2020 Archive

DFM 2020 virtual event programme
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DFM 2020 Project Dossier
Speakers
First NameLast NameCompany NameSession NameSpeaker Category
WisaalAbrahamsPink Rock Media (PTY) LtdEngage: The Art of Fallism - Reflecting on North-South CollaboratationsSpeaker
BinweAdebayoBaby MogulNetflix and DFM: Africa's Future is Female - Women Filmmakers on Centring Women in our NarrativesModerator
BinweAdebayoBaby MogulEngage: Who Feels It Knows It - The Power of African Story Development by AfricansModerator
BinweAdebayoBaby MogulEngage: East Africa Rising - Reflections on Diverse and Dynamic IndustryModerator
AlfonsAdetuyiDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
FerdyAdimefeMagic Carpet StudiosTalent Filmmaker Talks: The Future for Animators in Africa - African Animation NetworkSpeaker
OrisAigbokhaevboloC&B LtdEngage: The Art of Fallism - Reflecting on North-South CollaboratationsModerator
OrisAigbokhaevboloC&B LtdNetflix: Made by Africans Watched by the World - Netflix on taking Africa's Stories to the WorldModerator
Amjad AbuAlala
BenAmadasunNetflix's Director of Content Acquisition and Co-Productions in AfricaNetflix: Made by Africans Watched by the World - Netflix on taking Africa's Stories to the WorldSpeaker
TamsinAnderssonDiprenteNFVF: Future of Film in SASpeaker
ShimaneApplegreenDigital CharactersTalent Filmmaker Talks: The Future for Animators in Africa - African Animation NetworkModerator
MouniaAramMounia Aram CompanyTalent Filmmaker Talks: The Future for Animators in Africa - African Animation NetworkSpeaker
IsabelArrateInternational Documentary Festival AmsterdamDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
MikeAuretSpier FilmsNFVF: Future of Film in SASpeaker
DilciaBarreraSundance Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
MayenzekeBazaAAA EntertainmentDFM Content Shop Hangout: Sales and Acquistions in AfricaSpeaker
MayenzekeBazaAAA EntertainmentNFVF: Distribution Under Current ConditionsSpeaker
KhalilBenkiraneDoha Film InstituteDFM Hangout: Meet the Grant-MakersSpeaker
RianaBotesFilm and Publications Board of South AfricaFPB: Prejudice Discrimination and Stereotyping - Does Art Imitate Social Injustice?Speaker
OusmaneBoundaonéOuaga Film LabDFM Hangout: Africa Rising - Development Platforms in AfricaSpeaker
ThibautBracqMarrakech International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Africa Rising - Development Platforms in AfricaSpeaker
NeilBrandtStoryscopeDFM Hangout: Meet the Grant-MakersModerator
Caitlin MaeBurkeIF/THEN SHORTS (FIELD OF VISION)DFM Hangout: Meet the Grant-MakersSpeaker
TassieCameronDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
JullianCarringtonHot DocsDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
BurakCevikKuyu Film
Sue-EllenChitunya263 ReelsDFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersModerator
ArdaCiltepeVigo Film
JessConopilaAssociation of Film Commissioners InternationalThe Role of Film Commissions in AfricaSpeaker
PetraCostaBusca Vida FilmesDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (The Edge of Democracy) - Petra CostaSpeaker
SuzetteCoutureDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
ThandiDavidsStoryScopeSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Groundhog DayModerator
SarahDawsonIDFADFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
Jacinthade NobregaArclight ProductionsKZN Film Commission: Why KZN is a Compelling Film Destination and Partner for Your Next ProjectSpeaker
Ema EdosioDeelaBliss Productions LTDDFM Hangout: Meet the Trailblazing African Talents - Talents DurbanSpeaker
EsraDemirkiranTurkish Radio and Television Corporation: Co-ProductionsDFM Hangout: Meet the '12 Punto TRT Script Days'Speaker
RehadDesaiUhuru ProductionsTalents Filmmaker Talks: Staying the Course - The Documentary Filmmaker's WaySpeaker
AmandaDlaminiBlack Coffee FilmsAfrican Content in the New Normal - After Covid - Future Prospects for the Service IndustrySpeaker
SphesihleDlaminiKwaZulu-Natal Film CommissionKZN Film Commission: Why KZN is a Compelling Film Destination and Partner for Your Next ProjectSpeaker
Michael AlexanderDobbinDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
