00:00Cinemaworks and Cinematic Africa organized the fourth edition of African cinema days in Paris
00:07three days during which the public came to discover or rediscover African cinema
00:13under a beautiful spring sun. I knew about Cineworks Association and I really like what
00:21they propose by promoting African cinema highlighting and above all showing films
00:25that aren't necessarily known to everyone. This year the spotlight was on Ivory Coast with a cult
00:31film Bal Poussier opening the show. Other classics followed all drawn from the Cinematheque a free
00:37catalog of over 1,800 films from the continent from 1950 to the present day. Our aim is to make
00:48these films accessible to the African population and to the diaspora so that they can reappropriate
00:53them and simply get familiar with these subjects. The program was also on target for children.
01:00They enjoyed the Ivorian animated films Akissi and Aya from Yopougon. I watched the one with Aya and
01:10little Akissi who wants a sister or a little brother and in the end she finds Boubou her monkey.
01:17Did you like it? Yes, very much. Actors, directors and producers met on a panel to discuss the
01:27development of Ivorian cinema. More and more organizations and institutions are funding and
01:35taking an interest in Ivorian cinema. There are also a few bridges with the English-speaking world
01:40that augurs well for the future. More than just screening, the event offered a really
01:46immersion in Ivorian culture with a comedy show and a DJ set. Closing the event was a concert by
01:55Ivorian star, Mei Wei. The King of Zoblazo kept the audience rocking until the end of the night.
02:01In all, over 600 people came together to celebrate Africa on the big screen.
02:08Big screen.
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