2021 Archive
Durban FilmMart Annual Market
DFM 2021 virtual event programme
Day 1
Playlist
12 Videos
Day 2
Playlist
11 Videos
Day 3
Playlist
11 Videos
Day 4
Playlist
11 Videos
Day 5
Playlist
9 Videos
Awards 2021
Playlist
1 Videos
DFM 2021 Project Dossier
Speakers
| First Name | Last Name | Company Name | Session Name | Speaker Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayo | Adepetun | Midvision Limited | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Ayokunle | Adetula | Aluko & Oyebode | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Speaker |
| Olubukola | Adeyemi | Audio Visual Rights Society of Nigeria | On The Mark: The Method of Actors Pay | Speaker |
| Oris | Aigbokhaevbolo | C&B Limited | Africa in Focus: Representation Matters | Moderator |
| Oris | Aigbokhaevbolo | C&B Limited | Africa in Focus: Financing Instruments | Moderator |
| Oris | Aigbokhaevbolo | C&B Limited | Africa in Focus: Home-grown Online Platforms | Moderator |
| Mykel Parrish | Ajaere | Pan-African Film Consortium | DFM Hangout: Accessing the African Festivals | Moderator |
| Derin | Ajao | Awotelé | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Moderator |
| Derin | Ajao | Awotelé | In Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-Production | Moderator |
| Ayten | Amin | Souad | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Showing Your True Face | Speaker |
| Karima | Amirat | Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Tunisien | Co-Producers Corner: Tunisia | Speaker |
| Estrella | Araiza | Guadalajara International Film Festival | DFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through Talents | Speaker |
| Mounia | Aram | African Creative Talents | Animation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities) | Speaker |
| Miriam | Ayoo | Durban Does Docs: Impact Producing | Speaker | |
| Ousmane | Baundaone | Jeune Création Francophone | Africa in Focus: Financing Instruments | Speaker |
| Mayenzeke | Baza | AAA Entertainment | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Speaker |
| Lauren | Beukes | Author | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Speaker |
| Bero | Beyer | Netherlands Film Fund | National Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund Announcement | Speaker |
| Thembe | Bhebhe | Programmers of Colour | Engage: Report Feedback | Speaker |
| Asanda | Biyana | DFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa Hub | Moderator | |
| Asanda | Biyana | DFM Hangout: South African Film Festivals | Moderator | |
| Asanda | Biyana | DFM Hangout: Training Institutions | Moderator | |
| Lucilla | Blankesberg | Community Media Trust | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Speaker |
| Tara | Boire | Boomerang films | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Rémi | Bonhomme | Marrakech International Film Festival | DFM Hangout: Accessing the African Festivals | Speaker |
| Iyabo | Boyd | Brown Girl Doc Mafia | Africa in Focus: Womxn in Film | Speaker |
| Kia | Brooks | The Gotham | DFM Hangout: Meet The Funders | Speaker |
| Vincenzo | Bugno | World Cinema Fund | Africa in Focus: Financing Instruments | Speaker |
| Eduardo | Cachucho | Tshimologong | DFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcement | Moderator |
| Julian | Carrington | Hot Docs | DFM Hangout: Meet The Doc Festivals | Speaker |
| Jenna | Cato Bass | Flatland | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Tarek Ben | Chaaben | La Cinémathèque Tunisienne | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Azza | Chaabouni | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker | |
| Harry | Cherniak | Plainspeak Pictures | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Enrico | Chiesa | Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie | Africa in Focus: Financing Instruments | Speaker |
| Abdoul Aziz | Cissé | Sentoo | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Nadine | Cloete | Ma-engerè Film Productions | African Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut lab | Speaker |
| Nick | Cloete | Animation South Africa | Animation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SA | Speaker |
| Nick | Cloete | Animation South Africa | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Carol | Coetzee | KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission | CANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries Initiative | Speaker |
| Christopher | Cooter | Canadian High Commission | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Raquel | Couceiro | ShowStudio | Content Shop New Pathways: New Screens | Speaker |
| Kim | Crowie | Callsheet Africa | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film Journalism | Speaker |
