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39th Durban International Film Festival - Award winners
Jul 29 2018 12:00PM
The 39th Durban International Film Festival held its awards ceremony last night (Saturday, 28 July) at Suncoast CineCentre on as filmmakers and film-lovers gathered to watch the official closing film Rafiki, directed by Wanuri Kahiu.
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The tenth annual 2018 BRICS summit presents BRICS Film Festival Of Free Films!
Jul 24 2018 12:53AM
Programme
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Durban FilmMart Awards 2018 Announced
Jul 24 2018 7:45AM
It’s been a bumper year for this year’s Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development programme of the eThekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival (Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN), which ended with an awards ceremony at the Southern Sun Maharani Hotel in Durban, South Africa on Monday, July 23.
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Winners of Best International Documentary and Best SA Documentary at DIFF now automatically qualify for Oscar Consideration
Jul 23 2018 1:50PM
Winners of Best International Documentary and Best SA Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival will now automatically qualify for Oscar consideration.
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Durban FilmMart – Enabler for Film Projects on the Continent
Jul 23 2018 9:15AM
Durban, South Africa: The Durban FilmMart (DFM) is one of Africa’s premier film industry events. But it is far more than a glitzy annual showcase – while many of the items on the South African film industry calendar are all about celebrating the success of certain films and individuals, DFM is often the place where cinematic successes have their genesis. In fact, this four-day event, which takes place from 20 to 23 July 2018, is one of the most important cogs in the South African film industry, and fast becoming important to the continent as well, providing a space in which film projects can nurture, grow, and find the most appropriate production partners, funders and sales agents.
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BRICS Film Festival line up announced Durban Playhouse: 22 – 27 July
Jul 22 2018 12:00AM
The line up has been announced for the 2018 BRICS Film Festival taking place in the Playhouse, from 22 – 27 July as part of Durban’s city-wide July focus on film.
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How to unlock up to $2 billion of annual box office revenues in Africa: New study examines growth potential of the continent’s film industries
Jul 22 2018 6:00AM
If Africa were to follow China’s example and broadly invest in cinema infrastructure, it could achieve annual box office revenues of $1.5 to $2 billion; with Nigeria and South Africa accounting for as much as $500 million. This is one of the main findings of the 2018 Framing the Shot: Key Trends In African Film report, which was conducted by Founder of 234 Media, Dayo Ogunyemi, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut and with support from the German Federal Foreign Office. Launched at the Durban International Film Festival 2018, the study aims to fill the substantial gap in information and analysis about the fast-changing film industry in sub-Saharan Africa.
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BRICS Film Festival line up announced - Durban Playhouse: 22 – 27 July
Jul 20 2018 12:00AM
The line up has been announced for the 2018 BRICS Film Festival taking place in the Playhouse, from 22 – 27 July as part of Durban’s city-wide July focus on film.
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IDC & DFM partner to advance entrepreneurship in film
Jul 20 2018 12:00AM
The Industrial Development Corporation, (IDC) as part of its objective to support development capacity and promote entrepreneurship, is a key sponsor of this year’s 9th Durban FilmMart (DFM) taking place from 20 to 23 July at the Southern Sun Elangeni.
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BRICS Film Festival in Durban - Durban Playhouse: 22 – 27 July
Jul 17 2018 12:00AM
DURBAN: One of the events aligned to the tenth annual 2018 BRICS summit - an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of its five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is the BRICS Film Festival coming to the Playhouse from 22 – 27 July as part of Durban’s city-wide July focus on film.
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SWIFT Presence at this year’s DIFF & DFM
Jul 3 2018 12:00AM
Following highly successful and meaningful engagements with the film industry last year, Sisters Working in Film & Television (SWIFT) will once again have a strong presence at this year’s Durban International Film Festival (19 – 29 July) and the Durban FilmMart (20-23 July).
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Durban International Film Festival Launches 39th Edition
Jun 26 2018 12:00AM
This year, the Durban International Film Festival, the leading event of its kind on the African continent, is once again bringing film lovers and filmmakers from across the globe to the shores of Durban for a feast of the latest and best that cinema has to offer from 19 to 29 July.
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9th Durban FilmMart “Open for Business”
Jun 26 2018 12:00AM
Durban, South Africa: Echoing government’s reassurance to investors into South Africa’s economy, the Durban FilmMart, one of Africa’s premier film industry events will be “open for business” when it begins its four day event on July 20 during the 39th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF).
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CaribbeanTales and Durban FilmMart Partnership 2.0 encourages African Women Filmmakers to think Co-Pro
Jun 14 2018 12:00AM
CaribbeanTales and the Durban FilmMart present the second year of CineFAM - Africa, an accelerator program for African women filmmakers.
