Our Success Stories
Imbabazi (The Pardon)
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DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Gothenburg Film Festival 2013
- San Diego Black Film Festival
- Pan African Film Festival
- FESPACO
- Seattle International Film Festival 2013
Awards:
Luxor African Film Festival 2014
- Winner, Nile Grand Prize
Amakula Film Festival
- Winner – Golden Impala Award at the
Gothenburg Film Festival 2013
- Development award from
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Mami Wata
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DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Unearthed
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DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2014
- Tri Continents festival 2014
- Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2014
- CHP DOCS 2014
- DIFF 2014
- IDFA 2014
Awards:
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
- 2014 Winner Best South African Film – Best South-African Film
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
- 2014 Winner Sheffield Green Award
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
The Train of Salt and Sugar
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DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018
- Locarno International Film Festival 2016
Awards:
Cairo International Film Festival
- 2016 Winner Silver Pyramid – Best Director
- 2016 Nominee Golden Pyramid – Best Film
Locarno International Film Festival
- 2016 Nominee Variety Piazza Grande Award
Carthage Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Tanit d’Or – Narrative Feature Film
- 2017 Winner Best Cinematography – Narrative Feature Film
CinEuphoria Awards
- 2018 Nominee CinEuphoria – Best Costume Design – National Competition
- 2018 Nominee CinEuphoria – Best Actor – National Competition
Screen Actors GDA Foundation
- 2018 Winner Screen Actors GDA Foundation – Best Newcomer Award
Special Note:
Mozambican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Amal
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DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- IDFA 2017
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019
- Biogra Film Festival 2018
- Carthage Film Festival 2018
- Luxembourg City Film Festival 2018
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2018
- Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2018
- DIFF 2018
Awards:
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
- 2017 Nominee Best Feature-Length Documentary – IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary
Carthage Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Tanit d’Or – Documentary Feature Film
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
- 2018 Nominee Sheffied Youth Jury Award
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- 2018 Nominee Asia Pacific Screen Award – Best Documentary Feature Film
Biografilm Festival
- 2018 Nominee Best Film Unipol Award – International Competition
Luxembourg City Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Documentary Award
The Wound (Inxeba)
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DFM Participation:
Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Teddy – Best Feature Film
Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Moon of Valencia – Best Film
- 2017 Winner Special Mention – Best Actor
GLAAD Media Awards
- 2018 Nominee GLAAD Media Award – Outstanding Film – Limited Release
L.A. Outfest
- 2017 Winner Grand Jury Award – Outstanding International Narrative Feature
London Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Sutherland Award – First Feature Competition
Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee FIPRESCI Prize – Best Foreign Language Film
- 2018 Winner FIPRESCI Prize – Best Actor
Philadelphia Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Archie Award – Best First Feature
Sundance Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema – Dramatic
Sydney Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature
Taipei Film Festival
- 2017 Winner International New Talent Competition – Grand Prize
Sarasota Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Jury Prize – Narrative Feature Film Competition
Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Best Feature Film
Carthage Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Tanit d’Or – Narrative Feature Film
- 2017 Winner Tanit d’Argent – Official Competition
Black Reel Awards
- 2018 Winner Black Reel – Outstanding Foreign Film
Göteborg Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Dragon Award – International Competition
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
- 2017 Nominee Grand Jury Prize – Feature Film Competition
Durban International Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Jury Prize – Best Actor
- 2017 Winner South African Jury Prize – Best South African Director
Mumbai Film Festival
- 2017 Winner International Competition – Jury Grand Prize
- 2017 Nominee International Competition – Golden Gateway Award
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2018 Nominee DFCC – Best Actor
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
- 2017 Winner AAFCA Award
South African Film and Television Awards
- 2018 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Feature Film
- 2018 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Achievement in Directing – Feature Film
- 2018 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Actor – Feature Film
- 2018 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film
- 2018 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film
