Duration: Two days (4 hours each day)
Location: Century Cinema, Kigali
Presented by: Buni Media, Nairobi, Kenya
Total Participants: 25-30

Activities: Hands-on training in  animation types and techniques. Participants will learn to use free online tools for creating animations. Collaborative sessions to reinterpret and animate African liberation stories. Final presentations of animated stories, fostering discussion on narrative techniques.

Duration: Two days (4 hours each day)
Location: Century Cinema, Kigali
Presented by: Ona Stories, Daes Salaam, Tanzania
Total Participants: 30-50

Activities: Introduction to virtual reality storytelling and its applications in African narrative. – Practical sessions on creating immersive VR experiences – Feedback sessions to refine some examples of African storytelling techniques in VR.

Duration: Six days (4 hours each day)
Location: Century Cinema, Kigali
Presented by: Off-Court International Short Film Festival

Total Participants: 15-20

Activities: Workshops on scriptwriting fundamentals and storyboarding.- Hands-on training on the production process from script development to filming – Participants will create short films based on their scripts – Screenings of participant films followed by constructive critiques.

Duration: Two days (4 hours each day)
Location: Century Cinema, Kigali
Presenter: Barry Bravermann
Total Participants: 15

Activities: In-depth sessions on digital cinematography techniques and the Mobile Phone camera – Practical exercises on lighting, shot composition, and camera movement – Group projects to shoot short scenes, applying learned cinematographic skills – Review and analysis of footage to enhance visual storytelling

Duration: Two days (4 hours each day)
Presenter: Simon Bright (AfrikaEye-EduHK-Festival Connect)
Location: Century Cinema, Kigali
Total Participants: 50-60

Activities: Experiencing the Struggle through VR – Exploration of historical narratives through film and archival materials. – Group discussions on the Liberation Struggle for Southern Africa – Screening 2 films (Flame (Zimbabwe, 90min, Dir. Ingrid Sinclait / Corridors of Freedom, Zimbabwe, 60min, Dir: Simon Bright)