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Word from the Chief Executive
Piracy remains a major concern for our local industry. We are therefore heartened to see efforts by the South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), working in partnership with law enforcement agencies, to clamp down on pirated material in our province.
In our 2010 feature we update you on crew training initiatives as well as plans by the SABC to introduce a dedicated radio sports channel for 2010. Our location feature of the month continues with our 2010 theme as we look at sports stadia. While certain stadia will be off limits to non accredited media during key Confederation Cup and 2010 World Cup matches, Gauteng enjoys an abundance of sports precincts that will still be accessible for location shoots during these periods.
In this edition we also launch a new monthly feature, Emerging Hot Shots, looking at the thoughts and aspirations of young professionals entering or new to the industry.
Our production updates this month take a look at the White Lion as well as new local TV series Family Bonds.
See you at the Out in Africa film festival!
Terry Tselane
Chief Executive
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SPECIAL FEATURE PIECE
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Emerging Hot Shots
Gauteng’s young filmmakers move up
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In this new series, In Focus takes a look at South Africa’s emerging young talent, highlighting their thinking, what they’ve been up to, what they think of the industry and where it’s all heading. This month, journalist Martin Chemhere finds out what a couple of former graduates of some of Gauteng’s film learning institutions are doing; speak to a couple of the young winners at the SAFTAs and chat to a couple of local scriptwriters whose scripts have been read by Hollywood studios
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Emerging Hot Shots
Young talent at the SAFTAs
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Although the 2009 SAFTAs have come and gone, the event did bring to the fore exciting new talent to look out for in the near future, adding to the skills base of Gauteng’s burgeoning and expanding film industry…
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Emerging Hot Shots
Young screenwriters target hollywood
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Probably few people in the Gauteng filmmaking community have heard about the Lombards, a family with a big heart for the arts and entertainment industry. They definitely are an artistic family – Annemie is an actress, singer and screen writer, Linda a screen writer, the mother Gerda writes for the local paper, the Eisteddfod, while the father is a part time singer, “who could soon become a tenor”.
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IN BRIEF
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Fopspeen has an Agenda
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short film (Agenda) at the 3rd SAFTA award ceremony recently, In Focus decided to find out more about this Pretoria-based company, its strange name and its work…
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Seed Entertainment gets distribution rights for Oscar nominee Frozen River
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Nominated for an Oscar in the recent awards ceremony for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Melissa Leo), as well as Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Courtney Hunt), Frozen River has certainly all the ingredients for a top production…
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Tshwane community TV set for March
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Tshwane Community TV, billed as a 24-hour community television channel, is expected to launch at the end of this month (March 2009), although it missed its December 2008 deadline of being on air and broadcasting in Pretoria…
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PERFECT LOCATIONS
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2010 – taking Gauteng’s sports stadia into a new arena
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Clint Eastwood is about to start shooting a feature film The Human Factor, based on South Africa’s 1995 World Cup victory and Nelson Mandela. It was a great moment in our country’s history especially as we’re such a sports mad nation. You only have to watch a few commercials on television to realise just how much of our advertising reflects this, with major and minor stadia used for many shoots
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New TV drama series, Family Bonds, shoots in Downtown Johannesburg
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Local production company Sosiba Entertainment recently completed the shooting of 26 episodes of a drama series, Family Bonds, destined for SABC 1. The multi-camera shoot took place at the Global Access studios in Fox Street Johannesburg.
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Alpine Cases and Blue Tornado
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This month, in our series profiling manufacturers, suppliers and services that cater specifically to the film and television industry in Gauteng, In Focus looks at Alpine Gulf Equipment cc (trading as Alpine Cases, a manufacturer of aluminum and plastic cases, and Blue Tornado, who supply high performance grading equipment and films scanners.
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TECHNO TALK
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Final on Telecines
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In the previous newsletter we went right back to the origins of the telecine machine. What it is, the function it performs and the development through the years to its current form. We examined the Photo Conductive film (PCF) chain type device and how it developed and its application in our high technology industry. We also then covered the flying spot telecine, and the CCD telecine. In this final article we will look at the Pulsed LED/Triggered three CCD camera systems, take a quick look at the digital intermediate, touch on requirements for HD, and the requirements for DVDs…
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2010 COUNTDOWN
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Opportunity for young talent to get into TV broadcasting
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With the global football extravaganza getting closer, now anyone interested in a career in TV broadcasting has a chance to get a foot in the door…
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| FESTIVAL & AWARD WATCH |
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Out in Africa, 6 – 8 March
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The South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Venue: Montecasino, Johannesburg
Opening documentary is Marching Season, which explores two different Prides – the Riga Pride March held in Latvia and the London Pride March
For more information, go to www.oia.co.za
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Japanese Film Festival, 13 – 22 March
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Brooklyn Cinema Nouveau, Pretoria: 13 – 15 March 2009
Rosebank Cinema Nouveau, Johannesburg: 20 – 22 March 2009
Four films are to be shown: A Stranger of Mine; Breathe In, Breathe Out; Kamikaze
Each of the programmed feature films will be preceded by an episode of the highly popular anime series Last Exile Girls; Madadyo
Entrance is free
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8 SA industry leaders to be Cannes Lions jurists
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Cinemark, the South African representative of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, last month announced the Cannes Lions 2009 Jury members from the South African region.
