South Africa, Dec. 8 -- Created and designed by Cape Town-based media house, Realness Institute, in partnership with EAVE, the Indian Ocean International Film Festival (FIFOI) and Maison du Cinema et des Jeux Video, with the financial support of Region Reunion, the programme strengthens the entrepreneurial and leadership skills of a new cohort of media leaders and builders.

The programme is also supported by the Brazilian Foundation Projeto Paradiso, Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, the Swiss Foundation for professional training in cinema and audiovisual media (FOCAL), the Austrian Film Institute, the French National Centre of Cinema (CNC), and Institut francais Creation Africa.

It kicked off with an online Opening Assembly (12 Novem...