Queer Lisboa – Festival Internacional de Cinema Queer
- 2017 Winner Audience Award – Best Feature Film – Porto
World Cinema Amsterdam
- 2017 Winner World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award – Best Film
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Outstanding First Feature Award – First Feature
QCinema International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Pylon Award – Best Picture – RainbowQC Competition
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
- 2017 Nominee Making Way Award – Best Feature Film
Kaleidoscope LGBT Festival
- 2017 Winner Jury Award – Best Feature Film (International Narrative)
Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Jury Prize – Best Feature Film
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival
- 2017 Winner Jury Prize – Best Screenplay
Apolo Awards
- 2018 Winner Apolo Award – Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación)
Special Note:
Official South African submission for The Academy Awards 2018
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
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DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Not In My Neighbourhood
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DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Black Star 2018
- Luxor African Film Festival 2018
- CTFF 2018
- DIFF 2018
- National Arts Festival 2018
- Tri Continents Human Rights festival 2018
Awards:
American Black Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Grand Jury Prize – Best Documentary
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
- Audience Award 2018
Jambula Tree (Rafiki)
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DFM Participation:
Awards:
Bratislava International Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Viewers’ Choice Award
Cannes Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Queer Palm
- 2018 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
Chicago International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Gold Q-Hugo
- 2018 Winner Silver Q-Hugo
GLAAD Media Awards
- 2020 Winner GLAAD Media Award
AFI Fest
- 2018 Nominee Audience Award
NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Audience Award
Seattle Queer Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Audience Award – Favorite Narrative Feature
- 2018 Winner Jury Award – Best Feature Film
Sydney Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Audience Award – Best Narrative Feature
São Paulo International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee New Directors Competition – Best Film
Valladolid International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Meeting Point – Best Feature Film
Lucas – International Festival of Films for Children and Young People
- 2018 Winner Youngsters Award – Section 16+
- 2018 Winner Bridging The Borders Award
Oslo Films from the South Festival
- 2018 Nominee Audience Award
- 2018 Nominee New Voices Award
Carthage Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Tanit d’Or – Narrative Feature Film
- 2018 Winner Best Actress – Actress in a Leading Role
- 2018 Winner Best Music – Narrative Feature Film
Black Reel Awards
- 2019 Nominee Black Reel – Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture
Göteborg Film Festival
- 2019 Nominee Dragon Award – International Competition
Chlotrudis Awards
- 2020 Nominee Chlotrudis Award – Best Adapted Screenplay
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Best Film – Grand Jury Award
- 2019 Winner Special Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Cultweek
Durban International Film Festival
- 2018 Nominee Best Film – International Competition
Dublin International Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Young Programmers Choice Award
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Audience Choice Award – Images of Africa – Fiction
African Movie Academy Awards
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 2019 Winner AMAA – Best Film in an African Language
- 2019 Winner AMAA – Best Editing
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Film
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Director
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Screenplay
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Cinematography
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Costume Design
- 2019 Nominee AMAA – Best Production Design
The Queerties
- 2019 Nominee Queerty – Indie Movie
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival
- 2018 Winner Jury Prize – Best Acting
- 2018 Winner Audience Award – Best Feature Film
Merlinka festival
- 2018 Nominee Jury Prize – Best Feature Film
Special Note:
In 2018 Rafiki was First Kenyan Film To Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
You Will Die at Twenty
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DFM Participation:
Awards:
Amiens International Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Grand Prix du Jury fiction – Best Film
Hamburg Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Hamburg Producers Award – German-European Cinematic Productions
Fribourg International Film Festival
- 2020 Winner Grand Prix
Venice Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Luigi De Laurentiis Award – Best Debut Film
- 2019 Nominee Fedeora Award – Best Film (Venice Days)
Lumiere Awards, France
- 2021 Nominee Lumiere Award – Best International Coproduction
Carthage Film Festival
- 2019 Nominee Tanit d’Or – Narrative Feature Film
- 2019 Winner Best Screenplay – Narrative Feature Film
- 2019 Winner Tahar Chriaa – Prix de la 1ère Oeuvre
