Cannes Market Dailies

The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie will be again present at the Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27, 2023), as an active backer of filmmakers, producers & institutions from Francophone countries of the Global South. 

The Fonds Image de la Francophonie (known as “the OIF Film Fund”) supports the development, production and post-production of films & series (both fiction, animation, documentary) in those member-States of the Francophone Organization defined as “low and middle income countries”. Since 1990, the OIF Fund has supported more than 15,000 films and series.

The OIF is happy and proud of the strong presence of African film in Cannes 2023. Six grantees of its Fund – a record – made it to the Croisette and its red carpet(s) this year: BANEL & ADAMA by Ramata Toulaye-Sy (Senegal) in the Official selection (Competition), LES FILLES D’OLFA by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia) in the Official Selection (Competition), LES MEUTES by Kamel Lazraq (Morocco) in the Official Selection (Un Certain Regard), DÉSERTS  by Faouzi Bensaïdi (Morocco) and MAMBAR PIERRETTE by Rosine Mbakam (Cameroon) at the Directors’ Fortnight, LA MER ET SES VAGUES by Liana Kassir & Renaud Pachot  (Lebanon) at l’Acid.

The OIF supports the Institut français La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut français since it was created. This will be the 15^th edition of this reputed coproduction workshop, and 6 out of the 10 selected feature-long projects come from Member-States (Egypt, Lebanon, Senegal, Tunisia) or Observer States (Argentina, Costa-Rica) of the OIF.

The Organisation will host or take part in several meetings and events centred on its priorities: funding films by French-speaking filmmakers of the Global South, coproduction & cooperation with African Film Funds.

Meet the OIF in Cannes

Friday, May 19 – 9:30-12 – CNC Beach

• The OIF will participate to the « Meet the Funds » speed-dating event hosted by the French CNC, where the main international funds will present their financing facilities to producers of around the World.

Sunday, May 21 – 11.30-1PM - Pavillon Les Cinémas du Monde (Village international #107)

• Yearly conference: quick presentation of the results of the funds managed by OIF (Fonds Image de la Francophonie, ACP-UE Bonus, Francophonie TV5MONDEplus Fund), followed by the official announcement of the grantees selected by the commissions held on May 9, 11 and 12 (fiction-cinema and documentary /series): some twenty projects from Africa, The Caribbean, Lebanon and South-East Asia, for an overall amount of ~700.000 €.

Monday, May 22 – 12:00-1PM Pavillon Afriques (Pantiero #215)

• Seven African funds and seven Film agencies from the North will be invited to interchange. First with a panel on regulatory issues & best practice related to streamers & VOD, followed by an unformal lunch. Expected attendants from the Global South: Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya (DocA), Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia – and from the North: Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Portugal, Quebec, Switzerland, The European Union.