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Indies Mipcom 13-16 October 2014 Stand Number: P-1.A8
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South African Indies
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South African Indies Toronto International Film Festival
ABOUT THE
ABOUT SOUTH THE AFRICAN
SOUTH
FILM INDUSTRY
AFRICAN
FILM INDUSTRY
South Africa has a vibrant film 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 here than in Europe or the US.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS INTRO
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About the SA Film Industry
PROJECTS
INTRO
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Aluta Andrew Mlangeni: Leading from the Shadow
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About theFriends SA Film Industry Between Blood Tokoloshe (Ghetto Goblin)
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Dinuzulu’s Exile Firetown
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Gog’Helen
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Hard to Get Hear Me Move Counter Culture (TV series)
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Cake Dreams
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Fashion Daries I Can Indoda Ayikhali
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Kuyoze Kubenini? (Till When?) Haj safari Miles Away
Girl Eat World
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Hear Me Move 11. Mining for Power Jongo
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The jewel in the industry’s crown is Tsotsi, Gavin Hood’s gritty drama about a young gangster in Soweto, South of Johannesburg, which won an 9. Academy Award for best foreign language film in 2006.
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In 2010, District 9 - an action-packed science-fiction movie about a sub- class of aliens forced to live in the slums of Johannesburg - was nominated11. for four Academy Awards, including best picture.
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South Africa also has a growing reputation as a producer of award South Africa haslocal a vibrantcontent, film industrysuch that is growing in reputation and is competitive internationally. winning as Oscar-nominated Yesterday, the story of 13. Local and foreign filmmakers are taking advantage of the country’s diverse, unique locations, as well as struggles an HIV-positive mother, eKhayalitsha, a lowthe production costs andoffavourable exchange rate, which makesand it moreU-Carmen affordable to make a movie hereXhosa-language than in Europe or the US.film which won the Golden Bear award at the 2005 Berlin 14. Film Festival.
My Father, My Hero
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Bigand Cook Offare Cousins MyLittle Mom Dad Miles| Away Nayah Nkosi
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Nyanga MiningSky For Power One after MyLife Father, MyNature Hero
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Pelindaba OONGU LOONGU: Pop Lock ‘n Roll Animal Palace
Rough or Smooth
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Safe Bet Salute - Mzansi Theatre The African Native Choir Ambassadors
The Dodgy Strange LovePromoter The Big Five The Green Karma Guide: Green is the New Good
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The Boy,I WAS the Blade, When water the Man The Dodgy Promoter
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Writer’s Block 13 hours
Writers Block
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4K Films AAA Entertainment
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Amariam Pictures Asi-B Films
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Asi - BRizing Films Productions Azania Azania RizingMultimedia Productions Bolobathaba
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CoalStove StovePictures Pictures Coal Disadvantaged Background Productions Community Media Trust
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Diprente Films Pictures Durban Motion Echo Ledge Productions Disadvantaged Background Productions
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Opportunities abound, theand makers of movies, commercials Building on South Africa’s reputation with for quality creative film making, a string of successful and other19. bigproductions budget international productions have been here,Africa’s including Fury Road,skilled the fourthfilm Mad crews and being attracted byfilmed South highly Max film; Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio; and Clint Eastwood’s Invictus. technicians, excellent technical capacity and infrastructure - as well as the 20. good weather. Opportunities abound, with the makers of movies, commercials and other productions being 21. attracted by South Africa’s highly skilled film crews and technicians, excellent technical capacity and infrastructure - as well as the good weather.
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Faces of Vision Hambrook FilmsProduction FTB Multimedia Kalahari pictures
The jewel in the industry’s crown is Tsotsi, Gavin Hood’s gritty drama about a young gangster in Soweto, South of Johannesburg, which won an Academy Award for best foreign language film in 2006.
Documentary filmmaker Francois Verster’s A Lion’s Tale won a non-fiction In 2010, District - an action-packed science-fiction about a subclass of aliens forced toand live artistic Emmy in 92006, recognised for its movie “most outstanding cultural in the slums of Johannesburg - was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture. 15. programming”.
South Africa also has a growing reputation as a producer of awardwinning local content, such as OscarBuilding on South Africa’s reputation for quality and creative film making, a16. nominated Yesterday, the story of the struggles of an HIV-positive mother, and U-Carmen eKhayalitsha, string of successful budget international productions a Xhosa-language film which wonbig the Golden Bear award at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival. have been filmed 17. here, including Fury Road, the fourth Mad Max film; Blood Diamond with Documentary filmmaker Francois Verster’s A Lion’s Tale won a non-fiction Emmy in 2006, recognised
DiCaprio; Clintprogramming”. Eastwood’s Invictus. for Leonardo its “most outstanding cultural and and artistic
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PRODUCTION PROFILES
Hambrook Films Lucky Bean Media Happy Brown Motion Story Babies Productions
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Inside Job & Media One Man His Dog Films Junaid Ahmed Productions
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K-CAP Quizzical Pictures Kutaya Productions
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MightyFuze Productions Tamol and Media Nakedi Associates
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Nalwiindi Films The Creative Advantage Sakhuri Multimedia
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Sollywood Films Pty Ltd Underdog Productions Sukuma Media
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Tshedza Media X CON Filmscc X Con Films
OOMPH! Animation Shadow Films
Tekwini Media & Tourism Consulting
Tshedza Media
Voo-C Video Works & Productions 4K Films
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Anansi Diprente Films
Our hero is ANTHONY HARRIS (13), a quick-witted, charismatic orphan, who discovers that he is a medium for the ancient African trickster spirit, ANANSI. As the human and spirit worlds prepare to clash once again and Anthony discovers that he is not the only kid with a connection to the African spirit world. And so, as if becoming a man wasn’t hard enough, Anthony must master his newfound supernatural powers to protect humanity against Anansi’s ancient nemesis, TIGER.
