Deadline: December 5, 2014
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is calling on
the next quarterly submissions of applications for funding in the areas of
training, marketing and distribution support, script development and production
financing.
Deadline date for applications is December 5, 2014. The Foundation
will inform applicants of the outcome of the applications in March, 2015.
All applicants are advised to study carefully the criteria
and submission requirements in all areas for which funding is being sought.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications received after the
deadline will only be considered for the following quarterly meeting of
council.
The following categories will be considered for production
and development funding:
Documentaries
Features
Short films
Television concepts
The following categories will be considered for training
applications:
International Bursaries
Trevor Jones Scholarship
Training Provider funding
The following Marketing and Distribution categories will be
applicable for applications:
Marketing and Distribution, which entails funding for print
and advertising for independent DVD distribution.
Film Festival, which provides financial support to
individuals or organisations to host local film festivals which create a unique
offering for the industry.
All applications must be hand-delivered or posted to the
NFVF at 87 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198. No e-mail submissions
will be accepted.
To download the applications forms, go to http://nfvf.co.za/documents
To view the funding criteria for all the categories, go http://nfvf.co.za/funding
Contact the following people for queries regarding
individual subjects:
Development and production email Neiloe Whitehead on
neiloek@nfvf.co.za or Lesiba Maile on lesibam@nfvf.co.za.
Training or bursaries, email Pretty Mthiyane on prettym@nfvf.co.za.
Marketing and distribution email Lerato Mokopanele on leratom@nfvf.co.za.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is governed by
the National Film and Video Foundation Act 73 of 1997 as amended by Cultural
Laws Amendment Act 36 of 2001. For more information on the foundation, visit http://www.nfvf.co.za