🎬✨ INCLUSIVE LENS AWARDS 2026
A reminder to get your entries in.
The Inclusive Lens Awards 2026 celebrate bold, authentic storytelling that breaks barriers, challenges stereotypes, and champions meaningful representation on screen.
Taking place as part of FAME Week Africa 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, the awards recognise content that is shaping a more inclusive and diverse global media landscape.
FAME Week Africa is proud to present EarCandy, Africa’s leading media localization provider, as the sponsor of the Inclusive Lens Awards 2026. With expertise in dubbing, subtitling, and post-production across more than 28 African languages, EarCandy plays a key role in ensuring stories connect with audiences across cultures while retaining their authenticity.
From powerful documentaries to groundbreaking scripted series and inspiring kids’ programming, this is your opportunity to have your work recognised on an international stage.
FAME Week Africa is looking for stories that push boundaries, amplify underrepresented voices, and drive real impact across the industry.
🏆 Categories include:
✨ Kids’ Programming
✨ Representation of Disability
✨ LGBTQIA+ Representation
📅 Submission deadline: 13 July 2026
🎯 If your work challenges perspectives and advances representation, this is your moment.
👉 Submit your project:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/piDCzFLW2h
👉 Learn more:
/mip-africa/en-gb/inclusive-lens-awards.html
Be part of a movement that celebrates stories that matter. Be seen. Be recognised.
#InclusiveLensAwards #RepresentationMatters #DiversityInMedia #FilmAndTV #FAMEWeekAfrica
🚨 Registration Now Open: FAME Week Africa 2026
Be part of Africa’s leading platform for the creative and cultural industries as FAME Week Africa returns to Cape Town, South Africa, from 28 October to 1 November 2026.
Bringing together industry leaders, creatives, buyers, and investors from across Africa and around the world, this is where African stories meet global opportunity 🌍
✨ What to expect:
• MIP Africa, the premier B2B market for film, TV and digital content
• Muziki Africa, connecting the music industry
• African Fashion Forum, where fashion meets film, TV and music
• FAME Shorts Film Festival, bold storytelling on screen
🇫🇷 Destination Focus: France
“France is honoured to be the Destination Focus of FAME Week Africa 2026. This recognition reflects a shared commitment to strengthening ties between African and French creative industries.”
– David Martinon, Ambassador of France to South Africa
“FAME Week Africa has become a critical meeting point for the global creative industry to engage with Africa’s content, talent, and opportunities.”
– Martin Hiller, Portfolio Director
🏙️ Hosted by the City of Cape Town
“Cape Town is proud to host FAME Week Africa, a platform that showcases the city and the continent as a hub for creativity, innovation, and investment.”
– JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security
🎯 Pre-register for early access to programme updates and meetings
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#FAMEWeekAfrica #CreativeEconomy #AfricaRising #CapeTown
Paradys: When Communities Tell Their Own Stories
If you care about storytelling that actually lands, this one’s for you.
Paradys is not playing safe. It puts identity, representation, and authorship where they belong. Front and centre. Real stories. Real voices. No performance.
We’re getting into what it really takes to tell culturally specific stories that connect, and why audiences can feel the difference instantly.
WHY ATTEND?
Because “authentic” is not a buzzword. It’s the brief.
Come get practical insights on how to build stories that are culturally grounded, emotionally real, and still commercially strong.
📍 THE DETAILS
- Date: 26 May
- Time: 6pm to 9pm. Talk starts at 6pm
- Venue: Media Valley
- RSVP by: 19 May
- Seats are limited. If you’re serious, book.
👉 RSVP: /Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=P-50kiWUCUGif5-xXBBnXYp9ssoSYHNKv2LgWATXjrVUMjR…
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Melissa Nayimuli | Producer + Moderator
Ilse Klink | Actress
Lawrancia Mqwebu | Casting + Talent Development
Mandla Ngcongwane | Filmmaker, Composer + Director
Piet Matipa | Writer
ABOUT LAST TUESDAYS
No fluff. Just the people shaping the industry in one room.
Conversations that turn into collaborations. Every month.
Last Tuesdays by FAME Week Africa. Be there or hear about it later.
#LastTuesdays #FAMEWeekAfrica #Paradys #Storytelling #filmindustry
🎬✨ A reminder to get your entries in for the Inclusive Lens Awards 2026!
Have you submitted your project yet? This is your chance to spotlight bold, authentic storytelling that breaks barriers, challenges stereotypes, and champions true representation on screen 🌍
From powerful documentaries to groundbreaking scripted series and inspiring kids’ content — if your work pushes the conversation forward, we want to see it.
