CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) and the
Durban FilmMart (DFM) have announced the renewal of their partnership to
support the development of original, serialized television content and films
created by women from Africa and the African Diaspora.
CineFAM is the CaribbeanTales program that
supports bold, original films and television series by women of colour
worldwide. In the Haitian-Creole language, “Cinefam” means “films by women”. This
Accelerator Incubator Program builds capacity and creative leadership among
women of colour who are traditionally under-represented in leadership roles in
the film and television industry globally.
“We have invited a select group of
experienced South African women producers to bring their original television
series projects that are currently in development to the second edition of
CineFAM – Africa to be held during DFM2018,” says CaribbeanTales CEO
Frances-Anne Solomon. “We know they will enjoy CaribbeanTales' unique two-day
intensive Accelerator Program that ensures an excellent overview and close
guidance on the nuts and bolts of production within the context of Canada and
South Africa. They will learn how best to meet the co-production demands of
these two countries with their stories, finance and marketing strategies along
with enhancing pitch skills.”
Toni Monty, Head of Durban Film Office and
DFM the co-production and finance market, which is a joint programme of the
Durban Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF),
South Africa, said “We are absolutely thrilled to embark on the second edition
of our partnership with CaribbeanTales. The 2018 Accelerator Incubator Program
will not only provide an exciting platform to support the development of
women-led audio-visual content in Africa, it will create a space to interrogate
the application of the SA/Canada Co-production Treaty with serialised content.
Through this partnership, we hope to build a bridge between the two
organisations that will raise the voices of African women filmmakers.”
CaribbeanTales CEO Frances-Anne Solomon
says: “We are incredibly excited to continue to build on this extraordinary
initiative with the Durban Film Mart that opens the gateway of co-productions
between our organizations and our two countries. Our goal is to see the program
grow from training to production within the next couple of years and to show
the world what women from Africa and the African Diaspora can do within the
Canada / South Africa co-production treaty.”
CineFAM - Africa, led by CaribbeanTales
Vice-President Nicole Brooks, is a two-day program that will take place during
the Durban FilmMart from July 20 to 22, 2018.
This two-day Accelerator will culminate in
a private Mini-Pitch to deliver and work with local and international (specifically
Canadian) broadcasters and funders for consideration and feedback. The winner
will qualify to participate in the renowned CaribbeanTales Incubator (CTI), in
Toronto, Canada. CTI is a year-round development and production hub for
Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Producers that aims to create strong,
compelling and sustainable content for the global market. Thus, CTI will
increase the pool of world-class indigenous film and television content and
build the Region’s audio-visual capacity.
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