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ARTICLES

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Women filmmakers of Zimbabwe - Narrative workshop at ZIFF

Women and cinema at ZIFF

 

African Women in Cinema Project
by Beti Ellerson Howard University Department of arts
This is a very informative and the most thorough available on women filmmakers from the African Continent. So do take time and to navigate through it as much as possible.

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Participatory and development communication in Zimbabwe
(Case Study of Africa Women Filmmakers Trust sections 5.2.9 - 5.2.12)

Approaches to African Cinema Study - By Martin Mhando
Analysis of African Cinema study. ... Contemporary African filmmakers
More information available here

The Portrayal of Women on TV in South Africa - By Jenny Pretorius

The Image of women as portrayed by the media in South Africa - By Jenny Pretorius

Sundance - The Labs
Writing and Directing Lab - Opened to all African countries

Maurits Binger Film Institute
Writing and Directing - Opened to all African countries - based in Amsterdam.

The South African Screenwriters Laboratory (SCRAWL)
Tel: +27 11 646 2754 or +27 82 461 7883

Maisha (Kenya)
Writing and Directing Lab - Opened to all African countries except for South Africa

Women Make Movies - Distributor of films directed by women.

Fireworx Marketing and Distribution (FMD) - a new marketing and distribution company focused on South African and African documentaries and features, handling straight to DVD and broadcast rights.

 

 

FUNDING

 

 

South African National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) - Funding development, production, postproduction, marketing of filmsof all genres, and bursaries. Submission accepted all year round,  Opened to: South Africans, Other countries only through Co productions.

Danish Centre for Culture and Development - Danish Centre for Culture and Development Funding is opened to all developing countries,
mainly for development of Art (film, photography included) to be showcased in Denmark.

Africalia - Belgium based organisation that funds all art and culture projects including the production of films that showcase this.
Submissions can be made throughout the year 4months before the event.

Ford Foundation - Short course education money usually if you belong to an organisation will make things easier when applying. They also fund different stages of production.

Goetheburg- deadlines 1 March and 1 October.

Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) - The HBF is able to make individual grants of up to Euro 10,000 for script and project development, Euro 30,000 for post-production or Euro 15,000
towards distribution costs in the country of origin. Deadlines 1st March and 1st September.

Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) - Media & Motion Pictures - Opened to South Africa and productions in co production with South Africa. Submissions are all
year-round for contribution of more than R1, 000 000 or US$155, 000

The Jan Vrijman Fund - Supports the devolpment of Documentaries from developing countries. Deadlines is 1st February and 01 June.

South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Gives a 35% rebate on South African productions with a budget of R2Million and above. This is also accessible to co-productions and international productions shot in South Africa. 

South African Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) -

Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development

HIVOS


FILM FESTIVALS

Africa in the Picture
Is the longest running African Film Festival in Europe it's based in Amsterdam and takes place annually in September

Cape Winelands Film Festival -


Carthage international film festival - Tunisia
Takes place biannually in October

Créteil Women international film festival
Is the based the city of Creteil France and is the longest running women film festival it takes place annually in March.

Durban International film festival (DIFF)
Is the South Africa's longest running Film Festival, it takes place 20th June - 1st July

Encounters - International Documentary film festival in South Africa - August

FESPACO - Ouagadougou (West Africa)

Göteborg International Film Festival - Sweden

IDFA - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
It happens annually 

Images Of Black Women Film Festival - Second week of April during the the international women's day weekend annually In London

International Black Women film Festival - Los Angeles

Made by Women
Is an International Women's Film Festival in India - which to eight cities in India in April-May.

Kenya Cine Week
A three-week festival of film screening late September to October that takes place in Nairobi annually.

MadCat Women's International Film Festival - in Rio

Nigeria - Abuja Film Festival

PAN African Arts Society - film festival

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

Rotterdam International Film Festival

Seoul international women's film festival

Tri Continent film festival

Vues D'Afrique

Women Of Colour Film Festival

Zimbabwe international film festival

 

Durban Internation 

CINEMAT
The Market arm of the Rotterdam International Film Festival

Independent Feature Film Project (IFP)
aid in the professional development of its members, proactively and directly support individual projects,

MIPCOM - Television market.
is the global content event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content across all platforms.

 


California newsreel

Filmmaker South Africa (filmmaker SA)
All South African film & TV industry news

Screen Africa
South African Based - African film news

Screen Daily
International film news - the magazine is based in America

Africa Film & Television
Industry news from the African continent - based in Zimbabwe

Women in film & TV international (WIFTI)

Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe
Southern African Communication for Development (SACOD)

South African Screen Federation (SASFED)

South African Screen writers Association (SASWA)

Animation SA

PAN African Arts Society 

  

 

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