The association

The missions of the Afrollywood association

Shine a light on every creative industry of Afro-descendants and everyone who loves Africa: film, music, fashion, live performance, media, visual arts, publishing and digital. Federate the key players, the diaspora and states, build the continent's talent pool and frame Nollywood as well as every African industry within a single association.

01

Shine a light on every Afro-descendant creative industry

Give strong, permanent visibility to film, music, fashion, live performance, visual arts and all creation by Afro-descendants — continent, Caribbean, Americas, Europe — and by everyone who loves Africa.

02

Federate the key players of each sector

Bring together, under a single association, producers, directors, actors, artists and record labels, fashion designers, technicians, distributors, platforms, schools and festivals, so they can speak with one voice.

03

Bring together the diaspora and states

Create the link between the diaspora and public institutions — ministries of culture, embassies, funding bodies — in order to build continent-wide policies and co-productions.

04

Build Africa's talent pool

Build a structured, referenced pool of talent and professions — image, sound, stage, music, fashion, writing, digital — accessible to productions worldwide.

05

Frame Nollywood and every African industry

Bring Nollywood and the film, music and creative industries of Africa's 54 countries together within a common framework: professional standards, circulation of works, copyright and shared economic models.

06

Train and pass on knowledge

Workshops, masterclasses and encounters around every creative profession: writing, directing, production, image, sound, music, styling, acting, stage performance and cultural journalism.

07

Carry a fair image of Africa

Defend a dignified, contemporary representation of the continent on screen, and showcase it at major film events, notably through Afrollywood Cannes.

08

Deploy film diplomacy

Open dialogues between states, embassies, ministries and creative industries to make African cinema a lever for international cooperation and a recognized hub of excellence.