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What are the Afro Film Music Days 

Organized by Sydney Levine, founder of SydneyBuzz in partnership with Yanibes Foundation (organizer of AfroBerlin) and in association with the European Film Market, during the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Afro Film Music Days is a unique platform designed to nd focused on highlighting the business of music in the film industry from across the African diaspora.

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Afro Film Music Days is a one to two-day event featuring panel discussions, roundtables, presentations, special spotlights and cocktails.

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Afro Film Music Days connects music composers, publishers, music producers and stakeholders from the entire film ecosystem at the busiest and most efficient film market in the world, the European Film Market at the Berlinale.

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Event Profile 

Duration: Full day - from 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM

 

Date: Tentatively, 16 or 17 February 2025

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Location: TBD

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Access: Registration but no accreditation needed. However, you will need a badge to access EFM or Berlinale events. 

 

Theme:  The Creator Economy  -  Film & Music 

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Strategic Focus: A Program to Lead to New Ways to Monetize Film Music and Compensate the Composer as well as to Increase Revenues to Filmmakers

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Audience: Entire film industry ecosystem

 

Geographic Focus: Global

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Day Activities: Panel discussions, fireside chats, masterclasses

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Networking Activities: tbd

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Co-Located events: AfroBerlin 2025

Program

Rationale

When music and cinema work in harmony, they produce art for the eye and the ear

  • Music is central to the heart of film

  • Songs can be the memory of the movie

  • The auditory element in a film induces emotions and reactions

  • Music helps build tension, establish the tone, amplify emotions, change perceptions

  • Music often has the ability to express unspoken thoughts that underlie the drama

 

 

Focus of Afro Film Music Days at the EFM

  • Africa and its diaspora

  • North America

  • Latin America

  • Caribbean

  • Asian Hip Hop Culture

  • All the other places influenced by Afro-descendents music and creatives

 

 

Topics

Stream 1 - Legal Issues of Music Rights, Royalties and Licences in an AI environment

Stream 2 - Career development, training and mentoring

Stream 3 - Monetization models for creatives

Stream 4 - Best practices in creating music for films

Stream 5 - The Business of Music in Film and Film Music

 

 

Activities

  • Business Meet-Ups

  • Business Speed-Dating

  • Cocktail

Ecosystem

Talents

  • Music composers

  • Musicians

  • Singers / interprets

 

Creating the music

  • Software

  • Hardware

  • Instruments

 

Behind and between the music

  • Associations of Music Merchants

  • Music producers

  • Talent management agencies

  • Recording Academies

 

Presenting the music

  • Record companies

  • Publishers

  • Live concerts organizers and promoters

  • Streaming platforms

 

Academia  

  • Music schools

  • Film schools

  • Seasoned experts

  • Lecturers in the music business or film business

  • Associating composers as professors

 

Film Industry

  • Producers

  • Distributors

  • Directors

  • Sound editors and score supervisors 

Participation 

Organizations and individuals can join Afro Film Music Days via:

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Conference Activities

  • Panel Discussion: 30 -50 min debates with a moderator and up to 5 panelists

  • Insights: 30 min conversation with moderator and up to 2 speakers

  • Masterclass: 60 minutes workshop lead by an expert

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Networking Activities:

  • Business Speed-Dating: 45 -60 min intensive and rotative meet-up with light catering

  • Meet & Greet: 60 - 120 min relaxed meet-ups for project/product/special guests presentation

  • Cocktail Party: 60 to 120 min casual networking with light catering

  • Luncheon: 60 to 120 min afternoon networking with traditional catering

  • Dinner: 120 minutes evening networking with traditional catering

  • Afterparty: 3 hours + networking event with music/DJ, catering

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Involvement for Individuals

  • Host of the “In conversation with” (series of 10 to 15 minutes interviews with speakers/guests)

  • Co-MC of the whole Conference, for half a day or a day

  • Moderator of any type of session

  • Host of a masterclass

  • Speaker in a panel, roundtable, insights, fireside chat, interview)

  • Guest of The Industry Podcast

  • MC for any networking activities

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Marketing & Promotional Benefits 

Afro Film Music Days offer a wealth of benefits to participants, partners, and sponsors alike including:

  • Heightening corporate and personal brand awareness

  • Providing extensive media and marketing campaign and exposure

  • Leading generational growth with accrued networking opportunities

  • Accelerating brand awareness

  • Facilitating community engagement and outreach with new and broadening audience

  • Screening, process, product or service demonstrations

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