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Premier Continent: film school and festival in Abidjan

This dossier follows Premier Continent's training and festival plans in Abidjan, and the practical steps towards carrying them out.

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Isaach De Bankolé at Karlovy Vary on 9 July 2009. Archive portrait, not a photograph of the Abidjan launch.
Isaach De Bankolé at Karlovy Vary on 9 July 2009. Archive portrait, not a photograph of the Abidjan launch. — Petr Novák, Wikipedia — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — sans modification, Karlovy Vary, 9 juillet 2009

Where things stand

As of 26 October 2026, a launch presentation has taken place in Abidjan. The school and festival remain announced components, with the festival's first edition planned for 2027.

Reported information

Abidjan: Isaach De Bankolé launches Premier Continent film project

The Premier Continent project was launched at Majestic Cinéma Ivoire in Abidjan on 26 October 2026, with Culture Minister Françoise Remarck attending. Isaach De Bankolé and Thierry Frémaux took part in the presentation, documented by Abidjan.net.

Isaach De Bankolé at Karlovy Vary on 9 July 2009. Archive portrait, not a photograph of the Abidjan launch.
Isaach De Bankolé at Karlovy Vary on 9 July 2009. Archive portrait, not a photograph of the Abidjan launch. — Petr Novák, Wikipedia — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — sans modification, Karlovy Vary, 9 juillet 2009

Led by the Ivorian actor and director Philippe Lacôte, the initiative plans a pan-African theatre and film school in Riviera Golf and an international festival. The festival's first edition is announced for late November or early December 2027.

The project's launch must be distinguished from the school's actual opening and the festival taking place. The ministerial agenda also scheduled a Thierry Frémaux masterclass on 26 October; the sources consulted here do not establish a timetable for admitting the school's first class.

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