Director: TBC Duration: 312 min Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Animated kids series Broadcasters: South African broadcaster Phase: Development
Cake Dreams Asi - B Films A Baker works at his bakery making creative cakes. Every episode he is put to the test to top his last master piece. He has to balance his business with the desire to feed every child in the country, which is a passion his wife doesn’t share with him.
Director: Asi Mathaba Duration: 30 min Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: TV Series Financier: Sales Agent - Multivisionnaire Trailer Link: https://www.yousendit.com/ download/WUJad0VPZ2plaFJ3SGNUQw Phase: Complete
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Counter
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Culture (TV series) Community Media Trust
SA is heralded as having the world’s most progressive constitution. Internationally SA is applauded for its multicultural diversity, tolerance and respect. Is this actually the case? Counter Culture is an edgy reality show. Our intrusive presenter infiltrates mainstream society’s “co-cultures” to shift personal position of derisible incredulousness to understanding and broadmindedness - a live & let live attitude - by allowing the viewer to join the journey into these “counter cultures”.
Director: Lucilla Blankenberg Duration: 24 min Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: Reality Looking for: Distribution / Co-Productions Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=w64RQW368V4&feature=youtu.be Phase: Development
Fashion Daries Voo-C Video Works & Productions PROPOSAL FOR MAGAZINE SERIES – (FashionDaries) INTRODUCTION The South African fashion industry is gaining momentum. This is evident of a pool of creative talents that are playing a significant role in providing the industry with a reputable identity, based on their creative work and inspirations behind them. There is a heightened visibility and activity of inter-related industries that assist with servicing the industry, namely; fashion departments, fashion ev
Director: Vusumuzi Ndhlovu Duration: 26 Format: HD Type: Short Genre: TV Series Phase: Production
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Girl Eat World Lucky Bean Media
A food-travel series that takes MasterChef South Africa winner Kamini Pather on a journey to discover the inside story of top ten food destinations from the people who know them best: local food bloggers. From the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the fish markets of Dubai Girl.Eat.World discovers new cities and explores how food is changing the world.
Director: Annalet Steenkamp Duration: 24 min Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: Lifestyle TV Phase: Production
Haj safari X CON Films 8 people undertake the Muslim holy pilgrimage to Makkah from Cape Town across the African continent. This is no ordinary journey as they plan to deliver aid, raise awareness on environmental issues and discover Africa by road.
Director: Munier Parker Duration: 60 min x 8 part Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: Documentary series Phase: Development
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Hear Me Move Coal Stove Pictures
Muzi, is the only son of the legandary Panstula (A form of African tap dance) dancer, Spikiri. After Spikiri is killed at a street dance, Muzi promises that he wont dance and ecome like his father. His world is turned upside down when his Spikiri’s best friend and dance protogé meets Muzi and tells him that everything that he heard about his dad was a lie. If Muzi wants to learn the truth about his father and therefore himself, he needs to joins Shoes’ dance crew, Sbujwa Nation.
Director: Scottnes L. Smith Duration: 100 min Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Dance Movie Looking for: Worldwide sales representation and distribution Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=onB8jjJtkKw Phase: Post Production
Jongo Motion Story Written and co-produced by international best-selling novelist and screenwriter, Gareth Crocker, Jongo is set in Johannesburg and tells the story of a hero protagonist and a pair of villains who acquire an array of powers after alien stones are found in a cave at the Cradle of Humankind. Shot in 4K and using the latest camera rigs, not only does Jongo represent the world’s first mainstream Africanbased hero series, but it sets out to break many of the story formulas that so hamper the hero genre. The series focuses strongly on the complex relationships that exist between the various characters and features both dramatic and comedic story lines that will appeal to a wide and varied international audience. Jongo is inspired by the values and principles of a young Nelson Mandela. As classic family viewing, the show will operate on a number of levels and features the hand-picked talents of an enigmatic and cosmopolitan cast from Africa, Asia and Canada. The show’s writer, Gareth Crocker, is renowned for his emotional narratives. Two of his five novels are currently being developed into films in Hollywood. One of his novels, Finding Jack, was recently ranked as the #1 selling action and suspense novel on Kobo.
