APPROVED PROJECTS – CYCLE 3 – FY 2018/19
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), is pleased to announce the following funding approvals for funding cycle 3.
NON-FICTION PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT – DOCUMENTARIES
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| In Search of the Promised Land | Kevin Harris | Rainbow Independent Film & TV Productions CC | R150 000.00 |
| Cape-Helena | Damian Samuels | Fade2Black Productions | R150 000.00 |
| How We Live | Kerrin Kokot | N/A | R150 000.00 |
| Legend | Senzo Zindela | Sollywood Films (Pty) Ltd | R133 000.00 |
| Twin Flame | Mumtaaz Mahomed | Unreel Media | R150 000.00 |
DEVELOPMENT – ANIMATION
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Nelson Mandela – Animated Feature | Nic Buchanan | Pixcomm | R250 000.00 |
ARCHIVE PRODUCTION – DOCUMENTARIES
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| How to Steal a Country | Rehad Desai | Curveball Productions | R250 000.00 |
PRODUCTION – SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| I’m Still In Love with Kwaito | Ernest Gololo | Where Is The Beef Media | R200 000.00 |
| Life Sentence | Khoali Lesiamo | Konekt Koncepts | R150 000.00 |
DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL PROJECTS
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| A New Country | Sifiso Khanyile | Anaphora Films | R750 000.00 |
| Mother to Mother | Carol Shore | Jozi Films | R750 000.00 |
FICTION PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT – FEATURE LENGTH
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| A Place in the Rainbow | Ben van der Byl | Axe Communications | R200 000.00 |
| Calling | Bobie Mokhema | N/A | R200 000.00 |
| Dream Blowing | Deidre Rosenberg | N/A | R200 000.00 |
| Faithful Daughter | Kim Robinson | Rennaisance Strategic Solutions | R200 000.00 |
| Granny Lee | Roelof Sarel Storm | Marche Media | R200 000.00 |
| Mandela’s Guerrilla’s | Zola Maseko | Unizen House | R200 000.00 |
| The Adventures of Bhamuza | Vukile Ngcingwana | Just Nje Entertainment | R200 000.00 |
| The Rehab | Jason Staggie | Kyros Media | R200 000.00 |
| The Ugly Thing | Kanne Puso | N/A | R200 000.00 |
DEVELOPMENT – SHORT FILM
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Kuphumula | Magangwe Mahlase | Ongavamile Pictures | R100 000.00 |
| Lone Robyn | Tassyn Munro | Predator Media (Pty) Ltd | R100 000.00 |
DEVELOPMENT – ANIMATION
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Magic Thread | Bianca Vermooten | Big5 Films | R248 500.00 |
| The Adventures of Lollipop Wonder | Sarah Jane Scott | N/A | R250 000.00 |
PRODUCTION – SHORT FILM
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| The Alchemist | Jean-Paul Moodie | Fade2Black Productions | R200 000.00 |
| Sandwich | Dawnelene Kings | Capsule727 (Pty) Ltd | R150 000.00 |
PRODUCTION – MICRO BUDGET/MADE FOR TV MOVIES
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Black River | Nomvuyo Veronica | Oyiya Network (Pty) Ltd | R200 000.00 |
PRODUCTION – WEB SERIES
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Transit | Fanyana Hlabangane | Cool Take Pictures (Pty) Ltd | R200 000.00 |
FICTION SLATE PROJECTS
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Amount Allocated |
| Slate 2019-2021 | Amy Jephta | Nagvlug Films | R6 000 000.00 |
| Sorele Media Slate Application (Covet) | Salamina Mosese | Sorele Media | R6 000 000.00 |
| The Seriti Slate | Leanne Kumalo | Seriti Studios | R6 000 000.00 |
(Funding of R6 000 000.00 to be disbursed over a period of 3 years)
TRAINING PROVIDERS
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Training Provider | Approved Amount |
| Transferable Soft Skills Programme | Sundhir Madaree | Mill Ridge Investments (Pty) Ltd | R 350 000.00 |