"Festival de Cannes" Afro Cannes "LIVE 2023"
AfroCannes
Films in motion
M A Y 1 7 , 2 0 2 3 - D A Y 1
L A C R O I S E T T E M E E T I N G R O O M - 1 S T F L O O R H O T E L G R A Y D ' A L B I O N
Speaker
Lauren Ekué, Author, & Stylist,
France
Moderator:
Simone McIntyre, Actress,
Producer, UK + Jamaica
10.30 AM - 10.35 AM Greetings Introduction by Prudence Kolong, Founder of Yanibes & AfroCannes
Opening Remarks by the host and moderator, Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor & Producer, Nigeria
Speaker
Jana Wolff, Head of Marketing -
EFM/Berlinale, Germany
Moderator
Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor,
Producer, Nigeria
Speaker
Richard Lawson, Actor, Producer
IUSA
Moderator:
Simone McIntyre, Actress,
Producer, UK + Jamaica
Speaker
Issraa Elkogali Haggstrom,
Producer, Sweden
Speaker
Ines Ben Zoubir, Documentary
Filmmaker, Tunisia
Speaker
Haneen Al Saleh, Producer,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
M A Y 2 0 2 3 | C A N N E S
AfroCannes
Films in motion
1 2 . 3 0 P M B R E A K
1 2 . 3 5 P M S t r a t e g i c I n s i g h t s
F i l m i n g w i t h o u t b o r d e r s i n K e n y a a n d R w a n d a
Kenya is home to a host of incredible talent in front and behind the camera, as well as a
diverse landscape which makes it a very attractive filming location. Rwanda has fast
transformed into a strategic East African hub with investments in key sectors including the
creative industries. How does the East African film mindset and business model compare to
continental juggernauts, Nollywood in Nigeria and South Africa? How to further enhance the
visibility of East African filmmakers on the global stage, create more bridges and empower
local creatives?
1 . 2 0 P M B R E A K
M A Y 1 7 , 2 0 2 3
Speaker via Zoom
Cajetan Boy, Writer-Director,
Kenya
Moderator:
Angela Gordon, Producer, USA
Speaker via Zoom
Nkurunziza Mufuth, Art Director
Rwanda
Speaker
Jill Samuels, Founder, Films Without
Borders & Producer, UK
Speaker via Zoom
Jim Shamoon, Producer, Kenya
Speaker via Zoom
Mario Zvan, Producer, Kenya +
Croatia
2.20 PM BREAK
2.25 PM Debate
The African brand in films: from indigenous to global
What defines an African film? And what is the African brand in films? How is it marketed? Or
how could it be marketed? How do platforms/FAST tread with the diverse and varied content
coming from the African continent? Should it be treated as a monolith? Are streamers redefining
or defining the African brand in films? Is there an indigenous, authentic African film brand?
Speaker
Chioma Ude, Founder, Africa
International Film Festival,
Nigeria
Speaker
Ibrahim Llateif, Producer,
Tunisia
Speaker
NuNu Deng, Producer, South
Sudan
Speaker
Coréon Du, Director, Producer,
Angola
Moderator:
To be announced
Speaker
Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, CEO,
National Film & Video Censors
Board, Nigeria
Moderator:
To be announced
Speaker
Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor,
Producer, Nigeria
Speaker
Chibie Louis-Okoye, Producer,
Nigeria - Canada
Speaker
Ronya Man, Producer, Director,
Coach, Nigeria
1 . 2 5 P M P a n e l d i s c u s s i o n
N i g e r i a : A n e w t u r n i n g p o i n t
For an industry as old as Hollywood, with its first movie screened in Lagos in 1903, to becoming
the 2nd largest film market in the world in terms of production and 3rd in terms of revenues, to
have transformed creative industries across the continent into viable economic drivers, to
welcoming all major streamers, what is the next chapter for film in Nigeria.
Speaker via Zoom
TFrancisca Ndinda, Youth
Activist, Journalist, Kenya
Speaker
Chioma Ude, Founder, Africa
International Film Festival,
Nigeria
Speaker
Moses Babatope, Co-Founder,
FilmOne, Nigeria
3 . 2 0 P M B R E A K
3 . 2 5 P M S h o r t s c r e e n i n g + d i s c u s s i o n
M å n g a t a : T h e R o a d t o t h e M o o n
The story of Alya, a young astronaut of Nigerian descent, on a mission to the moon, who has
an encounter that helps her overcome a traumatic event from her past.
A movie that benefited from the European Space Agency aid.
M A Y 2 0 2 3 | C A N N E S
AfroCannes
Films in motion
M A Y 1 7 , 2 0 2 3
Moderator:
Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor,
Producer, Nigeria
Speaker
To be announced
Speaker
Stefany Fruzzetti, Actress, Nigeria
Speaker
Antonio Padovani, Producer,
Italy + German
Speaker
Maya Costa, Writer, Director,
Italy
4.55 PM BREAK
5.00 PM Strategic Insights
En Aparté with Actors / Actresses
What's missing from the diversity and inclusion narrative today for it to be fully beneficial to
talents? What is diversity and inclusion "window dressing" and how does that impact the film
business and ecosystem? What are opportunities for talents in emerging markets?
Speaker
Ramia Ayari Cherif, Actress,
Writer, Producer, Tunisia
Speaker
Simone McIntyre, Actress,
Producer, UK + Jamaica
Speaker
Enyinna Nwigwe, Actor,
Producer, Nigeria
Speaker
Luka Peros, Actor, Croatia
Moderator:
Keni Desai, Founder,
Urbnworx, UK
Speaker
Marco Ferreira, Music Producer, Brazil
Speaker
Caprice Crawford, Talent
Manager, USA
M A Y 2 0 2 3 | C A N N E S
AfroCannes
Films in motion
8.30 PM End of AFROCANNES DAY 1 Session
