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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

DURBAN FILMMART INSTITUTE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024 PROJECTS

 


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.