Call for submissions: Content Shop at Durban FilmMart 2021

The DFM Content Shop is part of the 12th Durban FilmMart, which will take place virtually from 16 to 25 July. Launched in 2020, the DFM Content Shop is a curated digital catalogue of film projects that aim to create opportunities, engender inclusivity and champion access to markets for African filmmakers. It is a platform for producers with content ready for the market to connect with potential buyers, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers.

The Durban FilmMart Institute will select African co-production projects that were completed (ready to be presented or in post-production) between 2019 to 2021 in the following categories:

• Music documentaries/documentary films (both feature and short length) ready to screen or in advanced post-production stages.
• Fiction feature films (minimum runtime of 55 minutes) ready to screen or in advanced post-production stages.
• Fiction short films (up to 55 minutes) ready to screen or in advanced post-production stages.
• Series (web and television) ready to screen or in advanced post-production stages.

Selected projects will be presented exclusively to international programmers, sales companies, broadcasters, distributors, exhibitors, and talent agents.

Interested participants can submit their projects here.

The submission deadline is 31 March.

“Africa has such rich stories the world is waiting to engage with,” Durban FilmMart Institute acting general manager Magdalene Reddy said. “The DFM Content Shop creates an exciting and important new platform where our stories can be accessed.”

She added: “Through its finance meetings, pitching sessions and masterclass programmes, the principal focus of Durban FilmMart has been to facilitate the creation and production of new African films. Now, the addition of DFM Content Shop within the Durban FilmMart structure provides a viable gateway for finished African products to reach the wider world.”

Find more information about the submission criteria here and email [email protected] for further enquiries.

View the original call here.