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

Past Projects

Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive

2023 Awards

AWARDSNAME OF AWARD
CASH AWARDS
Red Sea FundRed Sea Film Fund Award
National Film and Video FoundationBest  Fiction grant
Best  Non-fiction grant
Best Overall Pitch grant
TRTTRT Award
IDAIDA Award
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs FundHot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award
The WhickersThe Whickers Bursary Award
PROGRAMME PARTICIPATION
CinemartThe Cinemart Award
DOK.fest MünchenThe DOK.fest München Award
Dok LeipzigThe DOK Leipzig Award
IDFAIDFA Spotlight Award
SorfundThe Sorfund Award
Miradas DocMiradas Doc Award
Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival Special GZDOC Invitation
FIDA DOCThe FIDA DOC Award
Produire au SudProduire au Sud Award
Animation – FagukesiDigital Lab Africa Award
Sheffield Documentary Film FestivalSheffield DocFest Award
JCC Carthage ProJCC Carthage Pro
MENTORSHIP 
OIFOIF – ACP – EU Award
TALENTS DURBAN
DFMIDFM Talents Durban Award

2021 Winners

Application Information

Live Action Applications are now CLOSED.

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