2021 Archive

Durban FilmMart Annual Market

DFM 2021 virtual event programme
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DFM 2021 Project Dossier
Speakers
First NameLast NameCompany NameSession NameSpeaker Category
BayoAdepetunMidvision LimitedDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
AyokunleAdetulaAluko & OyebodeDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateSpeaker
OlubukolaAdeyemiAudio Visual Rights Society of NigeriaOn The Mark: The Method of Actors PaySpeaker
OrisAigbokhaevboloC&B LimitedAfrica in Focus: Representation MattersModerator
OrisAigbokhaevboloC&B LimitedAfrica in Focus: Financing InstrumentsModerator
OrisAigbokhaevboloC&B LimitedAfrica in Focus: Home-grown Online PlatformsModerator
Mykel ParrishAjaerePan-African Film ConsortiumDFM Hangout: Accessing the African FestivalsModerator
DerinAjaoAwoteléEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionModerator
DerinAjaoAwoteléIn Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-ProductionModerator
AytenAminSouadTalents Filmmaker Talks: Showing Your True FaceSpeaker
KarimaAmiratCentre National du Cinéma et de l'Image TunisienCo-Producers Corner: TunisiaSpeaker
EstrellaAraizaGuadalajara International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through TalentsSpeaker
MouniaAramAfrican Creative TalentsAnimation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities)Speaker
MiriamAyooDurban Does Docs: Impact ProducingSpeaker
OusmaneBaundaoneJeune Création FrancophoneAfrica in Focus: Financing InstrumentsSpeaker
MayenzekeBazaAAA EntertainmentContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentSpeaker
LaurenBeukesAuthorSA in Focus: Page To ScreenSpeaker
BeroBeyerNetherlands Film FundNational Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund AnnouncementSpeaker
ThembeBhebheProgrammers of ColourEngage: Report FeedbackSpeaker
AsandaBiyanaDFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa HubModerator
AsandaBiyanaDFM Hangout: South African Film FestivalsModerator
AsandaBiyanaDFM Hangout: Training InstitutionsModerator
LucillaBlankesbergCommunity Media TrustDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesSpeaker
TaraBoireBoomerang filmsCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
RémiBonhommeMarrakech International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Accessing the African FestivalsSpeaker
IyaboBoydBrown Girl Doc MafiaAfrica in Focus: Womxn in FilmSpeaker
KiaBrooksThe GothamDFM Hangout: Meet The FundersSpeaker
VincenzoBugnoWorld Cinema FundAfrica in Focus: Financing InstrumentsSpeaker
EduardoCachuchoTshimologongDFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcementModerator
JulianCarringtonHot DocsDFM Hangout: Meet The Doc FestivalsSpeaker
JennaCato BassFlatlandDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
Tarek BenChaabenLa Cinémathèque TunisienneEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
AzzaChaabouniEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
HarryCherniakPlainspeak PicturesCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
EnricoChiesaOrganisation Internationale de la FrancophonieAfrica in Focus: Financing InstrumentsSpeaker
Abdoul AzizCisséSentooEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
NadineCloeteMa-engerè Film ProductionsAfrican Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut labSpeaker
NickCloeteAnimation South AfricaAnimation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SASpeaker
NickCloeteAnimation South AfricaSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
CarolCoetzeeKwaZulu-Natal Film CommissionCANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries InitiativeSpeaker
ChristopherCooterCanadian High CommissionCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
RaquelCouceiroShowStudioContent Shop New Pathways: New ScreensSpeaker
KimCrowieCallsheet AfricaTalents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film JournalismSpeaker
AtticaDakhilBritish Film InstituteCo-Producers Corner: United KingdomSpeaker
