EXCLUSIVE: Former RX France execs Liliane da Cruz and Samira Haddi have launched Indicium Consulting, an occasions administration biz for the leisure trade.
The pair, who exited Mipcom and MipTV organizer RX France final yr, debuted their new enterprise final week on the inaugural SICA 2023, an African content material occasion held on the Sofitel Abidjan Resort Ivoire in Côte d’Ivoire.
The pair have labored in TV and movie occasions administration for greater than 15 years. Their new B2B enterprise will concentrate on restructuring, planning, organizing, and executing occasions within the leisure content material trade.
Their debut occasion, SICA, ran from November 20 to 22 with the backing of the Côte d’Ivoire state. The road-up included the world premiere of Kagiso Lediga’s Labeled. The collection is billed as a gripping teen espionage drama from by Skybound Galactic and Johannesburg-based Diprente. It’s set to stream on Amazon Freevee within the U.S. and Netflix in Africa.
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Director Tebogo Malope (pictured), who was directed Netflix’s first African authentic Queen Soto, led a Q&A following the screening of the primary episode.
Sydney Gallonde, CEO and producer of Make It Occur Studio was amongst these delivering keynotes, alongside Zulumoke Oyibo, producer and Co-founder of Inkblot Productions; and Bunmi Akintonwa, Govt Producer of Little Black E book.
The likes of Cécile Gerardin, Head of Drama at Canal+ Worldwide, which has invested closely in African content material, had been additionally current. As had been Anthony Kimble, CEO & founding father of LA-based Arrested Industries; David Gueye, Deputy Director of Digital at TV5 Monde; and Abel Kouamè, producer at Afrika Toon Animation.
“Launching Indicium Consulting alongside the inaugural SICA 2023 occasion has been a milestone in our careers,” stated da Cruz and Haddi. “This journey has been a exceptional mix of creativity and excellence, because of the unimaginable skills and tales from Africa.
“We prolong our deepest because of Minister of Communication, Amadou Coulibaly, Minister of Tradition and Francophonie, Françoise Remarck, and the esteemed Basic Commissioner of the occasion, Jean-Martial Adou, for entrusting Indicium Consulting with the pivotal function of curating SICA’s programming.
“Moreover, we’re immensely grateful to our distinctive audio system, moderators, and all devoted professionals who contributed to creating this occasion a roaring success. We eagerly look ahead to internet hosting many extra occasions, together with the subsequent version of SICA, the place we’ll proceed to rejoice the wealthy tapestry of African expertise and tales.”
