The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) releases cycle 1 funding approvals.
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), is pleased to announce the following funding approvals for funding cycle 1.
APPROVED PROJECTS – CYCLE 1 – FY 2019/20
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Production Company | Approved Amount |
| An Act of Defiance | Mr. Michael Joseph Hayes Auret | Spier Films | R 63 625.00 |
| Kings of Mulberry Street | Ms. Judy Naidoo | Kings of Mulberry Pty Ltd | R 250 000.00 |
| Rumba in the Jungle: The Return | Ms. Dominique Jossie | Screendance Africa ZA | R 136 375.00 |
| The Sound of Masks | Ms. Sara Gouveia | Lionfish Productions | R 250 000.00 |
| Toorbos | Mr. Dries Scholtz | Toorbos Die Rolprent Pty Ltd | R 250 000.00 |
FESTIVAL HOSTING
| Project Name | Applicant’s Name | Company | Approved Amount |
| Encounters South African International Documentary Festival | Mrs. Mandisa Relana | Encounters Training and Development Institute | R 500 000.00 |
| African Human Rights Film Festival – Kalahari | Mr. Davison Mudzingwa | Africa Human Rights Film Festival | R 250 000.00 |
| Buffalo City Film Festival | Mr. Vukile Pokwana | Koloni Consulting Enterprise | R 150 000.00 |
| Cherry Film Festival | Mr. Lebohang Motaung | Immortal Media (Pty) Ltd | R 250 000.00 |
| Kasi to Kasi Queer Cinema | Mr. Nhlanhla Ndaba | Doti Productions | R 250 000.00 |
| iBioscope ye Community – Cinema for People’s Development | Ms. Rudzani Muthambi | Rudzani Muthambi Properties Pty (Ltd) | R 150 000.00 |
| The Broke Ass Showcase | Mr. Yalezo Njuguna | Enraptured Odyssey | R 250 000.00 |
| Yanaya Gender Film and Dialogue Festival | Ms. Xoliswa Sithole | Yanaya Gender Film and Dialogue Festival | R 500 000.00 |
| Youth National Film Festival | Mr. Ntozonke Mokoena | King and Kolosa | R 150 000.00 |
| Nature Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers Congress (NEWF) | Mr. Noel Kok | Nature Environment & Wildlife Conservation Trust (NEWF)
| R 1 000 000.00 |
INTERNATIONAL BURSARIES
| Applicant’s Name | Institution | Approved Amount |
| Yolisa Morare | Chapman University (California) | R250 000.00 |
| Vuyokazi Kadalie | Freie University (Berlin) | R250 000.00 |
| Jessie Zinn | Stanford University (California) | R250 000.00 |