ThandiDavidsIndependent Producers OrganisationSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
SarahDawsonInternational Documentary Festival AmsterdamDFM Hangout: Meet The Doc FestivalsSpeaker
Akuolde MabiorAPO Media UnlimitedDurban Does Docs: Generation AfricaSpeaker
Larade SousaMirdas DocsDFM Conversations: Driven by InspirationModerator
Carlynnde Wall-SmitSouth African Guild of ActorsDFM Hangout: South African Guild of ActorsModerator
Carlynnde Wall-SmitSouth African Guild of ActorsOn The Mark: The Method of Actors PaySpeaker
MeriameDeghediMAD SolutionsEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
NadiaDentonBEYOND NOLLYWOODContent Shop New Pathways: New ScreensModerator
NadiaDentonBEYOND NOLLYWOODContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentModerator
NadiaDentonBEYOND NOLLYWOODContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpModerator
RehadDesaiDocumentary Filmmaker's Association SADurban Does Docs: Supporting DocumentariesSpeaker
JackDevnarianSouth African Guild of ActorsDFM Hangout: South African Guild of ActorsSpeaker
JackDevnarianSouth African Guild of ActorsSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
TiisetsoDladlaUniversity of WitwatersrandDFM Hangout: Training InstitutionsSpeaker
CoréonSemba Comunicação GroupDFM Conversations: Driven by InspirationSpeaker
NinaDubeCanadian High CommissionCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
AyandaDumaBlack Coffee FilmsDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesModerator
IolaEdmayrKEU Underwriting managers (PTY) LTDSA in Focus: Production in the New WorldSpeaker
JihanEl-TahriDox BoxEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
JihanEl-TahriDox BoxDurban Does Docs: Supporting DocumentariesSpeaker
AzzaElhosseinyLuxor International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Accessing the African FestivalsSpeaker
AntoinetteEngelBlack Women Disrupt The WebDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaSpeaker
AntoinetteEngelBlack Women Disrupt The WebAfrica in Focus: Womxn in FilmSpeaker
DeanEngelaDark Wing AerialsLocations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemicSpeaker
MalebakengForereUniversity of WitwatersrandOn The Mark: The Method of Actors PaySpeaker
TiaanFrankenChocolate TribeLocations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemicSpeaker
QuintonFredericksSpier FilmsDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateSpeaker
QuintonFredericksSpier FilmsLocations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemicSpeaker
WanjeriGakuruTalents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film JournalismSpeaker
YanisGayeDOXANDEMDurban Does Docs: Generation AfricaSpeaker
Isaac GodfreyGeoffrey NabwanaWakaliwoodTalents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema CommunitySpeaker
SivuGibaSivuBuhle MediaDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaModerator
Per EirikGilsvikSørfond - Norwegian South Film FundDFM Hangout: Meet The FundersSpeaker
MaryGlasserCape Town International Animation FestivalAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsModerator
MaryGlasserCape Town International Animation FestivalAnimation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SAModerator
MaryGlasserCape Town International Animation FestivalAnimation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities)Moderator
XeniaGlenMisfits EntertainmentCo-Producers Corner: United KingdomSpeaker
RussellGrantThe Bioscope Independent CinemaSA in Focus: State of SA CinemasSpeaker
JohnGutierrezAmiga PicturesTalents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of TimesSpeaker
OdwaGwanyaBlood and WaterOn The Mark: Working with Child ActorsSpeaker
MitchellHarperCtrl. Alt. ShiftEngage: Report FeedbackSpeaker
MahadHashiSomali ReactsTalents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema CommunitySpeaker
SarahHassanAlfajiri Productions LimitedCo-Producers Corner: KenyaSpeaker
KatarinaHedrenDFM Conversations: Something NecessaryModerator
