Creation Africa
Creation Africa supports African and French creative industries through networking, mentorship, research, and collaborative projects across digital, arts, music, cinema, and more.
Funder: Institut français
Due Dates: Rolling (pre-registration for platform access; calls for projects posted throughout the year)
Funding Amounts: Award size and number of awards vary by project and sector; includes support for professional mobility, mentorship, and event participation.
Summary: Supports African and French Cultural and Creative Industries through networking, mentorship, project funding, and professional exchanges.
Key Information: Open to CCI professionals and organizations in 33 African countries and France; focus on digital, arts, music, fashion, cinema, and more.
Description
Creation Africa is a flagship initiative of the Institut français, funded by the Fonds Équipe France Création (French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs), designed to empower and transform African Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs). The program aims to foster sustainable partnerships between France and Africa across a wide range of creative sectors, including digital creation, music, cinema, audiovisual production, fashion, design, architecture, performing arts, and more.
The program operates through three main components:
- Development of a professional networking platform for African and French CCI stakeholders, offering access to calls for projects, funding, and resources.
- Structuring and supporting local cultural industries via mentorship, sector mapping, and backing for key events, professional mobility, and sectoral networking.
- Supporting the French cultural network abroad to implement new strategies for engagement and collaboration with Africa.
Creation Africa is open to a variety of applicants, including entrepreneurs, project leaders, associations, and public or private organizations active in eligible African countries or France.
