30 Film Producers selected for Business Lab
After a record number of applications from across the continent and the diaspora, Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce participants for the 4th edition of the DFMI Business Lab. 30 filmmakers from 13 African countries have been invited to participate in the annual lab which forms part of the DFMI year-round programme.
DFMI Business Lab is a 14-week online business skills development programme, aimed at nurturing and empowering producers with the necessary skills to effectively engage in a global market. The lab will focus on modules such as Financial management,Fundraising, Coproduction, Business management, IP & Entertainment Law and PR & Distribution.
DFMI Business Lab participants:
- Angela Mukajanga (Tanzania)
- Armel Mboumba (Republic of the Congo)
- Audrey Tanya (Kenya)
- Chidinma Garuba (Nigeria)
- Chinaka Iwunze (Nigeria)
- Chioma Paul-Dike (Nigeria)
- Eden Getachew (Ethiopia)
- Esther Beukes (Namibia)
- Giresse Kassonga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Hilda Awori (Uganda)
- Isabelle Rorke (South Africa)
- Kaya Kuhn (South Africa)
- Keitumetse Kasonkola (South Africa)
- Kristina Obame (Gabon)
- Lilian Sundqvist (Tanzania)
- Mariam Khodeir (Egypt)
- Melissa Babil Lemos (Mozambique)
- Michel Doss (Egypt)
- Myolisi Lidudumalingani Sikupela (South Africa)
- Nahusenay Dereje (Ethiopia)
- Nelson Ikeh(Nigeria)
- Noella Luka (Kenya)
- Nondumiso Masache (South Africa)
- Pamela Keryeko (Uganda)
- Phumi Morare(South Africa)
- Priscilla Marealle (Tanzania)
- Sacha Stokes (South Africa)
- Shveta Naidoo (South Africa)
- Tammy Nicol (South Africa)
- Tricia L. Sello (Botswana)
The programme is presented in partnership with DW Akademie and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The online programme will commence in mid-September 2024 and will run until January 2025.
The Durban FilmMart Institute receives principal funding from the Durban Film Office and the eThekwini Municipality.
About the Durban FilmMart Institute
Durban FilmMart Institute is a premier business hub for African film industry professionals and products. Its mission is to provide appropriate and effective programmes and services to promote, support and facilitate investment in the African film industries.
For more information on the Durban FilmMart Institute – the annual market and year round programmes, visit:
www.durbanfilmmart.co.za