| Attica | Dakhil | British Film Institute | Co-Producers Corner: United Kingdom | Speaker |
| Thandi | Davids | Independent Producers Organisation | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Sarah | Dawson | International Documentary Festival Amsterdam | DFM Hangout: Meet The Doc Festivals | Speaker |
| Akuol | de Mabior | APO Media Unlimited | Durban Does Docs: Generation Africa | Speaker |
| Lara | de Sousa | Mirdas Docs | DFM Conversations: Driven by Inspiration | Moderator |
| Carlynn | de Wall-Smit | South African Guild of Actors | DFM Hangout: South African Guild of Actors | Moderator |
| Carlynn | de Wall-Smit | South African Guild of Actors | On The Mark: The Method of Actors Pay | Speaker |
| Meriame | Deghedi | MAD Solutions | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Nadia | Denton | BEYOND NOLLYWOOD | Content Shop New Pathways: New Screens | Moderator |
| Nadia | Denton | BEYOND NOLLYWOOD | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Moderator |
| Nadia | Denton | BEYOND NOLLYWOOD | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Moderator |
| Rehad | Desai | Documentary Filmmaker's Association SA | Durban Does Docs: Supporting Documentaries | Speaker |
| Jack | Devnarian | South African Guild of Actors | DFM Hangout: South African Guild of Actors | Speaker |
| Jack | Devnarian | South African Guild of Actors | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Tiisetso | Dladla | University of Witwatersrand | DFM Hangout: Training Institutions | Speaker |
| Coréon | Dú | Semba Comunicação Group | DFM Conversations: Driven by Inspiration | Speaker |
| Nina | Dube | Canadian High Commission | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Ayanda | Duma | Black Coffee Films | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Moderator |
| Iola | Edmayr | KEU Underwriting managers (PTY) LTD | SA in Focus: Production in the New World | Speaker |
| Jihan | El-Tahri | Dox Box | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Jihan | El-Tahri | Dox Box | Durban Does Docs: Supporting Documentaries | Speaker |
| Azza | Elhosseiny | Luxor International Film Festival | DFM Hangout: Accessing the African Festivals | Speaker |
| Antoinette | Engel | Black Women Disrupt The Web | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Speaker |
| Antoinette | Engel | Black Women Disrupt The Web | Africa in Focus: Womxn in Film | Speaker |
| Dean | Engela | Dark Wing Aerials | Locations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemic | Speaker |
| Malebakeng | Forere | University of Witwatersrand | On The Mark: The Method of Actors Pay | Speaker |
| Tiaan | Franken | Chocolate Tribe | Locations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemic | Speaker |
| Quinton | Fredericks | Spier Films | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Speaker |
| Quinton | Fredericks | Spier Films | Locations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemic | Speaker |
| Wanjeri | Gakuru | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film Journalism | Speaker | |
| Yanis | Gaye | DOXANDEM | Durban Does Docs: Generation Africa | Speaker |
| Isaac Godfrey | Geoffrey Nabwana | Wakaliwood | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema Community | Speaker |
| Sivu | Giba | SivuBuhle Media | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Moderator |
| Per Eirik | Gilsvik | Sørfond - Norwegian South Film Fund | DFM Hangout: Meet The Funders | Speaker |
| Mary | Glasser | Cape Town International Animation Festival | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Moderator |
| Mary | Glasser | Cape Town International Animation Festival | Animation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SA | Moderator |
| Mary | Glasser | Cape Town International Animation Festival | Animation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities) | Moderator |
| Xenia | Glen | Misfits Entertainment | Co-Producers Corner: United Kingdom | Speaker |
| Russell | Grant | The Bioscope Independent Cinema | SA in Focus: State of SA Cinemas | Speaker |
| John | Gutierrez | Amiga Pictures | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of Times | Speaker |
| Odwa | Gwanya | Blood and Water | On The Mark: Working with Child Actors | Speaker |
| Mitchell | Harper | Ctrl. Alt. Shift | Engage: Report Feedback | Speaker |
| Mahad | Hashi | Somali Reacts | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema Community | Speaker |
| Sarah | Hassan | Alfajiri Productions Limited | Co-Producers Corner: Kenya | Speaker |
| Katarina | Hedren | DFM Conversations: Something Necessary | Moderator | |
| Katarina | Hedren | DFM Conversations: Creating the Path Disrupting the Status Quo | Moderator | |
| Katarina | Hedren | DFM Conversations: Changing the Game Levelling The Field | Speaker | |
