DISCOP Africa Puts South Africa, China in the Spotlight

JOHANNESBURG: China will be the country of honor at DISCOP Africa in November, while South Africa takes center stage at the inaugural DISCOP Africa Express this June.

DISCOP Africa Express is a newly launched event from Basic Lead, the same organizers as DISCOP Africa, taking place June 2 to 4 at Sofitel Ivoire Hotel in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. South Africa will be the country of honor, and key industry stakeholders from South Africa are already on board.

Basic Lead has made China the country of honor at DISCOP Africa, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from November 4 to 6. DISCOP Africa, which is already 75 percent sold out, is set to play host to a range of new national pavilions, including Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, China, France, Russia, Korea and Turkey. Running parallel to the DISCOP Africa event in Johannesburg will be the fourth edition of the DISCOPRO program. DISCOPRO is an Africa-centric pitching, development, financing and co-production platform.

Thabiso Masudubele, Basic Lead’s business development manager, said, “DISCOPRO has increasingly become important for independent African content producers and is now firmly established as the one-stop platform for creators to meet with stakeholders, and understand the latest trends and access distribution and funding opportunities. Furthermore, DISCOPRO has established itself at the frontline of burgeoning partnerships between Anglo and Francophone Africa, a very important drive initiated during last year’s edition of DISCOPRO.”