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CaribbeanTales and Durban FilmMart Partnership 2.0 encourages African Women Filmmakers to think Co-Pro
Jun 14 2018 12:00AM
CaribbeanTales and the Durban FilmMart present the second year of CineFAM - Africa, an accelerator program for African women filmmakers.
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9th Durban FilmMart Programme Announced
Jun 4 2018 12:00AM
Creating Networks, Developing Content and Building the Business of Film in Africa
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9th Durban FilmMart announces Official Project Selection for 2018 edition
May 14 2018 12:00AM
Durban, South Africa: 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 20 - 23 July 2018 during the 39th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) (19 – 29 July).
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Delegate registration opens for 9th Durban FilmMart - 20-23 July, 2018
May 2 2018 12:00AM
Durban, South Africa: Early Bird delegate registration for Africa’s premier film finance and co-production market, the Durban FilmMart (DFM), is now open. The DFM will take place from 20 to 23 July, forming an integral part of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) which takes place from 19 to 29 July.
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SA’s First Western Five Fingers For Marseilles in cinemas from April 6, 2018
Apr 9 2018 12:00AM
2018 is turning out to be an exciting year for South African film. The 2014 Durban FilmMart project, ‘Five Fingers for Marseilles’, a western that tells the story of a group of young men (the ‘Five Fingers’) who stand up to brutal police oppression in Marseilles, a town in the rugged badlands of the Eastern Cape opens at cinemas nationwide on 6 April. The film has already lit up the global festival circuit and has earned excellent reviews.
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DFM Alumni Project - Inxeba (The Wound) Wins 6 SAFTA's
Apr 9 2018 12:00AM
The 2014 Durban FilmMart project – the controversial critically-acclaimed film Inxeba (The Wound) swept up the awards at the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) on 22 and 24 March at Sun City, winning all the key nods. The film took home six Golden Horns in the following categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor (Nakhane) and Best Supporting Actor (Bongile Mantsai).
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Durban and SA Film Industry Presence at the European Film Market and Berlinale International Film Festival
Apr 9 2018 12:00AM
Following excellent networking and strategic meetings at the Berlin International Film Festival, and European Film Market, and observing the focus around this year’s Academy Awards where much was said about the #MeToo campaign, South African filmmakers can take a bow in being in the forefront of shifting the consciousness of the local industry, ahead of their global peers.
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Realness Announces Award Winners and New Partners with Toronto International Film Festival
Feb 5 2018 12:00AM
Realness Residency is a Pan-African screenwriting initiative. It is seeking diversity in contemporary African perspectives, encouraging risk-taking, originality and authenticity. This ethos has been demonstrated once more by the success of alumnus Luck Razanajaona (Madagascar) at CineMart in Rotterdam where his Realness project Disco Afrika won the Wouter Barendrecht Award of €5,000 given to a director under 35-years-old last night.
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Urucu calls for Submissions to Realness Scriptwriters Residency, on the back of a Success Streak
Nov 1 2017 3:00PM
The Realness Scriptwriters’ Residency programme which seeks to nurture the best African screenwriting talent across the world, opens its submissions today (November 1, 2017)
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Durban FilmMart calls out for 2018 Projects
Oct 20 2017 9:00AM
Project submissions for the 2018 Durban FilmMart (DFM) which takes place during the Durban International Film Festival , South Africa (19-29 July) open on 20 October, 2017.
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Durban International Film Festival Announces Award Winners for 2017
Jul 24 2017 12:00AM
The Durban International Film Festival announced its award-winners tonight (Saturday 22 July) at the 38th DIFF Awards ceremony, which took place at the Playhouse. The Minister in the Presidency, Honourable Minister Jeff Radebe, the Deputy Mayor of eThekwini, Councillor Fawzia Peer and Dr. Mbongeni Ngema, were among some of the VIPs who attended the prestigious event.
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INXEBA (The Wound) SCOOPS BOTH BEST DIRECTOR & BEST ACTOR AWARDS AT THE DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF)
Jul 22 2017 12:00AM
‘Inxeba’ will continue to travel around the world, having been sold to 19 countries for theatrical release thus far, and will be distributed in South Africa by Indigenous Film Distribution. It will open nationwide on 2 February 2018.
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Durban FilmMart Awards 2017
Jul 18 2017 12:00AM
The Durban FilmMart (DFM), the industry development programme of the eThekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office and Durban International Film Festival (Centre for Creative Arts, UKZN) ended on a high note with an awards ceremony at the Tsogo Maharani Hotel in Durban, South Africa on Monday, July 17.