| Theresa | Hill | STEPS | Durban Does Docs: Spreading the Docs | Speaker |
| Stephen | Hollis | Adams & Adams | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Speaker |
| Gavin | Humphries | Nowness | Content Shop New Pathways: New Screens | Speaker |
| Arome | Ibrahim | Experis Immersive | DFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcement | Speaker |
| Bianca | Isaacs | Figjam Entertainment | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Speaker |
| Shuresse | Jacobs | Canadian High Commission | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Deidre | Jantjies | Na Aap Productions | Animation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SA | Speaker |
| Vikram | Joglekar | Dolby Laboratories | Dolby: Immersive Productions in Africa for Africa | Speaker |
| Shant | Joshi | Fae Pictures | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Bradley | Joshua | Gambit Films | Wesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locations | Speaker |
| Lynette | Kamineth | Film and Publications Board | FPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulator | Moderator |
| Jesse | Kang'ethe | Heva Fund | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Speaker |
| Mmbatho | Kau | Raindrop Media | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Speaker |
| Peter | Kawa | Spearhead Media ENT | Co-Producers Corner: Kenya | Speaker |
| Tigist | Kebede | Habesha View | Africa in Focus: Home-grown Online Platforms | Speaker |
| Pankaj | Kedia | Dolby Labratories | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Makhosazana | Khanyile | National Film and Video Foundation | National Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund Announcement | Speaker |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | National Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund Announcement | Moderator |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | Co-Producers Corner: Tunisia | Moderator |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Moderator |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | Co-Producers Corner: United Kingdom | Moderator |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | Co-Producers Corner: New Zealand | Moderator |
| Terrence | Khumalo | National Film and Video Foundation | Co-Producers Corner: Kenya | Moderator |
| Themba | Khumalo | South African Tourism | Wesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locations | Speaker |
| Godisamang | Khunou | Mogale Pictures | DFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcement | Speaker |
| Judy | Kibinge | Creative Economy Working Group | DFM Conversations: Something Necessary | Speaker |
| Wilfred | Kimui | African Digital Media Group | Africa in Focus: Home-grown Online Platforms | Speaker |
| Bokang | Koatja | Tshimologong Precinct | DFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcement | Moderator |
| Bokang | Koatja | Tshimologong Precinct | Animation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SA | Speaker |
| Jim | Kolmar | South by Southwest Film Festival | DFM Hangout: Meet The Festival Programmers | Speaker |
| Helen | Kuun | Indigenous Film Distribution | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Speaker |
| Marie | Laurentine Bayala | Sudu Connexion | Durban Does Docs: Spreading the Docs | Speaker |
| Karabo | Lediga | DFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African Narrative | Speaker | |
| Puleng | Lephoi | Film and Publications Board | FPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulator | Speaker |
| Yanick | Létourneau | Periphéria | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker |
| Nadja | Lischewski | Deutsche Welle Akademie | DFM Hangout: Meet The Funders | Speaker |
| Fabian | Lojede | DFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African Narrative | Speaker | |
| Clare | Louis | Katanimate Studios | Animation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SA | Speaker |
| Nolulama | Lulu Maquthu | On The Mark: Working with Child Actors | Moderator | |
| Nolulama | Lulu Maquthu | On The Mark: The Method of Actors Pay | Moderator | |
| Kabelo | Maaka | Cabblow Studios | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Speaker |
| Elaine | Maane | STEPS | Durban Does Docs: Impact Producing | Speaker |
| Liani | Maasdorp | University of Cape Town | DFM Hangout: Training Institutions | Speaker |
| Ziyanda | Macingwane | KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission | KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission: Made For TV - A KZN Film Success Case | Speaker |
| Christopher | Mack | Grow Creative Netflix | Opening the Doors: How to Pitch to Netflix | Speaker |
