Franck VLEYI
Franck Vléhi
Franck Vléhi is an Ivorian actor, director and producer, and the founder of Lully Grâce Production. A leading figure in Côte d’Ivoire’s audiovisual industry, he is associated with several widely acclaimed productions, including Les Coups de la vie, Les Nounous, Buzz and Or Blanc. Honoured at FESPACO and recipient of the 2025 National Excellence Award in the Cinema and Visual Arts category, he contributes to the promotion of African narratives and to the professionalization of the audiovisual sector. Within the SIRAGA Forum, he is proposed as a Cultural and Media Ambassador.
Biography
Franck Vléhi is a leading figure in Ivorian and African audiovisual creation. An actor, director, producer and founder of Lully Grâce Production, he has contributed to the emergence of major audiovisual works rooted in African social realities and widely followed by audiences across the continent.
Through his career in television, film and production, Franck Vléhi embodies a generation of African creators committed to the professionalization, structuring and international visibility of the continent’s cultural and creative industries. His work highlights the power of storytelling as a vehicle for identity, social reflection, education, influence and cultural sovereignty.
His association with the SIRAGA Forum reflects the Forum’s determination to build bridges between technology, culture, media and society. In a world shaped by digital platforms, artificial intelligence, audiovisual content, data and narratives, Africa’s technological future must also be accompanied by a strong cultural voice capable of telling its own story, defending its imagination and projecting its excellence.
Within the SIRAGA Forum, Franck Vléhi contributes to a broader vision in which innovation is not limited to machines, infrastructures or data systems, but also includes the narratives, images and cultural representations that shape how Africa is seen, understood and respected in the world.