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.
Afro Film Music Days is a one to two-day event featuring panel discussions, roundtables, presentations, special spotlights and cocktails.
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.
Event Profile
Duration: Full day - from 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Date: Tentatively, 16 or 17 February 2025
Location: TBD
Access: Registration but no accreditation needed. However, you will need a badge to access EFM or Berlinale events.
Theme: The Creator Economy - Film & Music
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
Audience: Entire film industry ecosystem
Geographic Focus: Global
Day Activities: Panel discussions, fireside chats, masterclasses
Networking Activities: tbd
Co-Located events: AfroBerlin 2025
Program
Rationale
When music and cinema work in harmony, they produce art for the eye and the ear
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Music is central to the heart of film
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Songs can be the memory of the movie
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The auditory element in a film induces emotions and reactions
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Music helps build tension, establish the tone, amplify emotions, change perceptions
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Music often has the ability to express unspoken thoughts that underlie the drama
Focus of Afro Film Music Days at the EFM
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Africa and its diaspora
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North America
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Latin America
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Caribbean
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Asian Hip Hop Culture
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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
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Business Meet-Ups
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Business Speed-Dating
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Cocktail
Ecosystem
Talents
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Music composers
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Musicians
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Singers / interprets
Creating the music
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Software
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Hardware
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Instruments
Behind and between the music
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Associations of Music Merchants
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Music producers
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Talent management agencies
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Recording Academies
Presenting the music
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Record companies
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Publishers
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Live concerts organizers and promoters
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Streaming platforms
Academia
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Music schools
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Film schools
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Seasoned experts
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Lecturers in the music business or film business
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Associating composers as professors
Film Industry
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Producers
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Distributors
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Directors
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Sound editors and score supervisors
Participation
Organizations and individuals can join Afro Film Music Days via:
Conference Activities
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Panel Discussion: 30 -50 min debates with a moderator and up to 5 panelists
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Insights: 30 min conversation with moderator and up to 2 speakers
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Masterclass: 60 minutes workshop lead by an expert
Networking Activities:
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Business Speed-Dating: 45 -60 min intensive and rotative meet-up with light catering
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Meet & Greet: 60 - 120 min relaxed meet-ups for project/product/special guests presentation
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Cocktail Party: 60 to 120 min casual networking with light catering
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Luncheon: 60 to 120 min afternoon networking with traditional catering
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Dinner: 120 minutes evening networking with traditional catering
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Afterparty: 3 hours + networking event with music/DJ, catering
Involvement for Individuals
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Host of the “In conversation with” (series of 10 to 15 minutes interviews with speakers/guests)
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Co-MC of the whole Conference, for half a day or a day
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Moderator of any type of session
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Host of a masterclass
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Speaker in a panel, roundtable, insights, fireside chat, interview)
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Guest of The Industry Podcast
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MC for any networking activities
Marketing & Promotional Benefits
Afro Film Music Days offer a wealth of benefits to participants, partners, and sponsors alike including:
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Heightening corporate and personal brand awareness
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Providing extensive media and marketing campaign and exposure
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Leading generational growth with accrued networking opportunities
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Accelerating brand awareness
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Facilitating community engagement and outreach with new and broadening audience
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Screening, process, product or service demonstrations