Presented at the DFM annual market

Jumpstart is an incubator programme presented by the Durban FilmMart Institute in partnership with Produire au Sud, Nantes. This project is supported by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Institute, in partnership with IFAS and Alliance française in Durban as part of the strategy for the international export of cultural and creative industries.

The programme is created to introduce emerging filmmakers to writing and packaging. Focusing on project packaging for the international market, filmmakers are introduced to key techniques and tools for scriptwriting and storytelling processes.

2024 Jumpstart Projects

Corruption is An English Word

South Africa

Producer:
Ellen Havenith

Corruption is An English Word

South Africa

Director:
Zoe Ramushu

Corruption is An English Word

South Africa

Producer/Director:
Rea Moeti-Vogt

Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)

Kenya

Producer:
Densu Moseti

Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)

Kenya

Director:
Isaya Evans

Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)

Kenya

Writer:
Shaleen Keshvajee

La Femme Qui En Voulait Trop (Stone)

Tunisia

Producer:
Abdelmajid Housseini

La Femme Qui En Voulait Trop (Stone)

Tunisia

Director:
Karim Berrhouma

The Sea Was Once Blue

Egypt

Producer:
Charles Meresse

The Sea Was Once Blue

Egypt

Director:
Mohamad El-Hadidi

Past Projects

Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive

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