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

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