| Lebone | Maema | Independent Black Filmmakers Collective | DFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African Narrative | Speaker |
| Oupa | Makhalemele | Film and Publications Board | FPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulator | Speaker |
| Unathi | Malunga | Creative Code | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Speaker |
| Michael S. | Maponga | AfrolandTV | Africa in Focus: Home-grown Online Platforms | Speaker |
| Matias | Mariani | Shine Your Eyes | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of Times | Speaker |
| Mpho | Maringa | IDC | IDC: The IDC Approach to Funding | Moderator |
| Steven | Markowitz | African Screen Network | Durban Does Docs: Spreading the Docs | Speaker |
| David | Masanso | Crossroads Digital Multimedia Ltd | Animation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities) | Speaker |
| Yaya | Mavundla | BECOMING | Africa in Focus: Representation Matters | Speaker |
| Giada | Mazzoleni | PAGURO FILM | Co-Producers Corner: United Kingdom | Speaker |
| Mukui | Mbindyo | African Digital Media Group | Animation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities) | Speaker |
| Mukui | Mbindyo | African Digital Media Group | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Speaker |
| Catherine | Meyburgh | Breathe Films | African Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut lab | Speaker |
| Phumla | Mfeka | Mfeka Attorneys | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Moderator |
| Menzi | Mhlongo | Durban FilmMart Institute | DFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through Talents | Speaker |
| Brett | Michael Innes | Nostalgia Productions | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Speaker |
| Lisa | Mini | Wesgro | Wesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locations | Speaker |
| Beverley | Mitchell | TRACE Studios | In Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-Production | Speaker |
| Toni | Monty | AM Afrika Film | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Speaker |
| Subeshini | Moodley | Nelson Mandela University | DFM Hangout: Training Institutions | Speaker |
| AB | Moosa | Avalon Group | SA in Focus: State of SA Cinemas | Speaker |
| Jackie | Motsepe | KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Bertrand | Moullier | International Federation of Film Producers Associations | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Speaker |
| Maijang | Mpherwane | IDC | IDC: The IDC Approach to Funding | Speaker |
| Zanele | Mthembu | SWIFT | Africa in Focus: Womxn in Film | Speaker |
| Azania | Muendane | Locations Africa | Locations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemic | Moderator |
| Njoki | Muhoho | Zebra Productions | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Speaker |
| Ng'endo | Mukii | Ng'endo Studios | Animation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities) | Speaker |
| Tiny | Mungwe | STEPS | Engage: Report Feedback | Speaker |
| Tiny | Mungwe | STEPS | Durban Does Docs: Generation Africa | Speaker |
| Tiny | Mungwe | STEPS | Opening the Doors: How to Pitch to Netflix | Moderator |
| Tiny | Mungwe | Locarno Film Festival | DFM Hangout: Meet The Festival Programmers | Speaker |
| Peter | Murimi | I Am Samuel | Africa in Focus: Representation Matters | Speaker |
| Ben | Murray-Bruce | Silverbird Group | CANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries Initiative | Speaker |
| Nicholas Munene | Mutuma | Giraffe Africa Production Ltd | Co-Producers Corner: Kenya | Speaker |
| Jane | Nambasa | Uganda Federation of Movie Industry | On The Mark: The Method of Actors Pay | Speaker |
| Yolanda | Ncokotwana | National Film and Video Foundation | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Yolanda | Ncokotwana | National Film and Video Foundation | African Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut lab | Moderator |
| Ibee | Ndaw | Sudu Connexion | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Speaker |
| Simphiwe | Ngcobo | Documentary Filmmaker's Association SA | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Lyse Ishimwe | Nsengiyumva | International Film Festival Rotterdamn | DFM Hangout: Meet The Festival Programmers | Speaker |
| Busisiwe | Ntintili | The Ntintili Factory | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Speaker |
| Brigid | O'Shea | Documentary Association of Europe | DFM Hangout: Meet Documentary Association of Europe | Moderator |
| Femi | Odugbemi | Multichoice Talents Factory | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Wilfred | Okiche | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film Journalism | Speaker | |
| Wilfred | Okiche | Durban Does Docs: Supporting Documentaries | Moderator | |