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Canada and South Africa celebrate 20 years of film and TV co-production at DFM and DIFF 2017
Jul 11 2017 12:00AM
July 6, 2017 – In 1997, Canada and South Africa signed an Audiovisual Co-production Treaty which would pave the way for collaboration between Canadian and South African film and television productions. This was the first ever co-production treaty signed by South Africa and remained the only one until 2003. To celebrate this important milestone, Canada will be a country of focus at the Durban FilmMart (DFM) and at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF).
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Durban FilmMart Hosts Leading Film Executive Tilane Jones of ARRAY NOW
Jul 10 2017 12:00AM
One of the key figures attending the Durban FilmMart this year, Tilane Jones is the executive director of ARRAY, the film distribution collaborative founded by Oscar-winner Ava DuVernay which is focused on women filmmakers and filmmakers of colour.
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VIDEOVISION ENTERTAINMENT TO PREMIERE FOUR FILMS AT THE 38TH DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Jul 10 2017 12:00AM
Videovision Entertainment’s Director of Acquisition and Distribution Sanjeev Singh, announced today that the company will premiere four films, at the 38th Durban International Film Festival which runs from 13 to 23 July. Leading the line-up is the Opening Night film, SERPENT produced by Enigma Films, Plastic Soldiers, and Videovision Entertainment, followed by BELOW HER MOUTH, THE KILLING FLOOR and VICEROY’S HOUSE.
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SOUTH AFRICA’S ‘INXEBA’ BAGS A STRING OF AWARDS AHEAD OF THE DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Jul 7 2017 12:00AM
‘Inxeba’ will be screened at 6pm on Friday, July 14 at The Playhouse, 8pm on Tuesday, July 18 at Sterkinekor Gateway, 2.30pm on Saturday, July 22 at Sterkinekor Gateway.
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CineFAM SOUTH AFRICA SHORT FILM CHALLENGE AT DIFF AND DFM
Jul 6 2017 12:00AM
SWIFT will present a preparatory workshop on no-budget filmmaking at the Durban FilmMart on Monday, July 17 from 12:30pm to 2pm at the Tsogo Sun Maharani Hotel. This workshop will provide participants with useful tools for making a short film with constraints in time, budget and other resources. This is a free workshop and no bookings are necessary.
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2017 REALNESS AFRICAN SCREENWRITER’S RESIDENTS HEAD TO DURBAN
Jul 5 2017 12:00AM
The 2017 Realness Residency programme is now in its final stage as the second cohort of participants head to Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), where they will present their projects at the Durban FilmMart, to the industry under the mentorship of script consultant Selina Ukwuoma.
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2017 REALNESS AFRICAN SCREENWRITER’S RESIDENTS HEAD TO DURBAN
Jul 5 2017 12:00AM
The 2017 Realness Residency programme is now in its final stage as the second cohort of participants head to Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), where they will present their projects at the Durban FilmMart, to the industry under the mentorship of script consultant Selina Ukwuoma.
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THE DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS GERMANY TO SOUTH AFRICA
Jun 27 2017 12:00AM
Curated by Alex Moussa Sawadogo, the variety of the films on the lineup is set to keep audiences enthralled. Films such as The People vs Fritz Bauer (which relates to German history after the WWII and the role of the attorney of law Fritz Bauer in confronting the state with its political shortcomings), Paula (which recounts the journey of a well-known early 20th century painter, who discovered her artistic freedom in a more traditional Germany), Goodbye Berlin (a depiction of how the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany merged into one state, taking two young children as the protagonists of a road movie through former East Germany) and Greetings FromFukushima (which breaks the common stereotypes that surround Germans) will leave audiences with a better understanding of German history, culture and people.
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Applications for the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund are now OPEN!
Jun 23 2017 12:00AM
The Fund offers valuable resources to support professional development. Each year, up to five funded projects are invited to participate in a year-long mentorship program with dedicated international mentors, as well as receiving funding.
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Final Durban International Film Festival 2017 programme released today
Jun 19 2017 12:00AM
At a media briefing earlier today at Maharani Hotel, recently appointed Festival Manager, Chipo Zhou, was thrilled to introduce stakeholders to the programme including screenings across the city and surrounding townships, the training workshops, and opening and closing films for the fest.
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Durban FilmMart - Offering the African Film Industry Opportunities to Connect and Develop
Jun 19 2017 12:00AM
With the thematic focus of “Women Led Film - Disrupting the Status Quo”, the DFM and DIFF, together with the Durban Film Office, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the lobby and advocacy organization Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT), and international partner CaribbeanTales Media Group, will be focusing on the role of women in the industry. The programme will present a number of workshops, roundtables and panel discussions with leading women in film.
