HAMA is keenly interested in the film distribution project in Central Africa

At a meeting on 13 August 2026 with Halimé Assadya Ali, Chair of the High Authority for Audiovisual Media in Chad (HAMA), the team from Les Ateliers de Toumaï – comprising Moussa Tidjiani (Toumaï Productions), Allamine Kader (film director) and Aaron PADACKÉ (founder of Les Ateliers de Toumaï), presented its initiatives for the development of regional cinema, including a proposed sub-regional seminar on the distribution of films within the CEMAC zone.

The meeting provided an opportunity to present the main initiatives led by the Ateliers de Toumaï team in Chad, notably the fifth edition of the Lab, scheduled to take place from 7 to 15 December 2026 in N’Djamena. This edition will feature a sub-regional seminar dedicated to the distribution of films in Central Africa.

Known as DIFAC, this initiative will bring together filmmakers, industry partners, executives from public and private television channels, and representatives from the ministries responsible for culture in the countries concerned. Discussions will focus on mechanisms likely to enhance the circulation of films within the sub-region.

In particular, the project aims to promote the creation of a fund dedicated to film distribution. This mechanism is designed to facilitate access for films to the various markets in Central Africa, whilst by helping to improve their profitability. It forms part of a wider discussion on the conditions for the distribution and promotion of the region’s film productions.

Halimé Assadya Ali, former Deputy Director-General of the National Office for Audiovisual Media (ONAMA), notably of Télé Tchad, expressed an interest in the project presented by the team. This meeting provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges facing film distribution with a national institution responsible for regulating the audiovisual media.

Scheduled to take place in N’Djamena from 7 to 15 December 2026, the fifth edition of the Toumaï Workshops thus aims to combine the development of film projects with a regional discussion on their distribution and economic viability.