Presented at the DFM annual market
Jumpstart is an incubator programme presented by the Durban FilmMart Institute in partnership with Produire au Sud, Nantes. This project is supported by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Institute, in partnership with IFAS and Alliance française in Durban as part of the strategy for the international export of cultural and creative industries.
The programme is created to introduce emerging filmmakers to writing and packaging. Focusing on project packaging for the international market, filmmakers are introduced to key techniques and tools for scriptwriting and storytelling processes.
2024 Jumpstart Projects
Corruption is An English Word
South Africa
Producer:
Ellen Havenith
Corruption is An English Word
South Africa
Director:
Zoe Ramushu
Corruption is An English Word
South Africa
Producer/Director:
Rea Moeti-Vogt
Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)
Kenya
Producer:
Densu Moseti
Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)
Kenya
Director:
Isaya Evans
Ghosts of the Colony (Working Title)
Kenya
Writer:
Shaleen Keshvajee
La Femme Qui En Voulait Trop (Stone)
Tunisia
Producer:
Abdelmajid Housseini
La Femme Qui En Voulait Trop (Stone)
Tunisia
Director:
Karim Berrhouma
The Sea Was Once Blue
Egypt
Producer:
Charles Meresse
The Sea Was Once Blue
Egypt
Director:
Mohamad El-Hadidi
Past Projects
Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive‘
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