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Unleashing a new vision for
the African film industry
The DFM 2024 event will take place from 19 – 22 July 2024
Hosted at the Elangeni and Maharani Hotels, Durban
2023 Results
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Durban Filmmart 2024
Africa’s Premier Co-Production
and Film Finance Market
The 2024 edition of the DFM will spotlight key elements within the film industry that include social responsibility and accountability in filmmaking, IP protection, artist/filmmaker rights, labour issues, and much more.
Disruption. Responsibility. Accountability.
The DFM 2024 programme includes diverse voices across a variety of backgrounds and identities. To be truly Pan-African we must speak not only to those on the Continent but also to those from the diaspora and the global south. This year’s industry programme, project selection, and developmental programmes will ensure diversity and inclusion at the core.
Programme streams you can expect include:
Durban Does Docs Talks
SA In Focus
Coproduction Focus
Talking Cents
Early Bird
Cost: R 1600.00 (ZAR)
Closing Date: 31 May
- Access to the DFM Pitch and Finance Forum
- Access to the DFM Industry
programme - Access to the DFM Producer’s lounge
(This accreditation excludes meals, the DFM Opening Event and the DFM Awards)
Normal
Cost: R 2000.00 (ZAR)
Available: 01 June
- Access to the DFM Pitch and Finance Forum
- Access to the DFM Industry
programme - Access to the DFM Producer’s lounge
(This accreditation excludes meals, the DFM Opening Event and the DFM Awards)
Normal
Cost: R 500.00 (ZAR)
Day Pass only available for the day of purchase
(This accreditation excludes meals, the DFM Opening Event and the DFM Awards)
It’s your platform. It’s your community.
Durban FilmMart 2024 content will include panel discussions, roundtables, and masterclasses geared at nurturing a new African vision of filmmaking. You can expect co-curated sessions with sponsors and professional industry groups, and a networking space for official projects, programmes, and sponsors of the DFM.
DFM Project dossier
We welcome you to find out more abut the official projects participating in the 2024 market. We hope that you can connect with them to help further their project.
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The 45th Durban International Film Festival will take place from 18 – 28 July.
This year, DIFF will showcase almost 100 films, all premieres in this region. Screenings will take place at Nu Metro Pavilion, Ster Kinekor Gateway and Suncoast CineCentre. DIFF is your gateway to global cinematic gems that enrich audiences.
For more information on the programme, festival passes and tickets – click the button below
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Need Accommodation for the event?
Our team is happy to assist you with finding accommodation for the DFM 2024 event.
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Latest News
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Durban FilmMart Institute Announces 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 22 July. The
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Durban FilmMart Institute Announces the Programme’s Thematic Content for DFM 2024
The theme for DFM 2024, African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability, reflects the urgency and necessity for change in a world where mechanisms, structures,
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The Wait – Review by Bob Perfect
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INTERSECTIONALITY AND RESISTANCE Decoloniality, as a school of thought and action, has been central to dismantling the vestiges of cultural, economic and psychological imperialism among
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Keba, Interrupted – Review by Tony Asankomah
A Heartfelt Exploration of Grief and Responsibility “Keba, Interrupted” is a well-put-together short film by director Meja Shoba, telling quite a poignant, relatively simple story