[FoME] Africa's booming film industry: mapping of 54 countries

[Christoph Dietz]

The African film industry: trends,challenges and opportunities for growth
Paris: UNESCO, 2021, 271 p.
ISBN 978-92-3-100470-4
 
Download: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379165 
 
"For the first time, a complete mapping of the film and audiovisual industry in 54 States of the African continent is available, including quantitative and qualitative data and an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses at the continental and regional levels. The report proposes strategic recommendations for the development of the film and audiovisual sectors in Africa and invites policymakers, professional organizations, firms, filmmakers and artists to implement them in a concerted manner. The film and audiovisual industry in Africa has the potential to create over 20 million jobs and generate US$20 billion in revenues per year." (Short summary, p.2)
 
Executive summary, 7
Introduction, 10
Information and data by region, 12
I. PAN-AFRICAN TRENDS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE CONTINENT'S FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR
A slow but encouraging formalization of the sector, 22
The digital revolution, 22
Cinemas: adapt or die, 24
The complex liberalization of the audiovisual sector, 26
The beginning of a long-awaited boom in production, 28
The education challenge, 32
Intellectual property and the piracy curse, 34
Persisting challenges in gender equality and freedom of expression, 35
Safeguarding Africa's film and audiovisual archives, 36
The African continental free trade area and hope for more pan-african collaboration, 39
New partners: the United States and China, 39
II. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MODELS
The Nollywood model: commercial, home-grown, thriving, 44
The auteur model: rich cultures, diverse voices, 46
The service model: servicing the global market, 47
The festival model: soft power and the law of attraction, 48
A film and audiovisual "starter-pack" toolbox, 50
III. NATIONAL MAPPINGS
54 country chapters From Algeria to Zimbabwe

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