Deadline:
January 31, 2020
Project submissions for the 11th Durban
FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading film industry co-production market opened on November
25, 2019, and will close on January 31, 2020.
The 11th DFM is scheduled to take place
from July 17 to 20, 2020, during the 41st Durban International Film Festival
(DIFF) in Durban, South Africa.
A joint programme of the Durban Film Office
(DFO), the eThekwini Municipality’s industry development unit and the DIFF, the
DFM aims to support and stimulate the growth of the African film industry and
develop connections between African filmmakers and the world. The project-in-development section of the DFM
offers opportunities for film-makers to pitch to industry experts with the view
to advancing their ideas closer to production.
The 2020 edition of DFM over four days will
include pitching sessions for projects in development, workshops, panel
discussions and seminars with industry experts and the ever-popular networking
sessions enabling film-makers to connect and re-connect with an array of
significant representatives from the industry both locally and internationally.
“We are very excited about the 11th edition
of the Durban FilmMart,” says Head of the Ethekwini Municipality’s Durban Film
Office Toni Monty. “The importance of the market to film-makers continues to
make an impact. The 10th edition attracted influential individuals and
organisations from across the globe. We also witnessed significant growth in
our delegate numbers, and we able to expand the programme with a number of new
offerings including the important Locations Africa aimed at attracting more
filming on the larger isiPhethu Hub for emerging filmmakers within the DIFF as
well as the Engage @DFM which was a curated think tank of conversations and
panels on the future perspectives of the African film.”
Last year the market drew a record number
of over 1,000 delegates, including film-makers, distributors, broadcasters,
agents, financiers and investors from around the world.
The selection panel will choose up to ten
documentaries and ten fiction feature length film projects from the
submissions. Selected projects will be announced in early May 2020, and will
participate in a programme of mentorship and project packaging before
presenting their projects to potential investors at the Durban FilmMart in July
2020.
Full length feature and documentary film
projects with Africans in the major creative roles (writers, directors and
producers) that are looking for co-producers, financiers, sales agents and
funders, are invited to submit.
For more about the Durban FilmMart 2020,
project submission criteria and how to submit a project, visit www.durbanfilmmart.com.
For further enquires contact info@durbanfilmmart.com
or call 031 311 4243.
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