ABOUT THE FUND

 Powering Africa’s Next Narrative

 

The Next Narrative Africa Fund is a $40 million mission driven content and media fund investing in commercially viable television, film, audio-visual content projects made in Africa by African and African-diaspora storytellers.

 

The Next Narrative Africa Fund furthers the mission of Next Narrative Africa to change the narrative about Africa and people of African descent by telling African stories for global impact. The Fund also aims to power the growth of the creative industries in Africa while supporting African and African diasporan artists around the world.

  

The Fund will raise and deploy $30 million in equity financing and $10 million in grants to support high-impact television and film projects over 4 years. The Fund will invest in projects that fit the following criteria:

  • Commercially viable
  • Global appeal and distribution potential
  • $1-5+ million budget per project
  • African and African-diasporan creatives at the helm
  • Narrative shifting content focused on select social impact storytelling themes (gender/racial equity; democracy/governance; climate; health; and inclusive economic growth)
  • 50% or more production in Africa, including principal photography
  • High-impact audio-visual content