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    • Winners of CANEX Shorts 2024 — Winners of the 2024 CANEX Shorts (from left): Francis Y. Brown (Ghana) in the Best Animation category, Brian Obra (Kenya) in the Best Documentary category and Esenaga Mbwe (Botswana) in the Best Fiction category. The 2025 edition of the short film competition has been unveiled by Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank)
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) unveils third edition of short film competition

Filmmakers between the ages of 18 and 35 years can enter the competition for a chance to win a cash prize of $2,000 for outstanding work in each of the competition’s three categories: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best Animation

Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the third edition of its vibrant short film competition, CANEX Shorts, that is designed to recognise and celebrate talents of young filmmakers from Africa and the Diaspora.   Filmmakers between the ages of 18 and 35 years…

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Afreximbank launches US$ 1 Billion Africa Film Fund to transform the continent’s creative industry

The Fund will play a pivotal role in promoting the production and global distribution of high-quality films and TV series, further amplifying Global Africa’s cultural influence across the world

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), has committed to spearhead the launch of the Africa Film Fund (‘the Fund’) as part of its Creative Africa Nexus Programme (CANEX). This transformative undertaking of up to US$1 billion is designed…

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    • Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Announces the Release of Groundbreaking Extended Play (EP)
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Announces the Release of Groundbreaking Extended Play (EP) "One Drum"

"One Drum" is a celebration of the cultural ties that unite Africa and its diaspora, forged through the shared history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The Marley family, Scorpion Kings, Sofiya Nzau, Flavour, and Olodum unite on Groundbreaking EP “One Drum”; This initiative is under the auspices of CANEX Creations Incorporated which seeks to support the commercialization of IP assets. African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Programme is thrilled to…

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    • Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank delivering her opening statement
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Afreximbank announces $1-billion African Film Fund

Mrs. Awani said that the fund would oversee film financing, co-finance with large studios, finance African filmmakers and finance producers and directors of film projects across the continent

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is working on the establishment of a $1-billion African Film Fund to be launched in 2024 to support the continent’s film industry, Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, at Afreximbank, announced in Cairo today. Addressing the opening of the 2023 CANEX Summit held…