Director: Gareth Crocker Duration: 44 Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Super hero TV series Looking for: We are looking to sell rights to the first season of Jongo in as many global territories as possible. We’re looking to speak to both broadcasters and distributors alike. Phase: Production
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Big Cook Off
Quizzical Pictures
The show puts 27 family teams on a cooking quest to face off against each other and win the ultimate prize. Each episode has 3 teams competing in various cooking challenges to impress the judges and secure a spot in the semi-finals. The last 9 teams battle it out for 1 of 3 places in the finale. The final 3 teams showcase their talents to grab the top spot and the ultimate price.
Director: Nadia White Duration: 48 min Format: HD Type: Short Genre: Game Show Phase: Complete
Miles Away 4K Films
The MILES AWAY romantic drama feature film is about a struggling but gifted musician that ends up in a long distance relationship. The relationship of a multicultural and multiracial couple who are crazy in love with each other, but because of family politics their relationship gets tested. These two are from two different worlds of upbringing and backgrounds, with Jane being an attractive young white girl coming from a rich background and Kendal being a mixed raced guy from a middle class family in South Africa with the dream of getting his big break as a musician one day. Jane experiences a lot of criticism and judgement from her family and friends (who are all quite traditional and conservative), for her love for Kendal. The story depicts the struggle between true love, family wealth and perseverance with a very interesting turn out at the end with the question of will Kendal find true love at the end?
Director: Kent Perils Duration: 90 min Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Romantic Drama Trailer Link: http://youtu.be/RuJTu4TzMjs Phase: Development
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Mining For Power Hambrook Films TWENTY years after the hell of Apartheid, 34 miners were gunned down by the SA police force, bringing into question the qualities of the newfound democracy under the ANC. After 1994, South Africa was a symbol of hope but today the country shows signs of despair. The massacre shines a light on the insidious history of mining. Despite the many fruits of freedom, unemployment, poverty and inequality have grown to unsustainably higher levels making South Africa the most unequal society on earth. In scenes reminiscent of the 1980s, the townships and workplaces are all up in arms clamouring for decent public services and living wages. 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 tragic atrocity and go on their own personal journeys in search of answers. MINING FOR POWER explores these issues by interweaving these personal accounts into an investigation that unpacks the connection between the lucrative business of mining and the powers that rule the country. Questioning how much ordinary South Africans, since the formal end of Apartheid, have really benefited from democracy.
Director: Joseph Oesi Duration: 85 Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: Documentary Trailer Link: http://www.miningforpower.com Phase: Development
My Father, My Hero Tshedza Media
What if we had a show that evoked dialogue, sparked thoughts, encouraged communication, possibly set a good example for male parenting, showed the rare but highly seeked affection and gratitude? A show where children thank their fathers for what they men, did, the impact they have on their lives? What if we could shift mindsets about fatherhood and redefine the role of men by the stories we choose to put in the spotlight?
Director: Tshililo Muzila Duration: 24 Format: HD Type: Short Genre: Socio Lifestyle Trailer Link: http://www.dropbox.com/s/ s27ddjc9zm4l8xi/MY%20FATHER.MY%20HERO. mp4?dl=0 Phase: Development
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Animal Palace
OONGU LOONGU: OOMPH! Animation
Oongu Loongu is a magical animal sanctuary for the rescued, endangered and injured. Owned and run by the eccentric childlike veterinarian, Papa Joe. Zak, a gifted orphan with his 2 best friends Boomba, a delusional Hollywood bear, and Poley, a puberty stricken Lion investigate animal and environmental cases. Many antagonists challenge their objectives, specifically, Pape Joe’s granddaughter, Shirlee, an ingenious 6 year old socialite aided by her genetically altered Pekingese dog, Tysin.
Director: Carmen Randall Duration: 78 min Format: HD Type: Short Genre: 2D Animation Series (26 x 3’) Trailer Link: https://vimeo.com/87253147 Phase: Production
Rough or Smooth Underdog Productions
The ultimate combination of travel, food, lifestyle and adventure, in a series for a sophisticated yet fun global travel audience. Season 1 explores Southern Africa and was primetime hit on three of South Africa’s top networks in 2012/13. “Rough or Smooth” pares opposing yet likeable personalities and friends, where one has a rough travel taste and the other a smoother palate. Season 2 adds a more global reach and co-produces with other countries. Rough or Smooth – How do you like it?
Season 1 & 2 Director: Johan Hendriksz, Terence Bridgett Duration: 312 min Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Romantic Drama Attached Parties: Broadcaster, Sales Agent, Distributor, Fund, Exec Producer for Season 2 For Season 1: SABC, M-Net, The DTI Film and Television Incentive, Private Equity For Season 2: The DTI Film and Television Incentive, Private Equity, Spier Films, South African brodcasters Trailer Link: http://vimeo.com/underdog/ rosmutetrailer Phase: Complete
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The African
Native Choir One Man & His Dog Films
This is the phenomenal story of the African Native Choir, which was brought to the UK for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. They performed for two and a half years in many parts of England, Scotland and Ireland. Once they arrived the group was frustrated by the blatant racism of the time, and jealousy among the group even leads to fantastic charges of witchcraft. This documentary aims to tell the story of the African Native Choir’s historic and dramatic musical tour.
