Africa Cinema Summit Begins November 14

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Mon, 11/13/2023 - 09:08 -- Nick Dager

The Africa Cinema Summit is being held November 14-16 at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel and Silverbird Cinema in Accra, Ghana. It will be the first continent-wide gathering dedicated to the African cinema ecosystem.

The Africa Cinema Summit is being held November 14-16 at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel and Silverbird Cinema in Accra, Ghana. It will be the first continent-wide gathering dedicated to the African cinema ecosystem.The summit will focus on current trends, unique challenges, and opportunities inherent to African cinema and content production.   

Some of the speakers and guests expected to be in attendance include:

Nana Akufo-Addo -The President of Ghana

Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal – Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana

Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante –CEO of the National Film Authority of Ghana

Moses Babatope - co-founder and Deputy Managing Director of the Filmhouse Group

Funmi Onuma – country manager of Silverbird Cinema, Ghana

John Michael Schreiner – Senior Vice President, Théâtre Development, IMAX

Marie Lora-Mungai –investor, strategic advisor, and entrepreneur

Ope Ajayi –President of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria.

Rob Arthur - Co-founder and Director of Entertainment Solution Services and UCI.

Jotham Micah –Marketing Manager, East Africa, at Century Pictures

Ojoma Ochai- co-founder of the Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB

Motheo Matsau - Ster-Kinekor Chief Marketing and Sales Officer

Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo - Ugandan Corporate Executive

Chief Alhassan Andani - Founder and Executive Chairman of LVSafrica Limited

The Africa Cinema Summit https://africacinemasummit.com/