SOUTH AFRICAN
INDIES
FESTIVAL DE CANNES 13 - 24 MAY 2015
NECKTIE YO U T H A FILM BY
SIBS SHONGWE
LA-MER
CONTENTS
Festival de Cannes
ABOUT THE
SOUTH AFRICAN
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CONTENTS INTRO
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About the SA Film Industry
PRODUCTION PROFILES/PROJECTS
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13 Hours
Kalahari Film & Media
FILM INDUSTRY
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Bantu Nightingales
One Man & His Dog Films
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The Dodgy Promoter
Disadvantaged Background Productions
South Africa has a vibrant film and television industry that is growing in reputation and is competitive internationally. Local and foreign filmmakers are taking advantage of the country’s diverse, unique locations, as well as low production costs and favourable exchange rate, which makes it more affordable to make a movie or shoot a TV show here than in Europe or the US.
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The Drop Off
Kingdom Pictures
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The Family Puzzle
Site Et Sons Media Productions
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Firetown
Inside Job Media
South African films and television productions have attained substantial global recognition including an Academy Award for best foreign language film in 2006 for Tsotsi, Oscar-nominated films like Yesterday, and U-Carmen eKhayalitsha, a Xhosa-language film which won the Golden Bear award at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival. Documentary film A Lion’s Tale won a non-fiction Emmy in 2006, recognised for its “most outstanding cultural and artistic programming”. South Africa’s documentary and factual films continue to be selected for screening and receive recognition at international festivals including IDFA and HotDocs.
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The Good Doctor
Kude Media
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Hear Me Move
Coal Stove Holdings
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Indemnity
Gambit Films
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Kaudula: The Cure
Nalwiindi Films
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Mandla
Mshiswa Media
Building on South Africa’s reputation for quality and creative film making, a string of successful big budget international productions have been filmed here, including District 9, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture; Fury Road, the fourth Mad Max film; Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio; and Clint Eastwood’s Invictus.
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Mayibuye I Western Sahara
/Return The Western Sahara
Dinepe Productions
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Mining For Power
Hambrook Communications
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Parts Of A Whole
Opportunities abound, with the makers of movies, television, commercials and other productions being attracted by South Africa’s highly skilled film crews and technicians, excellent technical capacity and infrastructure, good weather and an incredible and stable film and TV production incentive that ranges from 20% to 50% depending on the kind of production and nature of ownership.
Diprente
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Urucu Media presents Necktie Youth. A film by Sibs Shongwe La-Mer Produced by Elias Ribeiro and John Trengove. Photo credit © Hanro Havenga
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Pelindaba
Kutaya Productions
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Safe Bet
Sukuma Media
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Viva!
The Creative Advantage
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Woman On Sex
Mmonday Pictures
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Zulu Wedding
Luju Pictures
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HOURS Kalahari Film & Media Irfaan Fredericks
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ersonal Profile: Irfaan Fredericks is a feature-film, commercials and television producer with over 10 years of experience. Irfaan recently Line Produced on the international TV series, SAF3, from the creators of Baywatch, starring Dolph Lundgren. He is also one of the Producers of the upcoming feature film, 13 Hours. Irfaan also served as a shadow producer on Dredd 3D, a US$40million feature film shot entirely in Cape Town. Dredd 3D was the first 3D feature film to shoot in South Africa. Irfaan has produced numerous television commercials and segments of various international TV series, such as Cosmos. Company Profile: Founded by American Michael S. Murphey in South Africa in 2002, as Kalahari Pictures. Kalahari Pictures has evolved into Kalahari Film & Media, which is one of Africa’s leading production companies. Our unique mix of global perspective and local knowledge has contributed to some
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ix months after drying out, Benny Griessel’s first day back at work starts with high hopes. He wants to reconcile with his wife, achieve the promotion that’s been eluding him and find some stability in the maelstrom of his life. Fat chance. One young woman lies in a churchyard, throat slit from ear to ear. An American tourist. It can’t get worse. Until Benny realizes that she had a pal, another woman, who’s now running for her life through the Cape Town streets. Rachel Anderson – an American doctor, doing a sabbatical at Cape Town’s busiest hospital. As he starts to piece together who might be after her, and why, reports come in that she’s fled into the townships where life is cheap and for a young foreigner, deadly. Butting up against this is another case, that of a murdered music impresario, who appears to have been shot by his alcoholic wife, the beautiful singer Alexa Barnard. As Benny starts to dig, he finds strands linking
of Africa’s most successful productions, including global blockbusters, Oscarnominated films and Emmy-winning TV series. We have also serviced hundreds of international television commercials. As a company we are passionate about skills development, transformation and developing a sustainable local South African film industry. Kalahari Film & Media is currently developing a slate of original projects, telling South African stories with an international appeal. Cell: +27 73 178 8211 (SMS only) Tel: +27 21 534 6000 Email: irfaan@kalaharipictures.co.za Web: www.kalaharipictures.co.za Address: P.O Box 51005, Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002
the two cases, but for Rachel time is running out, and Benny has 13 hours to close the case or send her home in a box. The clock is ticking… Director: Donovan Marsh Producer: Irfaan Fredericks Duration (min): 90 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Action Thriller
Phase: Pre-production
PRODUCTION PROFILES /PROJECTS
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BANTU
NIGHTINGALES One Man & His Dog Films Kgomotso Matsunyane
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ersonal Profile: Kgomotso Matsunyane is a director, writer, and filmmaker. She’s an accomplished documentary director, and has been a commissioning editor for drama at SABC1, after which she was editor at The Oprah Magazine. She was partner at T.O.M. Pictures, where she hosted a late-night talk show and produced four series for TV. Kgomotso was co-producer on three feature films and is currently producing a 26 episode, multi host talk show for SABC 1 called “Rise”.
