The 15th edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) has wrapped
up, concluding with the presentation of the 2024 DFM Awards on Monday July 22.
The premier film industry event in Africa, DFM 2024, took place from July 19 to 22 in Durban, under the theme African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability. The event successfully brought together 1460 film professionals and filmmakers from 58 countries across the continent and beyond.
Magdalene Reddy, Director of the Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI), says: "We are delighted to have hosted such a dynamic array of filmmakers from across the African continent. They entrusted us with their projects and ideas, and generously shared their time, expertise, and passion through enriching conversations, creating a truly African event.
“The talent showcased in this year's programme and film projects presented exemplify the strength of African cinema. The memories made, networks expanded, and partnerships forged have significantly contributed to DFM’s enduring legacy and impact. We extend our gratitude to our partners for their support in celebrating and elevating African storytellers, producers, and content creators."
The DFM 2024 Programme is available on the DFMI website for one month.
For further inquiries, contact: info@durbanfilmmart.com (mailto:info@durbanfilmmart.com)
Awards:
Known Inner Circle
Award
$10,000 - Acts of Man
(South Africa)
Producer: Sean Drummond and Director: Sheetal Magan
Red Sea Film Fund
Award - Fiction
$5,000 - Londoner
(Nigeria)
Producers: Pamela Drameh and Sarudzayi Marufu and Director:
Babatunde Apalowo
Red Sea Film Fund
Award - Documentary
$5,000 - Africa AI
(South Africa)
Producer: Amílcar Patel and Directors: Amílcar Patel and
Chris Kets
Game Changer Films
Award
$5,000 - The Moon
Can’t Run (South Africa, Zambia)
Producer: Shveta Naidoo and Director: Naishe Nyamubaya and
Coproducer: Niza Lou Waldburger
CANAL+ Development
Grant
5,000 € euros with a development contract
Children of Honey
(Tanzania, United Kingdom)
Producer: Natalie Humphreys and Director: Jigar Ganatra
TRT Award
$5,000 - Dear
Tarkovsky (Tunisia)
Producer: Asma Chiboub and Director: Firas Khoury
MTN Group Digital
Award
$5,000 - The Moon
Can’t Run (South Africa, Zambia)
Producer: Shveta Naidoo and Director: Naishe Nyamubaya and
Coproducer: Niza Lou Waldburger
IDA Supported Artist
Award
$5,000 grant, 1 x Getting Real Fellowship, one-year
complimentary Doc Maker Membership to IDA
Children of Honey
(Tanzania, United Kingdom)
Producer: Natalie Humphreys and Director: Jigar Ganatra
Sisters in Cinema
Sustainability Award
$2,500 - The Conservationist
(Zimbabwe)
Producer and Director: Rumbi Katedza and Producer: Siza
Mukwedini
Best Fiction Grant -
National Film and Video Foundation
R100,000 - I’m Coming
For You (Cameroon)
Producers: Alice Abah and Jean-Marie Gigon and Director:
Cyrielle Raingou
Best Non-Fiction
Grant - National Film and Video Foundation
R100,000 - We Had The
Moon!
Best Animation Grant
- National Film and Video Foundation
Monster Nanny
(South Africa/Zimbabwe)
Producers: Kaya Kuhn and Kate Marsay
Director: Tafadzwa Hove
Hot Docs-Blue Ice
Docs Award
$1,500 CAD - My Father
Killed Bourguiba (Tunisia)
Producer: Sarra Ben Hassan and Director: Fatma Riahi
The Whickers Bursary
Award
£3,000 - We Had The
Moon!
