In addition to diversifying sources of financing, international co-production opens up valuable opportunities for collaboration and cultural exchange. For French-speaking regions, language can be an asset, at least at first glance. While French facilitates the flow of work and access to certain markets, the specificities of each French-speaking region pose unique challenges. This round table will look at strategies for encouraging more equitable and inclusive international co-productions, while avoiding reproducing the power dynamics between the countries involved.

In French | The Forum audience will be able to follow the discussions in English and French, which will be displayed on screen. The interpretation system (Wordly, an AI platform) also offers audio translations in English, French, and several other languages, accessible via mobile devices. We therefore recommend bringing your headphones.

This activity is exclusively open to Forum accredited participants.

Moderators
Ana Alice de Morais (co-artistic director, RIDM and Forum RIDM programmer)

Panelists
Souleyman Kebe (producer Sunuy Films, Senegal)
Florent Coulon (producer Vrai Vrai Films, France)
Rosa Spaliviero (producer Twenty Nine Studio, Belgium)
Eric Idriss-Kanago (producer Yzanakio, Canada)

Presented by the Bell Fund