The April funding round for the HIVOS film fund was overwhelmingly received and saw a huge number of applications flood into the Sithengi offices. Applications were received from all over Africa, the majority however coming from South Africa.
The statistics in the following genres were as follows:
Genre and Country : Total Number of Projects
Feature Film
South Africa : 34
Zimbabwe : 1
Zambia : 1
Moçambique : 2
Namibia : 1
Congo DRC : 1
Total : 40
Short Film
South Africa : 23
Zimbabwe : 7
Zambia : 1
Moçambique : 1
Namibia : 1
Malawi : 1
Total : 34
Special Projects
South Africa : 15
Zimbabwe : 2
Total : 17
Documentary
South Africa : 44
Zambia : 1
Moçambique : 8
USA : 1
Botswana : 1
Total : 55
Total Projects : 146
Due to the large number of applications received, the selection meeting will be scheduled for the end of May and applicants will be notified in early June of the final selection.
For any queries, please contact;
Taryn da Canha-Uhlmann
Project Officer
Tel: +27 21 430 8427
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: sithengi.co.za
Posted on Monday 9 May 2005
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