Cell: +27 82 547 3787 (SMS only) Tel: +27 21 433 1090 Email: kgomotso@oneman.co.za Web: www.oneman.co.za Address: P.O. Box 352, Sea Point, 8060
Company Profile: One Man & His Dog Films is a progressive, feminist television and film production company. We create entertaining and compelling content that reflects, celebrates and promotes the African woman’s identity, while we contribute and participate in the growth and understanding of the African continent. We unapologetically lean towards projects that inspire and reflect triumph and challenge stereotypes.
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ursing is an essential service, and yet there is currently a shortage of nurses worldwide. This is because less people aspire to take on nursing as a career, and from as far back as the 1960’s, rich countries have been poaching nurses from developing countries. If this is not changed soon, this will lead to a crisis where nursing will become available only to those who can afford it. This story will be told in tracking the history of black nurses in South Africa, whose services are in much demand around the world.
Director: Kgomotso Matsunyane Producer: Oluko Moche Duration (min): 90 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Documentary Trailer Link: www.youtube.com/channel/ UC0ciKZ8yk2aSB8yTjEsTKvA Attached Parties: National Film and Video Foundation, University of Western Cape, Eve Ensler
Phase: Development
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THE DODGY
PROMOTER Disadvantaged Background Production David Kau
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ersonal Profile: Stand-up comedian for the past 16 years. Film director, producer, writer for the past 4 years. University of Cape Town Drama School Graduate. Host / Co-Producer of Blacks Only Comedy show (biggest stand-up comedy show in SA), Principal judge on a comedy talent show - So You Think You’re Funny. Co- Creator and Producer of SA’s first TV comedy sketch show, Pure Monate Show. Have been in 2 TV commercials for Toyota Tazz, and one TV commercial for mayonaise. Have a YouTube reality comedy show called David Kau’s House. Pilot on YouTube www.youtube.com/ MrDavidKau and developing more episodes
and a series based on it titled Taxi Ride. Our new film on air since May is titled The Room Divider, and coming soon on Mzansi Magic is Shampoo’s Retirement Village. We’re now in development for our latest project titled The Dodgy Promoter to shoot in January/ February 2015. We’re looking at the possibility of having an American lead or a well known International actor playing the main character. Cell: +27 82 320 6060 (SMS only) Email: Disadvantaged@mac.com Web: www.youtube.com/MrDavidKau Address: P.O.Box 1978, Highlands North 2037, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Company Profile: Disadvantaged Background Productions has shot live stand-up comedy shows for almost 10 years now, and have been writing, producing directing movies and TV shows for Mnet / Mzansi Magic channel on DStv. Our most popular work is a movie
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n untrustworthy music promoter offers one of South Africa’s biggest hip-hop bands what’s supposed to be their biggest show ever, and a chance to make a comeback and recover from their record label debt. For him, it’s just another music group he’s taking for a ride but he soon tries to change his ways and do good for once. They embark on a journey to a town in the KwaZulu-Natal Province where the gig of their lives is supposed to take place with hilarious results on their way there.
Director: David Kau Producer: Carmel Nayanah / David Kau Duration (min): 90 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Comedy Roadtrip Attached Parties: KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission, Independent Development Corporation (South African Bank), Department of Trade and Investment (South African).