KatarinaHedrenDFM Conversations: Creating the Path Disrupting the Status QuoModerator
KatarinaHedrenDFM Conversations: Changing the Game Levelling The FieldSpeaker
TheresaHillSTEPSDurban Does Docs: Spreading the DocsSpeaker
StephenHollisAdams & AdamsDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateSpeaker
GavinHumphriesNownessContent Shop New Pathways: New ScreensSpeaker
AromeIbrahimExperis ImmersiveDFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcementSpeaker
BiancaIsaacsFigjam EntertainmentDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesSpeaker
ShuresseJacobsCanadian High CommissionCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
DeidreJantjiesNa Aap ProductionsAnimation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SASpeaker
VikramJoglekarDolby LaboratoriesDolby: Immersive Productions in Africa for AfricaSpeaker
ShantJoshiFae PicturesCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
BradleyJoshuaGambit FilmsWesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locationsSpeaker
LynetteKaminethFilm and Publications BoardFPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulatorModerator
JesseKang'etheHeva FundAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsSpeaker
MmbathoKauRaindrop MediaDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesSpeaker
PeterKawaSpearhead Media ENTCo-Producers Corner: KenyaSpeaker
TigistKebedeHabesha ViewAfrica in Focus: Home-grown Online PlatformsSpeaker
PankajKediaDolby LabratoriesDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
MakhosazanaKhanyileNational Film and Video FoundationNational Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund AnnouncementSpeaker
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationNational Film and Video Foundation - Netherlands Film Fund AnnouncementModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationCo-Producers Corner: TunisiaModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationCo-Producers Corner: CanadaModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationCo-Producers Corner: United KingdomModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationCo-Producers Corner: New ZealandModerator
TerrenceKhumaloNational Film and Video FoundationCo-Producers Corner: KenyaModerator
ThembaKhumaloSouth African TourismWesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locationsSpeaker
GodisamangKhunouMogale PicturesDFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcementSpeaker
JudyKibingeCreative Economy Working GroupDFM Conversations: Something NecessarySpeaker
WilfredKimuiAfrican Digital Media GroupAfrica in Focus: Home-grown Online PlatformsSpeaker
BokangKoatjaTshimologong PrecinctDFM Hangout: DLA #5 Animation and XR category winners announcementModerator
BokangKoatjaTshimologong PrecinctAnimation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SASpeaker
JimKolmarSouth by Southwest Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet The Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
HelenKuunIndigenous Film DistributionContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentSpeaker
MarieLaurentine BayalaSudu ConnexionDurban Does Docs: Spreading the DocsSpeaker
KaraboLedigaDFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African NarrativeSpeaker
PulengLephoiFilm and Publications BoardFPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulatorSpeaker
YanickLétourneauPeriphériaCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
NadjaLischewskiDeutsche Welle AkademieDFM Hangout: Meet The FundersSpeaker
FabianLojedeDFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African NarrativeSpeaker
ClareLouisKatanimate StudiosAnimation @ DFM: Building a Community for Animators in SASpeaker
NolulamaLulu MaquthuOn The Mark: Working with Child ActorsModerator
NolulamaLulu MaquthuOn The Mark: The Method of Actors PayModerator
KabeloMaakaCabblow StudiosAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsSpeaker
ElaineMaaneSTEPSDurban Does Docs: Impact ProducingSpeaker
