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at the Durban Internationa
l Film Festival 2018
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JULY 2018
FESTIVAL & MARKET DAILIES DURBAN FILMMA RT – DAILY 2
CELEBRATING
TRANSFORMATION 09h00 - 10h00
Department of Trade and Industry Film Incentives Guidelines Launch (Foreign and CoProduction) Suite 5
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n an emotive panel discussion at the Durban FilmMart, six female film experts shared their experiences working in a male-dominated sector. All have faced obstacles on their journeys to success; some were structural and others were personal. The following are key learnings from the session. • As a producer, make it your mandate to work with a crew that is mainly female. Trust in each other and work together to transform the sector. • Have the patience and stamina to see the development phase of your project through to completion. • Take the initiative and apply for funds from specially-created funding opportunities. The majority of applicants for film funding are male. • South African children are unaware that local films exist. More must be done to expose the youth to African cinema. (The Girls Go To Cinema is one such initiative. In partnership with
09h00 - 10h00
National Film and Video Foundation: Sparks Masterclass Suite 3
10h00 - 12h00
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the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, 1000 girls per day over 10 days were able to watch a film and experience animation training.) Change occurs in the film industry when people do not see representations of themselves on the screen. We must write our stories and work outside of the traditional structure to make sure our stories are told. When negotiating film deals, women can be made to feel that their inherent qualities of ambition, forthrightness and taking a hard-line approach are seen as negative. They are not. Female-led production teams are making great strides in changing the behaviour and mindsets of the “old boys club”. Research shows that it makes economic sense to have women and people of colour on your production. These films do better financially than all-male, all-white productions.
Secrets of TV Serial Stories & How Filmmakers Can Evolve into TV Storytellers with Peter Russell Suite 5
12h00 - 13h00
National Film and Video Foundation Talks Copyright Amendment Bill and Launches a Gender Matters Study Suite 3
14h00 - 15h00
Distribution: Debunking the Myths - Understanding the Exploitation Value Chain: Panel Discussion Suite 5
14h00 - 15h00
The Medium is the Message: Panel Discussion Suite 3
15h00 - 16h00
Taking Local Stories Global Documentary Panel Discussion Suite 4
16h00 -17h00
Documentary Round Tables with Industry Professionals Suite 5
15h00-17h00
Talents Durban Story Junction Pitch Suite 4
09h00-17h00 – DFM Official Projects Finance Forum Meetings
REGISTRATION: 08H30 - 17H30 DAILY
| Suite 2
DFM Programme Sunday, 22 July