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2 September 2025
National Film and Video Foundation/Netherlands Film Fund: Thuthuka Co-Development Fund Call
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the Netherlands Film Fund (NFF) have established a co-development scheme called Thuthuka. This scheme aims to support projects that are potentially of…
29 August 2025
Call for entries is now open for the 19th Annual South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs19)
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture, the custodians of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), has officially…
27 August 2025
Call for the 19th Annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs19) Jury
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture, and the custodians of the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), has…
25 August 2025
NFVF Announces New Date and Theme for SAFTAs19
Theme: "One Story. One Industry. One Future." – Celebrating South Africa’s Screen Legacy, Together Johannesburg – The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is pleased to announce that the 19th…
4 August 2025
EXTENSION: CALL FOR CO-DEVELOPMENT AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS PROJECTS OF FEATURE AND DOCUMENTARY OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA SÃO PAULO (BRAZIL) – SOUTH AFRICA
São Paulo Film and Audiovisual Company (Spcine) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in July 2023 to establish cooperation mechanisms to encourage…
14 July 2025
Invitation for South African filmmakers to submit films for the 98th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) International Feature Film category
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, is extending a call to all South African producers to submit their films…
27 June 2025
Press Release: NFVF Marks
Youth Month by Empowering Future Creatives Through Film & TV Bursaries
Johannesburg, 27 June 2025 – As the nation commemorates Youth Month2025, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) stands in proudsupport of South Africa’s young visionaries through its annual bursary…
25 June 2025
Invitation for South African film practitioners to participate as jury members for the 98th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) for the International Feature Film Category
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, is officially recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to…
23 June 2025
The National Film and Video Foundation calls for nominations of individuals to serve as members in the Advisory Panel for Education & Training
Panels of the National Film and Video Foundation in Accordance with the NFVF Act, 73 of 1997. The Advisory Panel members will fulfil the statutory role to advise the Council…
13 June 2025
Press Release: NFVF Opens Call for Public Film Screenings on GBV Awareness as South Africa Confronts Ongoing Femicide Crisis
Johannesburg, 12 June 2025 — The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, has officially opened its Call for Public Screening…