LianiMaasdorpUniversity of Cape TownDFM Hangout: Training InstitutionsSpeaker
ZiyandaMacingwaneKwaZulu-Natal Film CommissionKwaZulu-Natal Film Commission: Made For TV - A KZN Film Success CaseSpeaker
ChristopherMackGrow Creative NetflixOpening the Doors: How to Pitch to NetflixSpeaker
LeboneMaemaIndependent Black Filmmakers CollectiveDFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African NarrativeSpeaker
OupaMakhalemeleFilm and Publications BoardFPB: South Africans have spoken - The Film and Publication Board is a trusted content regulatorSpeaker
UnathiMalungaCreative CodeSA in Focus: Page To ScreenSpeaker
Michael S.MapongaAfrolandTVAfrica in Focus: Home-grown Online PlatformsSpeaker
MatiasMarianiShine Your EyesTalents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of TimesSpeaker
MphoMaringaIDCIDC: The IDC Approach to FundingModerator
StevenMarkowitzAfrican Screen NetworkDurban Does Docs: Spreading the DocsSpeaker
DavidMasansoCrossroads Digital Multimedia LtdAnimation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities)Speaker
YayaMavundlaBECOMINGAfrica in Focus: Representation MattersSpeaker
GiadaMazzoleniPAGURO FILMCo-Producers Corner: United KingdomSpeaker
MukuiMbindyoAfrican Digital Media GroupAnimation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities)Speaker
MukuiMbindyoAfrican Digital Media GroupAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsSpeaker
CatherineMeyburghBreathe FilmsAfrican Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut labSpeaker
PhumlaMfekaMfeka AttorneysDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateModerator
MenziMhlongoDurban FilmMart InstituteDFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through TalentsSpeaker
BrettMichael InnesNostalgia ProductionsSA in Focus: Page To ScreenSpeaker
LisaMiniWesgroWesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locationsSpeaker
BeverleyMitchellTRACE StudiosIn Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-ProductionSpeaker
ToniMontyAM Afrika FilmContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentSpeaker
SubeshiniMoodleyNelson Mandela UniversityDFM Hangout: Training InstitutionsSpeaker
ABMoosaAvalon GroupSA in Focus: State of SA CinemasSpeaker
JackieMotsepeKwaZulu-Natal Film CommissionSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
BertrandMoullierInternational Federation of Film Producers AssociationsDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateSpeaker
MaijangMpherwaneIDCIDC: The IDC Approach to FundingSpeaker
ZaneleMthembuSWIFTAfrica in Focus: Womxn in FilmSpeaker
AzaniaMuendaneLocations AfricaLocations Africa: Innovation in Location Shooting - Lessons learned through the pandemicModerator
NjokiMuhohoZebra ProductionsContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpSpeaker
Ng'endoMukiiNg'endo StudiosAnimation @ DFM: Animation on the continent (Connecting International Opportunities)Speaker
TinyMungweSTEPSEngage: Report FeedbackSpeaker
TinyMungweSTEPSDurban Does Docs: Generation AfricaSpeaker
TinyMungweSTEPSOpening the Doors: How to Pitch to NetflixModerator
TinyMungweLocarno Film FestivalDFM Hangout: Meet The Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
PeterMurimiI Am SamuelAfrica in Focus: Representation MattersSpeaker
BenMurray-BruceSilverbird GroupCANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries InitiativeSpeaker
Nicholas MuneneMutumaGiraffe Africa Production LtdCo-Producers Corner: KenyaSpeaker
JaneNambasaUganda Federation of Movie IndustryOn The Mark: The Method of Actors PaySpeaker
YolandaNcokotwanaNational Film and Video FoundationEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
YolandaNcokotwanaNational Film and Video FoundationAfrican Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut labModerator
IbeeNdawSudu ConnexionContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentSpeaker
SimphiweNgcoboDocumentary Filmmaker's Association SASA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
Lyse IshimweNsengiyumvaInternational Film Festival RotterdamnDFM Hangout: Meet The Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
