CFAs: NFVF Sediba Creative Enterprise Programme (South Africa)

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) invites applications for the Sediba Creative Enterprise Programme, a business training programme for experienced producers who own or manage a South African production company. The programme is designed to help participants build an investor-ready company business plan, including a financial model and market-access roadmap. The call closes on 23 October 2026 at 17h00 (South African time). Opportunity at a Glance

- Provider: National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

- Opportunity name: NFVF Sediba Creative Enterprise Programme

- Type: Business training (not a craft or development programme; not focused on a single film)

- Number of places: 20 producers selected

- Cost to participate: No cost (no participation fee)

- Eligible applicants: Owners/managing producers/directors with commercial decision-making authority

- Eligible company sectors: Film, television, documentary, animation, or digital content production

- Geographic allocation:

- 10 places for producers based in Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal - 10 places for producers based in the remaining provinces

- Call deadline: Friday, 23 October 2026 at 17h00

- Programme duration (key dates): 23 November 2026 to 28 January 2027 (includes taught week, online consultation, refinement period, and final pitch)

About the Opportunity

The Sediba Creative Enterprise Programme is a structured business training programme for experienced producers who own or manage a registered South African production company. It focuses on strengthening how a company earns revenue, manages finances, protects and values intellectual property, and reaches the market. Across eleven contact days, participants work on their own company—developing practical outputs they can use beyond the training. The programme culminates in an investor-ready pitch presented to a panel of funders, commissioners, financiers, and buyers. Funding and Benefits There is no participation fee. The NFVF covers the following: - Facilitation, guest expert sessions, and one-on-one business consultation - Venue and catering for the in-person week - Flights, accommodation, and ground transport for selected producers who need to travel to Johannesburg - A data allowance for the online components - Learning materials, financial modelling templates, and business plan toolkits The source also states what is not covered: - Your own time - Fees charged by your own accountant or attorney - Any costs outside the programme Who Is Eligible? To apply, you must meet all eligibility criteria: - You own or manage a registered South African production company - You are the owner, director, or managing producer with commercial decision-making authority over the business - Your company has traded actively for at least two years, or you have three or more years of senior or middle management experience in production - You hold at least one produced credit as producer, co-producer, or executive producer - You can provide financial statements or management accounts for the most recent financial year

Who should apply (role fit):

- The programme is for the person who makes the commercial decisions in the company (owner/director/managing producer).

Who should not apply (role fit):

- It is not for line producers, production managers, or heads of department working under commission. - The programme produces a plan for a business, and you must be able to implement it.

Company operating sectors:

- The company must operate in film, television, documentary, animation, or digital content production. Eligible Activities or Priority Areas The programme content is structured around company-level business development topics. It covers: - Revenue architecture (commissioning fees, licensing, co-production, brand-funded work, subscription and advertising revenue; unit economics and margins) - Financial management (company accounting vs production accounting; cash flow, working capital, breakeven for the business; three-year financial model) - Intellectual property as an asset (chain of title, rights splits, exploitation windows; valuing a slate; contract terms affecting ownership) - Capital and funding (NFVF funding instruments; DTIC production incentive; IDC media finance; NEF; provincial film commissions; debt, gap finance, equity; co-production treaties; structuring finance plans at company level) - Market access and growth (sales agents, distributors, platform deals; slate positioning and pricing; moving from project-based to slate-based operations) - One-on-one consultation (scheduled individual sessions applied to your own company; no case studies) Why This Opportunity Matters This programme is aimed at producers who want to scale a production company as a business, not just develop or deliver individual projects. By the end of the training, participants are expected to have company-level planning tools—such as a three-year business plan, a financial model, and a market-access roadmap—and to present an investor-ready pitch to relevant industry stakeholders. How to Apply - Prepare and complete the application form. - The source states that incomplete applications will not be considered. - Submit the required application documents (all listed below): - Completed application form - Written motivation (no more than two pages) explaining: - why you want to scale your business, - what is currently preventing scaling, - what you intend to do with the plan the programme produces - One-minute motivation video - Producer CV and company profile - Showreel or a list of produced credits - Company registration documents - Financial statements or management accounts for the most recent financial year - Submit via email to the application address provided in the call.

- Application submissions: [contact details removed]

- Email subject line: Sediba Creative Enterprise Programme – [Company Name]

- Meet the deadline:

- Friday, 23 October 2026 at 17h00 - The source states that late applications will