The 37th Durban International Film Festival
(DIFF) has announced the participants of the edition of Talents Durban,
presented in cooperation with the Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the
Berlin International Film Festival. Talents Durban is a five-day development
programme consisting of workshops and seminars for African filmmakers delivered
by film professionals and academics. The Talents, who are selected through a
rigorous application process, will also have the opportunity to attend
screenings and other events at the Festival.
Talents Durban is one of the six Talents International
programmes formed by Berlinale Talents. The other Talents programmes include
Talents Beirut in Lebanon, Talents Buenos Aires in Argentina, Talents Sarajevo
in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Talents Tokyo in Japan and Talents Guadalajara in
Mexico.
20 filmmakers from eight countries across the continent,
including South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Egypt and
Madagascar, will be in attendance.
The selected participants for Durban Talents 2016 are:
Adefoyeke Ajao (Nigeria), Amirah Tadjin (Kenya), Desmond
Denton (South Africa), Flavia Motsisi (South Africa), Hiwot Getaneh (Ethiopia),
Izette Mostert (South Africa), Kennedy Omoro (Kenya), Maragert Wacera (South
Africa), Nathan Rice (South Africa), Peter Seduffia (Ghana), Razanajaona Luck
(Madagascar), Sakhumzi Mati (South Africa), Sameh Morsy (Egypt), Sheetal Magan
(South Africa), Tamara Dawit (Ethiopia), Thea Small (South Africa), Tumelo
Moutlana (South Africa), Wim Steytler (South Africa), Wome Uyeye (Nigeria), and
Yara Pereira (Mozambique).
Presented under the theme Degrees of Separation: Connecting People and Story, Talents Durban
aims to boost the already rising flow of contemporary filmmaking in Africa, and
to encourage filmmakers on the continent to share their stories through the
lens of their own particular culture.
Participants will interact with over 600 delegates from DIFF
and Durban FilmMart, the co-production and finance forum which takes place from
June 17 to 20 during the festival. The talents will also get to be part of
several project-oriented, hands-on skills development programmes. Practical
development programmes within Talents Durban include Story Junction,
masterclasses, and one-on-one mentorships.
Story Junction is a platform showcasing projects linked to
the festival. Participants will present their project at Story Junction to
peers and industry delegates. Delegates will be able to request meetings with
projects that they wish to engage with further.
Like last year, Talents Durban participants will have access
to all industry master classes, panel discussions and festival functions. In
addition, the Talents will be invited to all festival functions as well as
events of the Durban FilmMart.
Each of the Talents Durban participants will receive a
mentor for an intensive programme of one-on-one consultation and project and
strategy development workshops for the entire group. The mentors selected are
experts in their respective fields (e.g. documentary, fiction, drama series,
web, mobile content, TV) that suit the needs of the participant and their
projects.
Talents Durban is supported by the Goethe Institut SA, the
German Embassy in South Africa and the Gauteng Film Commission.
For more information about Talents Durban at the DIFF go
to www.durbanfilmfest.co.za
The Durban International Film Festival takes place from June
16 to 26, 2016. The Festival includes nearly 200 theatrical screenings, as well
as the Wavescape Film Festival and various industry initiatives, including the
9th Talents Durban programme (in cooperation with the Berlin Talent Campus) and
the 7th Durban FilmMart co-production market (in partnership with the Durban
Film Office).
The 37th Durban
International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal, with support from the National Film and Video
Foundation, Durban Film Office, eThekwini Municipality, German Embassy, Goethe
Institut, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture, and a range of other
valued partners.
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