Durban FilmMart postpones 2021 edition to August
In the wake of the ongoing unrest, violence and widespread destruction of property taking place in parts of the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in recent days, the Durban FilmMart has postponed the virtual event that was meant to run from July 16 to 25. Â The...
Netherlands, SA Launch Thuthuka Co-Development Fund
The Netherlands and South Africa launched a new co-development fund July 10 in Cannes. The two countries signed a co-production treaty in 2015, and are looking to build on that through stronger collaboration. The SA-NL Thuthuka Fund will provide selective script and...
Encounters Programmers’ Choice Awards
The winners of the Programmer's Choice Awards were announced at the 2021 Encounters South African International Documentary Festival recently. “It was an exceedingly difficult decision to select the winners for the Programmer’s Choice Awards. This year, we were...
DFA DocShare at Encounters
The launch of docSHARE was titled Get your film out there! An interactive panel discussion about distribution strategy where the film teams from I. Mary,  The Colonel’s Stray Dogs and I am Here shared their distribution strategies. DFA Board member Sivu Giba...
Level 4 Adjustment of 27 June 2021
Please familiarise yourselves with the Gazetted Adjustments to Level 4 linked below as well as the special permissions for travel templates that are included in that document. We also include the SASFED June 2021 Guidelines and SA Guild of Editors Protocols for your...
ICYMI: Links to Encounters webinars
UCT OPEN SESSION: MURDER IN PARIS The UCT / Sunshine Cinema Film Impact Screening Facilitator short course hosts a panel discussion with the Murder in Paris impact team. We’ll dive into the film’s impact goals, change dynamics, and impact strategy design and hear...
DFA #docCHAT with NETFLIX
DFA’s docCHAT with Netflix: Online Distribution with the Netflix Africa team unpacked the process, opportunities and considerations of pitching and making factual content for the streamer. DFA Treasurer Izette Mostert hosted the conversation. Netflix is the world’s...
Zinder Awarded Adiaha Award at Encounters
The Ladima Foundation has awarded the The Adiaha Award 2021 for Best Documentary Film by an African Woman to Zinder, a powerful film by filmmaker by Aicha Macky. The jury also awarded a Special Mention to Faya Dayi by Jessica Beshir.  The award was presented at this...
STEPS Premieres feature films of Generation Africa
STEPS presents the first two feature films in their latest collection, Generation Africa, to African audiences at the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival in June and at the Durban International Film Festival in July. STEPS is a Cape Town-based...