Phase: Development
PRODUCTION PROFILES /PROJECTS
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DROP OFF
Kingdom Pictures Marilyn Ross-Adams
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ersonal Profile: While studying at the Durban University of Techonology, TV School, in Durban, South Africa, Marilyn worked in the I.T field, and achieved much knowledge which assisted her in the Film Industry. After graduating, she then went on to work as an Online Video Editor, for a TV Production Company, which aired weekly shows on a South African Network called SuperSport. Together with this, she then spent a few years on the Production side of the Film Industry, working in the Camera and Sound Dpt, working alongside names like Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) and Olivier Rabourdin (Taken). It was from this platform that Kingdom Pictures was birthed by Marilyn.
and TV-Series. Its intent is to connect with other cultural backgrounds and produce films that have both South African and Global Cultures, in one movie/TV series. A new focus is on building a Film Studio in the heart of sunny Durban, South Africa, where local and International content can be produced. A 3D animation studio will also be built. Cell: +27 82 772 7100 Tel: +27 31 577 0600 Email: info@kingdompictures.co.za Web: www.kingdompictures.co.za Address: 129 Hippo Road, 18 Sunset Gardens, Seacow Lake, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 4001, South Africa
Company Profile: Kingdom Pictures was founded by Director Marilyn Ross-Adams, in 2012. It seeks to make international standard and recognized content. Its core focus is to develop and co-produce all formats with other parts of the world, with a special focus on Feature Films
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oberto, a notorious druglord in Brazil, hears of a very rare plant in Africa, that presents a breakthrough, not only in medical science, but for drug merchants. Mr. Smith from Africa is the only man with this plant. Aliner, Roberto’s daughter, overhears him making plans to kill Mr. Smith once he has “dropped off” the plant. She joins forces with Mr. Smith, and they devise a plan to expose Roberto’s drug trafficking to the authorities. The two develop the plant, and create a cure for mankind.
Director: Marilyn Ross-Adams Producer: Marilyn Ross-Adams Duration (min): 130 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Action, Crime, Romance Looking for: Funder, Distributor, Co-Producer
Phase: Development
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THE FAMILY
PUZZLE
Site Et Sons Media Productions Zamo Missie
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ersonal Profile: This award-winning producer has proven to be a creative force of nature. After three years of presenting her travel show, she was encouraged to take charge behind the scenes. She has since produced the movies: • Angel (Now showing on DStv) • De Brazzaville - A Johannesburg (Shot in Congo and South Africa) • The Dinner (Comedy) • Liphutsa Lami (Award-winning film shot in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga) • The Family Puzzle (Comedy)
Cell: 082 958 4739 (SMS Only) Int. Cell: +27 87 733 6544 Tel: +27 12 771 8544 Email: zamo@siteesonsproductions.com Web: www.siteesonsproductions.com Address: 133 Kenyon Street, Danville 0183, Pretoria, South Africa
Company Profile: Site Et Sons Media focuses on films that highlights various social and cultural issues. The voice in entertainment that reaches beyond the boundaries of tradition. We go the extra mile to achieve the best and to deliver captivating short, feature and comedy films.
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he Family Puzzle is a Comedy Drama, with intrigue, romance, deceit, desperation, betrayal and love. The story follows the lives and challenges of two distinct families set in contemporary Mpumalanga. Both families are facing challenges that most families face in our society today, ranging from domestic and financial abuse, deceit and infidelity. The one family has an adopted daughter whose presence created friction between the couple as the husband is insistent on having a child of his own to continue the family name, while the other is a carefree family of a cougar with a rogue young lover who is all about spending all her money. The two women are friends but things take a different turn in their friendship when a personal secret is revealed. The film is jam-packed with laughs, surprises and drama and stars some of South Africa’s favourite comedians and actors.
Director: Leroux Missie Producer: Zamo Missie Duration (min): 105 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Comedy Trailer Link: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pX7p4g4m23E
Phase: Post-production
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fIRETOWN Inside Job Media Litha Booi
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ersonal Profile: Litha Booi is a producer, casting director as well as an actor and runs a company called Inside Job Media. Inside Job Media specialises in creating films as well as corporate videos. Some of the companies that the company has worked with include Anglo Coal Ashanti as well as SSC and Nomadic Tents which are both companies of the Bidvest division. Litha was involved in casting for independent short films like Tokolosh and Behind The Picket Line. He was also a production coordinator for Fox TV’s South African version of “The Walking Dead: Zombie Global Invasion Campaign”.