SeanDrummondDFM Hangout: Meet the Mzansi Film FestivalsSpeaker
NosiphoDumisaGambit filmsDFM Conversation: Defining Brave New Cinema for AfricaSpeaker
DonEdkinsAfridocs
TebohoEdkinsDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Days of Cannibalism) - Teboho EdkinsSpeaker
LolaEdmayrKEU UnderwritersAfrican Content in the New Normal: Risk Under COVIDSpeaker
YinkaEdward
KarimaEffendiQuizzical PicturesUnderstanding the Work of a Performance WriterSpeaker
SatuEloEAVEDFM Hangout: Meet EAVESpeaker
WanjaEmilyImpact CampaignsImpact Session 2: Wearing The Shoe That Fits - Impact Case StudiesSpeaker
WanjaEmilyImpact CampaignsImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 2)Speaker
WanjaEmilyImpact CampaignsImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 1)Speaker
AntoinetteEngelDocumentary Filmmakers AssociationDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
AntoinetteEngelDocumentary Filmmakers AssociationSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Groundhog DaySpeaker
EnesErbayTeferruat Film
HichamFalahFida DocDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
InaFichmanDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
LeonFordeOlsberg-spiSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Back to the FutureSpeaker
Vanessa CuervoForeroGood Pitch ColombiaImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 2)Speaker
Vanessa CuervoForeroGood Pitch ColombiaImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 1)Speaker
PieterGeldenhuysFilm Finity
NimrodGevaQuizzical PicturesSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Back to the FutureModerator
DorothyGhettubaNetflix Manager: International Originals AfricaNetflix: Made by Africans Watched by the World - Netflix on taking Africa's Stories to the WorldSpeaker
Per EirikGilsvikSørfond – The Norwegian South Film FundDFM Hangout: Meet the Grant-MakersSpeaker
CorneliaGlele
CornéliaGleleEcranbeninDFM Hangout: Meet the Trailblazing African Talents - Talents DurbanSpeaker
MarianneGrantGray Global AdvisorsSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Groundhog DaySpeaker
PandelisGregoriouFilm and Publications Board of South AfricaFPB: Prejudice Discrimination and Stereotyping - Does Art Imitate Social Injustice?Speaker
SemihGulenVigo Film
Ahmet TarikGuvenNeden Film Yapim
FarukGuvenTurkish Radio and TV CorporationDFM Hangout: Meet the '12 Punto TRT Script Days'Speaker
FlorenceHaifeneNamibian Film CommissionThe Role of Film Commissions in AfricaSpeaker
JulieHallUnderstanding the Work of a Performance WriterSpeaker
DieudoHamadiSuka! ProductionsTalents Filmmaker Talks: Cinéma du réel / Cinéma de l'humainSpeaker
DeniseHattinghKEU Underwriters
DianeHayNu Metro
KatarinaHedrénDFM Conversation: Defining Brave New Cinema for AfricaModerator
KatarinaHedrénDFM Conversation: Understanding African Audiences with Chioma UdeModerator
KatarinaHedrénDFM Conversation: Our Stories Up - A Case for Black and Queer Documentary VoicesModerator
KatarinaHedrénDFM Conversation: Pioneering African Content - Defining a New AestheticModerator
KatarinaHedrénRe-Inventing Disruptive Legacies & Pioneering Trans-Atlantic CollaborationsModerator
SisandaHennaIndependent Producers OrganisationNFVF: Future of Film in SAModerator
HelenHerimbiHelen HerimbiSA in Focus: All Digital Now - Releasing Films in 2020Moderator
HelenHerimbiHelen HerimbiMzansi Shooting in COVID TimesModerator
HelenHerimbiHelen HerimbiSA in Focus: Connecting the Dots - South African VOD Market Takes ShapeModerator
TheresaHillStepsDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
FanyanaHlabangane
GenevieveHofmeyrMoonlighting Film Production ServicesAfrican Content in the New Normal - After Covid - Future Prospects for the Service IndustrySpeaker
JenniferHolnessDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
DavidHorlerProper FilmDFM Hangout: Meet EAVESpeaker
NataleahHunter-YoungToronto Internationl Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
PatrickHurleySheffield Doc/FestDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
SilondileJaliTBWAAfrican Content in the New Normal - After Covid - Future Prospects for the Service IndustrySpeaker
ShantJoshiDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
BradleyJoshuaGambitSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Back to the FutureSpeaker
EricKaberaKwetu Film InstituteDFM Hangout: Africa Rising - Development Platforms in AfricaSpeaker
WainuriKahiuAfrobubblegumRe-Inventing Disruptive Legacies & Pioneering Trans-Atlantic CollaborationsSpeaker
ToniKamauWe are not the machine LtdDFM Conversation: Defining Brave New Cinema for AfricaSpeaker
LynetteKaminethFilm and Publications Board of South AfricaFPB: Prejudice Discrimination and Stereotyping - Does Art Imitate Social Injustice?Moderator
HalilKardasFilmcode
Joanne RaphaelKatzExceptional RightsSA in Focus: Connecting the Dots - South African VOD Market Takes ShapeSpeaker
MmbathoKauEngage: Who Feels It Knows It - The Power of African Story Development by AfricansSpeaker
DavidKayserTorchwoodSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Back to the FutureSpeaker
TigistKebedehabeshaviewDFM Content Shop Hangout: Sales and Acquistions in AfricaSpeaker
TigistKebedehabeshaviewAfrican Content in the New Normal: Homegrown Online Platforms for Pan-African ContentSpeaker
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)DFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)Co-Production in the New NormalSpeaker
FibbyKioriaMaisha Film LabEngage: East Africa Rising - Reflections on Diverse and Dynamic IndustrySpeaker
WilfredKiumiAfrica Digital Media GroupAfrican Content in the New Normal: Homegrown Online Platforms for Pan-African ContentSpeaker
ZeynepKorayZKF
HajoojKukaRefugee ClubEngage: East Africa Rising - Reflections on Diverse and Dynamic IndustrySpeaker
HelenKuunIndigenous FilmsSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Groundhog DaySpeaker
HelenKuunIndigenous FilmsSA in Focus: All Digital Now - Releasing Films in 2020Speaker
KagisoLedigaDiprenteDFM Conversation: Pioneering African Content - Defining a New AestheticSpeaker
NadjaLischewskiDeutsche Welle AkademieDFM Hangout: Meet the Grant-MakersSpeaker
ClareLouisKatanimate Animation StudioTalent Filmmaker Talks: The Future for Animators in Africa - African Animation NetworkSpeaker
LianiMaasdorpUniversity of Cape TownImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 2)Moderator
LianiMaasdorpUniversity of Cape TownImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 1)Moderator
LianiMaasdorpUniversity of Cape TownImpact Session 1: Ready Steady Impact – An Introduction to Impact ProducingSpeaker
IsmailMahomedCentre for Creative ArtsDFM Hangout: Meet the African FestivalsSpeaker
MolateloMainetje-BossmanBolobathaba Media GroupNFVF: Handling Stress Levels - Support and Help GroupSpeaker
DianneMakingsCape Town International Animation FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the Mzansi Film FestivalsSpeaker
UnanthiMalungaSASFEDSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Groundhog DaySpeaker
TheolineMaphuthaWriters Guild of South AfricaUnderstanding the Work of a Performance WriterSpeaker
StevenMarkovitzBig World CinemaCo-Production in the New NormalSpeaker
AbongileMasheleFilm and Publications Board
Dr Matome JackMashiapataNFVF: Handling Stress Levels - Support and Help GroupSpeaker
TwiggyMatiwana
TebogoMatlawaMnetNFVF: Future of Film in SASpeaker
KennedyMazimpakaMashariki African Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the African FestivalsSpeaker
CarolynMcMasterDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
OziMenakayaCreative Artist AgencyDFM Hangout: Creative Artists AgencySpeaker
MenziMhlongoDurban FilmMart InstituteDFM Hangout: Meet the Trailblazing African Talents - Talents DurbanModerator
SilasMiamiTen Times HalfEngage: East Africa Rising - Reflections on Diverse and Dynamic IndustrySpeaker
SeggenMikaelDOKFEST MünchenDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
KhanyoMjambaGaba MediaDFM Content Shop Hangout: Sales and Acquistions in AfricaModerator
KhanyoMjambaGaba MediaDFM Hangout: Meet the Mzansi Film FestivalsModerator
KhanyoMjambaGaba MediaDFM Hangout: Creative Artists AgencyModerator
TakalaniMolaudziSASFEDNFVF: Handling Stress Levels - Support and Help GroupModerator
ThabangMoleyaSeriti TVMzansi Shooting in COVID TimesSpeaker
Lemohang JeremiahMoseseTalents Filmmaker Talks: New Visionaries for African CinemaSpeaker
JackieMotsepeKwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
DesmondMthembuGauteng Film CommissionThe Role of Film Commissions in AfricaSpeaker
AyandaMthiyaneKZN Film Commission: Why KZN is a Compelling Film Destination and Partner for Your Next ProjectModerator
PeterMudambaEast African Documentary Film Fund - DOCUBoxDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
AzaniaMuendaneLocations AfricaThe Role of Film Commissions in AfricaModerator
NjokiMuhohoMultiChoice Talent Factory AcademyEngage: Who Feels It Knows It - The Power of African Story Development by AfricansSpeaker
NgendoMukiiNg'endo StudiosDFM Hangout: Meet the Trailblazing African Talents - Talents DurbanSpeaker
SelmanNacarKuyu Film
YolandaNcokotwanaNational Film and Video FoundationDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaModerator
BongiNdabaFosha Pty LTDTalents Filmmaker Talks: A Little Goes a Long WaySpeaker
NhlanhlaNdabaJoburg Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the Mzansi Film FestivalsSpeaker
DianaNeilleTalents Filmmaker Talks: Staying the Course - The Documentary Filmmaker's WaySpeaker
AsandaNgoashengNFVF: Distribution Under Current ConditionsModerator
MorobaNkaweMaru Film ServicesAfrican Content in the New Normal: Risk Under COVIDSpeaker
IkeNnaebueScreenlab AfricaEngage: Who Feels It Knows It - The Power of African Story Development by AfricansSpeaker
Lyse IshimweNsengiyumvaInternational Film Festival Rotterdam
BusiNtintiliNetflix and DFM: Africa's Future is Female - Women Filmmakers on Centring Women in our NarrativesSpeaker
BrigidO'SheaDocumentary Association of EuropeDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
BrigidO'SheaDocumentary Association of EuropeDFM Hangout: Documentary Association of EuropeModerator
WilfredOkicheDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Softie) - Sam SokoModerator
WilfredOkicheDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Days of Cannibalism) - Teboho EdkinsModerator
WilfredOkicheDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Buddha in Africa) - Nicole SchaeferModerator
WilfredOkicheDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (The Edge of Democracy) - Petra CostaModerator
AkinOmotosoT.O.M PicturesDFM Conversation: Pioneering African Content - Defining a New AestheticSpeaker
ChiomaOnyenweAfrica International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the African FestivalsSpeaker
MarcoOrsiniThe International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA)DFM Hangout: Meet EAVEModerator
Mohamed SaidOumaDocA-Documentary AfricaDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsModerator
Mohamed SaidOumaDocA-Documentary AfricaDFM Hangout: Africa Rising - Development Platforms in AfricaModerator
Mohamed SaidOumaDocA-Documentary AfricaDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
TimothyOwaseKenyan Film CommissionThe Role of Film Commissions in AfricaSpeaker
CaitPansegrouwUrucu MediaNFVF: Handling Stress Levels - Support and Help GroupSpeaker
CaitPansegrouwUrucu MediaNFVF: Future of Film in SASpeaker
MykelParishPan-African Film ConsortiumDFM Hangout: Meet the African FestivalsModerator
ChrisPayneNew Zealand Film CommissionCo-Production in the New NormalSpeaker
MurielPerezOuaga Film Lab
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Azibuye - The Occupation) - Dylan ValleyModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaUnderstanding the Work of a Performance WriterModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaAfrican Content in the New Normal: Risk Under COVIDModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaCo-Production in the New NormalModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaAfrican Content in the New Normal: Homegrown Online Platforms for Pan-African ContentModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaAfrican Content in the New Normal - After Covid - Future Prospects for the Service IndustryModerator
TebohoPietersenKZN Film CommissionKZN Film Commission: Why KZN is a Compelling Film Destination and Partner for Your Next ProjectSpeaker
RichardPoplakTalents Filmmaker Talks: Staying the Course - The Documentary Filmmaker's WaySpeaker
