Presented at the DFM annual market
Jumpstart is an incubator programme presented by the Durban FilmMart Institute in partnership with Produire au Sud, Nantes, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Centre national du cinéma (CNC) to introduce emerging filmmakers to writing and packaging. Focussing on project packaging for the international market, filmmakers are introduced to key techniques and tools for scriptwriting and storytelling processes.
2023 Jumpstart Projects
A Lady Called Sayeda EGYPT
Fiction Feature
Director: Anas Salaheldin
A Lady Called Sayeda EGYPT
Fiction Feature
Producer: Essam Hayder
THUPO [Initiation] BOTSWANA
Fiction Feature
Director: Moreetsi Gabang
THUPO [Initiation] BOTSWANA
Fiction Feature
Producer: Frank Oteng
KENYA
Fiction Feature
Director: Jake Sirma
KENYA
Fiction Feature
Producer: Joan Njeri
Maternal SOUTH AFRICA
Fiction Feature
Producer: Omolemo Nthathe
Maternal SOUTH AFRICA
Fiction Feature
Co-producer: Anna Hlalele Duckworth
Maternal SOUTH AFRICA
Fiction Feature
Writer: Jordan Goldberg
Hotel Hillbrow – South Africa
Fiction Feature
Director: Malusi S Bengu
Hotel Hillbrow – South Africa
Fiction Feature
Producer: Khosie Dali
Past Projects
Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive‘
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