BusisiweNtintiliThe Ntintili FactoryDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesSpeaker
BrigidO'SheaDocumentary Association of EuropeDFM Hangout: Meet Documentary Association of EuropeModerator
FemiOdugbemiMultichoice Talents FactoryDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
WilfredOkicheTalents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film JournalismSpeaker
WilfredOkicheDurban Does Docs: Supporting DocumentariesModerator
LesediOluko MocheOlu & LimeSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustryModerator
LesediOluko MocheOlu & LimeSA in Focus: State of SA CinemasModerator
LesediOluko MocheOlu & LimeSA in Focus: Production in the New WorldModerator
LesediOluko MocheOlu & LimeSA in Focus: Page To ScreenModerator
LesediOluko MocheOlu & LimeSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustryModerator
WaelOmarMiddlewest FilmsEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
MarouanOmaraRegional Conference for Arab Independent CinemaAfrican Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut labSpeaker
MarcoOrsiniIEFTADFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa HubSpeaker
MarcoOrsiniIEFTAContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpSpeaker
EdimaOtuokonLadima FoundationAfrica in Focus: Womxn in FilmSpeaker
EdimaOtuokonCANEX teamCANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries InitiativeSpeaker
BenjaminOvermeyerGambit FilmsOn The Mark: Working with Child ActorsSpeaker
TimothyOwaseKenya Film Commission.Co-Producers Corner: KenyaSpeaker
ChrisPayneNew Zealand Film CommissionCo-Producers Corner: New ZealandSpeaker
ColinPayneTriggerfish AcademyAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsSpeaker
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaDFM Hangout: Meet The FundersModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaDFM Hangout: Meet The Festival ProgrammersModerator
BobPerfectAlmost Perfect MediaDFM Hangout: Meet The Doc FestivalsModerator
WilliamPeschekJETS InitiativeDFM Hangout: Meet The FundersSpeaker
WilliamPeschekJETS InitiativeContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpSpeaker
AthiPetelaTrappedAfrica in Focus: Representation MattersSpeaker
NthabelengPhoraGauteng Film CommissionSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
BridgetPickeringBUMP FilmsDFM Hangout: SWIFT - Looking at Women's Participation in Front and Behind the ScenesSpeaker
BridgetPickeringBUMP FilmsCo-Producers Corner: United KingdomSpeaker
MaganthriePillayDFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African NarrativeModerator
MphoRamathuthuTshanduko MultimediaSA in Focus: Production in the New WorldSpeaker
SimonRatcliffeSound and MotionDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
EliasRibieroRealness InstituteContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpSpeaker
RudiRiekFilm Industry Visa AssistanceWesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locationsSpeaker
MonicaRorvikWesgroMy Octopus Teacher: Storytelling & Science - Celebrating the journey to award winning documentaryModerator
MonicaRorvikWesgroWesgro Film and Media Promotion: Driving investment in film and tourism through export and locationsModerator
MonicaRorvikWesgroSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
Athi-PatraRugaThe Lunar SongbookAfrica in Focus: Representation MattersSpeaker
MohamedSäid OumaDOC-ADurban Does Docs: Supporting DocumentariesSpeaker
EnverSamuelsEMS ProductionsDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaSpeaker
Alex MoussaSawadogoFESPACODFM Hangout: Accessing the African FestivalsSpeaker
NickyScheepersSterKinekor TheatresSA in Focus: State of SA CinemasSpeaker
MarionSchmidtDocumentary Association of EuropeDFM Hangout: Meet Documentary Association of EuropeSpeaker
QuintonSchmidtDolby LaboratoriesDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesModerator
ShameelaSeedatUndercurrent Film and Television ccDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaSpeaker
TumeloSelamolelaDigital Canvas AcademyAnimation @ DFM: Sketching African Animation Development PlatformsSpeaker
BongiweSelaneBlingola ProductionTalents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of TimesSpeaker
KhalidShamisTuba FIlmsDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaSpeaker
KhalidShamisTuba FIlmsAfrican Perspectives: Doc Rough Cut labSpeaker
BradleySilverNetflixDFM Hangout: IPO - The Great Copyright DebateSpeaker
SanjeevSinghVideovision EntertainmentContent Shop New Pathways: Sales and Acquisitions on The ContinentSpeaker
BonieSithebeDurban Motion PicturesTalents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema CommunitySpeaker
PhumezaSkotiEastern Cape Provincial Arts & Culture CouncilSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
SamSokoLBx AfricaDFM Hangout: Documentary Filmmakers Association of South AfricaSpeaker
SamSokoLBx AfricaDurban Does Docs: Generation AfricaSpeaker
DeShaunaSpencerKweli TVAfrica in Focus: Home-grown Online PlatformsSpeaker
BettySulty-JohnsonTRACE StudiosIn Conversation with TRACE Studios: The Importance of Distribution and Co-ProductionSpeaker
LaylaSwartYellow Bone EntertainmentSA in Focus: Production in the New WorldSpeaker
EffieT BrownGamechanger FilmsDFM Conversations: Changing the Game Levelling The FieldSpeaker
LornaTeePaperheartDFM Hangout: Meet The Festival ProgrammersSpeaker
ChiomaUdeAFRIFFDFM Hangout: Accessing the African FestivalsSpeaker
LaraUtian-PrestonLadima FoundationContent Shop New Pathways: Ground UpSpeaker
LaraUtian-PrestonCANEX Team Red FlagCANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries InitiativeModerator
Augustine ChukwuemekaUzohTrade and Corporate Credit Intra-African Trade Initiative (IATI) AfreximbankCANEX: An Afreximbank Creative Industries InitiativeSpeaker
Augustine ChukwuemekaUzohTrade and Corporate Credit Intra-African Trade Initiative (IATI) AfreximbankAfrica in Focus: Financing InstrumentsSpeaker
DylanValleyUniversity of Cape TownDurban Does Docs: Spreading the DocsModerator
DylanValleyUniversity of Cape TownDurban Does Docs: Impact ProducingModerator
DylanValleyUniversity of Cape TownDurban Does Docs: Generation AfricaModerator
Taschavan der WesthuizenLicorne Productions Pty LtdOn The Mark: Working with Child ActorsSpeaker
FrancoisVersterUcurrentEngage: Durban FilmMart - Cairo Film ConnectionSpeaker
ShannonWalshCo-Producers Corner: CanadaSpeaker
PatrickWaltonGarden Route International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: South African Film FestivalsSpeaker
FatimataWaneFrance 24Talents Filmmaker Talks: Bread on the Table - Income Streams for Film JournalismModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24Talents Filmmaker Talks: Home-grown Cinema CommunityModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24Talents Filmmaker Talks: Showing Your True FaceModerator
FatimataWaneFrance 24Talents Filmmaker Talks: Making the Best of TimesModerator
EmilyWanjaGood PitchDurban Does Docs: Impact ProducingSpeaker
SinaWeberDOK.fest MünchenDFM Hangout: Meet The Doc FestivalsSpeaker
FlorianWeghornBerlinale TalentsDFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through TalentsModerator
CatiWeinekWriters Guild of South AfricaSA in Focus: Page To ScreenSpeaker
CatiWeinekWriters Guild of South AfricaSA in Focus: State of the South African Audiovisual IndustrySpeaker
DorotheeWennerBerlinaleDFM Hangout: Connecting across the World Through TalentsSpeaker
RichardWestSound and MotionDolby: Pioneering African Stories through Immersive TechnologiesSpeaker
NeiloeWhiteheadBlack Seed Film HubSA in Focus: Page To ScreenSpeaker
WeaamWilliamsTribal Alchemy ProductionsDFM Hangout: Independent Black Filmmakers Collective - Towards an Unprescriptive African NarrativeSpeaker
SydelleWillow SmithSunshine CinemaDFM Hangout: Training InstitutionsSpeaker
JanaWolffBerlinale - European Film MarketDFM Hangout: IEFTA Spotlighting the EFM - Africa HubSpeaker
ChipoZhouDurban International Film FestivalDFM Hangout: South African Film FestivalsSpeaker
