DFM access call for project
What is DFM ACCESS? https://durbanfilmmart.co.za/access/ DFM Access is a 12-week development platform for entry level South African producers. It provides a nurturing framework for participants with existing long-form or episodic independent film projects to hone and...
THE GAUTENG FILM COMMISSION TAKES FILM FESTIVE TO KASI
Johannesburg: This week, the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) kickstarted its #FILMFESTIVE campaign which aims to revive the filming spirit in Gauteng’s peri-urban areas. The campaign is in line with Gauteng Premiere, Panyaza Lesufi’s mandate to take youth development...
Bursaries available for Film Impact Screening Facilitator’s Course (Online)
Ten Bursaries to Develop Skills as Film Impact Screening Facilitators Available for Filmmakers “If committed filmmakers want to reach and influence more people, and counter fake news, impact producing may help get us there.” These are the words of Dr Liani...
HEAR MY SIGN
Hear My Sign Program 2022
Weldun Media’s short-limited series, ‘Four Walls’ receives international stamp of approval with festival selections at NEIFF 2022 and BUEIFF 2023
Four Walls’ Official Series Teaser: Khulu Skenjana, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa & Jeff Jackson are gripping, vulnerable and menacing 26 October 2022 Johannesburg Weldun Media in association with National Film & Video Foundation and Gauteng Film Commission, reveal...
Four Walls
Announced in September, Weldun Media’s Four Walls is a short-limited series, in association with the National Film & Video Foundation and Gauteng Film Commission, that follows a married nurse, Grace Molotsi (Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa). Grace is a woman at her wits end...
DFMI CALL FOR ANIMATION PROJECTS
The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has opened the call for animation projects in development for the 2023 Pitch and Finance Forum. The Durban FilmMart (DFMI) has opened the call for animation projects in development for the 2023 Pitch and Finance Forum, together...
Funding Application
Funding Application Deadline Extended Are you ready to see your big idea come to life and make your dream a reality? Well, we’ve got exciting news for you: we are looking to fund your artistic vision! Submission deadline: 12 October 2022, midnight Don’t sleep on your...
Layla Swart on producing local content
Showmax and Actor Spaces just dropped their fourth masterclass: Layla Swart on producing local content. https://youtu.be/iMd7wsJI210 Layla Swart, with Jahmil XT Qubeka, was responsible for South Africa’s 2020 Oscar entry Knuckle City. The boxing drama was the most...
What is the Gauteng Discover Summit?
A three-day summit in the financial center of the City of Johannesburg, the Gauteng Discover Summit will explore themes of the digitalisation of the audio-visual industry and what the future holds for the filmmakers of South Africa and their global counterparts. The...
Menzi Ngubane ”Ngubs” Documentary launch
''Ngubs’’, the documentary following the life of the late Menzi Ngubane, premiered on the 28th of August 2022 at @numetro Hyde Park. This poignant and lovely depiction of the great man’s life was proudly funded by the GFC, as a tribute to an industry stalwart. The...