Flatland, a 2012 selected Durban FilmMart (DFM) Project, produced by David
Horler of Proper Film, and directed by Jenna Cato Bass has been chosen to take
part in Paris Project, the coproduction and financing forum of the Paris Cinema
International Film Festival.
Flatland was the recipient of a number of awards at last year’s DFM where it
received a €5000 grant for development as WorldView’s Most Promising Feature,
was selected for Rotterdam Lab in February, and won the EAVE prize enabling the
producer to attend the European Producers Workshop in March this year.
The DFM, is a joint programme of the Durban
Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), and has as
one of its core objectives to act as a valuable feeder platform to bring
African projects to other recognized international co-production markets.
The DFM has recently entered into a
strategic partnership with Paris Project, which looks at co-production
potential for carefully selected worldwide feature projects destined for French
and European coproduction. This year, a 2012 DFM project was selected, and
going forward a project will be selected from the 2013 DFM to go to Paris
Project in 2014.
Both the director and the producer of
Flatland have been awarded a complimentary return air ticket and four nights’
accommodation to participate in the market, which takes place from June 30 to
July 3, to enable them to increase their networks and meet international
partners.
In addition to personalized meetings with
industry professionals, Paris Project offers a series of specialized events
like seminars and workshops. In 2012, 350 professionals from 140 companies
attended Paris Project, with more than 500 meetings scheduled.
The 4th Durban FilmMart will take place
from July 19 to 22 during the 34th edition of the Durban International Film
Festival (July 18 to 28) and will present an official selection of about 10
fiction projects and 10 documentary projects.
For more information on the Durban FilmMart
visit www.durbanfilmmart.com.
Entries to this year’s DFM are now closed. For further enquires contact info@durbanfilmmart.com
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