- 2019 Winner FIPRESCI Prize – Prix de la Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique
Mumbai Film Festival
- 2019 Nominee International Competition – Golden Gateway Award
- 2019 Winner International Competition – Special Mention
Odesa International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Golden Duke – International Competition
- 2020 Winner Special Jury Mention – International Program
Guanajuato International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee International Feature Competition – Best Film
- 2020 Winner Special Jury Prize – International Feature Competition
FEST International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Belgrade Victor – Best Film- Main Program
Film Festival Cologne
- 2019 Nominee Hollywood Reporter Award
El Gouna Film Festival
- 2019 Winner Golden Star – Feature Narrative Competition
Malmö Arab Film Festival
- 2020 Winner Feature Film Competition – Best Director
International Film Festival of Thrissur
- 2020 Nominee Mahatma Gandhi Afro-Asian Film
THE CRITICS AWARDS FOR ARAB FILMS
- 2020 Winner The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award -Best Screenplay
- 2020 Nominee The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award -Best Film
Amman International Film Festival
- 2020 Winner Black Iris Award -Best Feature Arab Narrative
Black Women and Sex
tbc
DFM Participation:
Awards:
DOK Leipzig 2019
- Development Prize for Best Female Director
- Best Female Talent at the Co-Production Market
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Softie
tbc
DFM Participation:
Awards:
International Documentary Association
- 2021 Nominee IDA Award – Best Feature
PGA Awards
- 2021 Nominee PGA Award – Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
Sundance Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema – Documentary
- 2020 Winner Editing Award – World Cinema – Documentary
Bergen International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Checkpoints Award
Durban International Film Festival
- 2020 Winner Best Documentary
Cinema for Peace Awards
- 2021 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award – Cinema for Peace Dove for The Political Film of the Year
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
- 2021 Winner Cinema Eye Honors Award – The Unforgettables
- 2021 Nominee Cinema Eye Honors Award – Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
One World Media Awards
- 2021 Nominee Feature Documentary Award – Best Feature Documentary
African Movie Academy Awards
- 2021 Winner AMAA – Best Documentary
Guanajuato International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Festival Prize – Best International Documentary Feature
El Gouna Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Golden Star – Feature Documentary Competition
- 2020 Winner Silver Star – Feature Documentary Competition
History Film Festival
- 2021 Winner Jury Prize – Best Independent Film
Lift Like A Girl
tbc
DFM Participation:
Awards:
Cairo International Film Festival
- 2020 Winner Bronze Pyramid – Best First or Second work of a Director
- 2020 Winner Youssef Cherif Rizkallah Audience Award
- 2020 Nominee Best Film
- 2020 Nominee Henry Barakat Award – Best Artistic Contribution
Leipzig DOK Festival
- 2020 Winner Golden Dove – Best German Documentary
Sofia International Film Festival
- 2021 Nominee International Documentary Competition – Best Film
Cinema for Peace Awards
- 2021 Nominee Cinema for Peace Award – Cinema for Peace Dove for Women’s Empowerment
THE CRITICS AWARDS FOR ARAB FILMS
- 2021 Winner The Critics Awards for Arab Films Award
The Letter
tbc
DFM Participation:
Awards:
Durban International Film Festival
- 2020 Nominee Best Documentary
Special Note:
- Official Kenyan submission for The Academy Awards 2021
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Murder in Paris The Assassination of Dulcie September
tbc
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Hollywood African Cinema Connection 2024
- Botswana International Film Festival 2023
- Mashakiri African Film Festival 2023
- Mpumalanga International Film Festival 2023
- Lephalale Film Festival 2023
- Germany International Film Festival 2023
- Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival 2022
- African Film Festival New Zealand 2022
- Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou (FICÑC) 2022
- L’Afrique Fait Son Cinéma 2022
- African World Documentary Film Festival 2022
- Calgary Black Film Festival 2022
- FlickFair Film Festival 2022
- New York City Independent Film Festival 2022
- Durban International Film Festival Festival
- Napoleon on Champs Elysees in Paris 2021
- The Garden Route International Film Festival 2021
Awards:
South African Film and Television Awards
- 2022 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Achievement in Cinematography – Feature Documentary
- 2022 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Documentary Feature
- 2022 Nominee SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Achievement in Editing – Feature Documentary
- 2022 Winner SAFTA Golden Horn – Best Achievement in Sound Design – Feature Documentary
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
An endless night
(in development)
Egypt
DFM Participation:
JUMPSTART 2022
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
Red Sea Film Festival (2023) Lodge Project – Arab
DJELIYA, MEMORY OF MANDING
(in development)
Burkina Faso
DFM Participation:
Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
Red Sea Film Festival (2023) – Project Market
Eat Bitter
Central African Republic
DFM Participation:
JUMPSTART 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- DOK Lepzig (2023)
- IDFA (2023) – Docs for Sale
Goodbye Julia
Sudan
DFM Participation:
Pitch and Finance Forum 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
In My Father’s House
(in development)
Morocco
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- DFM MiradasDoc Award Winner 2023 participating at the Docsur Lab
Awards:
- won the Subbabel Award
Kinafo
(in development)
Cameroon
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2022
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Fame Week Africa (2023) – CTIAF Pitch
Kongo is Burning
(in development)
DR Congo
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- IDFA (2023) – IDFA Forum
The Circuit
(in development)
Cameroon
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- MiradasDoc – Afrolatam
Awards:
- Le Parcours (The Circuit) by Arice Siapi won the Sheffield Award
- Afrolatam Lab Award 2024 Institute of Film Research and Training
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
JUMPS
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
tbc
DFM Participation:
Pitch 0
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Un Certain Regard
- Belfast Film Festival 2023
- European Film Festival in SA 2023 – Opening film
- BFI London Film Festival 2023
- Marrakech Film Festival 2023
- Netflix MENA (June 2024)
Awards:
Cannes Film Festival 2023 – Prix de la Liberté (Freedom Award)
Mami Wata
tbc
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- FESPACO 2021 – Red Sea Film Festival Prize (post production)
- FESPACO 2023 – African Premier
- Venice Final Cut Workshop 2019
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – World Premier
- Moving Image NYC – Closing night film
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
- World Cinema – Dramatic – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award
- Cinematography – Lílis Soares
FESPACO 2023
- 2023 Nominee Etalon D’or Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Meilleure Image Fiction Feature Film Competition – Lílis Soares
- 2023 Winner Meilleur Décor Fiction Feature Film Competition – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- 2023 Winner Prix De La Critique Africaine Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (African Critics Award)
- Prix Speciaux (Special Awards) – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
- Munich Film Festival 2023
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Milisuthando
South Africa
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Sunandance Film Festival – World Premiere
- DIFF 2023
- Sheffield Doc fest 2023
- AFS Docs 2023
- FCAT 2023
- Hot Docs 2023
- New directors New Films – MoMA 2023
- Ficci 2023
- True/ False film fest 2023
- IDFA 2023
Awards:
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 – Nominee Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema – Documentary
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2023 – Nominee Golden Gate Award – Best Documentary Feature
- Seattle International Film Festival – 2023 Nominee Documentary Competition Award
- Encounters SA International Doc Film Festival 2023 – Opening Film
- DIFF 2023 – Winner – Best South African Documentary
- IDFA (2024) – Dutch Premiere- Best of Fests
The Mother of All Lies
Morocco, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
DFM Participation:
- HotDocs Fellow 2021
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- MiradasDoc (2023) – International selection of #SurGlobal
- Festival des 3 Continents (2023) – Special screening
- IDFA (2023) – Dutch Premiere- Best of Fests
- Red Sea International Film Festival (2023)
- 26th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (2024)
- TIFF Docs (2024)
- DOK Lepzig (2024)
- Marrakech Film Festival (2023) – Official Competition
- Sundance Film Festival (2024) – Spotlight
- Joburg Film Festival (2024)
Awards:
- Encounters Al Jazeera Awards for Best International Documentary runner up
- Golden Star of the Marrakech International Film Festival
Cannes
- 2023 Winner Un Certain Regard – Best Director
- 2023 Winner Golden Eye
- 2023 Nominee Un Certain Regard Award
Sydney Film Prize 2023
- Best Film
Durban International Film Festival 2023
- Best International Documentary
Special Note:
- The Mother of All Lies’ winner for Best Director at the 39th IDA Documentary Awards.
Moroccoan Submission for the Oscars: Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.
Lobola, A Bride's True Price?
tbc
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Encounters SA International Doc Film Festival 2023
- SABC 1 (Two-part special)
- New York Africa Film Festival
- DIFF 2023
- PAFF 2023
- Bertha House Cape Town 2022 (impact screening)
- AFRIFF 2023
Awards:
- AMAA 2022 – Best Documentary (Nominee)
Beyond the Light Barrier
tbc
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Encounters 2023
- Hilton Arts Festival 2023
- South African Independent Film Festival 2023
Awards:
Encounters SA International Doc Film Festival
- Best South African Film
- Best documentary directed by an African Woman
Whats Eating My Mind
tbc
DFM Participation:
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- AfricDocs.net
- BBC Eye On Africa YouTube
- The Baobab Tree Live Film Event – Kenya (once off)
- The Leo Project – Kenya (once off
Special Note:
Hot Docs Blue Ice funding
Valley of A Thousand Hills
tbc
DFM Participation:
Awards:
Septimius Awards
- 2023 Nominee Septimius Award – Best African Film
- 2023 Nominee CineRebels Award – C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi
Mirror Mirror
South Africa
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2022
