The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) releases cycle 1 funding approvals.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), is pleased to announce the following funding approvals for funding cycle 1.
APPROVED PROJECTS CYCLE 1 FY 2019/20
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Project Name
Applicant's Name
Production Company
Approved Amount
An Act of Defiance
Mr. Michael Joseph Hayes Auret
Spier Films
R 63 625.00
Kings of Mulberry Street
Ms. Judy Naidoo
Kings of Mulberry Pty Ltd
R 250 000.00
Rumba in the Jungle: The Return
Ms. Dominique Jossie
Screendance Africa ZA
R 136 375.00
The Sound of Masks
Ms. Sara Gouveia
Lionfish Productions
R 250 000.00
Toorbos
Mr. Dries Scholtz
Toorbos Die Rolprent Pty Ltd
R 250 000.00
FESTIVAL HOSTING
Project Name
Applicant's Name
Company
Approved Amount
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
Mrs. Mandisa Relana
Encounters Training and Development Institute
R 500 000.00
African Human Rights Film Festival - Kalahari
Mr. Davison Mudzingwa
Africa Human Rights Film Festival
R 250 000.00
Buffalo City Film Festival
Mr. Vukile Pokwana
Koloni Consulting Enterprise
R 150 000.00
Cherry Film Festival
Mr. Lebohang Motaung
Immortal Media (Pty) Ltd
R 250 000.00
Kasi to Kasi Queer Cinema
Mr. Nhlanhla Ndaba
Doti Productions
R 250 000.00
iBioscope ye Community Cinema for People's Development
Ms. Rudzani Muthambi
Rudzani Muthambi Properties Pty (Ltd)
R 150 000.00
The Broke Ass Showcase
Mr. Yalezo Njuguna
Enraptured Odyssey
R 250 000.00
Yanaya Gender Film and Dialogue Festival
Ms. Xoliswa Sithole
Yanaya Gender Film and Dialogue Festival
R 500 000.00
Youth National Film Festival
Mr. Ntozonke Mokoena
King and Kolosa
R 150 000.00
Nature Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF)
Mr. Noel Kok
Nature Environment & Wildlife Conservation Trust (NEWF)
R 1 000 000.00
INTERNATIONAL BURSARIES
Applicant's Name
Institution
Approved Amount
Yolisa Morare
Chapman University (California)
R250 000.00
Vuyokazi Kadalie
Freie University (Berlin)
R250 000.00
Jessie Zinn
Stanford University (California)
R250 000.00
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The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) releases cycle 1 funding approvals. 