Director: Kgomotso Matsunyane Duration: 52 min Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: History Phase: Development
The Dodgy Promoter Disadvantaged Background Productions It is a Comedy about a music events promoter who has provoked, disappointed and aggravated every manager, artist and club-owner he has ever worked with. Aside from never delivering on hi promises, misleading clients and ripping people off, he always manages to weave his way out of trouble and prepare for the next scam. The film is shot between Johannesburg and KZN.
Director: David Kau Duration: 90 min Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Comedy Phase: Development
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
The Green Karma Guide:
Green is the New Good
The Creative Advantage
THE GREEN KARMA GUIDE: GREEN IS THE NEW GOOD
THE GREEN KARMA GUIDE: GREEN IS THE NEW GOOD is an innovative, quirky, weekly, half-hour, on-trend, multi-topic, transmedia lifestyle magazine TV series on social, sustainable and solidarity living, hosted by an eclectic mix of presenters across genders, races, ages, cultures, interests and countries that aims to redefine, rediscover, reinvent the good life for anyone, anywhere who wants to know better and do better for a better world.
Director: Nisha Naidoo Duration: 48 min x 13 part Format: HD Type: Web/TV series Genre: lifestyle magazine Phase: Development
REDISCOVERING, REDEFINING, REINVENTING THE GOOD LIFE
When I Was Shadow Films
Water
For 20 years, a camera has tracked Marry-Ann Mahlangu, We see a girl grow into a woman, moving from idealistic hopeful to tragic wife, to grief and beyond. Set against South Africa’s transition from apartheid, Marry-Ann moves between the village and the city, tradition and the modern. She constructs an identity across two worlds. After her initiation, Marry-Ann fell in love, with a fairy tale wedding. Later she was car hijacked. After the birth of her daughter, she divorced and rebuilt her life.
Director: David Forbes Duration: 87 min Format: HD Type: Feature Doc Genre: Society, history, travel Trailer Link: http://youtu.be/p13wcqcilqo Phase: Complete
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Writers Block Azania Rizing Productions
“Writer’s Block” is a feature length film about Slewboy, a 19-year-old graffiti artist from the Cape Flats, South Africa on a journey of self-discovery. Slewboy’s friends and fellow artists Layla, Thando and Dave are drawn together with a common purpose, to rid the city of its racial boundaries. While at his numbing day job, Slewboy meets a shaman, Ras Menelik. The shaman becomes his spiritual guide, leading him on a path of discovery of his Khoi-San ancestry and knowledge of self. Slewboy’s internal growth sets him on a path of redefining identity and erasing the colonial and Apartheid symbols in his city.
Director: Kurt Orderson Duration: 120 min Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Coming of Age Phase: Development
13 hours Kalahari Film & Media Six 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 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 Duration: 90 min Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Action Phase: Development
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42 on Fairmile Tekwini Media & Tourism Consulting
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42 on Fairmile is a 13 part television comedy that looks into our deeper fears & racial stereotypes & confront them in a more polite & civilised manner.
Director: Xolani Gumbi Duration: 312 min Format: HD Type: Feature Film Genre: Comedy Broadcasters: SABC Phase: Development
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69 bodies Tamol Media Inspired by the true events of the Sharpeville massacre a family man is forced to choose his family and organising the anti-pass campaigns in march 1960. emasculated by the apartheid system Taedi Tsolo is forced to be political after his son dies in his hands while looking for an asthma pump. He courses an unplanned strike at a metal factory. This catches the attention of the newly formed party which the seeks to recruit him to organise the march in Sharpeville. will he succeed.
Producer: Thabang Molibeli Duration: 90 min Format: 4k Type: Feature Film Genre: Political Melo Drama Phase: Pre Production
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PRODUCTION PROFILES
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Asi - B Films Cake Dreams / p04
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ompany Profile: An Innovative film, television and multimedia Production Company, that seeks to tell untold South African and African stories with a uniquely Asi-B signature: Bringing to life the human element using internationally celebrated formats of storytelling inspired by the unrivalled beauty, abundance and generosity provided by Africa.
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Asivhanzhi “As” Mathaba
ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Asi Mathaba graduated from City Varsity Film School in Cape Town, South Africa, majoring in Directing. After spending more than 13 years in the film and television industry Mathaba has managed to accrue the following credits on both the local South African and the International scene; - I Had It All - SABC 2 - Rivoningo season 1 to 5 - SABC 2 - Musangwe (Gladiators) - eTV - Culture shock - Mnet - Big Brother, - Mnet - “Zola 7”, “Latitude” and “Zwahashu” for the SABC 1, - Internationally made Films - “Storming Ernest”, - International Documentaries - “Solly Story” garnered
award Berlin Film Festival, - He then went on to make “Homesick” which showed at FESPACO: A Chinese-South African film collaboration. - Have also worked in countries such as Zimbabwe and Hong Kong. CELL: +27 78 100 6949 TEL: +27 11 264 2235 EMAIL: asi@asibfilms.com WEB: http://www.asibfilms.com ADDRESS: P.O. Box 9536, Edenglen, 1613, Johannesburg, South Africa
Azania Rizing Productions
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ompany Profile: Azania Rizing Productions was founded in 2008 by award winning filmmaker Kurt Orderson. Formed to include issues facing the working class and marginalized voices. Fictional and documentaries produced stimulate public discourse around issues which only often remain in the realm of the private. Educating people about film as a way to contribute to the growth of a community of filmmakers with an emphasis on personal/political narratives targeted at an active rather than passive audience.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Kurt Orderson is a 32 year old award-winning filmmaker and social activist from Cape Town, South Africa. He started his career after completing his film and television studies at Monash University and went on directing documentaries for South African Broadcast Corporaton. His body of work includes seven critically-acclaimed films that have screening numerous internationally film festivals.