Tracey-LeeRainersStory OasisEngage: Who Feels It Knows It - The Power of African Story Development by AfricansSpeaker
KatlehoRamaphakelaBurnt Onion ProductionsNFVF: Distribution Under Current ConditionsSpeaker
NicolaRauchThe Airhostess Film Studio
MikiRedelinghuysPlexus FilmsImpact Session 2: Wearing The Shoe That Fits - Impact Case StudiesSpeaker
MikiRedelinghuysPlexus FilmsMzansi Shooting in COVID TimesSpeaker
ShantelleRochesterIda RoseKZN Film Commission: Why KZN is a Compelling Film Destination and Partner for Your Next ProjectSpeaker
ThérèsaRyan Van GraanPenzance FilmsSA in Focus: All Digital Now - Releasing Films in 2020Speaker
NicoleSchaeferThinking Strings MediaDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Buddha in Africa) - Nicole SchaeferSpeaker
BongiweSelaneJoburg Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet EAVESpeaker
SanjeevSinghVideovision Entertainment Pty LtdNFVF: Distribution Under Current ConditionsSpeaker
Ingvild AagedalSkageIsme FilmEngage: The Art of Fallism - Reflecting on North-South CollaboratationsSpeaker
SamSokoLBx AfricaDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Softie) - Sam SokoSpeaker
RyanSoloveiViuTVSA in Focus: Connecting the Dots - South African VOD Market Takes ShapeSpeaker
AnaSouzaAFI FESTDFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
DeShunaSpencerkweliTVAfrican Content in the New Normal: Homegrown Online Platforms for Pan-African ContentSpeaker
HelenaSpringHelena Spring FilmsNFVF: Future of Film in SASpeaker
MichaelStützBerlinaleDFM Hangout: Meet the International Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
MmamisteThibediStain Glass TVMzansi Shooting in COVID TimesSpeaker
VictoriaThomasThe Polkadot FactoryCo-Production in the New NormalSpeaker
CraigThompsonDFM Hangout: Canada South Africa Co-ProductionSpeaker
LalaTukuClive Morris Productions & Africa Rising International Film FestivalNetflix and DFM: Africa's Future is Female - Women Filmmakers on Centring Women in our NarrativesSpeaker
MondeTwalaVIACOMCBS Networks AfricaSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry - Back to the FutureSpeaker
ChiomaUdeAfrican Interational Film FestivalDFM Conversation: Understanding African Audiences with Chioma UdeSpeaker
SezgiUstun SanSezzfilm
DylanValleyDurban Does Docs: The Doc Process (Azibuye - The Occupation) - Dylan ValleySpeaker
NaomiWalkerSouthern Documentary FundImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 2)Speaker
NaomiWalkerSouthern Documentary FundImpact Session 3: Impact from Home - Reaching Audiences During Pandemic Times (Part 1)Speaker
FatimataWaneFrance 24 and Action Africa Culture-AAC55Talents Filmmaker Talks: Cinéma du réel / Cinéma de l'humainModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24 and Action Africa Culture-AAC55Talents Filmmaker Talks: New Visionaries for African CinemaModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24 and Action Africa Culture-AAC55Talents Filmmaker Talks: A Little Goes a Long WayModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24 and Action Africa Culture-AAC55Talents Filmmaker Talks: Staying the Course - The Documentary Filmmaker's WayModerator
MichelleWheatleyDiscover Digital
Roger-RossWilliamsOne Story UpDFM Conversation: Our Stories Up - A Case for Black and Queer Documentary VoicesSpeaker
SimonWoodSaltPeter ProductionsTalents Filmmaker Talks: A Little Goes a Long WaySpeaker
NiuYunGungzhou International Doc FestivalDFM Hangout: International Doc Festival ConnectionsSpeaker
SenzoZindelaUgu Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet the Mzansi Film FestivalsSpeaker
MandisaZithaEncounters South African International Documentary Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Documentary Film in AfricaSpeaker
MichelZongoDiam ProductionTalents Filmmaker Talks: Cinéma du réel / Cinéma de l'humainSpeaker
GuguZuma-NcubeStain Glass PicturesNetflix and DFM: Africa's Future is Female - Women Filmmakers on Centring Women in our NarrativesSpeaker
ThandekaZwanaIndigenous Film DistributionDFM Content Shop Hangout: Sales and Acquistions in AfricaSpeaker
ThandekaZwanaIndigenous Film DistributionNFVF: Distribution Under Current ConditionsSpeaker

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