Opportunity for young Durban film talents

THE Durban FilmMart (DFM) has announced a new partnership with Talents Durban, as applications open for the 2020 edition.

Talents Durban is a five-day talent development programme, which has been presented in Durban for the past 12 years in co-operation with Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival. This year’s Talents Durban edition is scheduled to take place from 16 to 20 July.

Up to 20 emerging African filmmakers and emerging film critics are selected to attend the programme. Talents Durban comprises workshops and seminars by industry experts with opportunities to connect with a global network of film industry professionals, and benchmark their work against African and global trends.

The Talents Durban programme comprises a Storytelling Lab for three features, three shorts and three TV/web series currently in development, a Doc Lab in which three Talents Durban documentary projects are given expert mentorship and can pitch their projects at the Durban FilmMart’s African Pitching Forum, the Animation Lab which is open to screenwriters and animation directors with animation projects, and Talent Press which offers mentorship for three emerging African film critics and journalists.

Applications for Talents Durban are now open online via https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/durban/ap/info/index. Talents Durban will cover participants’ accommodation, airfare, and market accreditation. Deadline for application is 24 April. Selected projects will be announced mid-May.

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