan Mangole, Deputy Director General, Department of Industry & Commerce | South Africa
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Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Producer | The Netherlands
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Francis Nébot, Producer, Distributor, Founder, IFind Pictures | France
Moderated by Patricia Bebia Mawa, CEO, Broad Frame Media | Canada
11.45 - 11.50 AM Break
RAPPER‘S DELIGHT FOCUS - Part 1
11.50 - 12.40 PM - Panel Discussion 2 (En français)
Le Hip Hop en France: d’une culture dite de rue et marginale aux petits et grands écrans et à une industrie créatrice de
valeur
Speakers:
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Thibaut de Longeville, Director, Producer, Founder, 360 Creative | France + Senegal
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Essimi Mévégué, Film Critic, Co-Founder, Ciné Club Afro | France + Cameroon
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Anouar "DJ Cut Killer" Hajoui, DJ, Record Producer | France + Morocco
Moderated by Prudence Kolong, Founder, Yanibes Consulting - Foundation - Productions & AfroCannes + AfroBerlin
12.40 - 12.45 PM Break
RAPPER‘S DELIGHT FOCUS - Part 2
12.45 - 1.35 PM Panel Discussion 3
From Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” to Teyana Taylor’s “A Thousand and One”: How Hip Hop has redefined standards in filmmaking, metrics, revenues and storytelling and created a multifaceted breed of entertainers
Speakers:
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Simon Frederick, Photographer, Filmmaker, Author of Black is the New Black | UK + Grenada
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Sindanu Kasongo, Manager, Program & On Air, BET France | Belgium + DR Congo
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Victoria Thomas, Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Member, European Film Academy | Scotland
Moderated by Zac Ntim, International Film Reporter, Deadline | UK + Ghana
1.35 - 1.40 PM Break
EMERGING FILM MARKETS FOCUS: THE CARIBBEANS
1.45 -2.20 Panel Discussion 4
Growing beyond the status quo: How to transform the Caribbeans into a strategic film bloc with individual identities and how to create a sustainable economic diversification model for the islands
Speakers:
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Jackie Jackson, Film Commissioner | Jamaica via ZOOM
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Joel Ayuk, Producer, Director, Founder, Carib Ciné | Cameroon + Sint Maarten + Saint Martin
Moderated by: Rodney Charles, Actor, Producer | Grenada + USA + UK + Germany
2.20 - 2.25 PM Break
ANIMATION IN AFRICA
2.25 - 2.45 PM Conversation
Animation in Africa - Ushering a new era in indigenous storytelling with a twist: a decisively modern take on relatable
yet transcending African characters and stories
Speakers:
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Michael Muthinga, Founder, Fatboy Animation | Kenya via ZOOM
Moderated by: Rodney Charles, Actor, Producer | USA + UK + Germany + Grenada
2.45 - 2.50 PM Break
AI, TECH & ACCESSIBILITY
2.50- 3.30 PM Panel Discussion 5
Conversation between actors and tech creators: AI, all shades of grey
Speakers:
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Seneit Debese, Founder, Greta & Starks - Tech for Inclusion| Eritrea + Germany
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Anita Gupta, Co-Founder, Kiwitech | USA
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Adam Morse, Actor, Producer, Director | UK
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Richard Lawson, Actor, Producer | USA
Moderated by: Erik Gordon, Partner, FilmHedge | USA
3.40 - 3.45 PM - Break
REPRESENTATION & AGENCY
3.45 - 4.35 PM Panel Discussion 6
Lost but Found: Reducing the gap in representation on major industry platforms and how it impacts filmmakers in
emerging film markets
Speakers:
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Keith Simanton, Managing Editor, IMDbPro | USA
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Fatih Abay, Diversity & Inclusion Officer, European Film Academy | The Netherlands
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Cassandra Han, Casting Director, President, European Board of Governors, Casting Society (CSA) | USA