finding stories that will inspire people. Our recent production Samson and Banda was a self-funded project which was picked up by our local broadcaster. Driven by passion, we are determined to find innovative ways of telling breathtaking stories of our rich historical and cultural heritage. Cell: +27 74 700 1030 Email: litha.booi@gmail.com Web: www.insidejobmedia.co.za Address: P.O box 13570, Northmead 115 Johannesburg , South Africa
Company Profile: Inside Job Media is a company that was formed by four individuals who have extensive experience in both the corporate as well as the film industry with the aim of telling authentic stories that will entertain our audiences. Although a young company, we believe in taking initiative and
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hen a young girl comes from an upper-class upbringing is kidnapped, a desperate mother tries everything legal to bring her back. Her husband George feels emasculated and wishes he could help but doesn’t have her strength so turns to the bottle instead. She meets a prostitute at the police station who tells her to speak to some other sex workers on Oxford Road in the hopes that they will know something. She decides to take the law into her own hands and finds out about a local gangster who might be able to help her. She goes to the township and enlists the help of a gangster named Luzo who will help her find her daughter. Luzo asks his righthand man Mustafa to search everywhere. On the journey we later find out that Mustafa’s sister was killed by militia which haunts him till this day. A determined Dianne and Mustafa take a journey into the underbelly world of prostitution, hijacking, child trafficking and the
mysterious world of sangomas in pursuit of her daughter’s life. Director: Bradley Katzen Producer: Litha Booi Duration (min): 112 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Thriller
Phase: Development
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THE GOOD
DOCTOR Kude Media Zamo Mkhwanazi
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ersonal Profile: Zamo Mkhwanazi has written close to a hundred hours of aired television on over twenty-five television shows. She wrote on all three of the television shows nominated for SAFTA Best Writing Team Award in 2009. She has just completed another short film: The Call, which premiered at Clermont Ferrand Film festival. She is raising funding for her first feature film: The Good Doctor and her reality show: One Day Restaurant.
Cell: +27 71 309 3626 (SMS only) Email: zamobleach@gmail.com Web: www.TheGoodDoctorMovie.co.za Address: 174 Fulham Road, Brixton Johannesburg, 2092
Company Profile: Kude Media, over 100 hours of aired television, award winning director and producer. Vision: to be the premier global African content provider to international platforms. Mission: to sell scripts and reality concepts for international consumption products or services, feature and television scripts and reality formats, completed short documentaries, completed feature films completed lifestyle programming.
The Good Doctor is a fast paced, quirky romcom, about two doctors. Themba, strictly practices Western medicine, while Mapaseka also explores alternative medicines. When Themba’s niece goes to Mapaseka for her chronic shingles, Themba is horrified and resolves to keep a close eye on these treatments. Spending so much time around the enigmatic Mapaseka, he finds himself more and more attracted to her intelligence and real concern for her patients.
Director: Zamo Mkhwanazi Producer: Zamo Mkhwanazi Duration (min): 100 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Romantic Comedy
Phase: Development
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HEAR ME
MOVE
Coal Stove Holdings Wandile Molebatsi
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ersonal Profile: Wandile Molebatsi is a producer with Coal Stove Pictures. Alongside Coal Stove Pictures he has worked as executive producer and producer on 150 hours of TV, six made for TV movies and Africa’s first dance film Hear Me Move. His personal driver is the quest for global African excellence in all aspects of the cultural value chain.
Tel: +27 11 403 1446 Cell: +27 76 279 1140 (SMS only) Email: wandile@coalstove.co.za Web: www.coalstove.co.za Address: 4 De Beers street, Braamfontien, Johannesburg, South Africa
Company Profile: Coal Stove Pictures cc is a television and film production company based in Johannesburg. Our mission is to create global African excellence in all the cultural work we create. Build a studio where artists can experience the joy of artistic creation, be aware of their mission to society and work to their heart’s content. Our vision is to give the world a respect, love and appreciation for the artistic creations of Africa.
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uzi is a street dance prodigy struggling to keep a promise he made to his mother to never dance again after his equally gifted father was murdered at a street party twelve years earlier. His father’s death was not as everyone believed it to be. When his father’s ex-dance partner, Shoes, approaches Muzi to join Shoes’s crew, Muzi has to choose between finding out the truth about his father’s death or disappointing his mother. Joining Shoes’s crew, he will make him mortal enemies with Prince, the head of a new dance crew that’s taking the city by storm.
Director: Scottnes L Smith Producer: Wandile Molebatsi, Fidel Namisi Duration (min): 142 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Dance Film Trailer Link: www.hearmemovefilm.com Attached Parties: National Film and Video Foundation, Industrial Development Corporation, Department of Arts and Culture, Gauteng Film Commission
Phase: Complete
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INDEMNITY Gambit Films Travis Taute
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ersonal Profile: Travis Taute is one of South Africa’s hottest up-andcoming directors. One of the founding members of Gambit Films, Travis has written, directed and produced more than 20 short films, some of which have gone on to receive widespread critical acclaim at various international film festivals. He has worked as a director on commercials and television and is currently in development with his first two feature films with producers Helena Spring and Junaid Ahmed.
passion. But most importantly, it’s about going beyond the ordinary. Cell: +27 82 739 9911 Tel: +27 21 42 4891 Email: travis@gambitfma.co.za Web: www.gambitfma.co.za Address: 106, First Floor, Rheede Center, Rheede Street, Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001
Company Profile: Gambit Films was founded in 2009 when a group of passionate, qualified filmmakers formed a multimedia agency that focuses on creating, developing and producing new and innovative intellectual property for Commercials, Film and Television. See, for us it’s about attention to detail... it’s about ideas, stories, art, imagination, flair, and
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hen Theo Abrams, an ex-Cape Town fireman suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, wakes up next to his wife’s murdered corpse with no recollection of what had happened, his life takes a turn for the unimaginable. Believing he has ‘accidentally’ murdered her, Theo goes on the run and soon finds himself hunted by a ruthless police officer, hellbent on bringing him to justice. However, when a dangerous new foe enters the mix, Theo comes to realise that his wife’s murder is connected to a much larger conspiracy and finding the truth will be the challenge of his life.
