Official project selection for the 6 Durban FilmMart announced
22/05/2015
Official project selection for the 6th Durban FilmMart announced --
Fri, 22 May 2015 12:57
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Nine documentaries and ten fiction feature film projects from around Africa have been selected for this year s Durban FilmMart (DFM) which takes place in Durban, South Africa from 17 to 20 July 2015. The details of the selection were announced at a networking function held at the South African Pavilion at the Cannes International Film Festival.
The Durban FilmMart, now in its 6th edition has selected these projects from 120 submissions by African filmmakers who wished to participate in the continent s premier finance and co-production market.
A joint initiative between the Durban Film Office and the Durban International Film Festival, the Durban FilmMart aims to raise the visibility of African cinema, stimulate production on the continent, and facilitate project collaboration between African filmmakers. The DFM creates an optimum platform for African filmmakers, financiers, broadcasters and top film experts to converge, network and spark creative thinking around current and future projects.
This year, we are pleased to welcome projects from a diverse range of countries on the continent, including Ghana, Cote d Ivoire, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa, says Toni Monty, of the Durban Film Office. The DFM has become an important springboard for projects that have been conceptualised by African filmmakers, to support them as the projects move from the idea to exhibition. Over the last five years we have seen many projects go on to be awarded further opportunities to develop at various other markets, and eventually be screened in cinemas and festivals around the globe. In previous years, past DFM projects have been selected for the Durban International Film Festival, testimony to the value this market adds to the development process.
A reader panel, comprising of African and international film professionals had to moderate and score submissions, culminating in a rigorous selection discussion over shortlisted projects in both the documentary and fiction section.
These feature and documentary film-makers will be attending the DFM for one-on-one meetings with potential investors and co-producers in the Finance Forum. The projects will also have an opportunity to pitch to a panel of commissioning editors from local and international funders and financiers. The selected project participants will also be given opportunities to network and meet industry professionals during several scheduled industry sessions.
Selected Projects:
Nine Documentaries
After Marikana The End of Democracy (South Africa), Producer Anita Khanna, Director Rehad Desai
AmalM/em> (Egypt) Producer Sara B kemeyer, Director Mohamed Siam
Life and Times of John C (South Africa) Producer Neil Brandt, Director Francois Verster
Truck Mama (Kenya) Producer Zipporah Nyaruri, Director Zipporah Nyaruri, Co-director Peggy Mbiyu
Not in My Neighbourhood (South Africa) Producer and Director Kurt Orderson
Project Delight (South Africa) Producer and Director Karin Slater
Terre Jaune (Togo) Producers Sitou Ayite and Madje Ayite with Elisabeth Guthmann, Director Bouna Cherif Fofana and Sitou Ayite
The Other Half of the African Sky (Zimbabwe) Producer and Director Tapiwa Chipfupa
The Rainbow: Jazz for the Struggle, and the Struggle for Jazz (South Africa) Producer Antoinette Engel, Director Niren Tolsi
Ten Fiction
Cactus Flower (Egypt) Producer Hossam Elouan, Director Hala Elkoussy
Inkabi (The Hitman) (South Africa) Producer Anco Henning, Director Norman Maake
Laughter is the best Colour (Nigeria) Producer Mohammed Musulumi, Director Chike Ibekwe
On the Way to Paradise (South Africa) Producer Imraan Jeeva, Director Sara Blecher
One More Night in Lagos (Cote dIvoire) Producer Tosin Coker, Director Marina Niava
Riot Waif (South Africa) Producer Jean Meeran, Director Zinaid Meeran
Selma and Charlize (South Africa) Producer Junaid Ahmed/Helena Spring, Director Robyn Aronstam
Sunflowers Behind a Dirty Fence (Uganda) Producer Nathan Magoola, Director Simon Mukali
The Tall Assassin (South Africa) Producer Carolyn Carew, Director Roy Zetisky
Unbalance (Ghana) Producer Akousa Adoma Owusu, Director P. Sam Kessie
The DFM also invites filmmakers who do not have projects selected for the market and industry professionals, to attend as delegates for the programme of masterclasses, forums and networking events during the four-day market. Registration is now open and early bird rates apply until 27 June 2015. Delegates who register within the early bird window, get discounted registration rates and inclusion in the DFM s Industry Manual, a valuable networking tool during and after the market.
The 6th Durban FilmMart takes place in Durban, at the Tsogo Sun Elangeni from 17 to 20 July 2015, during the 36th edition of the Durban International Film Festival (16 to 26 July).
For more information on the Durban FilmMart and to register as a delegate visit the Durban FilmMart website.
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