Creation Africa
Forecasted
Creation Africa supports African cultural entrepreneurs and creative professionals through project funding, mentoring, and mobility to strengthen local cultural industries and partnerships with France.
Funder: Institut français
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Support includes project financing, mentoring, networking, and professional mobility
Summary: Creation Africa strengthens African cultural and creative industries and develops partnerships between African and French creative professionals.
Description
Creation Africa is implemented by the Institut français with funding from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs’ Fonds Équipe France Création. It supports African cultural and creative industries (CCIs), structures local cultural sectors, and develops partnerships with France. Priority sectors include digital creation, fashion, audiovisual creation and series, immersive realities, and music.
The program combines project support, mentoring, professional networking, and mobility. Activities include mapping African cultural industries, supporting young cultural entrepreneurs, financing sector initiatives, strengthening cinema labs, and helping professionals participate in festivals and markets. A dedicated website and webapp aim to connect African and French CCI professionals, showcase their initiatives, and provide access to calls for projects, funding opportunities, and resources.
