Tanzanian, Kenyan films selected for Durban fete

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Films from Kenya and Tanzania are among the eight projects that have been selected to the Pitch and Finance Forum of the 2024 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier co-production and finance market.

The DFM is a platform for filmmakers to connect with both local and global broadcasters, financiers, streamers, sales agents and producers, garnering the essential support and collaborations required to bring projects in development to completion and reach the big and small screens.

• Uli and Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes (Kenya) by Sarah Mallia as producer and Chief Nyamweya as director.
• The Legend of Hyena Man (Tanzania) will be produced by Mathew Valerian, directed by Elshadye Berhanu and Joshua Faber.
• Jay Fly, produced by Nosipho Maketo van den Bragt and directed by Greg Blyth and Barend Kruger (South Africa).
• Monster Nanny produced by Kaya Kuhn and directed by Tafadzwa Hove (South Africa/Zimbabwe).
• Oarona by producers AJ Pitre and Thandiwe Mlauli and directed by Thandiwe Mlauli (South Africa).
• R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Motion) of Ahmad Abdelhameed as producer and directed by Mahmoud Hemeda and Ahmed Thabit (Egypt).
• The Legends of Bulan (Nigeria) produced by Ferdinand Adimefe and directed by Azubuike Joseph Duru.
• Unseen (South Africa) is to be produced by Annemarie du Plessis and co-writers and producers Devon Delmar and Jason Jacobs.