Launched in December 2017, the Fonds pour la jeune creation francophone contributes to the development of the film and audiovisual industry and encourages the emergence of new Francophone talent in sub-Saharan Africa. The countries eligible for funding are Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Comoros Islands, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo and Haiti.
The Fund has three components: development assistance, production assistance and post-production assistance.
The Fund supports the French language as a tool for film and audiovisual creation and promotes cultural diversity in French-speaking African countries.
MCC makes an annual contribution of USD 14,506 (CAD 20,000).
Name of partner | Type of entity |
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Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC [Cultural Enterprise Development Corporation]) du Québec
| Public Sector
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Centre National du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
| Public Sector
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Wallonia-Brussels Federation (WBF)
| Public Sector
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Film Fund Luxembourg (FFL)
| Public Sector
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Telefilm Canada
| Public Sector
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TV5 Monde
| Public Sector
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Orange Studio
| Private Sector
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Orange Content
| Private Sector
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France Télévisions
| Public Sector
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French, Canadian and Belgian chapters of the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD)
| Civil Society Organization (CSO)
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