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Bonko Khoza, Actor “Heart of The Hunter” | South Africa
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Nedin Mutic, Senior Adviser - Script & Talent development, Diversity and Inclusion, Norsk Filminstitutt | Norway via ZOOM
Moderated by: Caprice Crawford, Founder, Crawford Talents | USA + Germany
4.35 - 4.40 PM Break
FILM PROMOTION & FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
4.40 - 5.30 PM Break Panel Discussion 7
The international festival film circuit at a glance: The takeaways, the potential pitfalls and the overall cost effectiveness of a
well thought festival promotion strategy
Speakers:
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Casey Baron, Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival | USA via ZOOM
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Theo Dumont, Founder, HollyShorts Film Festival | USA + Haiti
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Jana Wolff, Head of Marketing, Berlinale | Germany
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Karen McMullen, Festival Director, Urbanworld | USA
Moderated by: Rodney Charles, Actor, Producer | Grenada + UK + USA + Germany
5.30 - 5.35 PM Break
CO-PRODUCTION FOCUS
5.35 - 6.20 PM Panel Discussion 8
Spotlight on unique co-production journeys
Speakers:
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Bilal Althimni, Director, Producer, Founder, Zone Art Films | Germany + Tunisia
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Djaka Souaré, Actress, Producer | Guinea Conakry + France + USA
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Gabriel Kossi Sodjiné Agbahonou Actor, Director, Producer | Benin
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Willyam Epera Bokila, Filmmaker | Congo Brazzaville + South Africa
Moderated by Patricia Bebia Mawa, CEO, Broad Frame Media | Canada
6.20 - 6.30 PM End of the Day
Day Two - Friday, May 17, 2024
Salon Croisette
Hotel Le Gray d'Albion
En Aparte with Patricia Bebia Mawa, CEO, Broad Frame Media | Canada + Nigeria (series of short interviews with AfroCannes guests)
9.15 - 9.30 AM - Guest: Anne Maryse Makon, Producer, Scriptwriter, Script Analyst, Founder, Amm Writing House | Cameroon
9.40 - 9.55 AM - Guest: Djaka Souaré, Actress, Producer | France + Guinea Conakry + USA
10.10 - 10.30 AM - Guest: Sydney Levine, Founder, Sydney Buzz | USA
10.40 - 10.55 AM - Guest: Seneit Debese, Founder, Greta & Starks, Tech For Inclusion | Eritrea + Germany
10.55 - 11.05 AM Break
SCANDINAVIA IN FOCUS
11.05 - 11.50 AM Panel Discussion 1
Hej Scandinavia: Diversity, talent development, co-production and international collaboration in Norway, Denmark and Sweden
Speakers:
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Lene Børglum, Producer, Founder, Space Rocket Nation | Denmark
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Helene Grandqvist, Producer, Founder, Nordic Film Factory | Sweden
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Ene Katrine Rasmussen, Chief Advisor, Head of Industry & Training, National Film School of Denmark | Denmark
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Josef Kullengård, Head of Industry, Göteborg Film Festival | Sweden
Moderated by Filson Ali, Producer, Founder, Camera X | Somalia + Sweden
11.55 - 12.00 PM Break
RAPPER’S DELIGHT - PART 3
12.00 - 12.40 PM Conversation
A Hip Hop Conversation with Dj Cut Killer & Disiz & Thibaut (En français)
Speakers:
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Sérigne "Disiz" M'Baye Gueye, Actor, Singer | France + Sénégal
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Anouar "DJ Cut Killer" Hajoui, DJ, Record Producer | France + Morocco
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Thibaut de Longeville, Director, Producer, Founder, 360 Creative | France + Sénégal
Moderated by Sindanu Kasongo, Manager, Program & On Air, BET France | Belgium + DR Congo
12.40 - 12.45 PM Break
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MEDIAWAN & AFRICA
12.45 - 1.35 PM - Panel Discussion 2
Lex Africana: How to produce a premium action TV series in West Africa
Speakers:
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Alexandre Rideau, Founder of Keewu Production & Co-CEO of Mediawan Africa | France
