African Film and TV Yearbook 2009/2010 (March 2009)

Last published in 2005, the African Film and TV Yearbook and Directory provides two essentials for African broadcast and film professionals: an overview of developments over the last 12 months and a directory of industry contacts for every country in Africa.

The industry overview looks at the following:

Broadcasting and Film Trends

Africa’s transition to digital broadcasting

Fragmenting Media Landscape

A question of what you understand – co-productions and local language groups

African Broadcast and Film – Some key metrics

A tale of three countries – Different approaches to local film production in Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa

The Best of Africa? – African films in European Film Festivals

Contacts listings for each African country provide the following: type of company; name and address; contact names; and a brief description of company activities. It is broken down into the following categories: Advertising and marketing, animation, archives, distribution, equipment and technology, media, post production, production and training.

There is also a section providing International contacts covering: advertising and marketing; animation; archives; distribution; equipment and technology; festivals and markets; information and publications; media companies involved in Africa; production; and training.

This is the only hard copy publication published by Balancing Act and it will be sent to you by post. If you’d like to order copies to circulate throughout your organisation, there are prices for 5 and 10 copies that are extremely good value.

This report can be updated upon request for additional fees to cover research costs.