Presented at the DFM annual market

Jumpstart is an incubator programme presented by the Durban FilmMart Institute in partnership with Produire au Sud, Nantes, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Centre national du cinéma (CNC) to  introduce emerging filmmakers to writing and packaging. Focussing on project packaging for the international market, filmmakers are introduced to key techniques and tools for scriptwriting and storytelling processes.

2023 Jumpstart Projects

A Lady Called Sayeda EGYPT

Fiction Feature

Director: Anas Salaheldin

A Lady Called Sayeda EGYPT

Fiction Feature

Producer: Essam Hayder

THUPO [Initiation] BOTSWANA

Fiction Feature

Director: Moreetsi Gabang

THUPO [Initiation] BOTSWANA

Fiction Feature

Producer: Frank Oteng

KENYA

Fiction Feature

Director: Jake Sirma

KENYA

Fiction Feature

Producer: Joan Njeri

Omolemo Nthathe

Maternal SOUTH AFRICA

Fiction Feature

Producer: Omolemo Nthathe

Anna Hlalele Duckworth

Maternal SOUTH AFRICA

Fiction Feature

Co-producer: Anna Hlalele Duckworth

Jordan Goldberg

Maternal SOUTH AFRICA

Fiction Feature

Writer: Jordan Goldberg

Hotel Hillbrow – South Africa

Fiction Feature

Director: Malusi S Bengu

Hotel Hillbrow – South Africa

Fiction Feature

Producer: Khosie Dali

Past Projects

Past projects can be accessed in the ‘Archive

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