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Johannesburg · Soweto

Welcome to the Soweto Film Market.

Creativity meets commerce, ideas become enterprises, and African stories connect with global audiences.

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Programmes built for the business of African film

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2026 Industry Programme

3 October 2026 · Apartheid Museum

Theme: “Legacy in Motion: Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future.”

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Story Lab

A content development programme for vertical micro-dramas.

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Film Selections

A curated programme of exceptional films evaluated for creative vision.

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Soweto Film Market Screening Programme

Film Selections

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Who we are

A Pan-African marketplace, built by the next generation

Soweto Film Market is a youth-led, Pan-African marketplace advancing the business of film and digital content — connecting the people who make African stories with the people who can fund, distribute and scale them.

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Working with

Partners and collaborators powering the next chapter of African cinema

Apartheid Museumdreamplay.africaIndependent Producers OrganisationPrimestarsIcarus MediaSouth African Guild of ActorsSisters Working in Film & TVTPTABZ MediaChocolate TribeDisoufengStory OasisAV JoziVaal University of TechnologyUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgHektik.appGauteng Film Commissionvirtualverselabs