Kurt Orderson
CELL: +27 72 577 0731 TEL: +27 21 469 9744 EMAIL: director@azaniarizing.com WEB: http://www.azaniarizing.com ADDRESS: 32 Parliament Street, Unit 404, Cape Town, 8001,South Africa
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Coal Stove
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ompany Profile: Coal Stove Pictures is a world-class African film and television production company based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The company was born of a burning desire to develop quality filmmaking within the African region and bring an appreciation of competitive African content to the globe. With seven years in the business, Coal Stove Pictures has confidently proven that the quality of our productions, staff and support services are matched by our unequalled knowledge of the local fimmaking scene and the talent therein. To check out our latest production success, go to the link below to experience the official trailer of South Africa’s first dance movie, “Hear ME Move” which will be in cinemas nationally on 19 December 2014.
University of the Witwatersrand in 2008, in Dramatic Arts, majoring in Film and Television Production. In 2014 he directed his debut cinema release film, Hear Me Move. Scottnes has directed several films and documentaries for TV release. Most notably these include, Tooth and Nails (TV movie,2012), Lucky Numbers (TV movie, 2012), Remix (2 Episodes, TV series, 2013), Why Are We So Angry? (Documentary series, 2012) Vaya Mzansi (2013). CELL: +27 83 280 1181 TEL: +27 11 403 1446 EMAIL: Scott@coalstove.co.za WEB: http://coalstove.co.za ADDRESS: 1st Floor, 165 Smit Street (Cnr De Beers St), Braamfontein, 2001, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Scottnes L. Smith
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Award winning producer and director, Scottnes L. Smith received an Honours degree from the
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Media Trust Counter Culture (TV Series) / p05
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ompany Profile: CMT’s (NGO) main purpose of business is production of all forms of media (print, TV, mobile, internet and interpersonal communication) for the purpose of promoting transparency, accountability and democracy in all areas affecting the quality of life of communities in South and Southern Africa. CMT has branched into more diverse media including drama and web based news in line with its main purpose. Its first drama series, AMAZA, appeared on SABC early 2014 and was a huge success.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Lucilla Blankenberg (14 years’ experience - SA film and television industry) specialises in producing and directing, with a strong focus on story, structure and content creation. She has a desire to tell stories and found film & television to be her ideal medium. She obtained a BA Communications (UNISA) and was integral to the development of the NPO Media Production Company, CMT where she is currently a director. She has completed a master class in directing (Sithengi) and a producer course (Binger Filmlab’s Project 10). Her films have been screened on SABC, BBC and at festivals in
SA and internationally. In 2013/2014 she directed her first drama series, Amaza, a primetime coming-of-age drama on SABC1. Lucilla is also the director of the Media Production Company and Agency, Off the Ground Media, which launched in 2014. CELL: +27 82 875 6368 TEL: +27 21 788 9163 EMAIL: lucilla@cmt.org.za WEB: http://www.cmt.org.za ADDRESS: Suite 06EB, Tannery Park, 21-23 Belmont Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa
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Diprente Films Anansi / p04
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ompany Profile: Established in 2009, Diprente is a young, dynamic media company that develops stimulating and engaging visual content for targeted local and global audiences. Diprente has released a major South African feature film, produced a number of award winning television series and is one of the pioneering South African companies offering branded content and entertainment solutions to corporates and brands.
CELL: +27 73 517 2031 TEL: +27 11 403 0399 EMAIL: isaac@diprente.co.za WEB: http://www.diprente.co.za ADDRESS: PO Box 413904, Craighall, 2024
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) After completing economics and marketing degrees at the University of Natal and The University of Michigan, Isaac began his career as a key account manager at Procter & Gamble, South Africa. During his time there, Isaac developed strong sales and strategy skills which serve well in his current position.
Isaac Mogajane
After founding and running a currency trading business in late 2004, Isaac decided to follow his passion and form a film and television production company, Diprente Films. Isaac’s role in the company entails strategy, project packaging, fund raising, production and marketing.
