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 2024 - Official Projects
Animation
Jay Fly
Producer: Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt
Jay Fly
Director: Tiaan Franken
Monster Nanny
Producer: Kaya Kuhn
Monster Nanny
Director: Tafadzwa Hove
Oarona
Co-producer and Director: Thandiwe Mlauli
Oarona
Co-producer: AJ Pitre
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
Producer: Ahmad Abdelhameed
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
Co-director: Ahmad Thabit
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
Co-director: Mahmoud Hemeda
The Legend of Hyena Man
Producer: Mathew Valerian
The Legend of Hyena Man
Co-director: Elshadye Berhanu
The Legend of Hyena Man
Co-director: Joshua Faber
The Legends of Bulan
Producer: Ferdinand Adimefe
The Legends of Bulan
Director: Azubuike Joseph Duru
Uli & Tata's African Nursery Rhymes
Producer: Sarah Mallia
Uli & Tata's African Nursery Rhymes
Director: Chief Nyamweya
Unseen
Co-producer: Annemarie du Plessis
Unseen
Co-producer and co-writer: Devon Delmar
Unseen
Co-producer and co-writer: Jason Jacobs
2023 Awards
AWARDS | NAME OF AWARD |
CASH AWARDS | |
Red Sea Fund | Red Sea Film Fund Award |
National Film and Video Foundation | Best Fiction grant Best Non-fiction grant Best Overall Pitch grant |
TRT | TRT Award |
IDA | IDA Award |
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund | Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award |
The Whickers | The Whickers Bursary Award |
PROGRAMME PARTICIPATION | |
Cinemart | The Cinemart Award |
DOK.fest München | The DOK.fest München Award |
Dok Leipzig | The DOK Leipzig Award |
IDFA | IDFA Spotlight Award |
Sorfund | The Sorfund Award |
Miradas Doc | Miradas Doc Award |
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival | Special GZDOC Invitation |
FIDA DOC | The FIDA DOC Award |
Produire au Sud | Produire au Sud Award |
Animation – Fagukesi | Digital Lab Africa Award |
Sheffield Documentary Film Festival | Sheffield DocFest Award |
JCC Carthage Pro | JCC Carthage Pro |
MENTORSHIP | |
OIF | OIF – ACP – EU Award |
TALENTS DURBAN | |
DFMI | DFM Talents Durban Award |
2021 Winners
Application Information
Live Action Applications are now CLOSED.
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