SenzoZindelaUgu Film FestivalDFM Hangout: South African Film FestivalsSpeaker
MandisaZithaEncounters South African International Documentary FestivalDFM Hangout: South African Film FestivalsSpeaker
MandisaZithaEncounters South African International Documentary FestivalAfrica in Focus: Womxn in FilmModerator

Content Shop 2021 Project Selection

Feature Fiction Selection
Feature Fiction
The Ground Under - South Africa
TOKOLOSHE THE CALLING - South Africa
WITHERED - Nigeria
Sons of the Sea - South Africa
MARIA KRISTU; The Buumba story. - Zambia
The Road Less Cycled - South Africa
TALIYA - Kenya
November Tear - Uganda
BENDSKINS - Cameroon
Why U Hate - Kenya
THE YEAR OF OUR LORD - Malawi
Kigoma – Tanzania
Feature Documentary Selection
Feature Documentary
The Harvest - South Africa
Princesse Europe - Algeria
#GA3 CHRONOLOGIE D UNE REVOLUTION - Algeria
From Patrice to Lumumba - Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
El Ghriba's Jews - Tunisia
Defying Ashes - Kenya
Ties that Bind - Botswana
Short Fiction Selection
Short Fiction
Asiye Emasimini (Let's go Farming) - South Africa
Vice Virtue: GRATITUDE - United Kingdom
Beauty in the Dark - South Africa
Day 44 - Zimbabwe
Entangled - South Africa
SUB ZERO - South Africa
Red like Hell : the red ghost - Benin
Play - Nigeria
S.O.S - Togo
Shake - South Africa
ATUNMARILAKA - Nigeria
The Volcano's Last Wish - Cape Verde
A REAL LAKE WITHIN A DREAM - United Kingdom
Short Documentary Selection
No. Project Caterogy Original Title Producer First Name Producer Last Name Director First Name Director Last Name Country of Production
1 Fiction Feature A DREAM TO DIE FOR Laurene Manaa Abdallah David Masterwille Ghana
David A. Masterwille
Carol Mayes
2 Fiction Feature BLACKASS Chioma Onyenwe Tolulope Ajayi Nigeria
Kunle Popoola (writer)
3 Fiction Feature AN ENDLESS NIGHT! Mohamed Kateb Mohamed Kassaby Egypt
4 Fiction Feature THE PATH OF RUGANZU PART 1 Samretta Grant Zachariah Lloyd Sesay Sierra Leone
5 Fiction Feature We Faith Koli Sihle Hlophe South Africa

Durban FilmMart Institute Year Round Programme

DFM Access 2021 Project Selection

Fiction Selection
Project Selection
Becoming passionate – Producer: Tenjiwe Pswarayi, Director: Chiziwiso Pswarayi
Cancelled – Producer and Director: Lungile Mayindi
Grade 10D – Producer: Shumelani Mapholi, Siphumelele Nene
IBUYA – Producer: Happiness Mpase, Director: Gugu Kunene
Professional Mourners – Producer: Sihle Ndaba, Director: Amanda Lane, Anthony Oseyemi
Sweetheart – Producer and Director: Thabiso Xolo
The Story of a Thorn – Producer: Sinomtha Nduna, Director: Mzimasi Ndzombane
Documentary Selection
Project Selection
Bayede! The Untold Gems of King Dingiswayo– Producers: Linda E.T Gumede, Andile Xaba, Director: Lwazi Duma
My Plastic Hair – Producer: Mamokuena Makhema, Director: Yolanda Keabetswe Mogatusi
THE NEW AFRIKANS – Producers: Glenn Masokoane and Yolanda Ndhlovu, Director: Glenn Ujebe Masokoane
THE UNCHOSEN WORLD – Producer: Danile Annah Mohlamme, Director: Linda Keiser
We Are Only Ever Passing Through – Producer and Director: Mandy Mbekeni
Windward – Producers: Lusanda Mangqangwana, Lindiwe Mnisi, Katie Taylor, Director: Marie Midcalf
Episodic Selection
Project Selection
In Tongues – Producer: Lerato Sokhulu, Director: Muneera Sallies
Keng daai deng? – Producer: Samkelisiwe Nkabinde, Director: Mlingane Dube
Pretty Hustle - Producer and Director: Zoe Ramushu
The Oath – Producer: Joe Spirit, Simphiwe Ngcobo, Director: Zuko Nodada
The Psycho – Producer: Buyani Gumede, Director: Sihle Mzobe
Three Sisters – Producer and Director: Tshego Monaisa
TWELVE - Producer and Director: Liese Kuhn
The Story of a Thorn – Producer: Sinomtha Nduna, Director: Mzimasi Ndzombane
Wisdom Cries Out From The Streets – Producer and Director: Siyasanga Mbikwana
Zulu Dynasty – Producer: Llewellyn James Rice, Adze Ugah, Director: Llewellyn James Rice
The DFM Access 2021 was supported by the National Film and Video Foundation PESP funding.

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