Disadvantaged Background
Productions The Dodgy Promoter / p11
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ompany Profile: Filming live stand up comedy shows (Blacks Only Comedy Show, I Did These Jokes First) David Kau’s House (reality comedy show) Taxi Ride (film and 5 part series), The Room Divider, Hoteleng (unreleased horror film). We’ve produced music videos for South African rapper/producer Amunishn, Dj Lulo Cafe & Dj Cuppocino. Film live music festivals.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Stand Up Comedy, Actor, Comedy Talent Manager. Film & Television Producer, Writer, Director. Have created TV shows and TV movies for Mnet Mzansi Magic (Taxi Ride, The Room Divider, Shampoo’s Retirement Village) and SABC (The Pure Monate show) all available on my YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/MrDavidKau. Owns an online entertainment magazine www.jucyafrica. com and Modeling agency www.ayanaafrica.com
David Kau
CELL: +27 82 320 6060 TEL: +27 82 320 6060 EMAIL: disadvantaged@mac.com WEB: http://www.davidkau.co.za ADDRESS: P.O Box 1978, Highlands North, Johannesburg, 2037, Gauteng, South Africa
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The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Hambrook Films Mining For Power / p09
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ompany Profile: Hambrook Films is a PanAfrican 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 created content for clients like - The Hunger Project (NL), Care NL, Alcatel-Lucent, French television RFO, Webber Shandwick, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Thomson Reuters. Hambrook Films have had documentary and actuality films flighted by various broadcasters around the world and they have an established track record of working with international coproducers and commissioned content. Commissioned by South Africa’s E-tv, in 2011 Joseph Oesi filmed and documented the bloody electoral crisis in the West African state of the Ivory Coast that culminated in the violent demise of former President Laurent Gbagbo. Hambrook Films are currently in various stages of production on a number of documentaries telling African stories ranging from Rwanda, DRC to Benin.
Joseph Oesi
across the world especially in Europe and North America. Although he is essentially a television journalist and producer by trade, Oesi chose at a very early stage to focus on his first passion – namely telling stories through televisual/multi-media devices. Accordingly, the bulk of his published work is narrated through the video camera in the form of films and documentaries. In a career spanning three decades, he has produced documentaries in French and English language on African sports and politics for major TV networks. With his vast experience it was only natural that Oesi would want to tell African stories, gathered over the many years he spent travelling around the continent. CELL: +27 83 988 3473 TEL: +27 11 447 7887 EMAIL: mofolu@telkomsa.net WEB: http://www.jozimedia.tv ADDRESS: 110 Alteryn Mansions, 6 Corlett Drive, Illovo, Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Born in the most picturesque part of KzwaZulu, South Africa, Joseph Oesi is a veteran, award winning South African tv news journalist whose work on the African continent has appeared
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ompany Profile: Founded by American Michael S. Murphey in South Africa in 2002, as Kalahari Pictures, the company has now involved into Kalahari Film & Media co owned by Irfaan Fredericks and Fredericks, which is one of Africa’s leading production companies. Our unique mix of global perspective and local knowledge has contributed to some of Africa’s most successful productions, including global blockbusters, Oscarnominated films and Emmy-winning TV series. We have also serviced hundreds of international commercials. We have a core focus on developing South African content with an international appeal, making the South African industry sustainable industry through international partnerships.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) 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, staring
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$ 40mil 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. Kalahari Film & Media is currently developing a slate of original projects. CELL: +27 73 278 8211 TEL: +27 21 534 6000 EMAIL: Irfaan@kalaharipictures.co.za WEB: http://www.kalaharipictures.co.za
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ompany Profile: Lucky Bean Media is a South African production company working primarily in non-scripted entertainment. We have produced documentaries, reality shows and lifestyle content for broadcasters around the world, including the International Emmy-nominated MasterChef South Africa. Our current projects include Get Your Hustle On, a reality-travel format broadcast in East Africa, and Girl Eat World, a food-travel show starring MasterChef South Africa winner, Kamini Pather.
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ersonal Profile: (2nd Submission) Donald Clarke graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa with a Degree in Television Journalism. Starting out as a researcher in youth television, Donald soon evolved into an accomplished director of magazine and entertainment television. This experience coupled with his journalism background was a perfect fit for reality television. Beginning with Project Fame, he soon went on to direct major international formats such as Big Brother Nigeria, Survivor South Africa, So You Think You Can Dance and Fear Factor India. As Creative Consultant on Fear Factor India he helped evolve the format into a celebrity reality competition and the show became a ratings hit on Indian television. In 2007 he founded Lucky Bean Productions, which produced shows such as TRL Radio and Club MTV for the MTV Network, winning a SAFTA for the MTV Africa Music Awards. In 2008 Lucky Bean developed the Thumb Wars format and produced Vodacom Thumb Wars for SABC2 in 2009. That year, Donald founded Fuel Media and
became the company’s Managing Director. In this role, Donald oversaw incredible growth and was Executive Producer on a number of landmark productions including Fevacasters by Sony, Countdown 2010 and African Fashion Week. In 2011, Donald returned as Facilitating Producer/Director for Endemol India on its hugely successful Fear Factor Season 4. After divesting in Fuel Media, Donald re-launched Lucky Bean Media with partners Chris Green and Unathi Msengana. He completed a film for National Geographic called Shark Attack Experiment which went out on Thanksgiving Day in the US. In 2011, Lucky Bean was commissioned to produce MasterChef South Africa with Donald as its Executive Producer/Director. This prime time show is in its second season and broadcast in 4 territories. Donald is a member of the Entertainment Masterclass, FRAPA and was featured in the Mail and Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans in 2012. CELL: +27 84 660 8773 Tel: +27 11 486 3852 EMAIL: donald@luckybeanmedia.com WEB: http://www.luckybeanmedia.com ADDRESS: 201 Comtec House, 26 Gleneagles Rd, Greenside, Johannesburg, 2195
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ompany Profile: Motion Story has, for more than a decade, produced brand adverts and short films for some of the most prestigious companies and groups in the world (in more than 30 countries). The company produced its first feature-length film which sold to international television in 2006. The company has now focused its attention solely on TV production. Jongo Africa’s first Superhero TV series - will be the company’s focus for the next few years.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Gareth Crocker is one of South Africa’s top international authors, having written five novels to date with combined sales of more than 3-million copies. He is the co-creator, writer, director and one of the producers of Jongo - Africa’s first super hero TV series. Gareth is also currently working with a Hollywood producer who is in the process of adapting two of his novels for film.
