African Programmes

Support for the production and circulation of African productions is a CFI priority in Africa. The aim is both to help make African news available to African TV channels and to develop a local, professional web of producers of news footage.

Results : 7

Competiton 08/03/2013

The "L’Afrique au féminin" competition: spotlight on women directors in Africa

CFI and CANAL+ AFRIQUE are launching "L’Afrique au féminin " (Africa through women's eyes) a short documentary competition, with the aim of highlighting the energy of women directors in Africa.

Cartoons 04/03/2013

Africa Animated with CFI

The film "Kamikazi et l’arbre aux mille pouvoirs [Kamikazi and the tree with a thousand powers]" was selected to be screened during the closing ceremony of FICAM, the Festival International de Cinéma d’Animation de Meknès [Meknès International Festival of Animated Film] (Morocco).

Africa in series 26/02/2013

CFI is one of the forces behind the growing momentum of the television series industry in sub-Saharan Africa

FESPACO, the pan-African film and television festival taking place in Ougadougou in Burkina Faso until 1 March, will see CFI thrust the spotlight on its television drama training course “L’Afrique en series”, which runs for a two-year period with the backing of ACP cultures+.

Soundtrack 28/09/2012

African TV series: CFI pumps up the volume!

CFI is helping to foster professionalism in African TV series.
Workshop 1/12: sound

Competiton 19/07/2012

Haraka! Supporting new talents in short African films

CFI is launching Haraka! a contest for fictional short film projects, with the aim of mobilizing the energies of a new generation of directors who are determined to film at all costs. By providing the means to young directors under 35 years old within sub-Saharan Africa, who have already acquired the basics of the job, to enhance their experience.

Program Policy 18/10/2011

Seminar of programmes for English-speaking partners at Addis Abeba

From 17 to 19 October 2011, CFI meet in Addis Ababa, 17 program managers of public television in Anglophone Africa.

Program Policy 22/12/2010

The recipients of CFI in Anglophone Africa met for the first time

For the first time, CFI together partners in Anglophone Africa in Nairobi in October 2010. Guillaume Pierre, Africa director, explains the strategic direction of CFI for Anglophone Africa.