| Lesedi | Oluko Moche | Olu & Lime | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Moderator |
| Lesedi | Oluko Moche | Olu & Lime | SA in Focus: State of SA Cinemas | Moderator |
| Lesedi | Oluko Moche | Olu & Lime | SA in Focus: Production in the New World | Moderator |
| Lesedi | Oluko Moche | Olu & Lime | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Moderator |
| Lesedi | Oluko Moche | Olu & Lime | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Moderator |
| Wael | Omar | Middlewest Films | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Marouan | Omara | Regional Conference for Arab Independent Cinema | African Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut lab | Speaker |
| Marco | Orsini | IEFTA | DFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa Hub | Speaker |
| Marco | Orsini | IEFTA | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Speaker |
| Edima | Otuokon | Ladima Foundation | Africa in Focus: Womxn in Film | Speaker |
| Edima | Otuokon | CANEX team | CANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries Initiative | Speaker |
| Benjamin | Overmeyer | Gambit Films | On The Mark: Working with Child Actors | Speaker |
| Timothy | Owase | Kenya Film Commission. | Co-Producers Corner: Kenya | Speaker |
| Chris | Payne | New Zealand Film Commission | Co-Producers Corner: New Zealand | Speaker |
| Colin | Payne | Triggerfish Academy | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Speaker |
| Bob | Perfect | Almost Perfect Media | DFM Hangout: Meet The Funders | Moderator |
| Bob | Perfect | Almost Perfect Media | DFM Hangout: Meet The Festival Programmers | Moderator |
| Bob | Perfect | Almost Perfect Media | DFM Hangout: Meet The Doc Festivals | Moderator |
| William | Peschek | JETS Initiative | DFM Hangout: Meet The Funders | Speaker |
| William | Peschek | JETS Initiative | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Speaker |
| Athi | Petela | Trapped | Africa in Focus: Representation Matters | Speaker |
| Nthabeleng | Phora | Gauteng Film Commission | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Bridget | Pickering | BUMP Films | DFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the Scenes | Speaker |
| Bridget | Pickering | BUMP Films | Co-Producers Corner: United Kingdom | Speaker |
| Maganthrie | Pillay | DFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African Narrative | Moderator | |
| Mpho | Ramathuthu | Tshanduko Multimedia | SA in Focus: Production in the New World | Speaker |
| Simon | Ratcliffe | Sound and Motion | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Elias | Ribiero | Realness Institute | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Speaker |
| Rudi | Riek | Film Industry Visa Assistance | Wesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locations | Speaker |
| Monica | Rorvik | Wesgro | My Octopus Teacher: Storytelling & Science - Celebrating the journey to award winning documentary | Moderator |
| Monica | Rorvik | Wesgro | Wesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locations | Moderator |
| Monica | Rorvik | Wesgro | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Athi-Patra | Ruga | The Lunar Songbook | Africa in Focus: Representation Matters | Speaker |
| Mohamed | Säid Ouma | DOC-A | Durban Does Docs: Supporting Documentaries | Speaker |
| Enver | Samuels | EMS Productions | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Speaker |
| Alex Moussa | Sawadogo | FESPACO | DFM Hangout: Accessing the African Festivals | Speaker |
| Nicky | Scheepers | SterKinekor Theatres | SA in Focus: State of SA Cinemas | Speaker |
| Marion | Schmidt | Documentary Association of Europe | DFM Hangout: Meet Documentary Association of Europe | Speaker |
| Quinton | Schmidt | Dolby Laboratories | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Moderator |
| Shameela | Seedat | Undercurrent Film and Television cc | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Speaker |
| Tumelo | Selamolela | Digital Canvas Academy | Animation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development Platforms | Speaker |
| Bongiwe | Selane | Blingola Production | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of Times | Speaker |
| Khalid | Shamis | Tuba FIlms | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Speaker |
| Khalid | Shamis | Tuba FIlms | African Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut lab | Speaker |
| Bradley | Silver | Netflix | DFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright Debate | Speaker |
| Sanjeev | Singh | Videovision Entertainment | Content Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The Continent | Speaker |
| Bonie | Sithebe | Durban Motion Pictures | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema Community | Speaker |