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Fame Shorts Film Festival
Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival
- 2023 Nominee Crystal Bear – Generation 14plus – Best Short Film
Special Note:
- Proof of concept for DFM 2022 project Black Burns Fast
Abany' Omama (Some Mothers)
(in development)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
- DFM ACCESS 22/ 23
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Berlinale (2024) – Toolbox
Aisha Can’t Fly Away (Aisha la tastaea al tayran)
(in development)
Egypt
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Venice (2024) – Final Cut Pro
AL BAHS AN MANFAZ I KHOROUG AL SAYED RAMBO (SEEKING HAVEN FOR MR. RAMBO) (2024)
Egypt, Saudi Arabia
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- World Premier Venice 2024 – Orizzonti Extra
CARISSA (2024)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
- JUMPSTART 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- World Premier Venice 2024 – ORIZZONTI COMPETITION
Awards Won:
- Nominee Venice Horizon’s Award
Special Note:
- Winner at Venice Final Cut Pro 2023
Disco Afrika (2024)
Madagascar
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2016
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Berlin International Film Festival 2024 World Premiere| Debut film
- Guanajuato International Film Festival (2024)
- Durban International Film Festival (2024)
Awards:
- 2024 Nominee Crystal Bear
- Generation 14plus – Best Film
- Luck Razanajaona
- 2024 Winner Special Mention AG-
- Kino Gilde Cinema Vision 14Plus
- Luck Razanajaona
Jua Kali (2023)
Kenya
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2024
- Talents Durban 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Fame Shorts Film Festival
Special Note:
- Proof of concept for DFM 2024 project Jua Kali
KAMDEBOO
(in post production)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
- DFM ACCESS 22/ 23
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Encounters (2024) – Rough Cut Lab
Mother City (2024)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2018
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- 26th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (2024) African Premier
- 31st Edition of Sheffield DocFest (2024) International Premier
Special Note:
- Special mention for Editing at Encounters
Our Land, Our Freedom (2023)
Kenya
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2016
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- IDFA (2024) – World Premiere
26th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (2024) - 31st Edition of Sheffield DocFest (2024)
Awards:
- Encounters Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman
- Encounters Al Jazeera Awards for Best International Documentary 3rd place
The Destiny of a Truck Driver (2024)
Burkina Faso
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2019
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- NORGS International Independent Festival – NIIF (2024)
- FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE DE PORTO-NOVO (2024)
- Urusaro International Women Film Festival (2024)
- Cinema of the World International Film Festival (2024)
Awards Won:
- Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2023 in competition for Best International Documentary Film.
- Public Award at the 3rd edition of the Porto-Novo International Documentary Film Festival 2024
TONGO SAA / RISING UP AT NIGHT (2024)
DR Congo
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Berlin International Film Festival 2024 World Premiere| Debut film – Panorama
- Visions du Réel – International Film Festival Nyon, Switzerland (2024)
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary
Festival, North American premiere. - IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
- Seattle International Film Festival
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Guadalajara International Film Festival - STLOUIS’DOCS, Senegal (2024) – International Competition
- Durban International Film Festival (2024)
- Blackstar Film Festival (2024)
Awards:
Visions du Réel – International Film Festival Nyon, Switzerland (2024)
- International Competition Won: Special Jury Award
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
- Winner: TVCine Special Award
- Winner: Feature Film Grand Prize City of Lisbon
Special Note:
- Work-In-Progress 2023 – Souk Selection (Red Sea Film Festival)
You Don't Die Two Times
(in post production)
Algeria
DFM Participation:
- HotDocs Fellow 2023
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- Encounters (2024) – Rough Cut Lab
Awards Won:
- Awarded by Fig Leaf Studios sound services for €5,000 per film goes to You don’t die Two Times
Zinder (2021)
Niger
DFM Participation:
- Pitch and Finance Forum 2018
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
- IDFA (2024)
CARISSA (2024)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
JUMPSTART 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
World Premier Venice 2024 – ORIZZONTI COMPETITION
Awards Won:
Nominee Venice Horizon’s Award
Special Note:
Winner at Venice Final Cut Pro 2023
AL BAHS AN MANFAZ I KHOROUG AL SAYED RAMBO (SEEKING HAVEN FOR MR. RAMBO) (2024)
Egypt, Saudi Arabia
DFM Participation:
Pitch and Finance Forum 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
World Premier Venice 2024 – Orizzonti Extra
CARISSA (2024)
South Africa
DFM Participation:
JUMPSTART 2020
Screening/ Market participation /Lab:
World Premier Venice 2024 – ORIZZONTI COMPETITION
Awards Won:
Nominee Venice Horizon’s Award
Special Note:
Winner at Venice Final Cut Pro 2023
