DFM 2024 Official Projects

Presented at the DFM annual market

The Durban FilmMart Institute introduces the selected projects for the Pitch and Finance Forum of the 2024 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading co-production and finance market. Scheduled for 19 – 22 July 2024, the 15th edition of DFM, under the banner “African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability,” will host a dynamic four-day event in Durban, South Africa.

Animation

Jay Fly

(South Africa)

Producer: Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt

Jay Fly

(South Africa)

Director: Tiaan Franken

Monster Nanny

(South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Producer: Kaya Kuhn

Monster Nanny

(South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Director: Tafadzwa Hove

Oarona

(South Africa)

Co-Producer: AJ Pitre

Oarona

(South Africa)

Co-Producer and Director: Thandiwe Mlauli

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R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Producer: Ahmad Abdelhameed

R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Co-Director: Ahmad Thabit

R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Director: Mahmoud Hemeda

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Producer: Mathew Valerian

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Co-Director: Elshadye Berhanu

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Co-Director: Joshua Faber

The Legends of Bulan

(Nigeria)

Producer: Ferdinand Adimefe

The Legends of Bulan

(Nigeria)

Director: Azubuike Joseph Duru

Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes

(Kenya)

Producer: Sarah Mallia

Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes

(Kenya)

Director: Chief Nyamweya

Unseen

(South Africa)

Producer: Annemarie du Plessis

Documentary

A Girl and a Gun

(South Africa)

Producer: Antoinette Engel

A Girl and a Gun

(South Africa)

Director: Arya Lalloo

Africa AI

(South Africa)

Producer and Co-Director: Amílcar Patel

Africa AI

(South Africa)

Co-Director: Chris Kets

Children of Honey

(Tanzania, United Kingdom)

Producer: Natalie Humphreys

Children of Honey

(Tanzania, United Kingdom)

Director: Jigar Ganatra

In Pursuit of Ghosts

(South Africa)

Producer: Jacintha de Nobrega

In Pursuit of Ghosts

(South Africa)

Director: Jethro Clifton Westraad

Kam Leila Kam Youm? (How Many Nights How Many Days?)

(Egypt)

Producer: Kesmat Elsayed

Kam Leila Kam Youm? (How Many Nights How Many Days?)

(Egypt)

Director: Alaa Dajani

My Father Killed Bourguiba

(Tunisia)

Producer: Sarra Ben Hassan

My Father Killed Bourguiba

(Tunisia)

Director: Fatma Riahi

The One Who Sings

(South Africa)

Co-Producer: Rene Weston

The One Who Sings

(South Africa)

Co-Producer and Director: Chelsea Art

Unsung

(South Africa)

Producer: Masechaba Khumalo

Unsung

(South Africa)

Director: Amanda Lane

We Had The Moon

Zerri3a Morra

(Algeria, France)

Producer: Antoine Goldet

Zerri3a Morra

(Algeria, France)

Director: Camelia Gadhgadhi

Fiction

Acts of Man

(South Africa)

Producer: Sean Drummond

Acts of Man

(South Africa)

Director: Sheetal Magan

Benimana

(Ivory Coast)

Producer: Samantha Biffot

Benimana

(Ivory Coast)

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo

Dear Tarkovsky

(Tunisia)

Producer: Asma Chiboub

Dear Tarkovsky

(Tunisia)

Director: Firas Khoury

Garde Baissée (Guard Down)

(Egypt, France, Tunisia)

Co-Producer: Imed Marzouk

Garde Baissée (Guard Down)

(Egypt, France, Tunisia)

Co-Producer: Mark Lotfy

Garde Baissée (Guard Down)

(Egypt, France, Tunisia)

Director: Sami Tlili

Jua Kali

(Kenya)

Producer: Joash Omondi

Londoner

(Nigeria)

Producer: Pamela Drameh

Londoner

(Nigeria)

Director: Babatunde Apalowo

Mimouna

(Algeria)

Producer: Jeremie Palanque

Mimona

(Algeria)

Director: Amel Blidi

Numalali (My Voice, My Void)

(Guatemala)

Producer: Kurt Orderson

Numalali (My Voice, My Void)

(Guatemala)

Director: Kimeshree Munsamy

Pour Toi Je Reviendrai (I'm Coming For You)

(Cameroon)

Producer: Alice Abah

Pour Toi Je Reviendrai (I'm Coming For You)

(Cameroon)

Director: Cyrielle Raingou

Solar

(South Africa)

Co-Producer and Co-Director: Jason Jacobs

Solar

(South Africa)

Co-Producer and Co-Director: Devon Delmar

The Moon Can't Run

(South Africa)

Producer: Shveta Naidoo

The Moon Can't Run

(South Africa)

Director: Naishe Nyamubaya

The Pathfinder

(South Africa)

Producer and Director: Rafieka Davis

Past Projects

Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive

Thank you

Submission received