The 15th edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) has wrapped, concluding with the presentation of the 2024 DFM Awards.
DFM 2024 took place from July 19 to 22 in Durban, under the theme African Visions Unleashed: From Disruption to Accountability.
The event successfully brought together 1460 film professionals and filmmakers from 58 countries across the continent and beyond.
“We are delighted to have hosted such a dynamic array of filmmakers from across the African continent,” said Magdalene Reddy, Director of the Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI).
“They entrusted us with their projects and ideas, and generously shared their time, expertise, and passion through enriching conversations, creating a truly African event,” continued Reddy.
Award winners:
Known Inner Circle Award
$10,000
Acts of Man (South Africa) – Producer: Sean Drummond and Director: Sheetal Magan
Red Sea Film Fund Award Fiction
$5,000
Londoner (Nigeria) – Producers: Pamela Drameh and Sarudzayi Marufu and Director: Babatunde Apalowo
Red Sea Film Fund Award Documentary
$5,000
Africa AI (South Africa) – Producer: Amílcar Patel and Directors: Amílcar Patel and Chris Kets
Game Changer Films Award
$5,000
The Moon Can’t Run (South Africa, Zambia) – Producer: Shveta Naidoo and Director: Naishe Nyamubaya and Coproducer: Niza Lou Waldburger
CANAL+ Development Grant
5,000 € euros with a development contract
Children of Honey (Tanzania, United Kingdom) – Producer: Natalie Humphreys and Director: Jigar Ganatra
TRT Award
$5,000
Dear Tarkovsky (Tunisia) – Producer: Asma Chiboub and Director: Firas Khoury
MTN Group Digital Award
$5,000
The Moon Can’t Run (South Africa, Zambia) – Producer: Shveta Naidoo and Director: Naishe Nyamubaya and Coproducer: Niza Lou Waldburger
IDA Supported Artist Award
$5,000 grant, 1 x Getting Real Fellowship, one-year complimentary Doc Maker Membership to IDA Children of Honey (Tanzania, United Kingdom) – Producer: Natalie Humphreys and Director: Jigar Ganatra
Sisters in Cinema Sustainability Award
$2,500
The Conservationist (Zimbabwe) – Producer and Director: Rumbi Katedza and Producer: Siza Mukwedini
Best Fiction Grant National Film and Video Foundation
R100,000
I’m Coming For You (Cameroon) – Producers: Alice Abah and Jean-Marie Gigon and Director: Cyrielle Raingou
Best Non-Fiction Grant National Film and Video Foundation
R100,000
We Had The Moon!
Best Animation Grant National Film and Video Foundation
R100,000
Monster Nanny (South Africa, Zimbabwe) – Producer: Kaya Kuhn and Director: Tafadzwa Hove
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award
CAD 1,500
My Father Killed Bourguiba (Tunisia) – Producer: Sarra Ben Hassan and Director: Fatma Riahi
The Whickers Bursary Award
£3,000
We Had The Moon!
Rotterdam Lab Award
Participation in the Rotterdam Lab
Jua Kali (Kenya) – Producer: Joash Omondi and Director: Yasmin Hassan
The DOK.fest München Award
With support from IEFTA
Participation in DOK.forum Marketplace
A Girl and a Gun (South Africa) – Producer: Antoinette Engel and Director: Arya Lalloo
The DOK Leipzig Award
With support from IEFTA
Participation in the DOK Leipzig
Africa AI (South Africa) – Producer: Amílcar Patel and Directors: Amílcar Patel and Chris Kets
Sørfond Award
Participation in the Sørfond Pitch
Benimana (Ivory Coast) – Producer: Samantha Biffot and Director: Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo
Miradas Doc Award
Participation in the MiradasDoc Market
A Girl and a Gun (South Africa) – Producer: Antoinette Engel and Director: Arya Lalloo
Special GZDOC Invitation
Participation in the GZ Doc Market Pitch
Bitter Seed (Algeria, France) – Producer: Antoine Goldet and Director: Camelia Gadhgadhi
The FIDADOC Award
Participation in the FIDADOC Pan African Writing residency
How Many Nights, How Many Days? (Egypt) – Producer: Kesmat Elsayed and Director: Alaa Dajani
Words: Fame Frenzy