Director: Travis Taute Producer: Benjamin Overmeyer Duration (min): 120 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Thriller Attached Parties: National Film and Video Foundation (SA)
Phase: Pre-production
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KAUNDULA THE CURE Nalwiindi Films Nalwiindi (Nalie) Pietersen
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ersonal Profile: A writer/producer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nalie is currently in pre-production on the feature film I Can for which MNET has acquired Pay TV rights and Times Media Films will be distributing. I Can is Nalie’s first feature script following her training in scriptwriting and as an emerging producer. Nalie is also a graduate of City Varsity having completed a drama qualification.
Cell: + 27 81 528 4338 (SMS only) Tel: +27 11 050 1312 Email: nalie@nalwiindifilms.com Web: www.nalwiindifilms.com Address: P.O. Box 2511,Witkoppen Fourways, Johannesburg, 2068, South Africa
Company Profile: Nalwiindi Films was established in 2011 by Nalwiindi and Andre Pietersen. Nalwiindi Films’ main mission is to produce memorable cinema experiences for audiences from across the globe by showcasing the talent and skills of the Africa film industry. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nalwiindi Films is currently collaborating with associates in the US, Europe, China and Africa on three projects.
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r Michael Sata finds the answer to his wife Sylvia’s incurable disease in the rare Kaundula Root. But Michael does not have the funds to extract the active ingredient to synthesize a serum. With time running out, Michael’s desperation compels him to turn to Prof Gunter, his previous mentor and the very man who discredited his research that led to his disgrace as a leading scientist. But who can he trust when the very existence of his discovery threatens the trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry. Soon Michael finds himself on the run for the murder of Prof Gunter.
Producer: Andre & Nalie Pietersen Duration (min): 100 Format: 35mm Type: Feature Film Genre: Action Thriller
Phase: Development
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MANDLA Mshiswa Media Sizwe Mzolo
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ersonal Profile: Sizwe Mzolo has a Bachelors Degree in Film and Television as a producer which he obtained from AFDA Film School in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an ambitious producer whose passion lies in creating culturally relevant content with a strong global appeal. A natural born innovation specialist in motion picture, he develops digitally inspired solutions as his hobby.
Cell: +27 82 663 8144 (SMS only) Tel: +27 82 467 27 Email: sizwe@mshiswamedia.com Web: www.mshiswamedia.com Address: P.O. Box 2557, Bedfordview, 2008
Company Profile: Mshiswa Media is a creative factory where creative content is conceptualised and produced. We are producers and exporters of content from Africa to the world. The company is made up of a collective of creative, passionate and quality driven filmmakers who specialise in Film, Television, Video and Post Production. We are a strategic partner to have in your network.
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reek warriors, Vikings, Romans and Knights. We’ve seen it. We’ve been there. But now It’s time to add the Supremacy of the Zulu warrior to
the list. Mandla is an epic period adult action adventure set in a fantastical Southern Ancient Africa. An exiled but legendary Zulu warrior, Mandla, and a young entitled prince journey across the heights and depths of Africa on a dangerous quest to find a cure that will save a village and more importantly for Mandla, his son. A story of survival, of friendship, of fathers and sons. An authentic original film spoken in Zulu.
Director: Miguel Balona Producer: Sizwe Mzolo Duration (min): 120 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Epic Action Adventure Trailer Link: vimeo.com/118248675
Phase: Development
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SAHARA / RETURN THE WESTERN SAHARA Dinepe Productions Milly Moabi
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ersonal Profile: Milly Moabi is the owner and founder of Dinepe Productions. Thereafter working in the advertising industry as a producer for TV commercials and TV series writer for Etv. In 2011, she founded the production company Dinepe Productions, she is a great believer in human rights activism, and most of the projects she engages in are of that nature.
support the African narrative. Cell: +27 82 882 4043 (SMS Only) Email: milly.moabi@gmail.com Web: www.dinepeproductions.co.za Address: P.O Box 2546, Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2041
Company Profile: Dinepe Productions is a production company based in Johannesburg -South Africa. It offers services in film production, film marketing – distribution, TV series development, documentaries and international co-production partnerships. Dinepe Productions has produced the award winning documentary Mayibuye I (Return the) Western Sahara, and is currently developing a feature film. The vision of the company is to grow on the international market by producing evoking projects that
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his film explores the history of solidarity between South Africa and Western Sahara, drawing parallels between their respective struggles for freedom. The Spanish divided Western Sahara, and 16-years of war ensued. In 1991 the fighting ended and under the terms of a UN ceasefire agreement, a referendum for selfdetermination was promised. However, this has been continually blocked by Morocco, leaving the Saharawi to live either under occupation in Western Sahara or in four large refugee camps in the inhospitable Algerian desert. It examines the cause of this conflict and the reason’s why it is being shielded from the world and media.
