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Six Nfvf Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme Pesp Funded Films Selected For The 47th Durban International Film Festival Diff
National Film and Video Foundation of South AfricaRef: https://www.nfvf.co.za/six-nfvf-presidential-employment-stimulus-programme-pesp-funded-films-selected-for-the-47th-durban-international-film-festival-diff/
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Collected on 28 July 2026
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What this means
This is a press release from the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) announcing that six films funded under the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP6) have been selected for the official screening programme at the 47th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The films named are Fracture, Verses My Brother Taught Me, Perception, Protea, Fosta, and Themba. The release states that this is the first time six PESP-funded projects are showcased simultaneously at a single festival, and it quotes the NFVF Acting Head of Operations, Lerato Mokopanele, on the programme’s impact.
Facts
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
https://www.nfvf.co.za/six-nfvf-presidential-employment-stimulus-programme-pesp-funded-films-selected-for-the-47th-durban-international-film-festival-diff/
Key Takeaways
- NFVF press release dated 27 July 2026
- Location mentioned: Johannesburg
- Programme: Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP6) for the audiovisual sector
- Festival: 47th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
- Six selected PESP-funded films: Fracture; Verses My Brother Taught Me; Perception; Protea; Fosta; Themba
- Claim: first time six PESP-funded projects are showcased simultaneously at a single festival (at DIFF)
- NFVF role: DSAC entrusted NFVF with implementing six tranches of PESP funding
- Quote by: Lerato Mokopanele (Acting Head of Operations, NFVF)
- Media contact: Lerato Mokopanele, leratom@nfvf.co.za, 011 483 0881
- National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)
- Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC)
- Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP6)
- Durban International Film Festival (DIFF)
- Lerato Mokopanele
Dates
Closing Date
27 July 2026