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Seydina Baldé, Producer of Shimazu, Actor, Screenwriter | France
Moderated by: Melanie Goodfellow, Senior International Film Correspondent, Deadline | UK
1.35 - 1.40 PM Break
AFRICAN CINEMA AT A GLANCE
1.40 - 2.30 PM Panel Discussion 3
South Africa + Nigeria: Africa’s largest and competing film economies: Focus on future growth opportunities
Speakers:
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Mandla Dube, Director, Producer, Founder, Pambili Productions | South Africa
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Kagisho Bapela, Senior Dealmaker, IDC (Industrial Development Corporation) | South Africa
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CJ “Fiery” Obasi, Director, Producer, Founder, Fiery Film | Nigeria
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Editi Effiong, Director, Producer, Founder, Anakle | Nigeria via ZOOM
Moderated by: Kianna Best, Editor, UK
2.30 - 2.35 PM Break
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BRAZIL IN FOCUS
2.35 - 3.15 PM Fireside Chat
Brazil: African natives and African diaspora outreach
Speakers:
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Lyara Oliveira, President & CEO, The City of São Paulo Film and Audiovisual Company | Brazil
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Luiz Toledo, Director, Investment & Strategic Partnership, The City of São Paulo Film and Audiovisual Company | Brazil
Moderated by Carmen Thompson, Programming & Distribution, We Are Parable | Red Sea Film Festival | Sheffield DocFest | Scotland
3.15 - 2.20 PM Break
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RED SEA IN FOCUS
3.20 - 4.00 PM - Panel Discussion 5
Funding with a cause @ The Red Sea Fund & Red Sea International Film Festival
Speakers:
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Emad Eskander, Head, Red Sea Fund | Saudi Arabia
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Kaleem Aftab, Head, International Programming, Red Sea International Film Festival | Pakistan + Sweden + Saudi Arabia
Moderated by: Zoe Ramushu, Tech Founder, Producer, Filmmaker | Zimbabwe + South Africa
4.00 - 4.05 PM Break
AFROPEANS & FILMMAKING
4.05 - 4.35 PM Panel Discussion 6
The SWOT analysis of Afropeans in filmmaking (En français)
Speakers:
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Eddy Charles, Founder, MJM Production & Sharly Dubbing, | France + Haiti
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Florence Elomo, Producer, Founder, Akwandies | France + Cameroon
Moderated by: Sindanu Kasongo, Manager, Program & On Air, BET France | Belgium + DR Congo
4.35 - 4.40 PM Break
DECONSTRUCTING THE NARRATIVE
4.40 - 5.40 PM Panel Discussion 7
Swimming Upstream: How to tell stories that challenge existing perceptions and historical "truths"
Speakers:
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Thierry Bugaud, Director “African Glory”, Filmmaker | France + Mali + Mexico
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Deborah Riley Draper, Award Winning Documentary Director, Director of "James Brown: Say it out loud”m Owner Coffee Bluff Pictures Productions | USA
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Donisha Prendergast, Actress, Producer, Director | Jamaica
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Simon Frederick, Photographer, Filmmaker, Director "Black is the New Black" | UK + Grenada
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Raquel Antonia, Actress | USA
Moderated by Carmen Thompson, Programming & Distribution, We Are Parable | Red Sea Film Festival | Sheffield DocFest | Scotland
5.40 - 5.45 PM Break
RAPPER’S DELIGHT - PART 4
5.45 - 6.20 PM - Panel Discussion 8
The transformative effect of the Hip Hop Culture on the global film industry: From Cape Town Kingston, exploring how
Hip Hop inspired careers, empowered social activists and enriched the global narrative on marginalized groups
Speakers:
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Weaam Williams, Writer, Director, Actress, Founder, Holocene Films | South Africa
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Mykal Cushnie, Director, Music Video Director | Jamaica via ZOOM
Moderated by Simone McIntyre, Actress, Producer, Founder, Orley Productions | UK + Jamaica
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6.20 PM End of the Day