- Grant Amount – up to R1,800,000
- Deadline – March 24, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The National Film and Video Foundation is pleased to announce that the R1,800,000 call for Production and Development funding applications is now open.
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Objectives
- The NFVF is mandated to create, develop, and promote the film and video industry in South Africa. The NFVF does so largely by empowering, nurturing, and creating opportunities for South Africans in the audio-visual ecosystem through their funding policy, which supports emerging, developing, and established members of the film industry. It primarily addresses and encourages the provision of opportunities for disadvantaged persons to redress historical imbalances in enabling infrastructure and the distribution of skills and resources. Grants are available both to commercially viable content as well as content that is dedicated primarily to nation-building and social cohesion.
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Funding Information
- Development:
- Feature film (fiction) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 230,000.00
- Feature film (documentary) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 180,000.00
- Short film (fiction) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 100,000.00
- Short film (documentary) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 100,000.00
- Short film (animation) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 250,000.00
- Feature film (animation) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 400,000.00
- Series (animation) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 400,000.00
- Production – Fiction:
- Feature film (fiction) inclusive of post-production – (Tier 1 and 2): R 1,800,000
- TV film (fiction) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 300,000
- Short film (fiction) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 250,000
- Short film (documentary) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 200,000
- Pilot: R 250,000
- Series (documentary) 2 – 3 part – (Tier 1 and 2): R 200,000
- Feature film (animation) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 1,800,000
- Series (animation) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 550,000
- Web series (fiction, non-fiction and animation) – (Tier 2): R 200,000
- Production – Non-Fiction Documentary:
- Feature film (Tier 1): R 700,000
- Feature film (Tier 2): R 500,000
- Feature film (co- productions only) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 1,000,000
- Short film – (Tier 1 and 2): R 200,000
- Series (documentary) 2 – 3 part (Tier 1 and 2): R 200,000
- Post-Production:
- Feature film (fiction) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 450,000
- Feature film (documentary) – (Tier 1 and 2): R 350,000
- Archive – (Tier 1 and 2): R 300,000
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be either a:
- South African citizen;
- Permanent resident;
- Refugee; or
- South African company.
- Development:
- Tier 1: Experienced filmmakers who have a proven track record for developing and, or producing at least three successful and commercially viable feature films, series, TV films or documentaries.
- Tier 2: Filmmakers with limited experience. They must have developed and produced one or two feature films, TV films, TV series, documentaries, or a minimum of two short films and/or commercials.
- Production – Fiction:
- Tier 1: Experienced filmmakers who have a proven track record for developing and/or producing at least three successful and commercially viable feature films, series, TV films or documentaries.
- Tier 2: Filmmakers with limited experience. They must have developed and produced one or two feature films, TV films or documentaries, or a minimum of two short films and/or commercials.
- Production – Non-Fiction Documentary:
- Tier 1: Experienced filmmakers who have a proven track record for developing and producing at least three successful and commercially viable feature films, TV films or documentaries.
- Tier 2: Filmmakers with limited experience. They must have developed and produced one or two feature films, TV films or documentaries, or a minimum of two short films and/or commercials.
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