South Africa, Sept. 28 -- A second in-person residency follows in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 January to 21 March 2027.

The final residency takes place in Lille, France, from 22-26 March 2027, where the fellows will pitch their projects as part of the African Series Pitch at Series Mania Forum - Europe's largest co-production series market and festival, attracting talent scouts, sales agents, broadcasters, investors and distributors.

The cohort includes Lagos-based writer, director and cinematographer Lateefah Mayaki; award-winning Ghanaian-Canadian writer and filmmaker Lindsey Addawoo; acclaimed South African writer/director Phumi Morare; and multi-hyphenate Cameroonian-born writer, filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur Sahndra Fon Dufe...