In 2016, 21 Africans will travel to Germany to be trained at Berlinale Talents (ex-Talent Campus).
4 from Kenya: actor Paul Ogola; directors Se'ydou Mukali and Philippa Ndissi-Herrmann; and editor Taabu (nominated for Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Editing).
2 from South Africa: directors Sibs Shongwe-La Mer (Best South African Filmmaker at DIFF 2015) and Mpumolelo Mcata.
2 from Ethiopia: directors Hiwot Getaneh (selected at Toronto in 2015 with her short New Eyes) and editor Hende Birhanu.
2 from Ghana: directors Sam Kessie (selected at Locarno Open Doors 2014) and Juliet Asante (nominated for Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best African Film in 2016).
2 from Uganda: producer Fibby Kioira, (from Maisha Film Lab) and actor Lot.
2 from Nigeria: screenwriter Oluwakemi Adesoye and Film Critic Isabella Akinseye.
2 from Egypt: Film Critic Rasha Hosny and distributor Ahmed Sobky.
Then one from Sudan (Hajooj Kuka, awarded at Toronto 2014 with Beats of the Antonov), one from Cameroon (Christa Eka Assem), one from Morocco (Rim Naïr), one from Ivory Coast (Kamso) and one from Burkina Faso (Koudous Seihon).