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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…
28 May 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Remembering a South African Icon — Presley Chweneyagae (1984–2025)
Rest in Power, a True Legend of Our Screens Johannesburg, South Africa - 27 May 2025 - The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) joins the nation and global film…
21 May 2025
Call for Public Screening Proposals in Raising Awareness on Gender-Based Violence through Film
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, invites eligible applicants to submit public screening proposals for projects that aim to…
12 May 2025
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) call for Applications for the Marketing and Distribution Cycle 1 Funding is Open
The NFVF, an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture that was created to ensure the equitable growth of the South African film and video industry, is releasing…
9 May 2025
The National Film and Video Foundation Members of the Appeal Review Committee Call is Open
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, is seeking individuals to serve on the Appeal Review Committee. The Appeal Review…