DFM Access
Presented as part of DFMI’s year round programme
DFM Access is a 8-week development platform for entry level producers. It provides a nurturing framework for participants with existing long-form or episodic independent film projects to hone and improve their scripts and project packages.
This online incubation programme supports producers in shaping their stories, preparing their project presentations and understanding the marketplace in order to create effective strategies for their current projects and to plan their professional trajectory. The programme consists of one-on-one mentorship and talks led by industry experts. At the end of the 8 week mentorship projects pitch to an independent panel who selects 3 projects to participate in the annual Durban FilmMart as an official project.
Deadline for applications: Friday, 25 April 2025
DFM Access 2025 - Official Projects
Documentary

A Bed called Home
Producer & Director: Themba Belani

Dead Archives
Director: Ntsika Ngini-Ngini

Dead Archives
Producer: Pumelelo Chrsitopher Sobinca

MDANTSANE - HOME OF BOXING
Producer & Director: Pumlani Veto

Ocean Acidification along South Africa's Coastline
Director & Producer: Michelle Simon

Of Song and Silence Indwe and AbaThembu
Producer & Director: Tsakane Maubane

Ruth Mompati A Life Of Courage
Producer & Director: Diliza Moabi

The Dispossessed
Director: Nkululeko Zokufa

The Dispossessed
Producer: Carol Pam Zokufa

Vredefort Dome An African Perspective On A Cosmic Catatlysm
Producer & Director: Mohau Kwebu
Episodic

BHODLOZA NZIMANDE
Producer & Director: Philile Nzimande

JARIAH
Producer & Director: Thubelihle Sithole

My Mense
Producer & Director: Akhona Sitshinga

Reycation
Producer & Director: Holly Margaret Wasserfalla

Strandfontein
Producer & Director: Jaco van Bosch

The Bush Life
Director: Ian Morgan

The Bush Life
Producer: Karly Poyer

The Coven
Producer: Siphesihle Siyabonga

uNodoli ukhenketha Ezilalini
Producer & Director: Azola Ntlantsana
Fiction

Dead but Barely Breathing
Director: Jonathan Parkinson

Dead but Barely Breathing
Producer: Babalwa Rasane-Eidner

Ekhaya
Director: Kagiso Latane

Ekhaya
Producer: Nobulali Kama

Howick Falls
Producer & Director: Nhlakanipho Mashinini

The Trip
Director: Faith Riyano

The Trip
Producer: Mbali Fikeni

Waslap
Producer & Director: Batandwa Alperstein

Xola (Working Title)
Director: Miselwa Missy Ngamlana

Xola (Working Title)
Producer: Sinomtha Nduna
Past Projects
Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive‘
Application Information
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