🏆 Categories include:
✨ Kids’ Programming
✨ Representation of Disability
✨ LGBTQIA+ Representation
📅 Deadline: 13 July 2026 — don’t miss it!
🔗 Submit your project (Copy and paste links into browser):
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/piDCzFLW2h
🔗 Find out more:
/mip-africa/en-gb/inclusive-lens-awards.html
Be part of a movement that celebrates stories that matter. 🎥
🎬✨ Ready to make your next move?
A quick reminder that submissions for the Project Pitch Platform are now open — and this is your opportunity to present your project to leading industry decision-makers at MIP Africa during FAME Week Africa.
Gain visibility, build meaningful connections, and take your project from concept to reality on a global stage 🌍
Whether you're developing a bold new series, a feature film, or an innovative content format, this platform is designed to connect you with the people who can help bring your vision to life.
If you have a story that deserves to be seen and heard, now is the time to step forward.
📆 Submissions close: 12 June 2026 — don’t miss your chance
💡 If you have a story to tell, this is your moment
🔗 Submit your project (Copy and paste link into browser):
/r/TPx7JNgMGL
#ProjectPitchPlatform #MIPAfrica #FAMEWeekAfrica #FilmIndustry #TVProducers #ContentCreators #AfricanStorytelling #PitchYourProject #CreativeIndustry #FilmOpportunities #NextBigIdea #Storytellers #FilmAfrica #GlobalContent #EntertainmentIndustry
🎥✨ JOZI, YOU’RE OFFICIALLY INVITED!
The creative community of Johannesburg — join FAME Week Africa for the launch of Last Tuesdays at Media Valley.
A brand-new monthly gathering where powerful networking meets real insight from the creatives shaping Africa’s boldest stories.
We kick off with:
🎬 Behind the Scenes of Bad Influencer: From Idea to Global Sensation
An exclusive deep dive into how a bold local idea became a global hit on Netflix.
🎙️ MEET THE SPEAKERS:
🎬 Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng
Award-Winning Director, Writer, Producer & Co-Founder, Gambit Films
🎥 Kudi Maradzika
Award-Winning Producer & Founder, Lincoln Green Media
🎞️ Keitumetse Qhali
Award-Winning Director (Bad Influencer, Blood & Water, Before Jiva)
🎨 Waldemar Coetzee
Production Designer
🗓 THE LINEUP
🕔 17:00 – After-work networking
🎤 18:00 – Welcome to Last Tuesdays
💡 18:30 – Panel discussion
🥂 19:30 – The Afterglow (networking continues)
📍 68 5th Street, Albertville, Johannesburg
🎟 RSVP by 25 March (capacity is limited!)
👉 Link is at the top of the FAME Week Africa page, or copy & paste this into your browser:
/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=P-50kiWUCUGif5-xXBBnXYp9ssoSYHNKv2LgWATXjrVUQlZVVUo3Q01XV0sxTVdLQjBCU1NYRzE1Ni4u
Come connect, learn, and meet the people shaping the future of African storytelling.
#fameweekafrica #mipafrica #LastTuesdays
FAME Week Africa 🎬 and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) 🤝 are proud to announce a strategic partnership for 2026, uniting Africa’s go-to creative industries market with the federation that represents a broad spectrum of South Africa’s screen sector. Together, FWA and SASFED will champion a more inclusive and sustainable screen ecosystem 🌍 by creating spaces where producers, writers, directors, performers, crew and service companies can connect, learn and do business.
As the Host City of Cape Town 🏙️ welcomes film, television, animation, music and fashion professionals to FAME Week Africa, SASFED will amplify industry voices and showcase the strength of its member organisations. This partnership is about turning networking into real opportunity 🚀, ensuring that South African stories and talent are visible and ready to meet the world.
Minister Gayton Mckenzie is excited to announce the signing of an amended agreement between South African and Canada in response to the evolving film industry, now embracing new media, animation and television. This is a step forward in ensuring our industry remains at the forefront of innovation.
The Canada agreement remains one of our most active, producing 30 projects since 1997. This partnership continues to open doors for South African films, bringing our talent and stories to North America and beyond.
Through the NFVF-Canada Media Fund, launched in 2018, three projects are approved annually, boosting South African TV series and films. This initiative not only creates jobs but also promotes our heritage and languages on the global stage.
The Canada-South Africa film partnership is a game-changer! It opens doors to global markets, creates jobs, and brings foreign investment into our industry. Our locations, languages, and heritage now have a global stage.
Our co-production treaty with Canada offers immense opportunities: from access to big-budget productions and international festivals to training young filmmakers and showcasing SA talent worldwide. The future of SA film is brighter than ever!
#InspiringANationOfWinners
