DURBAN FILMMART 2012 FIRST CALL

Dates for the third edition of Durban FilmMart have been confirmed for July 20 to 23, 2012, during the 33rd Durban International Film Festival which takes place from July 19 to 29.

This partnership project between the Durban Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) provides filmmakers from across Africa with a valued opportunity to pitch projects to financiers, distributors, sales agents and potential co-producers. Over 200 industry professionals attended the successful Durban FilmMart of 2011, participating in meetings, project presentations and a series of master classes and workshops on latest trends in film finance, marketing, distribution and new media technologies.

DFM calls for submissions of both feature-length fiction and documentary projects (including animation). Selected projects will be invited to pitch projects in one-on-one meetings with potential investors within the Finance Forum segment of the programme.

Entry is open to projects in which either producer, director or writer is an African citizen. Proof of African citizenship or birth must be provided through a certified copy of a valid African passport/ birth certificate. It is also open to Africans living in the Diaspora, but who still have African citizenship or have proof of birth in Africa.

The closing date for submissions is February 15, 2012.

For more information on the Durban FilmMart and project submission criteria and processes visit www.durbanfilmmart.com or e-mail: durbanfilmmart@durban.gov.za or durbanfilmmart@gmail.com Other contact details are 031 311 4243 and fax 031 311 4092.