The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is a statutory body established by the South African government to spearhead the equitable growth and development of the country's film and video industry. It provides funding, industry development, and transformation initiatives aimed at building a sustainable local screen sector.
The NFVF's National Bursary Programme funds full-time undergraduate and postgraduate study specifically in film and television disciplines, awarding non-repayable grants paid directly to recipients' training institutions. Because the foundation's mandate is specifically about growing South Africa's film and video sector, the bursary is reserved for genuine film and television qualifications rather than the performing arts more broadly - it excludes acting, music, and dance courses entirely.
By funding students rather than only established filmmakers, the NFVF treats skills development as core to industry growth, not a side project to its grant-making for finished productions.
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