CANEX Creations Inc., the pan-African investment platform behind films such as the buzzy Cannes premiere “Clarissa,” has unveiled a slate of works in progress that it will be screening for prospective buyers at the inaugural TIFF: The Market. Among them are director Editi Effiong’s sequel to his breakout Netflix hit “Black Book” and the fiction debut of Rotterdam-winning filmmaker Cyrielle Raingou (“Le Spectre de Boko Haram”).
The market screenings, which will take place at 11 a.m. on Sept. 12 at TIFF Lightbox Cinema 7, are part of an ambitious program of events hosted by CANEX Creations Inc. across the week-long event, which runs Sept. 10–16. The subsidiary of the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) equity-investment arm is an official partner of TIFF: The Market.
Speaking to Variety ahead of this year’s event, CANEX Creations Inc. CEO Osahon Akpata noted that the six titles were selected by an independent jury precisely for their market potential.
“We are particularly proud that these projects were selected by an independent international jury with deep experience across production, distribution, international sales, festivals and African and global film markets,” said Akpata.
