The 8th Annual Simon ‘Mabhunu’ Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards
The 8th Annual Simon ‘Mabhunu’ Sabela KZN Film and Television Awards are set to take place virtually this year on 12 September 2020. The prestigious awards are aimed at recognising outstanding achievement and talent in the film and television industry, with a particular focus within the KwaZulu-Natal province. The awards, named in honour of the […]
Engage @DFM – A Think Tank on the Future Perspectives of African Film Industry at 11th Durban FilmMart
This year’s edition of Engage, presented at the 11th Durban FilmMart from 4 to 13 September, will be hosted as a series of webinars highlighting the future perspectives of the African film industry. The Engage discussions will focus on the following three topics : The Art of Fallism – Reflecting on North/South Collaboration moderated by […]
Durban FilmMart Welcomes Netflix As Programme Partner For 11th Edition
Netflix, the World’s leading streaming entertainment service, has joined the Durban FilmMart as a new programme partner to the 11th edition of Africa’s premier film industry event which will host its virtual edition from 4 to 13 September 2020. With 193 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries, and feature films […]
DFM Produire au Sud of the Festival des 3 Continents
Produire au Sud of the Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes for the 9th year has partnered with the Durban FilmMart (DFM), in Jumpstart, a story lab programme for African filmmakers in the virtual edition that takes place from 4 to 13 September 2020. The DFM, Africa’s premier film industry event, has for 10 years built […]
Thirty-One African Projects Selected for Durban FilmMart’s Finance Forum
The Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce the selected 2020 Finance Forum Projects for the 11th Durban FilmMart Virtual Edition which takes place from 4 to 13 September. A total of 230 documentary and feature fiction projects were submitted for this year’s edition, and after a rigorous adjudication process with a panel of film […]
Talents Durban 2020 Participants Announced @ 11th DurbanFilmMart – Virtual Edition
The Durban FilmMart Institute is proud to announce the participants of the 13th edition of Talents Durban, within the official 11th Durban FilmMart virtual edition, which takes place from 4 to 13 September. Talents Durban is a development programme presented in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival, made up […]
Durban FilmMart partners with Talents Durban and Announces Call for Applications for 2020 edition
Durban, South Africa. The Durban FilmMart has announced a new partnership with Talents Durban, as applications open for the 2020 edition. Talents Durban is a five-day talent development programme, which has been presented in Durban, South Africa for the past 12 years in co-operation with Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival. […]
Joint notice from Durban FilmMart and Durban International Film Festival in response to the COVID-19 Virus pandemic
Dear Fellow filmmakers, stakeholders, partners, film media and film industry workers, We are receiving many enquiries regarding whether the Durban FilmMart and the Durban International Film Festival will go ahead this year in light of the South African government’s efforts to level off and minimise the risk of people in our country contracting the virus. […]
DFM announced as an independent institute
Durban, South Africa. The Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading film market, has announced that it will be established as an independent institute functioning as a Non-Profit Organisation ahead of its 11th edition in 2020. “This had always been part of the business plan of Durban FilmMart since its establishment in 2009,” explains Toni Monty, Head […]
Submissions for documentary and feature film projects
Submissions for documentary and feature film projects in development for the Durban FilmMart (DFM) close next week on 31 January 2020. The organisers are making a special call-out to documentary filmmakers who have projects to submit. “We invite documentary filmmakers to submit their projects no matter how early in its development it is, so long […]