Director: Milly Moabi Producer: Milly Moabi Duration (min): 75 Format: SD Type: Feature Documentary Genre: Factual Trailer Link: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=RXLBfJ7szTc
Phase: Complete
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MINING
FOR POWER Hambrook Communications Joseph Oesi
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rofile: Born in picturesque KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, Joseph Oesi is a veteran, award-winning South African television news journalist. Oesi chose at a very early stage to focus on his first passion – namely telling stories through televisual/multi-media devices. In a career spanning three decades, he has produced documentaries in French and English. With his vast experience it was only natural that Oesi would want to tell his own stories in the African continent.
Hambrook Films are currently in various stages of production on a number of documentaries telling African stories ranging from Rwanda, DRC to Benin. Cell: +27 83 988 3473 (SMS only) Tel: +27 11 447 7887 Email: joesibt@me.com Web: www.miningforpower.com Address: 110 Alteryn Mansions, 6, Corlett Drive, Illovo 2196, Johannesburg
Company Profile: Hambrook Films is a Pan-African production house that specialises in non-fiction projects that cross platforms and open minds. They tell compelling stories using film as a medium to challenge traditionally negative perceptions of Africa. Hambrook Films have an established track record of working with international co-producers and commissioned content.
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he Apartheid government gained power on the back of an economy driven by mining. After 1994, South Africa was a symbol of hope but today the country shows signs of despair. The infamous Marikana massacre in 2012 shines a light on the insidious history of mining. In the documentary, we meet a father who lost his son, a widow with no money to feed her family, and a miner as they grapple with the ramifications of the 2012 tragic atrocity and go on their own personal journeys in search of answers.
Director: Joseph Oesi Producer: Kirsty Galliard Duration (min): 90 Format: HD Type: Feature Documentary Genre: Documentary Trailer Link: www.miningforpower.com
Phase: Production
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OF A WHOLE Diprente John Volmink
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ersonal Profile: After achieving his Honours in Economics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, John joined JPMorgan in Mergers and Acquisitions. During his tenure at JPMorgan he worked on various local and international projects. In 2009 John co-founded Diprente, a company that develops edgy and engaging content across multiple platforms including feature films, television and branded entertainment. The company sources finance, develops, packages and produces content aimed at both the local and the international markets. Diprente’s Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola was nominated for an international Emmy and won a SAFTA award.
finance, developing, packaging and producing content aimed at both the local and the international markets. Diprente’s productions have attracted millions of viewers both locally and internationally and have developed a cult following of loyal fans. In 2013, Diprente released Blitz Patrollie on screens in South Africa. The film is currently being sold globally by Picture Tree International. Cell: +27 72 419 7904 Tel: +27 11 403 0399 Email: john@diprente.co.za Web: www.diprente.co.za Address: PO Box 413904, Craighall, 2024
Company Profile: Diprente is a young, South African-based, production company that develops stimulating and engaging visual content across multiple platforms including feature films, television productions and live shows. The company specialises in sourcing
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dark psychological thriller about a man who awakens from a coma with terrible scars covering his body and no memory of who he is or where he came from. He is taken in by his presiding physician but as a series of baffling events unfold, he learns that there is a lot more to his story than what he has been told. In fact, the truth behind his “accident” is far darker and twisted than he could have ever imagined and his only friend, the doctor who has taken him in, is at the centre of the conspiracy.
Director: Arsen Ostejic Producer: John Volmink Duration (min): 100 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Psychological Thriller Attached Parties: Department of Trade and Industry (South Africa)
Phase: Development
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PRODUCTION PROFILES /PROJECTS
The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
PELINDABA Kutaya Productions Manase Duba
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ersonal Profile: Manase Duba has coproduced documentaries on various subjects as well as being an actor in stage productions in South Africa and the UK. It is his eight years’ experience in the film industry working for Ster Kinekor that he identified an opportunity due to low participation of black-owned production companies in a continuously growing South African film industry.
Cell: +27 72 204 6444 (SMS only) Tel: +27 12 255 5330 Email: kutaya-productions@hotmail.com Address: PO Box 2656, Brits, North West 0250, South Africa
Company Profile: Kutaya Productions intends to create films for an international audience. It is dedicated in using film to contribute significantly in the unification and promotion of South African society.
