Deadline:
Normal registration - July 13, 2018.
(“How
to Steal a Country” director and producer, Rehad Desai)
A total of 16 fiction feature films and
documentaries projects from Africa have been selected to pitch at this year’s Durban
FilmMart (DFM), which takes place from July 20 to 23, 2018, during the 39th
Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) (July 19 to 29).
A joint programme of the eThekwini
Municipality’s film industry development unit, the Durban Film Office (DFO) and
the DIFF, the Durban FilmMart aims to showcase and increase awareness of
African cinema through stimulating film production on the continent by
encouraging collaborations amongst African filmmakers.
“We are thrilled to announce the 2018 DFM
Official Project selection,” says Toni Monty, Head of the Durban Film Office.
“These 16 projects were carefully picked from over 130 applications and will
join the DFM team in Durban to partake in a two-day preparatory workshop,
followed by two days of public pitching, round tables, and individual meetings,
where they will face industry professionals (Broadcasters, funds, festivals and
distribution and production company representatives) to negotiate support for
their projects.”
The eight documentaries and eight feature
fictions this year have been selected from Egypt, Zimbabwe, Tunisia,
Mozambique, Cape Verde, Libya, Niger and South Africa representing a dynamic
range of work-in-progress and collaborations between the various countries and
nationalities.
“This year’s selection profiles an eclectic
mix of stories from across Africa, bringing some new talents to the Durban
FilmMart that we are excited to present to attending industry professionals,”
says Monty. “We would like to congratulate all the selected projects on their
success and thank all directors and producers who took the time to apply with
their projects.”
Durban FilmMart 2018 Official Project
Selection
Fiction
Blood
& Honey, (Egypt) - Producer: Mohamed Siam,
Guillaume de Seille, Director: Mohamed Siam
Insila
kashaka, (South Africa) - Producer: Sibongile Nene,
Director: Brian Khawula, Sibongile Nene, Country
Nyanga / The Horn, (Zimbabwe) - Producer:
Sue-Ellen Chitunya, Brett Michael Innes, Director: Brett Michael Innes
Snake, (South Africa) - Producer: Paul Egan, Stanford Gibson and Mustapha
Hendricks, Director: Meg Rickards
Streams, (Tunisia) - Producer: Moufida Fedhila, Director: Mehdi Hmili
Of
Virtue, (South Africa) - Producer: David Horler,
Director: Imran Hamdulay
The Plunderer, (Nigeria) Producer:
Ikechukwu Omenaihe Director: Didi Cheeka
Porta-Retrato, (Mozambique) - Producer:
Aldino Languana, Osvaldo Lupini Bambamba, Director: Orlando Mabasso Jr.
Documentaries
At
Dawn, (Nigeria) - Producer / Director: Adeyemi
Michael
Cheese
Girl, (South Africa) - Producer: Batana Vundla, Marion Isaacs,
Director: Milisuthando Bongela
Fitrah:
To Be as God Created You, (South Africa) -
Producer: Kelly Scott, Director: Richard Finn Gregory
How
to Steal a Country (And win it back.), (South
Africa) - Producer: Zivia Desai, Rehad Desai, Director: Mark Kaplan, Rehad
Desai
The Master's
Plan, (Cape
Verde) - Producer: Hanne Phlypo,
Director: Yuri Ceuninck
Mother
City, (South Africa) - Producer: Pearlie Joubert,
Miki Redelinguys, Director: Pearlie Joubert, Miki Redelinguys
Searching
for Kikhia, (Libya) - Producer: Desert Power /
Christina Carvalho, Director: Jihan Kikhia
Zinder,
The Seeds of Violence, (Niger) - Producer: Clara
Vuillermoz, Ousmane Samassekou, Director: Aicha Macky
Over and above the finance forum for these
projects the DFM offers a robust programme of masterclasses, seminars,
workshops, labs and networking opportunities for filmmakers to share knowledge
and benchmark themselves and their work within a global and continental
context.
Early bird discount for registration is
open until June 4, 2018, and includes four days’ access to the DFM Industry
Programme, access to DFM producers lounge and DFM networking events, 10 tickets
to Durban International Film Festival screenings and company information
published in the industry manual. Normal registration closes on July 13, 2018.
For more information on the Durban FilmMart
and to register as a delegate visit www.durbanfilmmart.com
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