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The following judges will represent South Africa for Cannes Lions 2009:
Film Category: Ross Chowles from The Jupiter Drawing Room
Press Category: Graeme Jenner from Net#work BBDO
Outdoor Category: Andrew Whitehouse from FoxP2
Media Category: Marc Taback from Initiative Media
Direct Category: Pepe Marais from Joe Public
Radio Category President: Matthew Bull from Lowe Worldwide
Promo Category: Chris Gotz from Ogilvy
Design Category: Gaby de Abreu from Switch Design
“It is a great achievement to be selected for the Cannes Lions Jury, and Cinemark is proud to have been involved by nominating the above members of the industry for these prestigious titles,” said Jenni Critchfield, CEO of Cinemark
Source: Bizcommunity.com, for more info go to www.bizcommunity.com
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Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival
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19 – 23 April 2009, ICC Durban
This premier international wildlife, travel and cultural film festival and conference attracts the global wildlife, travel and cultural filmmaking industry by offering a forum for delegates to meet, network and negotiate with commissioning editors, distributors and producers
For more information, go to www.wildtalkafrica.com
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ROSCAR Awards
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Awarded to filmmakers in a celebration of natural history, eco-tourism and cultural filmmaking, the ROSCAR Awards are announced at a gala event on 22 April during the Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival and Conference. During the Festival, a film from each category will be screened followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
For more information on the finalists, go to www.wildtalkafrica.com/roscarawards.html
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NEED TO KNOW
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Entries open for Taiwan video contest
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The Government of Taiwan is offering South African filmmakers the opportunity to take part in the Wow!eye Taiwan Video Contest.
Aimed at promoting greater public participation in digital content production, the contest offers South African film directors an excellent opportunity to gain international exposure and recognition for their work. Contestants also stand a chance to win cash prizes of up to NT$ 500,000 (R140 000). The total prize money offered by the competition stands at NT$ 1,900,000 (R540 000).
Local filmmakers that would like to participate in the contest are invited to produce a film in one of the following categories: music video, animation, documentary or short film. The film should present an aspect or feature of Taiwan that aims to enhance its national image. Any video capture device may be used to produce the film. Likewise, any theme, content, or source material may be utilised. The film should be a maximum of ten minutes in length and the “Wow!eye Taiwan” animated logo must be incorporated in the introduction.
Registration for the contest and submission of films must be completed online at the website of the Taiwan Audio Video Interactive Service (TAVIS) at http://tavis.tw., with deadline for entries being 31 May 2009.
For more detailed guidelines on the Wow!eye Taiwan Video Contest, email inftaiwan5@telkomsa.net
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MediaTech Africa exhibits in Joburg
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Trade exhibition MediaTech Africa 2009 takes place at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg from 23 – 25 July 2009. The exhibit showcases new technology and services from TV and broadcast, sound and audio, lighting and staging, animation, communication and related fields.
The expo will cover the following sectors: broadcast, film and production; professional AV (sound, lighting, staging and rigging); DJ and professional music equipment; system integration; animation, new media and web; satellite and signal; computer music and production tools; and musical instruments.
The expo plans to attract buyers, top decision makers and influential visitors from across the spectrum. It combines current technology with live demonstrations and special events, and offers industry networking opportunities. Emphasis will be placed this year on the role these sectors can play in the successful staging of the World Cup, and the benefits thereof.
Mediatech Africa is a biennial trade fair that drew 4170 trade visitors in 2007. The event saw a total of 233 foreign visitors attending from 26 countries, with the majority coming from Africa.
For further information contact Thebe Exhibitions on
+27 (0) 549 8300 or visit www.mediatech.co.za
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Gauteng Film Commission
9th floor, 56 Main Street, Johannesburg, 2108
Tel: +27-11-833-0409
Fax: +27-11-833-0282
Email: info@gautengfilm.org.za
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