| Phumeza | Skoti | Eastern Cape Provincial Arts & Culture Council | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Sam | Soko | LBx Africa | DFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa | Speaker |
| Sam | Soko | LBx Africa | Durban Does Docs: Generation Africa | Speaker |
| DeShauna | Spencer | Kweli TV | Africa in Focus: Home-grown Online Platforms | Speaker |
| Betty | Sulty-Johnson | TRACE Studios | In Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-Production | Speaker |
| Layla | Swart | Yellow Bone Entertainment | SA in Focus: Production in the New World | Speaker |
| Effie | T Brown | Gamechanger Films | DFM Conversations: Changing the Game Levelling The Field | Speaker |
| Lorna | Tee | Paperheart | DFM Hangout: Meet The Festival Programmers | Speaker |
| Chioma | Ude | AFRIFF | DFM Hangout: Accessing the African Festivals | Speaker |
| Lara | Utian-Preston | Ladima Foundation | Content Shop New Pathways: Ground Up | Speaker |
| Lara | Utian-Preston | CANEX Team Red Flag | CANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries Initiative | Moderator |
| Augustine Chukwuemeka | Uzoh | Trade and Corporate Credit Intra-African Trade Initiative (IATI) Afreximbank | CANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries Initiative | Speaker |
| Augustine Chukwuemeka | Uzoh | Trade and Corporate Credit Intra-African Trade Initiative (IATI) Afreximbank | Africa in Focus: Financing Instruments | Speaker |
| Dylan | Valley | University of Cape Town | Durban Does Docs: Spreading the Docs | Moderator |
| Dylan | Valley | University of Cape Town | Durban Does Docs: Impact Producing | Moderator |
| Dylan | Valley | University of Cape Town | Durban Does Docs: Generation Africa | Moderator |
| Tascha | van der Westhuizen | Licorne Productions Pty Ltd | On The Mark: Working with Child Actors | Speaker |
| Francois | Verster | Ucurrent | Engage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film Connection | Speaker |
| Shannon | Walsh | Co-Producers Corner: Canada | Speaker | |
| Patrick | Walton | Garden Route International Film Festival | DFM Hangout: South African Film Festivals | Speaker |
| Fatimata | Wane | France 24 | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film Journalism | Moderator |
| Fatimata | Wane | France 24 | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema Community | Moderator |
| Fatimata | Wane | France 24 | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Showing Your True Face | Moderator |
| Fatimata | Wane | France 24 | Talents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of Times | Moderator |
| Emily | Wanja | Good Pitch | Durban Does Docs: Impact Producing | Speaker |
| Sina | Weber | DOK.fest München | DFM Hangout: Meet The Doc Festivals | Speaker |
| Florian | Weghorn | Berlinale Talents | DFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through Talents | Moderator |
| Cati | Weinek | Writers Guild of South Africa | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Speaker |
| Cati | Weinek | Writers Guild of South Africa | SA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual Industry | Speaker |
| Dorothee | Wenner | Berlinale | DFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through Talents | Speaker |
| Richard | West | Sound and Motion | Dolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive Technologies | Speaker |
| Neiloe | Whitehead | Black Seed Film Hub | SA in Focus: Page To Screen | Speaker |
| Weaam | Williams | Tribal Alchemy Productions | DFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African Narrative | Speaker |
| Sydelle | Willow Smith | Sunshine Cinema | DFM Hangout: Training Institutions | Speaker |
| Jana | Wolff | Berlinale - European Film Market | DFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa Hub | Speaker |
| Chipo | Zhou | Durban International Film Festival | DFM Hangout: South African Film Festivals | Speaker |
| Senzo | Zindela | Ugu Film Festival | DFM Hangout: South African Film Festivals | Speaker |
| Mandisa | Zitha | Encounters South African International Documentary Festival | DFM Hangout: South African Film Festivals | Speaker |
| Mandisa | Zitha | Encounters South African International Documentary Festival | Africa in Focus: Womxn in Film | Moderator |
Content Shop 2021 Project Selection
Feature Fiction Selection
| Feature Fiction |
|---|
| The Ground Under - South Africa |
| TOKOLOSHE THE CALLING - South Africa |
| WITHERED - Nigeria |
| Sons of the Sea - South Africa |
| MARIA KRISTU; The Buumba story. - Zambia |
| The Road Less Cycled - South Africa |
| TALIYA - Kenya |
| November Tear - Uganda |
| BENDSKINS - Cameroon |
| Why U Hate - Kenya |
| THE YEAR OF OUR LORD - Malawi |
| Kigoma – Tanzania |
Feature Documentary Selection
| Feature Documentary |
