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.
Projects selected to participate at DFM2026:
MDANTSANE - HOME OF BOXING
Producer & Director: Pumlani Veto
Waslap
Producer & Director: Batandwa Alperstein
The Coven
Producer: Siphesihle Siyabonga
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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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