{"id":21213,"date":"2024-02-12T18:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=21213"},"modified":"2024-02-12T18:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:09:31","slug":"dfm-2024-animation-projects-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/02\/12\/dfm-2024-animation-projects-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"DFM 2024 Animation Projects Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce the animation project selection for the 15th annual DFM Pitch and Finance Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Durban FilmMart 2024 will see the return of the animation elements in its programming in July.  To commence with this strand, the DFM will provide masterclasses and one-on-one mentorship to projects in development as they prepare to pitch in Africa\u2019s leading film finance and co-production market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGlobal demand for African animation content is growing and international investors are looking for authentic African stories capturing authentic African characterisation,\u201d says Magdalene Reddy, Director of the Durban FilmMart Institute.  \u201cCreative talent across the continent are looking for a space to be heard and seen.  This is the aim of the Animation@DFM programme – create visibility for quality African content on the global stage.  This year the programme has selected projects in development from both established and emerging animators from 6 countries.  The strength of the programme lies within these creative individuals who will participate in the DFM Animation Pitch and Finance Forum later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DFMI received more than 100 applications from animators across the continent and the diaspora which made the selection of 8 projects by the  independent evaluation panel very competitive, challenging and exciting. All 8 projects will go through a 3-month period of training and development to ensure they are ready to meet investors in Durban.<\/p>\n\n\n

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8 Official DFM 2024 Animation Projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay Fly<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt and directed by Tiaan Franken<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monster Nanny<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Kaya Kuhn and directed by Tafadzwa Hove<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa\/ Zimbabwe 
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Oarona<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Producers AJ Pitre and Thandiwe Mlauli and directed by Thandiwe Mlauli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Ahmad Abdelhameed and directed by Mahmoud Hemeda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Legend of Hyena Man<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Mathew Valerian, directed by Elshadye Berhanu and Joshua Faber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanzania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Legends of Bulan<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Ferdinand Adimefe and directed by Azubuike Joseph Duru<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Sarah Mallia and directed by Chief Nyamweya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unseen<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Annemarie du Plessis and co-writers and producers Devon Delmar & Jason Jacobs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masterclass and Mentorship Programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The 3-month online masterclass programme will feature script development, visual representation, finance planning, project packaging, pitching and much more while the one-on-one mentorship will allow individual mentors to assist animators with  project packaging and pitch preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More details about the 15th Durban FilmMart will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Durban FilmMart 2024 is presented by the Durban FilmMart Institute with principal funding from the Durban Film Office and eThekwini Municipality.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce the animation project selection for the 15th annual DFM Pitch and Finance Forum. The Durban FilmMart 2024 will see the return of the animation elements in its programming in July.  To commence with this strand, the DFM will provide masterclasses and one-on-one mentorship to projects in development… Continue reading DFM 2024 Animation Projects Announcement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[173],"class_list":["post-21213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival","tag-dfm","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DFM-animation-2024.jpg?fit=450%2C150&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}