By Fred Felton | Dec. 17, 2023 Durban FilmMart (DFM) has opened the call for live action projects submissions. This is for projects for the 15th Durban FilmMart (DFM), which is Africa’s leading film finance and co-production market. The call for submissions closes on 20 January 2024. The 15th DFM is scheduled to take place … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | Aug. 23, 2023 The eThekwini Municipality’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Unit has allotted funding to help out non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the arts, culture and heritage sectors. Community organisations that are NGOs and non-profit organisations in eThekwini that do work in these sectors are invited to apply for financial assistance to … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | Feb 18, 2022 The 13th Durban FilmMart (DFM) is set to take place from 22 to 26 July this year. The Durban FilmMart Institute is now accepting project submissions for the annual event. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, 25 February 2022. This is for the Pitch and … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | Dec. 10, 2021 The Durban Business Fair (DBF) is currently on the go from 10 – 12 December 2021 at the Durban Exhibition Centre in Durban. There will be many events to attend for everyone. The DBF is presented by the Business Support Tourism and Markets Unit of eThekwini Municipality. Filmmakers … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | 24 June 2021 This week I was invited to a Location Scout Workshop which provided some useful information not only on what a location scout is but it also gave plenty of information about the film industry in Durban. It was presented by the Durban Film Office (DFO), a department of … Continue reading
Tomorrow Unlocked, the online magazine for digital culture created by Kaspersky, has announced a call for its first international tech film festival. By Fred Felton Jan. 23, 2020 Filmmakers are invited to submit short films about technology shaping our world for a better future, with an opportunity to win up to US$10,000. Ten finalists, … Continue reading
As part of the 40th Durban International Film Festival, the University of KwaZulu Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts invites community organisations to apply for a free workshop on Basic Video Production which will take place from the 23 – 27 July 2019 at the KZNSA Gallery. The workshop is open to entry-level applicants, preferably those … Continue reading
The 39th Durban International Film Festival held its awards ceremony on Saturday, 28 July at Suncoast CineCentre as filmmakers and film‐lovers gathered to watch the official closing film Rafiki, directed by Wanuri Kahiu. A total of 17 awards were given out at the ceremony: Best Feature Film: The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, directed by … Continue reading
The tenth annual 2018 BRICS summit presents BRICS Film Festival Of Free Films! Durban Playhouse 22 – 27 July Monday 23 July: South Africa Day Deep End 13h00 Eubulus Timothy’s story of Sunita who defies her father, to become a competitive surfer: a coming of age, surf love story with Greg Kriek; Carishma Basday … Continue reading
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