The National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) is facing allegations of mismanaging funds, including inappropriate appointments of council members, allocating funds to connected individuals, and lacking transparency in the grant allocation process. Filmmakers and industry stakeholders are calling for an audit and the recusal of potentially conflicted individuals.
National Film & Video Foundation accused of mismanaging fundsThe National Film & Video Foundation is accused of inappropriately appointing council members without consultations, allocating funds to those internally connected, leading to calls for NFVF to be audited, council and staff members suspected to be conflicted to be recused from projects where they allegedly have interests.publicly expressed her frustration with NFVF , an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture .
“Dsac, it seems, turns a blind eye to this dysfunction, prioritising loyalty over transparency and feeding the entrenched elite while the broader community of filmmakers struggles with debt, school fees, rent/bond, and other fundamental commitments. She further suggested that the ministry should manage allocating funds to applicants to tackle corruption and nepotism allegations.
“After this farce, there is suddenly a Council announced. No shortlist, second round interviews, no public comment & no chance for objections,” said Ruiters. “The external audit will grant a lot of filmmakers much-needed clarity. For years, grant funding was allocated to a few with no transparency to most of us whose projects get continually rejected for funding,” he said.
We take all allegations seriously and encourage any concerns to be reported through formal governance channels for due process. the current NFVF Council was appointed in November 2024, and this appointment does not fall under the newly constituted Council's tenure.
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