The National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa has created an opportunity for a young black aspirant documentary film maker to be mentored for a period of 4 months in documentary development and production by independent South African documentary film maker and DFA member...
The City of Cape Town’s Events and Film Department is calling on residents, stakeholders and interested parties to comment on the Draft Film Policy, 2021. The Draft Film Policy, 2021 will replace the City’s Film Policy and Protocol, 2004. The draft Film Policy seeks to position...
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) added 65 titles to its lineup, unveiling the non-competitive program sections Best of Fests, Masters and Paradocs. The 34th edition of IDFA takes place from Nov. 17-28 in Amsterdam. Best of Fests honors award winners, critics’ picks and audience...
Sivuyisiwe Giba Is a board member of DocFilmSA based in East London and aims to promote and support documentary filmmakers within the province by promoting DFA as an Association so that they can join to gain access to funding information, festival information, support and workshops that...
The Canada-South Africa Co-Development Incentive (“the Incentive”) is a collaboration between the Canada Media Fund (CMF or “Party”) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF or “Party”) (the CMF and NFVF collectively the “Parties”) to fund the co-development of eligible television projects between producers...
The South African Screen Federation (SASFED), supported by the Independent Producers Organisation (IPO) and in collaboration with Netflix,has announced a third round of applications for funding towards the COVID-19 Film and Television Relief Fund, providing relief to the hardest-hit workers in South Africa’s creative community....
The Jozi Film Festival (JFF) – aka “the little film festival that could” – is back for its 10th year from 1 to 10 October 2021, catering for those who love experiencing the magic of the cinema in person as well as those who prefer...
On 16 September 2021, Netflix, the world’s leading entertainment streaming service, announced a commitment of $400 000 USD (approx. R5.5 million) in the form of a grant and creation of scholarships to extend the support for Black representation in the Film & TV industry to...
The vision of the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) is to position KwaZulu-Natal as a globally competitive, diverse, and sustainable industry and choice film destination. The Film Fund is designed to stimulate the economy in the film and TV industry and supporting industries. With the KZN industry...
MultiChoice Africa is excited to welcome the next generation of passionate young film creatives to the MTF Academy hubs in Nairobi, Lagos & Lusaka as part of the Class of 2022. After a 6-week selection process across 13 African countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers representing East...