DFM Pitch and Finance Forum
Presented at the DFM annual market
Each year, through an open application process and two independent selection panels, the Durban FilmMart Institute selects 20-30 official African fiction and documentary projects in development to present to a panel of potential co-producers, sales agents, broadcasters and film funds. The Pitch and Finance Forum consists of public pitching, one on one meetings with decision makers and individual mentorship leading up to the market.
DFM 2024 Official Projects
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
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(Egypt)
Producer: Ahmad Abdelhameed
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(Egypt)
Co-Director: Ahmad Thabit
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(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
(Mauritius)
Producer and Director: Pamela Eduoard
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
2023 Awards
| AWARDS | NAME OF AWARD |
| CASH AWARDS | |
| Red Sea Fund | Red Sea Film Fund Award |
| National Film and Video Foundation | Best Fiction grant Best Non-fiction grant Best Overall Pitch grant |
| TRT | TRT Award |
| IDA | IDA Award |
| Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund | Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award |
| The Whickers | The Whickers Bursary Award |
| PROGRAMME PARTICIPATION | |
| Cinemart | The Cinemart Award |
| DOK.fest München | The DOK.fest München Award |
| Dok Leipzig | The DOK Leipzig Award |
| IDFA | IDFA Spotlight Award |
| Sorfund | The Sorfund Award |
| Miradas Doc | Miradas Doc Award |
| Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival | Special GZDOC Invitation |
| FIDA DOC | The FIDA DOC Award |
| Produire au Sud | Produire au Sud Award |
| Animation – Fagukesi | Digital Lab Africa Award |
| Sheffield Documentary Film Festival | Sheffield DocFest Award |
| JCC Carthage Pro | JCC Carthage Pro |
| MENTORSHIP | |
| OIF | OIF – ACP – EU Award |
| TALENTS DURBAN | |
| DFMI | DFM Talents Durban Award |
2021 Winners
Application Information
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