Summary
jnm African cinema is lacking in representation (South African cinema and Nollywood especially aside - an industry that's managed to sustain itself without acknowledgement from the outside); and it's a fact that film companies like Focus Features, Canal France International (and several other similar cross-continental co-production programs and initiatives) are probably fully aware of, with initiatives like Focus' Africa First shorts program, and now Canal France and its newly launched Haraka! program, which was announced at the Durban International Film Festival last month - with its tagline reading: "Supporting new talents in short African films."

Description
CFI is now launching Haraka! a contest for fictional short film projects, with the aim of mobilizing the energies of a new generation of African directors who are determined to film at all costs.