DFMI Business Lab Podcast

Episode 9 wraps up the series with more regarding Marekting and Distribution In this episode French-Burkinabè film distributor, festival programmer and critic Claire Diao is interviewed by DFMI Alumni, filmmaker and festival programmer, Muhummad Taymour (Egypt). Expert:French-Burkinabè Claire Diao founded the short film program Quartiers Lointains in 2013, co-founded the Pan-African film critic ma...

Episode 8 speaks to Marketing and Distribution In this episode French-Burkinabè film distributor, festival programmer and critic Claire Diao is interviewed by DFMI Alumni, filmmaker and festival programmer, Muhummad Taymour (Egypt). Expert:French-Burkinabè Claire Diao founded the short film program Quartiers Lointains in 2013, co-founded the Pan-African film critic magazine AWOTELE in 2015, and ha...

Episode 7 continues with part 2 of introduction to IP and Entertainement Law In this episode South African entertainment lawyer and activist, Unathi Malunga will be interviewed by DFMI Alumni and filmmaker, Hallie Haller (South Africa). Expert: Unathi Malunga, a Fulbright scholar with an LLM from UCLA, Unathi’s work has been in the creative industries (she has worked as an Entertainment Lawyer the...

Episode 6 sees the start of a 2 part introduction to IP and Entertainement Law. In this episode South African entertainment lawyer and activist, Unathi Malunga will be interviewed byDFMI Alumni and filmmaker, Hallie Haller (South Africa). Expert: Creative industries. Building power, policy, equity and protection for Africa’s Creative and Cultural Industries With over two decades of executive and s...

Episode 5 continues the coversation regarding Business Management by discussing the Business Model Canvas tool. In this episode South African Producer and Academic Tina-Louise Smith will be interviewed by DFMI Alumni and filmmaker, Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana). Expert: Tina-Louise Smith was instrumental in bringing the Business Model Canvas to South African and African film industry professionals af...

Episode 4 shifts focus to Business Mangagement In this episode multi-hyphenated Kenyan filmmaker and business consultant Njoki Muhoho, from Zebra Productions will be interviewed by DFMI Alumni and filmmaker, Moreetsi Gabang (Botswana). Expert: Njoki is a multitalented creative interested in people and their stories and is a published author, columnist and poet. She has a strong passion for telling...

Episode 3 explores the do's and don'ts of Film Funding and where to find it. In this episode, South Africa, producer and executive director at A.M. Afrika Consultants and AmaFrika Films,Toni Monty will be interviewed by producer and DFMI Alumni, Khosie Dali (South Africa). Expert: A.M. Afrika Film Consultants provides strategic advisory and executive producer services to fiction or documen...

Episode 2 focuses on the importance of Financial Management for a sustainable business. In this episode, South African Financial consultant and author of Money Wit: Becoming Financially Savvy, Nola Rae will be interviewed by producer and DFMI Alumni, Khosie Dali (South Africa). Expert: Experienced Business Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the business consulting and professional tra...

Discussing the importance of Equitable Coproduction. In this session, Ethiopian-Canadian producer, Tamara Dawit will be interviewed by producer and DFMI Alumni, Khosie Dali (South Africa) for the first episode of a 9-part podcast series talking about the business about the business of film. Expert: Tamara Mariam Dawit is an Ethiopian-Canadian filmmaker and policy advisor in the creative sector. He...

The DFMI Business Lab podcast draws inspiration from the 18 week online programme which  focuses on the business elements of filmmaking aimed at equipping film producers with the skills to grow their careers.