NFAG partners Filmone, Silverbird to Host First Africa Cinema Summit
The National Film Authority of Ghana, has announced a strategic partnership with FilmOne Group (Nigeria) and Silverbird Cinema (Ghana), to host the inaugural Africa Cinema Summit (ACS) scheduled to take place November 14th to the 16th at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel and Silverbird Cinema in Accra, Ghana.
The Summit marks a pivotal moment in the history of the African film industry. With the collective aim of fostering growth, innovation, and collaboration, the summit seeks to unite cinema stakeholders from around the globe, offering a platform for insightful industry business dialogues, opportunity exchanges, and strategic partnerships.
This initiative represents the first gathering on the African continent, aimed at propelling the African cinema ecosystem to greater heights.
With a total of 1,653 screens across the continent serving 1.3 billion people, Africa is by far the most underserved continent with regard to cinema distribution, according to UNESCO.
By delving into the multifaceted dimensions of the African cinema landscape, attendees will witness in-depth panel discussions, keynote speeches, and presentations by experts and major decision makers in the industry.
A major focus will be given to the current trends, unique challenges, and exceptional opportunities inherent to African cinema and other distribution networks.
The summit will offer the opportunity for knowledge exchange, networking, and forging strategic alliances with influential stakeholders, African film authorities and commissions, cinema developers, suppliers, distributors, real estate professionals, seasoned producers, cutting-edge technology providers and many more across the globe. This will create an unparalleled platform for fostering valuable connections and mutual growth.
The event will feature a vibrant showcase of African films alongside celebrating the richness and diversity of the continent’s cinematic artistry, an exhibition area featuring state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, and services that are shaping the future of the cinema industry.
It will also feature tailored business matchmaking sessions, fostering targeted connections and collaborations.
Others will include panel discussions and keynote speeches by leaders addressing the dynamic landscape of African cinema, dedicated networking sessions, enabling participants to establish meaningful relationships and partnerships, exclusive presentations encompassing various facets of the cinema industry, ranging from production and distribution to marketing and emerging technologies.
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante, CEO National Film Authority of Ghana “Africa is cinema’s greatest opportunity in the 21st-century and the Africa Cinema Summit (ACS) serves as a call and pathway to realising the potential of cinema for both the people of Africa and the cinema world globally.
“Cinema energises communities socially, culturally, and economically and at a time when over 40% of the global youth population is projected to be in Africa in just a few years, the Africa cinema Summit is extremely timely.
“This will be the first ever cinema summit in Africa for Africa and Ghana is excited to lead the agenda and host discussions on the continent’s cinema ecosystem and highlight its huge growth opportunity to a global audience”.
Kene Okwuosa, Group Chief Executive Officer of FilmOne Group stated, “We are thrilled to be a part of NFA’s Africa Cinema Summit, bringing together industry leaders and visionaries to shape the future of cinema business in Africa – the collective vision is to foster a dynamic platform for industry players to converge, interact, and forge robust partnerships that will galvanise the cinema ecosystem in Africa.”
“Silverbird Cinemas, Ghana has supported the development of the Ghanaian film industry for the past 15 years and has demonstrated this dedication by proactively collaborating with producers to bring their works to the local market.
“We see this relationship with the NFA for the ACS as a positive step since it will set the platform for meaningful industry discussions and help forge a more exciting future for the film industry.”
