Carthage Talks
Panel 1. Regional and international funds and support mechanisms: challenges and opportunities for production in Africa and the Arab world.
Location : Hôtel Africa
Date : 17 décembre 2024
Time : 15:00 – 16:00
Moderation : Claire Diao Panelists
Panélistes : Soleil Gharbieh- Oumar Sall -Adel Ksiksi- Khalil BenKirane – Sarra Maali – Habib Attia
African and Arab producers often use a combination of government grants, private investors and international co-productions to finance their projects. At the same time, initiatives such as film festivals and production markets play a crucial role as essential platforms for networking and funding. We invite producers to share their experiences and discuss strategies they use to navigate the requirements of funding and support, while preserving the property rights of their cinematographic works. This panel is open to film professionals, film students, researchers and anyone interested in film funding in Africa and the Arab world
Panel 2 : Development platforms and new co-production dynamics in Africa and the Arab world. New ways for intra-continental and regional collaborations?
Location : Hôtel Africa
Date : 17 décembre 2024
Time : 16:15 – 17:15
Moderation : Ahmed Shawky
Panelists : Sam Genet-Eugenie Michelle Vilette -Soumaya Bouallagui-Ibee Ndaw-Baha AlHussein
Since the 90s, many initiatives have proliferated to support African and Arab filmmakers in their creative and production process across the continent and the Arab world. These professional platforms often provide a lever for the careers of filmmakers and their films. How are these platforms shaping the cinemas of the future ? And how do they promote the collaborations that are created between professionals in the region? We invite the leaders of these existing initiatives in Africa and the Arab world to share the perspectives of their work.
Panel 3. New Technological Dynamics and Impacts on Current Creation – Challenges or Opportunities?
Location : Hotel Africa
Date : 18 décembre 2024
Time : 15:00 – 16:00
Moderation : Zied Meddeb Hamrouni
Panelists : Cynthia Sawma-Yoro MbayeNada Doumani-Idir Ben Slama-Ala Eddine Abu TalebMohamed Arbi Soualhia
Technology is transforming the global film landscape, with innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), interactive storytelling, virtual production and so on… This panel will focus on the impact of these technologies in Africa and the Arab world, exploring copyright issues and the challenges these developments represent to local creators.
Panel 4. Promoting Palestinian images today
Location : Hotel Africa
Date : 18 décembre 2024
Time : 16:15 – 17:15
Moderation : Hanna Atallah
Panelists : Gionna Nazarro-Eduardo Guillot-Habib Bel Hedi-Kais Zaied-Dima Hamdan
How can art and culture, and cinema in particular, promote and support the Palestinian cause? Starting from a current panorama of the different forms of programming around Palestine, This panel proposes to reflect on the possibilities and opportunities that exist or remain to be set up for a wider dissemination of Palestinian images in a context where the narrative has become a decisive aspect of resistance
Panel 5. The role of Tunisian film organizations in the development of national cinema: balances, perspectives and exchanges with Africa and the Arab world
Location : Hotel Africa
Date : 20 décembre 2024
Time : 11:00 -12:00
Moderation : Naceur Sardi
Panelists : Salma Baccar (SIRP) – Mohamed Ali Ben Hamra (CONECT) – Naceur Ktari ( ARFT) – Ramsis Mahfoudh (CNSPCA)
This panel will highlight the historical and current role of Tunisian professional film organizations in the rise of national cinema. Reflecting the theme of this edition — the dynamic of support and guidance for cinema in African and Arab countries — Tunisian and foreign representatives will share their experiences, successes and challenges. This dialogue aims to inspire the professionals and decision-makers present, by encouraging reflection on appropriate measures to support national cinema in their respective contexts
