Two projects from S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe took part in the first meeting of the \u201cCr\u00e9er en Afrique centrale\u201d consortium, held from 26 to 28 October 2021 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. The initiatives \u201cSer Principense: art, culture and heritage, past, present and future\u201d and \u201cS\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 Film Lab\u201d were selected to receive funding from the ACP\u2013EU Culture programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cSer Principense\u201d project seeks to deepen and value the identity of Pr\u00edncipe Island and its communities through knowledge and preservation of cultural and natural heritage. The initiative promotes inclusion, social cohesion and dialogue between different generations, addressing tangible and intangible heritage, as well as the island’s cultural and artistic expressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The initiative is carried out by the Biosphere Reserve of Pr\u00edncipe Island, in partnership with the Regional Directorate for Tourism, Trade, Industry and Culture, the African Foundation and NOVA University Lisbon. The representation at the meeting was carried out by Maria Jos\u00e9 Prazeres, representative of the Biosphere Reserve and Director of the Environment of Pr\u00edncipe, and Ivo Pizzaro, director of the African Foundation in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work aims to study the past and present of Pr\u00edncipe’s heritage and contribute to its future preservation. International promotion of this heritage through new technologies is also planned, involving artists, cultural agents and younger generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second project selected, \u201cS\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 Film Lab\u201d, seeks to improve the creation and production of audiovisual works made by S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9an filmmakers, increasing the number and quality of these productions. The initiative is promoted by Tela Digital Media Group, in partnership with ASSECOM-CA and ON TIME Entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cCr\u00e9er en Afrique centrale\u201d programme aims to support the development of cultural and creative industries in Central African countries. The call for projects covered Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe and Chad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The programme is co-funded by ACP\u2013EU Culture, an initiative of the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. Its implementation involves Interarts, Culture et D\u00e9veloppement, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Institut National des Arts, with other African cultural partners also taking part.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":683,"template":"","categories":[24],"acao_pr":[21],"class_list":["post-682","media_mention","type-media_mention","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainable-development","acao_pr-projeto-ser-principense-mes-da-cultura-na-ilha-do-principe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_mention\/682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_mention"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/media_mention"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682"},{"taxonomy":"acao_pr","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/acao_pr?post=682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}