One Street Studios Named Co-General Partner of Pan African Film Fund
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and its development arm Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) have named One Street Studios as Co-General Partner of the Pan African Film Fund. The fund aims to mobilize up to US$1 billion for Africa's film and creative industries.
Cairo – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its development impact investment subsidiary the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), has appointed One Street Studios as Co-General Partner of the Pan African Film Fund. The fund intends to mobilize up to US$1 billion for Africa's film and creative industries.
Launched in May 2025 as part of Afreximbank's Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) program, the Pan-African Film Fund will direct capital towards the growth of Africa's film, television, and immersive media sectors. This initiative aims to establish the continent as a globally competitive hub for audiovisual production and storytelling.
The fund will support a diversified portfolio encompassing content production, infrastructure, and distribution, utilizing equity, quasi-equity, and structured financing solutions. Priority will be given to export-oriented projects with strong global distribution potential, facilitated through partnerships with studios, streaming platforms, and distributors.
FEDA and One Street Studios will serve as the Fund's Co-General Partners. This collaboration merges financial capabilities with industry expertise. One Street Studios contributes an integrated model that combines capital with creative vision, financing, developing, and producing content from inception to screen. It also aims to bridge the African diaspora and the continent to support African-owned narratives.