@DocFilmmakersSA

Documentary Filmmakers Association of South Africa serves to assist, protect & promote documentary filmmakers in South Africa. Official Account. info@docfilmsa.

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🎬DFA x Encounters x FAME Week Africa 2026 📅Friday, 30 October | 14:00–14:45 📍Brain Box Theatre, CTICC Join Ameera Faber, Zanda Nosenga, Moenieba Isaacs, Sharon Farr, Jane Thandi Lipman and Kimal Harvey to explore documentary collaborations. #DFA #FAMEWeekAfrica2026
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Final MOTHERCITY screening in SterKinekor theatres this week Thursday 22nd October in Cape Town and Joburg. Check posters for details. Get your tickets, see you there. mothercitydocumentary.com/wa…
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Thank you to Durban FilmMart for the partnership and platform for collaboration. Thanks to our DFA members who joined our panel and breakfasts, and shared their photos! May these connections lead to fruitful collaborations. 🎬🤝 #DFA #DurbanFilmMart
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DFA is proud to introduce its board for the 2026-27 year!🎬 We look forward to the fresh perspectives, collaboration and continued growth this new chapter will bring to South Africa’s documentary film community. Here’s to building a stronger future for documentary storytelling!
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DFA x Durban FilmMart SA 2026 🎬 📅 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 ⏰ 13:45–14:45 📍 Elangeni Hotel, Suites 3+4, Durban Catch Jacqui Hlongwane, Jane Lipman, Catherine Meyburgh & Diliza Moabi, moderated by Sara Hatira for a timely conversation on documentary storytelling. #DFM2026 #DFM #DFA
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Join us for two documentary shorts: Exodus (Sudan) + Radio Dabaab (Kenya) followed by a conversation on migration, exile, and the African heritage we share across the continent’s colonially demarcated borders. Bertha House, CPT Saturday 26th September 13:00 - 15:30 FREE ENTRY
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🎬 MOTHER CITY SECURES A NATIONWIDE CINEMA RELEASE! We are thrilled that the powerful documentary Mother City will screen at @sterkinekor & Cinema Nouveau cinemas across Mzansi from 1st to 8th October. All ticket at R50 each on the link below: mothercitydocumentary.com/wa…
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Check for the dates and venues in your city!
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Looking forward to seeing short doccie format on our screens! #GoViralSABC
ilovethat Productions@ilovethatproAug 28
The road to fame and fortune has changed. Today, it can lie right in the palm of your hand. Go Viral takes you behind the posts, dances, jokes & moments that made Mzansi stop, watch & share. Catch #GoViral on Saturdays, 19h30PM on SABC 1. Mzansi fo sho! #GoViralSABC
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Join us for this month's #docLOVE screening of NOBUNTU by Sihle-Isipho Nontshokweni, followed by Q&A. A moving story of grief, healing and the bond between mothers and daughters. 📅 Sun 23 Aug | 🕑 2PM 📍 @the_Bioscope 🎟 Reserve your seat: tickets.tixsa.co.za/event/do… @lwanie
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🎬 FILMMAKER FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT: DFA member JEANDRÉ GERDING An African wildlife and impact filmmaker whose work explores the intersection of storytelling, conservation, faith and humanity. #DFA #DocumentaryFilm #WildlifeFilmmaking #AfricanCinema
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From filming for the BBC, National Geographic, Disney, Apple and Discovery to producing powerful stories that inspire change, Jeandré continues to use documentary filmmaking to deepen our connection with the natural world and the people who protect it.
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This year's @miffsouthafrica runs from 3–7 August in Mbombela. Filmmakers, industry professionals and audiences are invited to attend screenings, workshops, masterclasses, networking opportunities and business engagements celebrating African storytelling. Take a shot left!
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🎬 Join the DFA @the_bioscope for this month's #docLOVE screening of ROBOTS by Yaseen Khan, followed by Q&A. A moving portrait of life at Johannesburg's traffic lights, exploring dignity & survival. 📅 Sun 26 July | 2PM 📍 The Bioscope, 44 Stanley 🎟 R20 bit.ly/doclovejuly
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2026 Liezel Vermeulen Award for Service to Documentary Congrats to Don Edkins & Tarha McKenzie, whose decades of dedication have helped shape African documentary through filmmaking, mentorship, distribution, festivals, audience development, and sector-building @DocFilmmakersSA
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Three events to mark world Refugee Day. 20th June 2026 12pm to 2pm -Bannister Hotel, Braamfontein 1pm to 4pm Methodist Mission, Greenmarket Square 10:45 The Lighthouse in Mouille Point, Cape Town DFA condemns all forms of violence and intimidation. #noafrophobiahere
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#FilmmakerFriday spotlight is DFA member Dylan Bush. A documentary filmmaker, multimedia journalist & digital strategist, Dylan has spent 16+ years telling stories about health, human rights and social justice. 1/4 #DFA #DocumentaryFilm #InvestigativeJournalism #AfricanCinema
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His advice to new filmmakers? Start with curiosity, not certainty. Learn to listen, begin with what you have, and trust the process. 3/4
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Inspired by Joshua Oppenheimer, Dylan believes the strongest documentaries are the ones that stay with us long after the credits roll. 4/4 Join the DFA docfilmsa.com
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