"Les Copains" receives development funding

Empire Pictures’ series for children "Les Copains" ("Kaverit" / "Kompisarna" / "Xarite Yii") has been granted development funding by Konstsamfundet in collaboration with Svenska Kulturfonden, The Church Media Fund KMS, The Finnish Film Foundation and La Direction de la Cinématographie Sénégal. The series, which mixes animation and live action footage is created and directed by Antonia Ringbom and El Hadji Bamba Sène. The series is a co-production with Senegalese RIACFilms.