Le Pavillon Afriques au festival de Cannes

Discover the Pavillon Afriques 2022 Program!

On the program, a wide range of activities to promote the talents of the continent and its diaspora, contribute to the development of its cinematography and encourage regional and international cooperation.

A few highlights:

Tuesday 17 May
| 10:30 am | Parade - departure in front of the Palais des Festivals to the Pantiero.

| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Opening Event: "Empowering the film industry from Africa and its Diaspora to Own Its Future."

Wednesday 18 May
| 10:00 - 10:45 am | Round table discussion in French :
"Le rôle de la critique de cinéma dans le développement de l'industrie", présentée par Claire Diao.

Thursday 19 May
| 10:00 - 10:45 am | How networks and the current progressive trade landscape will grow the African Film economy.
Brought to you by the KwaZula Natal Film Commission.

Friday 20 May
| 10:00 - 10:45 am | Roundtable "Why and How Do Financiers Chose to Invest in a Movie ?" An insider view in the heart of the system with leading American investors such as Bondit Media Capital, Media Finance Capital, Fin Film, Ten Ten Global Media.

| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | BUFF Studios will use the power of storytelling to create real business impact with investors and producers with the presentation of the Afro-spiritualist project ANCESTORS. Presenter: Rain Pryor

| 02:30 - 03:30 pm | Movies and the Metaverse: how NFTs and Web3 will impact the Future of Entertainment Presenters: Nea Simone and Rob Richardson.

Monday 23 May
| 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Co-production day with roundtables, case studies, and a networking session between producers.

| 02:00 - 02:45 pm | The story behind the making of the movie La Canne du Roi.

Tuesday 24 May
| 02:00 - 3:30 pm | Les droits d'auteur en Afrique Etat des lieux sur les droits d'auteur en Afrique et présentation du système AVSYS (Le système d'exploitation audiovisuel le plus avancé pour une utilisation mondiale) disponible désormais pour l'Afrique.