Project submissions for the 11th Durban FilmMart
(DFM), Africa’s leading film industry co-production market is now open and
close on 31 January 2020.
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| A Durban FilmMart Workshop |
A joint programme of the Durban Film Office (DFO), the eThekwini
Municipality’s industry development unit and the DIFF, the DFM aims to support
and stimulate the growth of the African film industry and develop connections
between African filmmakers and the world. The project-in-development section of
the DFM offers opportunities for film-makers to pitch to industry experts with
the view to advancing their ideas closer to production.
The 2020 edition of DFM over four days will include pitching sessions
for projects in development, workshops, panel discussions and seminars with
industry experts and the ever-popular networking sessions enabling film-makers
to connect and re-connect with an array of significant representatives from the
industry both locally and internationally.
“We are very excited about the 11th edition of the
Durban FilmMart,” says Head of the Ethekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office
Toni Monty. “The importance of the market to film-makers continues to make an
impact. The 10th edition attracted influential individuals and organisations
from across the globe. We also witnessed significant growth in our delegate
numbers, and we able to expand the programme with a number of new offerings
including the important Locations Africa aimed at attracting more filming on
the continent, a larger isiPhethu Hub for emerging filmmakers within the DIFF
as well as the Engage
@DFM which was a curated think tank of conversations and panels on the
future perspectives of the African film.”
Last year the market drew a record number of over 1000 delegates,
including film-makers, distributors, broadcasters, agents, financiers and
investors from around the world.
The selection panel will choose up to ten documentaries and ten
fiction feature length film projects from the submissions. Selected projects
will be announced in early May 2020, and will participate in a programme of
mentorship and project packaging before presenting their projects to potential
investors at the Durban FilmMart in July 2020.
Full length feature and documentary film projects with Africans in the
major creative roles (writers, directors and producers) that are looking for
co-producers, financiers, sales agents and funders, are invited to submit.
For more about the Durban FilmMart 2020, project submission criteria
and how to submit a project, visit www.durbanfilmmart.com.
For further enquires contact: info@durbanfilmmart.com
or call +27 31 311 4243.
Deadline to submit: 31 January 2020
This edition by Fred Felton | Twitter @fredfelton
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