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hard-working, honest, family man is a suspect in a uranium deficit witchhunt at Pelindaba. The investigation unravels a dangerous nuclearweapons black market and international terrorism is linked to him. The smear campaign starts at the top and ramifies to Paris and Karachi. It is a story about love and pain, truth and deception – about one man’s fight to prove his innocence. Will the sinister clues be unraveled in time to save his career, his family, his life?
Director: Catherine Stewart Producer: Richard Green, Manase Duba Duration (min): 100 Format: 16mm Type: Feature Film Genre: Thriller Attached Parties: WIDE, Indigenous Films, SAMCAP
Phase: Pre-production
PRODUCTION PROFILES /PROJECTS
Festival de Cannes
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SAFE BET Sukuma Media Bonginhlanhla Ncube
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ersonal Profile: Bonginhlanhla Ncube is an award winning producer of two films. His 2011 blockbuster, 48, premiered in Hollywood at the Pan African Film Festival in 2012. It later won at the 2012 Honolulu Film Awards and then went on to receive three nominations at the 2012 Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly branded as the “Oscars” of Africa. Bonginhlanhla has recently shot his second film, Safe Bet, which features top SA talent. He was trained by North American based Peter Marshall (Dawn of the Dead, The Butterfly Effect, Happy Gilmore, The Fly II).
Sukuma adds value to its customer through the provision of exclusive services including but not limited to; corporate videos, seminar and conference recording, studio and event photography. Sukuma Media’s service offering is further augmented by exclusive graphics designing and printing work which we conduct in-house. As a level 3 BEE company, Sukuma Media is a striving SMME company with a limited workforce of 5. Cell: 079 848 4087 (SMS Only) Tel: +27 12 343 2907 Email: mrb@sukumamedia.co.za Web: www.sukumamedia.co.za Address: 118 Vos Str, Sunnyside, Pretoria
Company Profile: Sukuma Media is a film and television production based in Pretoria, South Africa. In the corporate arena, Sukuma is known for producing high quality corporate video work and photography.
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rank’s life is about to change. As an honest bookkeeper, and like most honest men, he’s not making much money from his salary. Frank has seen his boss prosper while he is caught up in his dull and dreary life, however, an opportunity presents itself when his lifetime best friend, Khaya, approaches him with a sure bet. While preparing for his most daring adventure another opportunity presents itself; Lucy the irresistible temptress who works as his shop assistant finally agrees to go on a date with him. Along with her friend Makena a.k.a. “MK” the pair goes on a double date with Frank and Khaya. During the money match the two ladies perform a vanishing act as they run back to the shop to reveal their true agenda; empty the shop’s safe. The girl pair is stunned when they find worthless papers, so are Frank and Khaya when Billy doesn’t take a dive but
instead knocks out his opponent. The sure bet suddenly turns into a deadly nightmare. Director: Bonginhlanhla Ncube Producer: Bonginhlanhla Ncube Duration (min): 93 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Action Comedy
Phase: Post-production
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
VIVA! The Creative Advantage Nisha Naidoo
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ersonal Profile: Nisha Rajah Naidoo is the Founding Director and Executive Producer of the Creative Advantage. She has more than 15 years of international professional experience in the film and television industries as a producer, director, researcher, editor and in distribution, marketing, business planning, strategy development and project implementation. On completion of her MBA degree in the UK, specialising in the Business of Entertainment in the USA, she founded the Creative Advantage in 2003.
• Professional training and skills development We specialise in creating environmental, political, business and economic content. Cell: +27 76 163 9013 (SMS Only) Tel: +27 31 207 4245 Email: nishanaidoo@rocketmail.com Address: 3-691 Ridge Road, Durban, 4001, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Company Profile: The Creative Advantage, has worked with creative enterprises in the USA, UK, Canada, Southern, East and West Africa in the public, private and non-profit sectors since 2003. Our 3 core business areas are: • Multi-platform content • Strategy consulting
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conomic activism has been one of the most powerful catalysts for change in the world, from the antislavery movement, to the civil rights movement, to the anti-apartheid movement, to the Free Palestine movement. But can economic activism save the world this time? Can we create a world that works for us all? Or is it all too little too late? This is war and we aim to find out.
Director: Lucilla Blankenberg Producer: Nisha Naidoo Duration (min): 90 Format: HD Type: Feature Documentary Genre: Transmedia
Phase: Development
PRODUCTION PROFILES /PROJECTS
Festival de Cannes
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WOMEN ON SEX Mmonday Pictures Mmabatho Montsho
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ersonal Profile: I am a Johannesburgborn emerging filmmaker. I have worked extensively in television as a performer, producer and director. I am currently making a transition into film with my first documentary, Women on Sex, which curates the stories and insights of a diverse group of African women on the politics of sex. I am also developing narrative scripts as part of the SAn Female Only Filmmaker Slate initiative.
