CANAL + International has launched Canal + University, an itinerant training center in African cities, that will provide training to audiovisual actors in Africa. The initiative is aimed at encouraging the transfer of media sector skills on the African continent.
Canal + International’s production teams of journalists, directors, editors and other members will travel to the African continent to provide practical sessions. Professional trainers work on Canal +’s flagship programs in Africa, such as “Bonjour Santé”, “Réussite” or “Talents d’Afrique”.
Following the great success of African Women in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and the film and television training courses held in Bamako (Mali) and Cotonou (Benin) conducted at the beginning of this year, Canal + International now wants to take a step further and make Canal + University a traveling training center in African cities.
As part of the launch of Canal + University, Libreville (Gabon) and Brazzaville (Congo) have been selected to receive the first workshops in June.
Joëlle Edédéghé Ndong and Charles Mbuya, two of Canal +’s star journalists in Africa, animated them. Ndong, who is a Gabonese journalist-reporter presenter of the program Bonjour Santé, delivered training on writing techniques and presentation techniques to 20 Gabonese at the Sambas Professionals in Libreville from June 5 to 8.
Mbuya, who is a sports journalist for Canal + and presenter of Talents d’Afrique, was in Brazzaville from June 3 to June 8 to prepare 15 journalists from the production department of Télé Congo’s sports programs to comment on a sporting event at the approach to the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
The participants of the first two sessions of Canal + University conducted in Gabon and Congo will be awarded a certificate certifying their rise in skills.
“We are engaged with local film and audiovisual actors in Africa. Canal + International is a partner of African talent, and we are doing everything we can to offer them as many opportunities as possible,” said Grace Loubassou, Head of Institutional Africa Relations at Canal + International, who is leading the project.
