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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…
10 June 2025
Press Release:NFVF Reaffirms Commitment to Transparent Funding and Fair Access Amid Industry Commentary By Ms Weaam Williams
Johannesburg, South Africa – 10 June 2025 – The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, has reiterated its ongoing commitment…
5 June 2025
CALL FOR CO-DEVELOPMENT AND WORK-IN-PROGRESS PROJECTS OF FEATURE AND DOCUMENTARY ON 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, with the objective of establishing cooperation…
4 June 2025
Press Release: NFVF Celebrates Xoliswa Sithole’s Selection for the 2025 Documentary Slate
Johannesburg, South Africa - 4 June 2025 — The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) proudly announces the selection of acclaimed South African filmmaker and multi - British Academy Film…
2 June 2025
Call for National Bursary Applications for Film & Television Studies
The National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) is a statutory body mandated to spearhead the equitable growth and development of the SA film and video industry. The NFVF’s bursary programme…
28 May 2025
Statement on the NFVF CEO’s resignation
Johannesburg, South Africa - 28 May 2025 – The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Vincent Blennies, has resigned from his position on 27 May…