Tag: Film Financing

African Cinema as a Stock Market Story, One Year Later: Still in the “Prospector Phase”

Note: This is an amusing New Year’s Day market metaphor, not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. In December 2024, for the “edutainment” of it all, I introduced an African cinema market analysis that framed the sector’s global position as a stock-market metaphor, examining how attention, capital, and institutional capacity tend to develop over […]

South Africa and Canada “Modernize” Co-Production Treaty Within Africa’s Uneven Treaty Landscape

A modernized audiovisual co-production treaty between Telefilm Canada and the Government of the Republic of South Africa entered into force on January 1, 2026. The treaty replaces the previous Canada–South Africa audiovisual co-production agreement signed on November 5, 1997, updating the legal and administrative structure governing joint film, television, and audiovisual productions between the two […]

Funding African Stories at Venice 2025: Strategic Analysis

📌 20+ African films across all Venice sections — unprecedented selection by the festival. 📌 Budgets range widely: €200k–€5m. Most competition titles land in the €500k–€750k range. 📌 Major backers: Doha Film Institute (4 films), Red Sea Film Foundation (3+ films + Final Cut prizes), CNC, Eurimages. 📌 Morocco leveraged Focus Country status across Final […]

Tracking 300+ African Feature Projects in Development (2022-2025)

The Akoroko project tracking database now holds 300+ African and diaspora feature films in development, captured since 2022. Premium subscribers received a snapshot (just 50 of them) as of July 2025. It’s a glimpse into a growing pipeline of African feature films at various stages: from early script development to financing, production, post, festival positioning, […]