Cell: +27 83 944 6524 (SMS Only) Email: Projects@mmondaypictures.com Web: www.mmondaypictures.com Address: 198 Inyati Sands, Douglasdale, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2000
Company Profile: Mmonday Pictures is a young filmmaking company dedicated to creating engaging and provocative African content that challenges creative as well as representative norms. Our current end project, Women on Sex, is an independent documentary curating the insights of a diverse group of African women on the politics of sex.
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n Women on Sex, the filmmaker is on a quest to curate stories, opinions and insights of a diverse group of African women performers, a psychologist, students, an author, healers, a political journalist and celebrities- living in Johannesburg on the politics of sex, with the hopes of finding personal sexual liberation.
Director: Mmabatho Montsho Producer: Mmabatho Montsho Duration (min): 50 Format: HD Type: Feature Documentary Genre: Society, Opinion Trailer Link: youtu.be/75p4Gv_ZgoM Attached Parties: Gauteng Film Commission- Kgomotso Tabane
Phase: Post-production
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
ZULU WEDDING Luju Pictures Lineo Sekeleoane
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ersonal Profile: Lineo Sekeleoane graduated from the South African School of Film, TV and Drama where she trained as a Line/Creative Producer and Casting Director. She is an SAFTA nominated producer with over 20 productions under her belt including the award winning ‘Home Sweet Home’ (M-Net/DSTV). In 2006 she produced SABC 1’s Mthunzi We Ntaba (under Kwa Flights of Fancy Productions) and in 2008 Redemption (under Tunc Productions) winner of 3 SAFTA Awards and Entabeni nominated for 6 SAFTA’s. In 2010 she Directed her first short, launched Top Gospel for Top TV.
activations, strategies, brand stories and events that build and enhance personal clients, small businesses and corporate brands. Our core focus is to affect oneof-a-kind solutions for corporates, small businesses and ministries by employing unique strategies to create and deliver tailormade, brand-specific activations and content. Cell: +27 82 955 4567 Tel: +27 11 673 1049 Email: lineo@lujuinc.com Web: www.lujuinc.com Address: 27 Majuba Ave, Quellerina,1709
Company Profile: Luju Inc. delivers a full range of multimedia and production services in the fields of film, television, communications and entertainment. As partners with a diverse toolkit of experience and qualifications, it is our focused commitment to be a boutique for exclusive and authentic content – tailoring
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hen Lou is told she’s been promised to the Zulu King in marriage to repay an ancestral debt, she’s forced to confront the tradition she’s been running away from. Tex, her American fiancée, is the only man she’s ever fallen in love with but when she prevails upon handsome royal advisor Zulu to help her get into the Royal Compound, he proves to be a dangerously seductive charmer; one who seems to represent all the best aspects of her background. Zulu reveals himself to be the King’s son. Since marrying him will repay her ancestral family debt, Zulu claims their affinity must be destiny. When Tex finds her with Zulu and jealously suspects the worst, Tex’s anger and Lou’s wounded pride combust: Tex returns to America, and a heartbroken Lou retreats to the rural Zulu village where her mother was raised. She finds herself falling in love with her culture. When it seems that Tex hasn’t responded to
the peace-making gift she’s sent him, and Prince Zulu again proposes, Lou decides to accept. Tex returns to claim his bride. Lou is forced to choose between destiny and free will. Which man will she marry at her Zulu Wedding? Director: Lineo Sekeleoane Producer: Lineo Sekeleoane Duration (min): 104 Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Romantic Drama
Phase: Development
INTRO TO ATFT
Festival de Cannes
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ABOUT SA INDIES South African independent filmmakers and companies, established by the Association for Transformation in Film and Television (ATFT) for their delegations sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to international film and television markets. The facilities and networks ATFT has at these international markets can be used by any South African independent filmmakers and companies and include stand or booth space to host meetings, wi-fi at markets, coffee and other refreshments, AV equipment to play promos or trailers, umbrella stand reduced rate accreditation at certain markets such as MIPCOM and MIPTV, logo display on the stands or booths, PR and marketing inclusion at certain markets and a catalogue of projects and companies attending the markets from South Africa available at the stand as well as online. Find out more at sa-indies.org.
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South African Indies (SA Indies) is an umbrella brand for South African independent filmmakers and companies
Contact Information
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South African Indies (SA Indies) is an umbrella brand for
Web: www.atft.info E-mail: info@filmandtvtransformation.org Established 2013 South African Non Profit Corporation No: 2013/054061/08
Executive Directors
Sifiso Khanyile - Spokesperson Mayenzeke Baza - Intl. Relations Tshego Molete - Skills Development Pascal Schmitz - Public Officer
Staff
Zukiswa Boyce - Project Coordinator