|---|
| The Harvest - South Africa |
| Princesse Europe - Algeria |
| #GA3 CHRONOLOGIE D UNE REVOLUTION - Algeria |
| From Patrice to Lumumba - Congo, the Democratic Republic of the |
| El Ghriba's Jews - Tunisia |
| Defying Ashes - Kenya |
| Ties that Bind - Botswana |
Short Fiction Selection
| Short Fiction |
|---|
| Asiye Emasimini (Let's go Farming) - South Africa |
| Vice Virtue: GRATITUDE - United Kingdom |
| Beauty in the Dark - South Africa |
| Day 44 - Zimbabwe |
| Entangled - South Africa |
| SUB ZERO - South Africa |
| Red like Hell : the red ghost - Benin |
| Play - Nigeria |
| S.O.S - Togo |
| Shake - South Africa |
| ATUNMARILAKA - Nigeria |
| The Volcano's Last Wish - Cape Verde |
| A REAL LAKE WITHIN A DREAM - United Kingdom |
Short Documentary Selection
| No. | Project Caterogy | Original Title | Producer First Name | Producer Last Name | Director First Name | Director Last Name | Country of Production | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiction Feature | A DREAM TO DIE FOR | Laurene Manaa | Abdallah | David | Masterwille | Ghana | |||||||
| David A. | Masterwille | |||||||||||||
| Carol | Mayes | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Fiction Feature | BLACKASS | Chioma | Onyenwe | Tolulope | Ajayi | Nigeria | |||||||
| Kunle Popoola (writer) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fiction Feature | AN ENDLESS NIGHT! | Mohamed | Kateb | Mohamed | Kassaby | Egypt | |||||||
| 4 | Fiction Feature | THE PATH OF RUGANZU PART 1 | Samretta | Grant | Zachariah Lloyd | Sesay | Sierra Leone | |||||||
| 5 | Fiction Feature | We | Faith | Koli | Sihle | Hlophe | South Africa |
Durban FilmMart Institute Year Round Programme
DFM Access 2021 Project Selection
Fiction Selection
| Project Selection |
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Becoming passionate – Producer: Tenjiwe Pswarayi, Director: Chiziwiso Pswarayi |
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Cancelled – Producer and Director: Lungile Mayindi |
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Grade 10D – Producer: Shumelani Mapholi, Siphumelele Nene |
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IBUYA – Producer: Happiness Mpase, Director: Gugu Kunene |
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Professional Mourners – Producer: Sihle Ndaba, Director: Amanda Lane, Anthony Oseyemi |
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Sweetheart – Producer and Director: Thabiso Xolo |
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The Story of a Thorn – Producer: Sinomtha Nduna, Director: Mzimasi Ndzombane |
Documentary Selection
| Project Selection |
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Bayede! The Untold Gems of King Dingiswayo– Producers: Linda E.T Gumede, Andile Xaba, Director: Lwazi Duma |
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My Plastic Hair – Producer: Mamokuena Makhema, Director: Yolanda Keabetswe Mogatusi |
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THE NEW AFRIKANS – Producers: Glenn Masokoane and Yolanda Ndhlovu, Director: Glenn Ujebe Masokoane |
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THE UNCHOSEN WORLD – Producer: Danile Annah Mohlamme, Director: Linda Keiser |
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We Are Only Ever Passing Through – Producer and Director: Mandy Mbekeni |
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Windward – Producers: Lusanda Mangqangwana, Lindiwe Mnisi, Katie Taylor, Director: Marie Midcalf |
Episodic Selection
| Project Selection |
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In Tongues – Producer: Lerato Sokhulu, Director: Muneera Sallies |
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Keng daai deng? – Producer: Samkelisiwe Nkabinde, Director: Mlingane Dube |
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Pretty Hustle - Producer and Director: Zoe Ramushu |
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The Oath – Producer: Joe Spirit, Simphiwe Ngcobo, Director: Zuko Nodada |
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The Psycho – Producer: Buyani Gumede, Director: Sihle Mzobe |
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Three Sisters – Producer and Director: Tshego Monaisa |
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TWELVE - Producer and Director: Liese Kuhn |
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The Story of a Thorn – Producer: Sinomtha Nduna, Director: Mzimasi Ndzombane |
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Wisdom Cries Out From The Streets – Producer and Director: Siyasanga Mbikwana |
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Zulu Dynasty – Producer: Llewellyn James Rice, Adze Ugah, Director: Llewellyn James Rice |
