Africa Hub Talks
Friday - Tuesday, 8 - 12th February

Get the latest insights into the African film industry. The daily talks within the Berlinale Africa Hub tackle market-relevant topics in cooperation with the World Cinema Fund, the Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents.
Contact

Berlinale Africa Hub
Stand #002, Gropius Park
africahub@berlinale.de
Africa Hub Talks
Programme

The Africa Hub Talks take place from 8th to 12th February.
Friday
8th February
Opening of the Berlinale Africa Hub
2.30 - 3 pm

Opening of the Berlinale Africa Hub with Words of Welcome by Michelle Müntefering (Secretary of State for International Cultural Policy, German Federal Foreign Office) followed bytwo short keynotes by Lara Preston (The Ladima Foundation, South Africa) and Tsitsi Dangarembga (African Women Filmmakers Hub, Zimbabwe).

The Opening will be followed by our first Africa Hub Talk.
Inclusive Network Building: African Women Film Professionals
3 - 4 pm

Focusing on network building through online repertories, this panel will foreground the strategies, organizations and individuals that aim at creating a self-empowering, self-enabling inclusive network of African women film professionals.

with:
Tsitsi Dangarembga (AWFH, Zimbabwe)
Bongiwe Selanie (Producer, South Africa)
Mmabatho Kau (Producer, South Africa)
Edima Otuokon (The Ladima Foundation, South Africa)

Moderated by Katarina Hedrén (Goethe Institute, South Africa)
Saturday
9th February
Europe-Africa: Towards a New Framework for Co-Production and Distribution
3.30 - 4.30 pm

The panel will focus on the presentation of the latest EU-ACP Culture Programme's new modality to support co-production. It will also explore the professional opportunities made available by the MICA within the framework of the next FESPACO (24-28th February).

with:
Giorgio Ficarelli (EU)
Denise Richert (EU)
Berni Goldblat (CineGuimbi, Burkina Faso)
Alain Modot (MICA/FESPACO, France)
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Sunday
10th February
The African Film Market of the Future
3.30 - 4.30 pm

In the midst of a fast-changing African film market, this talk tackles the state of the different African film markets and their potential and visions. It showcases different film markets, focuses on collaborative relations as well as synergies with other platforms like the Berlinale Africa Hub and explores their opportunities and limits.

with:
Elias Ribeiro (Urucu Meda & Realness, South Africa)
Toni Monty (Durban FilmMart, South Africa)
Edima Otuokon (DISCOP, USA)
Matthijs Wouter Knol (EFM/Berlinale Africa Hub, Germany)

Moderated by Tiny Mungwe (Producer, South Africa)
Monday
11th February
BUFIS: Re-Inventing African Cinema & Challenging Migration Narratives
3.30 - 4.30 pm

Dealing with the big dream, bringing an unknown side of contemporary Somali pop culture and its everlasting nomadic soul to the screen.

with:
Vincenzo Cavallo (Cultural Video Production, Kenya)

Moderated by Rodney Charles (Producer / Director / Writer, UK)

In cooperation with World Cinema Fund, Berlinale Talents and Berlinale Co-Production Market.
Tuesday
12th February
Spotlight: Ethiopia's Emerging Film Industry
3.30 - 4.30 pm

Ethiopia is one of the up-and-coming film markets in Africa, has a vibrant filmmaking scene and an audience craving for local content. This session introduces key-players and new initiatives from Addis Abeba in search of international collaborations.

with:
Tigist Kebede (Habesha View, UK)
Beza Hailu Lemma (Director, Ethiopia)
Henok Mebratu (Director, Ethiopia)

Moderated by Martha Fessehatzion (Actress, Germany)




8-13 FEB 2019


Presentations
Friday - Wednesday, 8 - 13th February, 11 am - 1 pm
Who are the movers and shakers in the creative industry of the African continent? Find out more about the African visionaries and developers in daily presentations.

The Berlinale Africa Hub Presentations 2019 take place daily from the 8th to the 13th February from 11 am to 1 pm, at Stand #002, Gropius Park. Each presentation slot consists of a 15-min pitch and a 15-min Q&A.

Presentations Programme

Friday 8th February

11 am - 11.30 am
South Africa: Your Next Co-Production Destination
by Ntuthuko Mageba (National Film and Video Foundation, South Africa)

11.30 am - 12 noon
Sustainable Film Industry in Cape Town, Western Cape
by Monica Rorvik (Wesgro Film and Media Promotion, South Africa)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
Rwanda Film Festival (RFF): A Festival for A Growing Industry
by Eric Kabera & Fabrizio Colombo (Kwetu Film Institute, Rwanda)

Saturday 9th February

11 - 11.30 am
APASER: The Pan African Alliance of Screenwriters and Directors
by Laza (APASER). Presentation cancelled.

11.30 am - 12 noon
Namibia: A Unique Voice within the African Cinematic Movement
by Desiree Kahikopo (Namibia Film Commission, Namibia)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
EU/ACP 2019 - Actions in Favour of Culture and Cinema
by Denise Richert (Directorate for International Cooperation & Development, EU)

12.30 - 1 pm
Opportunities for Documentary Film Making in Nigeria
by Edmund Peters (Nigerian Film Corporation, Nigeria)

Sunday 10th February

11 - 11.30 am
BEYOND NOLLYWOOD: A New Cinematic Voice
by Nadia Denton (Beyond Nollywood, UK)

11.30 am - 12 noon
Creative Producer Indaba, A Partnership between EAVE and IFFR Pro and Realness Institute
by Elias Ribeiro (Urucu Media & Realness, South Africa)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
Blockchain for Better Creation, Protection and Distribution? An Introduction
by Manuel Badel (Badel Media, Canada)

12.30 - 1 pm
The Changing African Market - Facts & Figures
by Tim Mangwedi (DISCOP, USA)

Monday 11th February

11 - 11.30 am
Film Pro Series - East Africa
by Judy Kibinge, Barbara Antičević, Mugambi Nthiga, Mbithi Masya (Robert Bosch Stiftung & Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

11.30 am - 12 noon
Discover the Pan-African Film Consortium
by Mykel Parish (The African Film Consortium)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
MAAFF: Showcasing and Creating Awareness of Rwandan and African Film Content
by Senga Bintresor (Mashariki African Film Festival, Rwanda)

12.30 - 1 pm
Sunshine Cinema: Africa's First Solar Mobile Cinema Network
by Sydelle Willow Smith (Sunshine Cinema, South Africa)

Tuesday 12th February

11 - 11.30 am
Fresh Craft Programme: Pushing Narrative Borders
by Katharina Tebroke & Jürgen Seidler (dffb, Germany & Maisha Film Lab, Uganda & National Film and Television Institute, Ghana)

11.30 am - 12 noon
Encouraging Collaboration with Emerging Filmmakers
by Bernadette Schramm & Marco Orsini (IEFTA, Monaco)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
Insights on the Rwanda Audiovisual Sector
by Aimee Umutoni (Rwanda Development Board)

Wednesday 13th February

11 - 11.30 am
Apply Successfully to the Hot Docs Blue Ice Fund
by Dorota Lech (Hot Docs, Canada)

11.30 am - 12 noon
African Space Makers - An Interactive VR Series Project
by Vincenzo Cavallo (Cultural Video Production & Black Rhino VR, Kenya)

12 noon - 12.30 pm
Creating Engaging Narratives by Training the Next Generation of African Filmmakers
by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe (Africa Film Academy, Nigeria)


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Please contact the team for any further information
africahub@berlinale.de

Thierno I. Dia
africine@africine.org