The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) has introduced the sixteenth version of its annual flagship occasion …
Durban FilmMart (DFM), themed “Bridges Not Borders: Tales that Unite”, set to happen from 18 – 21 July 2025 in Durban, South Africa.
This 12 months’s theme underscores the transformative potential that cinema serves as a bridge, opening real trade and collaboration that enriches storytelling capabilities throughout the business.
In an business nonetheless navigating fragmentation, DFM 2025 goals to create pathways for shared sources, data trade, and artistic partnerships. These bridges join not solely totally different areas of the continent but additionally attain out to the African diaspora and World South communities. By way of significant dialogue, the occasion seeks to interrupt down the synthetic obstacles which have traditionally separated our worlds, permitting for extra natural and equitable collaborations.
The sixteenth DFM will characteristic a complete programme designed to foster high-quality collaborations and supply invaluable insights into the filmmaking course of. Key elements embody fiction, episodic, documentary and animation initiatives in growth showcased within the Pitch and Finance Discussion board. The DFM Business Programme will current keynote talks, masterclasses, panel discussions, lab displays and assume tanks.
“Constructing on the success of the 2024 version and the continued progress of the DFM’s earlier editions, DFM 2025 recognises that power lies in connection quite than isolation. The occasion will present an equitable area for change within the World South movie business, supporting inventive visions, creating new distribution pathways, and pioneering audiovisual frontiers. The programme will replicate DFMI’s core values of inclusivity, range, and accessibility, with periods tailor-made to deal with key business challenges and alternatives”, stated Magdalene Reddy, Director of the Durban FilmMart Institute, commenting on the announcement.
Durban FilmMart Institute is the enterprise hub of the African movie business in a world the place movie professionals and content material are globally aggressive and celebrated. The mission of the Durban FilmMart Institute is to supply acceptable and efficient programmes and companies to advertise, help and facilitate funding within the African movie business.
Early fowl registration is now open, providing delegates a reduced fee for a restricted time. Accreditation offers entry to DFM occasions together with the Pitch and Finance Discussion board, business periods, networking alternatives, masterclasses and the business exhibition. Delegates can even achieve entry to the DFM on-line platform for digital networking and content material sharing.
Go to the DFM web site to be taught extra.