The projects of Durban FilmMart 2011-2012
participants Nadine Salib, Mayenzeke Baza, Riaan Hendricks and Eddie Edwards were
among the eight winning projects selected to receive grants in the second round
of the Hot Docs Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund which is coordinated by the Hot
Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Three categories of funding
were granted to the following DFM Projects:
-
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund Development Grant
awarded to Mother of the Unborn (Egypt),
director Nadine Salib and co-producers Hala Lotfi and Fawzi Saleh.
-
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Production Grant awarded
to Ndiyindoda/ I am a Man (South
Africa), director and producer Mayenzeke Baza.
-
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Completion Grant awarded
to two DFM Projects; The Devil’s Lair
(South Africa) directed by Riaan Hendricks, and produced by Neil Brandt and
Rollaball (South Africa) a DFM 2011 project participant, directed by Eddie
Edwards and produced by Steven Markovitz.
The fund will also provide grantees with
travel, accommodation and accreditation support to attend the Hot Docs Canadian
International Documentary Festival and Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Filmmakers Lab.
Established by Toronto-based Blue Ice Film,
the Fund was launched in 2011 as a grant programme providing financial support
to African documentary filmmakers for either development or production. In
addition to financing, the initiative also offers valuable resources to support
production and professional development, and offers filmmakers opportunities to
access the international documentary community.
Durban Film Office’s Toni Monty said “This
is testament that Africa is endowed with a wealth of artistic talent and has
stories to be told in film which are exclusive, unique and has cultural
diversity. The DFM is the right platform for artists to network, for them to
meet new potential sponsors to raise money for films and documentaries”.
DFM is fast becoming one of the most
important meeting places on the African continent for African Filmmakers to
connect with the global markets and is set to take place in Durban from July 19
to 22, alongside the 34th edition of the Durban International Film Festival (July
18 to 28). The DFM is an annual co-production and finance market, a joint
programme of the Durban Film Office and the Durban International Film Festival
with principle funding from the City of Durban.
For more information on the Durban FilmMart
visit www.durbanfilmmart.com
Posts
