Writing and producing in Africa 2
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Presentation
Between 2015 and 2017, Writing and producing in Africa supported six series projects in partnership with Canal+ Africa and Lagardère Studios.
Twenty initiatives (scriptwriting, production management, directing, directing assistance and acting coaching) provided training for 50 people, 35 of which were selected to integrate the production teams.
Two of the series supported are currently being broadcast on Canal+ Africa and TV5 Africa and two others are in filming or post production for broadcasting on Canal+ Africa in the next few months.
Launched in May 2018, the second part of Writing and producing in Africa is now aimed at identifying and supporting young talent in French-speaking Africa in writing and directing several episodes of drama series or documentaries, in partnership with the groups Lagardère Studios (Keewu Productions), Canal+ Africa and Tetra Média Studio (On est ensemble productions).
These training programmes have created a pool of writers, directors and production managers who can be entrusted with writing episodes for series that are in development as well as with directing and production management. Writing and producing in Africa is now perceived in Africa as a discoverer of new talent and a guarantee of professional quality.
Project beneficiaries
- Directors
- Writers / scriptwriters
- Production managers
- French-speaking actors
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Actions
TV series on youth (26 x 26 min.)
Selection of candidates
Launch of a call for applications in sub-Saharan Africa and selection of five beneficiary writers/scriptwriters.
Writing training
The five scriptwriters participate in several one-week workshops: construction of narrative arches and synopses, sequencing, dialogue continuity and refinement of the episodes of the series.
Stigma: new African edutainment series
TV series “Sacko et Manganne” (12 x 52 min.)
Writing training workshop
Project launched in 2017 in the scope of "Writing and producing / Script Talents".
Four workshops allowed the first six episodes of the series to be written by two of the writers selected in the first call for applications. Creation of a pool of three new writers to write six new episodes.
Documentary series “L’Afrique au féminin” (6 x 13 min.)
Documentary writing workshop
For writing and directing seven 13-minute magazine reports on the subject of women's place in African society.
Last meeting for l’Afrique au féminin project
Special programme: “Exceptional Women” in Africa
Eight portraits of “exceptional women”
Writing workshops for TV series projects of 52 minutes
One-week training workshops on scriptwriting.