Rotterdam Lab Award
Participation in the Rotterdam Lab
Jua Kali (Kenya)
Producer: Joash Omondi and Director: Yasmin Hassan
The DOK.fest München
Award
With support from IEFTA
Participation in DOK.forum Marketplace
A Girl and a Gun
(South Africa)
Producer: Antoinette Engel and Director: Arya Lallo
The DOK Leipzig Award
With support from IEFTA
Participation in the DOK Leipzig
Africa AI (South Africa)
Producer: Amílcar Patel and Directors: Amílcar Patel and
Chris Kets
Sørfond Award
Participation in the Sørfond Pitch
Benimana (Ivory
Coast)
Producer: Samantha Biffot and Director: Marie-Clémentine
Dusabejambo
Miradas Doc Award
Participation in the MiradasDoc Market
A Girl and a Gun
(South Africa)
Producer: Antoinette Engel and Director: Arya Lalloo
Special GZDOC
Invitation
Participation in the GZ Doc Market Pitch
Bitter Seed
(Algeria, France)
Producer: Antoine Goldet and Director: Camelia Gadhgadhi
The FIDADOC Award
Participation in the FIDADOC Pan African Writing residency
How Many Nights, How
Many Days? (Egypt)
Producer: Kesmat Elsayed and Director: Alaa Dajani
Movies that Matter
Award
With support from IEFTA
Participation at Movies that Matter
We Had The Moon!
Visions du Reel Award
With support from IEFTA
Participate in the Visions du Reel Industry Days
We Had The Moon!
Fak'ugesi Residency
Award
Participation in the Residency Programme
Oarona (South
Africa)
Producers: AJ Pitre and Thandiwe Mlauli and Director:
Thandiwe Mlauli and Coproducer: Simangaliso Sibaya
The Hidden Hand
Studios presents: The Hidden Talents Award
A trailer production of a story by the awardee by The Hidden
Hand Studios
The Legend of Hyena
Man (Tanzania)
Producer: Mathew Valerian and Directors: Elshadye Berhanu
and Joshua Faber
OIF-ACP-EU Award
12 - 18 month mentorship
Londoner (Nigeria)
Producers: Pamela Drameh and Sarudzayi Marufu and Director:
Babatunde Apalowo
TFL Next Award
supported by IEFTA
Participation in the Torina Lab
Numalali (My
Voice, My Void) (Guatemala)
Producers: Alberto Rodríguez Collía and Kurt Orderson and
Director: Kimeshree Munsamy
Clermont-Ferrand ISFF
Award
Participation in the Talents Connexion Programme, Short Film
Market at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Nebula (Egypt)
Director: Michel Doss
IEFTA Connect Award
Mentorship by IEFTA
Baptism of Silence
(South Africa)
Director: Kanya Viljoen
DFM Talents Durban
Award
Participation in DFM 2025 programme
The Space Maasai
(Tanzania)
Director: Priscilla Marealle
Magdalene Reddy, Director of the Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI), says: “DFM thanks all attendees for their support and dedication to African cinema, travelling from near and far to be part of this event. We now eagerly anticipate the 16th edition of the Durban FilmMart and look forward to welcoming you back next year.”
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The Durban FilmMart Institute, which organises DFM 2024, receives its primary funding from the Durban Film Office and the eThekwini Municipality. The success of the event is made possible through the generous support of various organisations and entities. These include the Ford Foundation, Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, NEFTi, KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film Authority, National Film and Video Foundation, Netflix, CNC, French Institute in South Africa, Industrial Development Corporation, KZN Convention Bureau, International Emerging Film Talent Association, Eastern Cape Development Corporation, Gauteng Film Commission, Film and Publications Board, Namibia Film Commission, Palestine Film Institute, Panavision, Panalux, Pure n Black Entertainment, Sunshine Cinema, Wesgro, The Wits School of Arts Film and Television, Dante Languages.
Additionally, the event benefits from partnerships with esteemed organisations and festivals. These programme partners include the Durban International Film Festival, African Real Collective, Animation SA, Berlinale Talents, Cinemart, Digital Lab Africa, Doc Society, Documentary Filmmakers Association, Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, FIPRESCI, Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund, Independent Black Filmmakers Collective, Independent Producers Organisation, Locations Africa, Produire au Sud, South African Guild of Actors, SWIFT, and Writers Guild of South Africa.
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