DFM Pitch and Finance Forum
Presented at the DFM annual market
Each year, through an open application process and two independent selection panels, the Durban FilmMart Institute selects 20-30 official African fiction and documentary 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.
DFM 2026 Official Projects
Animated Series Fiction
Beast Seeker
(South Africa)
Director:
Robyn Viljoen
Beast Seeker
(South Africa)
Producer:
Danielle Retief
capoZOOeira
(Kenya, Brazil)
Director:
Orlymar Paredes
capoZOOeira
(Kenya, Brazil)
Co-Producer:
Mary Wanjiku
capoZOOeira
(Kenya, Brazil)
Co-Producer:
Carlos Zerpa
Hadu: The Series
(Nigeria)
Co-Director & Co-Producer:
Precious Anih
Hadu: The Series
(Nigeria)
Co-Director & Co-Producer:
Damilola Solesi
JUJU SOCCER
(Nigeria)
Director:
C.J. Obasi
JUJU SOCCER
(Nigeria)
Co-Producer:
Oge Obasi
JUJU SOCCER
(Nigeria)
Co-Producer:
Somto Ajuluchukwu
Nerve
(South Africa)
Director:
Tshepo Moche
Nerve
(South Africa)
Producer:
Raffaella Delle Donne
Nerve
(South Africa)
Co-Producer:
Renee Van Reenen
Sunday Morning
(Ethiopia)
Director:
Minasie Terefe
Sunday Morning
(Ethiopia)
Producer:
Nahom Abiy
Animated Short Fiction
fi yadayha (In Her Hands)
(Egypt)
Director:
Hagar Basiony
fi yadayha (In Her Hands)
(Egypt)
Producer:
Gehad El Akhal
Animated Feature Fiction
MIDNIGHT METRO
(South Africa)
Director:
Lesego Vorster
MIDNIGHT METRO
(South Africa)
Director:
Wako Sefara
Documentary Features
Banat aljaziea alkhadra' (GREEN ISLAND'S GIRLS)
(Egypt)
Director:
Rogena Tarek
Banat aljaziea alkhadra' (GREEN ISLAND'S GIRLS)
(Egypt)
Producer:
Amrosh Badr
DESIGNING DIVIDE
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Jessie Ayles
Gwijo Nation
(South Africa)
Director:
Sesihle Manzini
Gwijo Nation
(South Africa)
Producer:
Quinton Fredericks
LE FIL ET LE MUR (THE THREAD AND THE WALL)
(France)
Director & Producer:
Mouni Bouallam
MA NUIT DU DJOMELE (MY DJOMELE NIGHT)
(Burkina Faso)
Director:
Barkima Nafissatou Laguempedo
MA NUIT DU DJOMELE (MY DJOMELE NIGHT)
(Burkina Faso)
Producer:
Hicham Falah
Majuto si Mjukuu (Heirs of no Regret)
(Kenya)
Director:
Saitabao Kaiyare
Majuto si Mjukuu (Heirs of no Regret)
(Kenya)
Producer:
Mumo Liku
MDANTSANE – HOME OF BOXING
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Pumlani Veto
The Ones With The Tempered Flowers
(Tanzania)
Director:
Neema Ngelime
The Ones With The Tempered Flowers
(Tanzania)
Producer:
Ivy Kiru
Urban Zulu : The Busi Mhlongo Story
(South Africa)
Director:
Rehad Desai
Urban Zulu : The Busi Mhlongo Story
(South Africa)
Co-Producer:
Struan Douglas
Urban Zulu : The Busi Mhlongo Story
(South Africa)
Co-Producer:
Vusi Mchunu
Waiting for Evolution
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Karin Slater
WHERE DO I BELONG?
(Sudan)
Director:
Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed
WHERE DO I BELONG?
(Sudan)
Producer:
Talal Afifi
Documentary Series
Children of the Nile
(Uganda)
Director & Producer:
Tina Obo
Fiction Features
A touch of Paradise
(Tunisia)
Director:
Houcem Slouli
A touch of Paradise
(Tunisia)
Producer:
Sarra Ben Hassen
Arbaa Shuhuor wu Ashara Ayam (Four Months and Ten Days)
(Sudan)
Director:
Alyaa Musa
Arbaa Shuhuor wu Ashara Ayam (Four Months and Ten Days)
(Sudan)
Producer:
Alsamoual Hussein
Fairway to Freedom
(South Africa)
Producer:
Tarina Patel
HOLY COW
(Morocco)
Director & Producer:
Asmae El Moudir
MIETA
(South Africa)
Director:
Carla Fonseca Mokgata
MIETA
(South Africa)
Producer:
Neil Brandt
MOTHER THERESA
(Rwanda)
Director:
Mutiganda wa Nkunda
MOTHER THERESA
(Rwanda)
Producer:
Shema Faustin
Taht El Sama El Khadra' (Under Green Skies)
(Egypt)
Director:
Jad Chahine
Taht El Sama El Khadra' (Under Green Skies)
(Egypt)
Producer:
Yara Goubran
The Boy Who Spoke Static
(Nigeria)
Producer & Director:
Agbajowo Collective
Vino Amargo (Bitter Wine)
(South Africa)
Director:
Pablo Pinedo Boveda
Vino Amargo (Bitter Wine)
(South Africa)
Producer:
David Franciscus
Waslap
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Batandwa Alperstein
Fiction Series
AGAIN
(Democratic Republic of Congo)
Director:
Erickey Bahati
AGAIN
(Democratic Republic of Congo)
Producer:
Giresse Kassonga
Daddies
(South Africa)
Director:
Sean Mongie
Daddies
(South Africa)
Producer:
Cati Weinek
Fafi
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Dominique Jossie
FISI (HYENA)
(Kenya)
Director:
Sanele Zulu
FISI (HYENA)
(Kenya)
Producer:
Mkamzee Mwatela
Smoke & Mirrors
(South Africa)
Director:
Jozua Malherbez
Smoke & Mirrors
(South Africa)
Producer:
Luke Rous
The Coven
(South Africa)
Director & Producer:
Sihle Mthembu
Application Information
Applications are currently Closed.
Deadline for Live Action applications: Sunday, 1 February 2026, 23h59 Central Africa Time (CAT)
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