Gareth Crocker
CELL: +27 82 787 8757 TEL: +27 82 787 8757 EMAIL: gareth@motionstory.co.za WEB: www.motionstory.co.za ADDRESS: 20 Rolene Avenue, Glenanda, Johannesburg, 2091, South Africa
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ompany Profile: O.M.A.H.D. Films aims is to create entertaining & compelling content that reflects, celebrates and promotes the African woman’s identity, while contributing and participating in the growth and understanding of the African continent. We unapologetically lean towards projects that inspire & reflect triumph and challenge stereotypes.
CELL: +27 82 886 7463 TEL: +27 21 433 1090 EMAIL: kgomotso@kgomotso.co.za WEB: http://www.kgomotso.co.za ADDRESS: P.O. Box 352, Sea Point, 8005
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ersonal Profile: (2nd Submission) Kgomotso Matsunyane is a broadcaster, writer, and filmmaker based in Cape Town and Johannesburg. She is an accomplished documentary director and producer, and has been a commissioning editor for drama at SABC1, after which she was editor at The Oprah Magazine (SA). She is a former partner at T.O.M. Pictures, where she hosted a late night talk show and produced the last 3 series “Soul City” series for TV, which had some of the highest ratings for TV Drama in the country. Kgomotso was co-producer on the feature films “Gums & Noses”, “Jozi”, “Material”. She is also the former host of a daily and a weekend morning show on Kaya FM & Talk Radio 702/567 Cape. She is currently MD of her own production company, One Man & His Dog Films, (O.M.A.H.D) – a feminist TV and Film company with particular emphasis in women, as well as sexual & reproductive health.
OOMPH! Animation
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ompany Profile: OOMPH!, established in 2013, by Producer, Tariq Khan and Creative Director, Carmen Randall. as SA’s premiere black owned Animation studio specializing in producing 2D (HD) animated content, with a key focus on strategizing and implementing various multi-platform brand extension concepts. Intent on boosting local industry growth, employment & transformation, while developing an African based Animated TV channel,
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) A producer, with a diverse background in entertainment, project management, marketing, business law and journalism.
Tariq Khan
In 2013, Tariq took the leap forward to launch, OOMPH! Animation, creating a more structured, business driven platform for animation artists in Cape Town, SA, with the main goal of introducing SA produced animated TV content into the global arena,
CELL: +27 60 944 6618 (available for sms only) TEL: +27 21 829 0338 EMAIL: tariqdj@gmail.com WEB: http://oomphanimation.com ADDRESS: 68 Ranelagh Road, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa, 7800
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ompany Profile: Quizzical Pictures is a PeabodyAward winning production company based in South Africa. We service international productions, create our own content and sell our formats.
ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Peabody Award winning production company based in South Africa. We offer production services as well as creating our own content, including the brand new cooking show format The Little Big Cook Off, which sees pairs of family members - one big, one small - compete with their home recipes for a huge prize.
CELL: +27 84 500 7580 Tel: +27 11 726 2828 EMAIL: nimrod@quizzical.co.za WEB: http://www.quizzical.co.za ADDRESS: 41A Frost Avenue, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2092
Nimrod Geva
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ompany Profile: Shadow Films was formed in 1989 to handle global production and distribute African content exclusively to the world. We research and prepare well, trust our vision and instincts, communicate relentlessly, and embrace collaboration. We act swiftly and can hire in specialized services/equipment. We commit to creativity, quality, and economy. Shadow Films is a founder member of the Independent Producers’ Organisation, and a member of the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association.
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ersonal Profile: (2nd Submission) David Forbes is an independent award-winning South African filmmaker with more than 30 years experience in the industry. He can produce, direct, shoot and edit. He also distributes African content exclusively to the global market, and has a catalogue of more than 1000 hours. He is a founding member of the Independent Producers’ Organisation (IPO), and David has served on the Executive Committee of the SA Screen Federation (SASFED) and is a member of the Documentary Filmmakers’ Association (DFA) and an invited member of the South African Society of Cinematographers (SASC). He has been involved in training and industry initiatives for 29 years.
CELL: +27 82 450 8003 EMAIL: david@shadowfilms.co.za WEB: http://www.shadowfilms.co.za ADDRESS: Suite 235, Private Bag X31, Saxonwold, 2132, Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa
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ompany Profile: Tamol media is a production company, distribution and exhibition company based in the Vaal triangle Gauteng South Africa. The company produces mainly historical films based in the struggle history of South Africa. It has produced several documentaries, feature length Docu-drama and Feature film. The company exhibits and distribute independent films in Africa.
