CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DFMI Alumni Business Lab
Durban FilmMart Institute in partnership with DW Akademie, supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developments, the Durban FilmMart Institute presents a 12-week business skills development programme aimed at nurturing and empowering producers with the necessary skills to effectively engage in a global market.
The programme will include online sessions and mentoring on business and financial management, understanding legal framework and distribution strategies.
Each session will be 90 minutes long. The sessions will take place twice a week over a 12-week period commencing in December 2021.
The programme is open to DFM Alumni, including filmmakers who have presented or pitched a project at DFM through our partners Talents Durban, JUMPSTART, CINEFAM, REALNESS and HotDocs Fellows. Programme is also open to DFM ACCESS 2021 Alumni.
This programme is targeting producers with African passports who have produced films and have less than 5 years’ experience in the industry.
Directors and scriptwriters who also have 5 years’ experience in the industry and are interested in the programme will need to provide a 1-page letter of motivation for consideration to participate.
If you are an African film industry professional based outside of Africa, you will have to advise what percentage of your work is based in the continent.
Applicants are not permitted to direct any questions or comments to evaluation panel members in advance of deadlines or following decisions.
All enquiries pertaining to the programme must be directed to DFMI via info@durbanfilmmart.com
The Durban FilmMart Institute reserves the right to alter programme guidelines with a general email notification to all potential applicants.
Time commitment, participants will need to avail themselves twice a week (90-minutes a session) from December 2021 – March 2022. Specific dates will be communicated to selected participants upon confirmation of selection.
Submission
Click here for make a submission: https://forms.gle/NsG3QYKoKBsD68Wu8
Deadline for submissions: Sunday, 7 November 2021 @ 23:59 (CAT)
