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DAY 8
Tuesday 21 May 2019

Marché du film VILLAGE
Events
21/05

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12 :00 – 16 :00 INTERNATIONAL
Media Meets Tech
EVERY DAY, A FOCUS ON A PAVILION AT THE VILLAGE
12:00 – 12:30
Day Kickoff INTERNATIONAL. TODAY, AFRICAN CINEMA PAVILION.

13:00 – 14:20
European Startups
@ Cannes Showcase
14:45 – 15:55
European Mediatech Accelerators
& Investors On Stage
Conference Room, Palais -1, Aisle 14
DOC DAY

9:30 – 12:00
Morning Session
Plage CNC – Gray D’Albion
15:30 – 17:30
Afternoon Session
Olympia 1

20:00 – 22:00
Closing Screening Solo,
By Artemio Benki (ACID)
Cinéma Les Arcades
SHOOT THE BOOK !
The Cinemas d’Afrique team in Cannes © DR
10:30 – 12:30
Shoot The Book ! Pitching
Ambassadeurs, Palais, Level 4 PAVILION CINEMAS D’ AFRIQUE
(by reservation only)
REPRESENTS FRENCH-SPEAKING
15:00 – 18:00
Shoot The Book ! Meetings AFRICA IN CANNES.
Ambassadeurs, Palais, Level 4
(by reservation only)
MEET THE STREAMERS HIS year in Cannes, soon-to-be inaugurated futuristic Oubliés by Amédée Pacome
there is a pavilion tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Knoulou, a documentary from
15:00 – 18:00 dedicated to French- Ada,17, is in love with Souleiman, a Gabon; Silence à Tombouktou by
Plage des Palmes
(by reservation only) speaking Africa, young construction worker, but she Boubakar Gabou, a documentary
T representing Togo, has been promised to another man. from Mali; Après Ta Révolte Ton Vote
Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Mali, One night, Souleiman and his by Kiswndsida Parfait Kabore, a
Gabon, Camaroon and Senegal. “It co-worker leave the country by sea documentary from Burkina Faso;
is the first time French-speaking in search of a better future. Several and On a Le temps Pour Nous, a
African countries have had a days later, a fire ruins Ada’s wedding completed film by Katy Lena
pavilion to promote their talents and and a mysterious fever starts to Ndiaye (Burkina Faso). In terms
industries,” says Aminata Diop spread. Little does Ada know that of this year’s programme: “We will
Johnson, CEO of Agence Culturelle Souleiman has returned. celebrate the presence of Mati Diop,
Africaine, the organiser of the The pavilion has also selected a as well as Joel Karekezi, the winner
pavilion. The pavilion is supported number of feature-length films and of Etalon D’Or at the African
by the Senegal Ministry of Culture documentaries from Senegal, Festival Fespaco 2019,” she says.
and the sponsors are Fepaci, Fopica, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali and “The pavilion highlights our talents,
TV5 Monde, OIF, Tourism Office Togo and two projects from Rwanda film development and
Senegal, African Development Bank and Cameroon to promote. Some co-production. It also helps us to
Group, Radio Télévision Sénégal, are in development and some have grow our network internationally. It
been completed. These include:
is also a unique place to showcase
CINEKAP, Ciné Guimbi, CNA,
ALL PHOTOS © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES has also curated the programme and feature in development following a “We are delighted about the
our initiatives,” she adds.
Lambe (The Fight) by Allasane Sy, a
and Myriam Arab’s Villa134, which
young man from Dakar (UK/
pavilion. The industry in our
selected the projects. The pavilion is
countries is growing significantly
particularly celebrating Atlantics
Senegal); La Dernière Lettre du
with new talents emerging, as we
Facteur, a film in development by
from Senegal director Mati Diop,
which has been selected in the
can see through selections in
female director Sitou Ayité (Togo/
Official Competition. The story is
Ghana); Préjugé by Kady Traore,
important festivals.”✦
set on the Atlantic coast where a
(Burkina Faso); Les Planches des
Liza Foreman

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