About Us
Submissions for Durban FilmMart 2010 are now closed. Thank you for entering your projects into the Durban FilmMart, the DFM team is pleased and excited about the response we have received.
The Durban FilmMart (DFM) is a joint programme of the Durban Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) and takes place in conjunction with Durban International Film Festival.The Durban FilmMart Finance Forum provides selected African film-makers with the opportunity to pitch film projects to leading financiers.
The Durban FilmMart also facilitates networking opportunities in order for African and international filmmakers to form alliances for future collaborations.
The Durban FilmMart aims to:
- Raise the visibility of projects from the African Continent and create networking opportunities with potential co-producers and other industry partners.
- Facilitate funding for promising projects and accelerate financing of participating projects through transnational cooperation.
- Stimulate production of African content and promote international co-production opportunities.
- Encourage project collaboration between African Filmmakers.
- Act as a feeder stage for established co-production markets across the globe.
Durban FilmMart Partners
Toni Monty |
Acting CEO, Durban Film Office |
Peter Rorvik |
Director, Durban International Film Festival, Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Contact Details
Musonda Chimba
chimbam@durban.gov.za
www.durbanfilmoffice.com
Tel: +27 31 311 4248
Fax: +27 31 311 4092
