Script to Screen: writing for Africa

by | Feb 12, 2012 | January

Script to Screen is poised to become the biggest and most dynamic African cinema history and indigenous scriptwriting initiative in South Africa and the continent. With African films breaking out of the margins and into the mainstream, the time has arrived to use...

Documentary filmmaking bursaries

by | Jan 31, 2012 | January

What’s your story? Are you a documentary filmmaker wanting to make great films to be seen by a wider audience, including international film festivals? If this sounds like you, Big Fish, the award-winning film school, is offering a fully sponsored National Certificate...

New year message from the CEO

by | Jan 16, 2012 | January

The amphitheatre at the Freedom Park heritage development in Pretoria, one of the exciting new locations Gauteng will offer filmmakers in 2012.(Image: Freedom Park) January provides a good time to reflect on the year past and engage in some crystal ball gazing into...

Busy 2011, even busier 2012 for GFC

by | Jan 13, 2012 | January

The year 2011 proved to be a busy one for the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC). This is according to GFC spokesperson, Tumi Ntshingila, who says the year was marked by continued budget cuts experienced by the Commission. The GFC also underwent leadership changes as a new...

Locations: From the Big Five to Ponte

by | Jan 13, 2012 | January

The architecturally innovative //hapo building at Freedom Park in Pretoria. If 2010 was the year of big sporting stadiums and 2011 the year of the Gautrain, what can location scouts expect from Gauteng in 2012? We survey developments from across the province that will...

What’s in store for 2012?

by | Jan 13, 2012 | January

Paul Raleigh of Film Finances. Andy Stead asks industry roleplayers for their predictions on the year ahead. Predictions are difficult, particularly in the film and television industry. Lead times are often short and few companies have bookings made more than a couple...