THE DURBAN FILMMART INSTITUTE INTRODUCES THE OFFICIAL PROJECTS FOR THE PITCH AND FINANCE FORUM OF THE 2025 DURBAN FILMMART
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) is proud to announce the official projects for the Pitch and Finance Forum of the 2025 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading co-production and film finance market. Taking place from 18 – 21 July 2025, the 16th edition of DFM, under the banner “Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite,” will host […]
Meaningful Connections at DFM
Big enough to make a difference, intimate enough for genuine connections 18 – 21 July 2025 Networking is the strategic process of building and nurturing professional relationships to exchange information, resources and opportunities. At Durban FilmMart (DFM), networking takes on a more intimate and focused approach; allowing filmmakers, producers, distributors and industry professionals to connect […]
4th DFM Access Call for Projects in Development
DFM ACCESS CALL FOR PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has opened the call for the fourth edition of DFM ACCESS. DFM Access is an 8-week development platform for early career South African producers. It provides a nurturing framework for participants with active feature length or episodic independent film projects in development to […]
DURBAN FILMMART ANNOUNCES 16TH EDITION“BRIDGES NOT BORDERS: STORIES THAT UNITE”
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) announces the 16th edition of its annual flagshipevent Durban FilmMart (DFM), themed “Bridges Not Borders: Stories that Unite“, set totake place from 18 – 21 July 2025 in Durban, South Africa. This year’s theme underscores the transformative potential cinema serves as a bridge,opening genuine exchange and collaboration that enriches storytelling […]
Durban FilmMart Institute Partners with FESPACO
The Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to have partnered with FESPACO (the Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou) to host a gathering of Africa’s film labs during the festival’s 29th edition. The festival, which remains an important meeting place for film professionals to celebrate African cinema, also featured DFMI project alumni with 11 films screening across its […]
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) is pleased to announce the animation project selection for the 16th annual DFM Pitch and Finance Forum.
Over the past 3 years, animation has become an integral part of the DFM annual event in July, Animation@DFM includes both important conversations in the industry programme and the participation of animation projects at the DFM Pitch and Finance Forum. The online animation masterclass series and one-on-one mentorship offered to projects in development is the […]
Highlights from the first Future Mentors Programme
The Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to share that the first-ever Future Mentors Programme, funded by the DW Akademie, supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development took place in late 2024. Nine African film professionals gathered in Durban to deepen their mentoring skills in order to nurture the next wave of […]
Durban FilmMart Institute Opens Submissions for the 18th Edition of Talents Durban
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) is thrilled to announce the call for submissions for the 18th edition of Talents Durban, a talent development programme in partnership with the Berlin International Film Festival. Taking place in July 2025 in Durban, South Africa, this year’s Talents Durban will run alongside the Durban FilmMart, Africa’s premier film finance […]
Durban FilmMart Pitch & Finance Forum Call for Projects now open.
Project submissions for the 16th Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading film finance and co-production market open on 06 November 2024 and close on 19 January 2025. The 16th DFM, scheduled to take place in July 2025 in Durban, South Africa, is the flagship event of the Durban FilmMart Institute and was named in UNESCO’s 2021 Film Trends […]
DFMI Alumni Business Lab Participants Announcement
DFMI Alumni Business Lab Participants Announcement After a record number of applications from across the continent and the diaspora, Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce participants for the 4th edition of the DFMI Business Lab. 30 filmmakers from 13 African countries have been invited to participate in the annuallab which forms part of the […]
