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CFI and the association of Project’Heurts launch a call for projects for the Côté Courts  workshop 2012, which will take place in June during the 10th Film Meetings in Bejaïa (Algeria).

Since 2011, CFI supports the public television of Sri Lanka (SLRC) in its modernization efforts. A new mission, with journalists from the morning broadcast, will be held from 21st April to 5th May 2012 in Colombo.

The Madagascar radio and television cooperation has requested support from CFI to improve the processing of regional news on air. As it were, TVM daily broadcasts two editions of regional news at 1pm and 5pm, in which the elements are dispatched by internet or more simply by means of live telephone calls, from the 8 production centers set up in the regions of this big island.

In March 2010 as part of an joint action plan to support media (PACAM I) put into place for the election process in Burundi and foster media synergy, CFI had organised a training assignment on leading and capturing TV debates in the run-up to elections.

On 2012 March 7, the AFP Foundation and Canal France International, a French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs operator for cooperation via the media, signed a partnership agreement with a view to joining forces and pooling their knowhow to create more projects in support of journalists in developing countries.

During the next Ramadan, Algerians will be able to tune into a new sitcom on state channel ENTV: Couscous Bledi . In partnership with Algerian producers HKE, CFI is providing support for the writing of the script, and training young Algerian scriptwriters.

Véronique Cayla, chair of the Board of ARTE France and Etienne Fiatte, Managing Director of CFI (Canal France International) signed an outline collaboration agreement on 23 February 2012.

The countdown to London 2012 Olympics, due to start in 6 months! In the run-up to this event, CFI is organising a workshop in Nice to prepare to cover this event, from 20 to 24 February 2012.

“C’est Beyrouth… et ça bouge !” (This is Beirut, this is where it’s at!) is the name of a blog set up by the participants of the most recent 4M workshop, organised in the Lebanese capital.
Its aim: to showcase initiatives by civil society to improve the city.

Canal France International, in partnership with the African Union Commission, organised from 27 to 28 January 2012 a workshop for top-flight journalists on the production and circulation of newscasts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.