Salon
Africa’s Creative Pulse
Local Impact, Global Reach
Salon: Africa’s Creative Pulse
August 22, 2024
Baret, Berlin
Africa’s creative industries are booming and already changing the global cultural landscape. Nollywood, the world’s second largest film industry, generates $1.2 billion a year, while music, art and architecture are also flourishing.
The growing industry is creating space for new narratives and opening up opportunities in the job market. Together with Nollywood director Funke Akindele, writer and poet Lola Shoneyin and our guests, we discussed the global influence on art, culture, identity and the economy. Following the salon, the German premiere of Akindele’s new film ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ took place at the Humboldt Forum, after a talk with the director.
Funke Akindele & Lola Shoneyin
How are African Creative Industries changing the global cultural narrative?
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Sabrina Rupprecht, s.rupprecht@globalperspectives.org
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