DFM 2024 Official Projects
Presented at the DFM annual market
The Durban FilmMart Institute introduces the selected projects for the Pitch and Finance Forum of the 2024 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s leading co-production and finance market. Scheduled for 19 – 22 July 2024, the 15th edition of DFM, under the banner “African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability,” will host a dynamic four-day event in Durban, South Africa.
Animation
Jay Fly
(South Africa)
Producer: Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt
Jay Fly
(South Africa)
Director: Tiaan Franken
Monster Nanny
(South Africa, Zimbabwe)
Producer: Kaya Kuhn
Monster Nanny
(South Africa, Zimbabwe)
Director: Tafadzwa Hove
Oarona
(South Africa)
Co-Producer: AJ Pitre
Oarona
(South Africa)
Co-Producer and Director: Thandiwe Mlauli
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(Egypt)
Producer: Ahmad Abdelhameed
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(Egypt)
Co-Director: Ahmad Thabit
R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)
(Egypt)
Director: Mahmoud Hemeda
The Legend of Hyena Man
(Tanzania)
Producer: Mathew Valerian
The Legend of Hyena Man
(Tanzania)
Co-Director: Elshadye Berhanu
The Legend of Hyena Man
(Tanzania)
Co-Director: Joshua Faber
The Legends of Bulan
(Nigeria)
Producer: Ferdinand Adimefe
The Legends of Bulan
(Nigeria)
Director: Azubuike Joseph Duru
Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes
(Kenya)
Producer: Sarah Mallia
Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes
(Kenya)
Director: Chief Nyamweya
Unseen
(South Africa)
Producer: Annemarie du Plessis
Documentary
A Girl and a Gun
(South Africa)
Producer: Antoinette Engel
A Girl and a Gun
(South Africa)
Director: Arya Lalloo
Africa AI
(South Africa)
Producer and Co-Director: Amílcar Patel
Africa AI
(South Africa)
Co-Director: Chris Kets
Children of Honey
(Tanzania, United Kingdom)
Producer: Natalie Humphreys
Children of Honey
(Tanzania, United Kingdom)
Director: Jigar Ganatra
In Pursuit of Ghosts
(South Africa)
Producer: Jacintha de Nobrega
In Pursuit of Ghosts
(South Africa)
Director: Jethro Clifton Westraad
Kam Leila Kam Youm? (How Many Nights How Many Days?)
(Egypt)
Producer: Kesmat Elsayed
Kam Leila Kam Youm? (How Many Nights How Many Days?)
(Egypt)
Director: Alaa Dajani
My Father Killed Bourguiba
(Tunisia)
Producer: Sarra Ben Hassan
My Father Killed Bourguiba
(Tunisia)
Director: Fatma Riahi
The One Who Sings
(South Africa)
Co-Producer: Rene Weston
The One Who Sings
(South Africa)
Co-Producer and Director: Chelsea Art
Unsung
(South Africa)
Producer: Masechaba Khumalo
Unsung
(South Africa)
Director: Amanda Lane
We Had The Moon
(Mauritius)
Producer and Director: Pamela Eduoard
Zerri3a Morra
(Algeria, France)
Producer: Antoine Goldet
Zerri3a Morra
(Algeria, France)
Director: Camelia Gadhgadhi
Fiction
Acts of Man
(South Africa)
Producer: Sean Drummond
Acts of Man
(South Africa)
Director: Sheetal Magan
Benimana
(Ivory Coast)
Producer: Samantha Biffot
Benimana
(Ivory Coast)
Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo
Dear Tarkovsky
(Tunisia)
Producer: Asma Chiboub
Dear Tarkovsky
(Tunisia)
Director: Firas Khoury
Garde Baissée (Guard Down)
(Egypt, France, Tunisia)
Co-Producer: Imed Marzouk
Garde Baissée (Guard Down)
(Egypt, France, Tunisia)
Co-Producer: Mark Lotfy
Garde Baissée (Guard Down)
(Egypt, France, Tunisia)
Director: Sami Tlili
Jua Kali
(Kenya)
Producer: Joash Omondi
Londoner
(Nigeria)
Producer: Pamela Drameh
Londoner
(Nigeria)
Director: Babatunde Apalowo
Mimouna
(Algeria)
Producer: Jeremie Palanque
Mimona
(Algeria)
Director: Amel Blidi
Numalali (My Voice, My Void)
(Guatemala)
Producer: Kurt Orderson
Numalali (My Voice, My Void)
(Guatemala)
Director: Kimeshree Munsamy
Pour Toi Je Reviendrai (I'm Coming For You)
(Cameroon)
Producer: Alice Abah
Pour Toi Je Reviendrai (I'm Coming For You)
(Cameroon)
Director: Cyrielle Raingou
Solar
(South Africa)
Co-Producer and Co-Director: Jason Jacobs
Solar
(South Africa)
Co-Producer and Co-Director: Devon Delmar
The Moon Can't Run
(South Africa)
Producer: Shveta Naidoo
The Moon Can't Run
(South Africa)
Director: Naishe Nyamubaya
The Pathfinder
(South Africa)
Producer and Director: Rafieka Davis
Past Projects
Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive‘
