AFRICAN VISIONS UNLEASHED: EAVE sessions at Durban FilmMart

We are pleased to share the recordings of 2 EAVE sessions taking place at the Durban FilmMart on July 20, 2024.

EAVE continues its mission to foster conversations around equitable and inclusive co-productions as part of our work to positively impact the European film industry and prepare for a more sustainable future.

The 2024 EAVE Impact Think Tank at WEMW in Trieste, Italy, on January 20-21, 2024, in partnership with When East Meets West and Marché du Film, focused on equitable approaches to co-production structures in the European and global screen sector.

The topic emerged as crucial for further discussion at the 2023 Think Tank, which focused on anti-racism, creating safe spaces in professional training and creating positive inclusion standards, and where many participants had flagged issues related to inequities between producers when co-producing film and TV content.

At the 2024 Think Tank, an assembly of producers and sectoral experts reviewed case studies on best practices and challenges before focusing on policy changes and ways of working recommendations to ensure that future co-productions are inclusive and ethical for all parties.

After presenting our findings in Cannes, at the Marché du Film (as part of its impACT and Co-Production Day programs), we brought two sessions to the Durban FilmMart on the African continent and will continue the discussion in Canada, during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Moreover, a brand new African consortium called Yetu (Un)Limited was introduced at Durban: a collaboration between African producers (EAVE graduates Melissa Adeyemo, Yanis Gaye, Carol Kioko, Creative Producer Indaba graduate Chloé Ortolé) who met at the EAVE Producers Workshop 2023!

Check out the sessions below and join the conversation!

Forging Alliances: Navigating Equitable Coproductions for African Producers

A panel of African producers unpack the recommendations of the 2024 EAVE Report on Inclusive Coproductions. Discover actionable strategies they use to establish equitable collaborations with international partners, fostering integrity and innovation in their projects.

Speakers: EAVE graduate Tamara Dawit, Mohamed Saïd Ouma, Amil Shivji

Yetu (Un)Limited, an African Film Studio: Growing a Virtuous and Sustainable Ecosystem for African and Diasporic Cinema  

Launched by a consortium of 5 emerging creative producers, YETU (Un)Limited is a unique multi-venture film studio founded on a sustainable business model and endogenous creative processes. They aim to foster elevated cinematic storytelling to meet the need of a growing, diverse, African global audience. How do you set up such a business on the continent, across different markets and realities? What risks and challenges must you face and what rewards would you gain from an economical ethos based on solidarity rather than competition?

Moderator: EAVE CEO Tina Trapp, Speakers:  EAVE graduate Melissa Adeyemo, EAVE graduate Yanis Gaye