VUES D'AFRIQUE is pleased to announce the launching of a new branch of its
activities, the PADIAVA, French acronym for "Support Programme for the
Development of African Audiovisual Industry," with funding from the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).
Initiated in close collaboration with the Pan African Federation of Film
Makers (FEPACI), the long term goal of the PADIAVA is the production and
distribution of African films and TV programs with a popular appeal,
especially to young audiences.
For the next two years, the PADIAVA's activities will focus on the following
sectors: scriptwriting, organizational structuring of African private
production
companies, advanced training in production, support for promotion and
distribution in Africa and in Canada.
In 1996-1997, the PADIAVA will fund the organization by FEPACI of a
scriptwriting workshop for TV series and drama; it will also contribute to
the financing of the Ecrans d' Afrique/African Screen magazine. The Pan
African Film Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will also receive a technical
assistance grant from the PADIAVA for its next edition. A joint committee,
with a representative of the FEPACI and African and Canadian professionals,
will meet next April, to award grants to African production companies for
the purchase of computer software for production and grants for the
marketing of feature films.
Finally, the PADIAVA will continue to the acquisition of television and
non-commercial rights for some African films in Canada.
For more information on the PADIAVA, please contact
Ms. Francoise Wera
VUES D'AFRIQUE, PADIAVA
67 St. Catherine St. W., 5th floor
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1Z7, Canada
Tel. (1) 514-284-3322
Fax (1) 514-845-0631
E-mail: vuesdafrique@libertel.montreal.qc.ca
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