Deadline:
December 12, 2017.
Project submissions for the 2018 Durban
FilmMart (DFM) which takes place during the Durban International Film Festival,
South Africa (19-29 July) open on October 20, 2017.
The Durban FilmMart is a joint project of
Durban Film Office, the eThekwini Municipality’s industry development unit, and the Durban
International Film Festival (DIFF), which strives to support and stimulate the
growth of African film and develop connections between African film makers and
the rest of the world.
“With two recent Durban FilmMart
projects Inxeba (The Wound) (SA) and Train
of Salt and Sugar (Mozambique) having been selected as Best Foreign
Language Films for the next Academy Awards, we are seeing the impact that the
support of projects in development has on the industry on a global level,”
enthuses Toni Monty, Head of the Durban Film Office
The Durban FilmMart, now in its 9th year,
comprises an exciting four day programme of workshops, seminars, and networking
sessions and is attended annually by approximately 600 film-makers,
distributors, broadcasters, agents and other film industry representatives.
Over the years the DFM has supported the
development of over 170 African co-production projects, many of which have been
developed into fully-fledged film products with cinema and festival release.
Ten documentary and ten fiction feature
length film projects will be selected from the submissions, and these projects
will undergo a two-day packaging and mentoring programme followed by two days
of one-on-one meetings with a panel of film financiers, buyers and distributors
from across the globe.
The Durban FilmMart is open to full-length
feature and documentary films projects with Africans in the major creative
roles (writers, directors and producers) that are looking for co-producers,
financiers, sales agents and funders. All film projects submitted are reviewed
by a selection committee for consideration. All projects must have both a
producer and director attached to them, and must be submitted by December 12,
2017.
“As we head into our ninth year, it feels
like the DFM has really matured,” says Toni Monty. “We are seeing more and more
of our alumni projects being completed and doing extremely well on either the
festival or cinema circuits. It is really heartening to see that the effort and
energy put into this programme continues to bear great fruit for the growth of
the industry on the continent. We look forward to seeing some interesting
projects submitted for this edition.”
For more about the Durban FilmMart 2018,
project submission criteria and how to submit your project, visit
www.durbanfilmmart.com
For further enquiries contact: info@durbanfilmmart.com
or call 031 311 4243
Posts
