Animation in DFM Pitch and Finance Forum

Presented at the DFM annual market

Each year, through an open application process and an  independent selection panel, the Durban FilmMart Institute selects 8-10  official African animation projects in development to present to a panel of potential co-producers, sales agents, broadcasters and film funds. The Pitch and Finance Forum consists of public pitching, one on one meetings with decision makers and individual mentorship leading up to the market.

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DFM 2024 Official Pitch and Finance Forum Animation Projects

Jay Fly

(South Africa)

Producer: Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt

Jay Fly

(South Africa)

Director: Tiaan Franken

Monster Nanny

(South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Producer: Kaya Kuhn

Monster Nanny

(South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Director: Tafadzwa Hove

Oarona

(South Africa)

Co-Producer: AJ Pitre

Oarona

(South Africa)

Co-Producer and Director: Thandiwe Mlauli

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R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Producer: Ahmad Abdelhameed

R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Co-Director: Ahmad Thabit

R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Mystery

(Egypt)

Director: Mahmoud Hemeda

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Producer: Mathew Valerian

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Co-Director: Elshadye Berhanu

The Legend of Hyena Man

(Tanzania)

Co-Director: Joshua Faber

The Legends of Bulan

(Nigeria)

Producer: Ferdinand Adimefe

The Legends of Bulan

(Nigeria)

Director: Azubuike Joseph Duru

Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes

(Kenya)

Producer: Sarah Mallia

Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes

(Kenya)

Director: Chief Nyamweya

Unseen

(South Africa)

Producer: Annemarie du Plessis

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