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Exciting Lineup of Speakers for DFM 2017
Jun 13 2017 12:00AM
A diverse and insightful industry programme has been scheduled for this year’s DFM, which aims to stimulate collaboration between African filmmakers and international producers and financiers. Key speakers include film distributor Tilane Jones, audience development specialist Moikgantsi Kgama, film executive Charles Hopkins, writer-director Shmerah Passchier, virtual reality expert Ingrid Kopp
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Virtual Reality Showcase at DFM 2017
Jun 5 2017 12:00AM
An exploration of the possibilities of Virtual Reality (VR) will be one of the highlights of the 8th Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier film finance and co-production forum, which takes place at the Tsogo Sun Elangeni Hotel from July 14 to 17 during the Durban International Film Festival.
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REALNESS AFRICAN SCREENWRITER’S RESIDENCY 2017 SELECTION ANNOUNCED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.
Jun 1 2017 12:00AM
Realness 2017 begins on 3 June when the participants begin their residency at the Nirox Foundation in the Cradle of Humankind. They will be mentored by script consultant Nadja Dumouchel for their first week and will then enjoy 4 weeks of solid writing. In July they will attend the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) where they will present their projects to the industry under the mentorship of Selina Ukwuoma at the Durban FilmMart.
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Jumpstart – Pitching programme for emerging South African filmmakers at Durban FilmMart
May 24 2017 12:00AM
Interested filmmakers are invited to apply for this programme. Submissions are now open and will close at5pm on June 16, 2017.
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CaribbeanTales and Durban FilmMart Join Forces to Support African Women Filmmakers
May 17 2017 4:00PM
The winner will qualify to participate in the renowned CaribbeanTales Incubator (CTI), in Toronto, Canada. CTI is a year-round development and production hub for Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Producers that aims to create strong, compelling and sustainable content for the global market.
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Women Led Film – Disrupting the Status Quo
May 10 2017 12:00AM
Calling for an inclusive dialogue on the role of women, the eThekwini Municipality’s film industry arm - the Durban Film Office, the Durban International Film Festival, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), the lobby and advocacy organization Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT), and international partner CaribbeanTales Media Group, are all providing input into the Women Led Film - Disrupting the Status Quo programme within this year’s DFM which takes place from July 14 -17 in Durban.
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Announcement of DIFF Manager
Apr 17 2017 12:00AM
One of Africa’s leading and long running film festivals – the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) – proudly announces the newly-appointed DIFF Manager. It is with great pleasure that we announce Ms. Chipo Zhou who assumed this permanent position on 1 April 2017.
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8th Durban FilmMart announces Official Project Selection for 2017 edition
May 8 2017 12:00PM
A record 22 fiction feature films and documentaries projects in development from around Africa have been selected for the 8th edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) which takes place in Durban, South Africa from July 14 to 17.
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Update on 2014 DFM Project Alison the movie
May 5 2017 12:00AM
After recently being nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Silwerskermfees 2016, Alison the movie has since been bestowed the top honour of INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PLATINUM AWARD WINNER for best documentary at this year’s World Humanitarian Film Awards.
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South African film ‘Inxeba’ (The Wound) Hits the Big Screen in France
May 5 2017 12:00AM
The film which was a 2014 Durban FilmMart project, was released on 41 screens in France, including six in Paris, seven in Lyon, seven in Marseille and seven in Bordeaux. The film stars Nakhane Toure as Xolani, a lonely factory worker, who joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When Kwanda (Niza Jay Ncoyini), a defiant initiate from the city, discovers his secret, Xolani's entire existence begins to unravel.
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Realness Pan African Screenwriters’ Residency - update on progress
Apr 25 2017 12:00AM
After attending Durban FilmMart (DFM) as Durban Talents in 2016, the Realness residents worked at Nirox in the Cradle of Humankind for 6 weeks under the mentorship of Nadja Dumochel and Selina Ukwuoma. Following this they had a further 6 weeks to polish their work from home and submit the drafts to the awards committees.
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Delegate Registration opens today for 8th Durban FilmMart
Apr 18 2017 6:00PM
Registration opens today (April 18) and there is an early Bird registration discount for those booking before 23 June 2017. Fees are R1,630.00 (ZAR) for the 4 day event which includes access to allocated sessions, lunch, access to DFM networking events, entrance into the Durban International Film Festival screenings (subject to ticket availability), listing in the DFM Industry Manual and access to Masterclasses and the Africa in Focus programme.
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