CELL: +27 71 089 9148 EMAIL: thabangmoli@gmail.com ADDRESS: 1100 Sharpeville, P.O Sharpeville, 1928, Gauteng, South Africa
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Thabang Molibeli studied film at Monash South Africa. He then worked as an assistant director for several companies and as assistant producer until he started Tamol media. He ran and managed Movie house independent cinema. He is currently a producer and distributer and exhibitor through Red carpet film screenings where they showcase local films in the townships around Vaal. South Africa
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ompany Profile: Tekwini Media is a company that specialises on Documentary films, photography, location scouting, short films & Television series
ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Xolani Gumbi started his career in 2002 while he was in Cape Town working as a fixer for various production houses. He worked on movies such Blood Diamond, Racing Stripes, Mana to Man & Breed just to mention a few. In addition he worked on many documentaries such Animal Cops SA, Shoreline etc.
Xolani Gumbi
CELL: +27 82 218 8196 TEL: +27 87 373 0982 EMAIL: tekwini@telkomsa.net WEB: http://www.tekwinimedia.co.za ADDRESS: No.4 Anstro Court, 73 Tennyson Street, Quigney, East London, South Africa, 5201
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Advantage The Green Karma Guide: Green is the New Good / p12
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ompany Profile: The Creative Advantage, specialises in 3 core areas: Multi-platform content creation, Strategy development and implementation, Professional training and skills development. We have worked with creative entrepreneurs and creative enterprises in the USA, UK, Canada, Southern, East and West africa in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
CELL: +27 76 163 9013 TEL: + 27 31 207 4245 EMAIL: nishanaidoo@rocketmail.com ADDRESS: 3-691 Ridge Road, Durban, KZN, 4001, South Africa
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) 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 started the Creative Advantage in 2003.
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ompany Profile: Tshedza Media has produced a few corporate videos and boasts 2 documentary series called 100% Youth, Freedom is not Free. A recomission of 100% Youth – currently in production. A presenter driven travel show; Come Again? Series 1 and series 2 which is currently in pre-production. Tshedza Media is in development of a feature documentary – memories of my brother and a tv documentary series titled My Father, My Hero.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) With a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Pretoria, Takalani was drawn to the television industry quite early in her career path and ever since, she has been hooked on telling stories.
Takalani Mulaudzi
Takalani started as a production assistant / manager at Summit tv, a business nesws channel. Worked at various production houses until she started producing at Dzuguda Productions for 5 years, where she produced more than 2 handful tv series and corporate productions. Takalani found the urge to start her own company and craft her own work more compelling and achievable. Tshedza
Media was then born. Since 2011 Tshedza Media has been in production of several documentary series that cover youth topics, political landscape in South Africa and a presenter-driven travel show. Takalani belongs to a Producers’ Mentorship Programme with the National Film and Video Foundation to eventually train emerging producers. CELL: +27 76 130 3114 TEL: +27 10 593 3067 EMAIL: takalani@tshedzamedia.co.za WEB: http://www.tshedzamedia.co.za ADDRESS: 13 Mrytle Street, Naturena, ext 26, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2095
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Underdog
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ompany Profile: Underdog Productions, the first transmedia company in South Africa, has since 1993 produced a few hundred hours of world-class broadcast television, and global crossmedia experiences. Highlights include the reality format “Big Brother”, documentaries “Two Moms” and “Black Beulahs” as well as the travel-doc series “Rough or Smooth”.
asked to present at numerous forums and conferences in many countries. CELL: +27 83 227 1117 TEL: +27 82 234 4040 EMAIL: marc@underdog.co.za WEB: http://www.underdog.co.za ADDRESS: P.O. Box 30, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, 2076, South Africa
Currently producing a drama series, two feature documentaries, a reality format and transmedia projects and co-productions with Canada, Netherlands and Germany.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Marc Schwinges is CEO of “Underdog Productions”, digital content strategy, consulting and distribution firm: “Transmedia Africa” and Documentary Incubator: “Hybrid Docs”. He is consultant to the industries umbrella body, the South African Screen Federation; and has served on many other industry organisations.
Marc Schwinges
Voo-C
Marc is a South African industry veteran, transmedia guru, Executive Producer, and respected mentor. He has been
Video Works & Productions
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ompany Profile: Voo-C Video Works and Production was founded in 2009 and is a growing Production company that provide. Our principal offices are located at 1 Hilltop Street, Randburg, Johannesburg. Product /Service Voo-C Video Works and Production provides a wide range of Production services to our clients to meet whatever their Production needs may be, ranging from Pre-production to Post-production in visual media.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Vusumuzi Ndhlovu graduated in Sound Engineering and Production Studies diploma in 2006. His love for Entertainment made Vusumuzi to drift from being a Sound designer and producer to do TV Editing and producing. His youthful, adventurous and risk bearing attitude complimented by his sharp intellect sets him to the front row of TV Editing in South-Africa.
Vusumuzi Ndhlovu
To date, Ndhlovu has edited over twenty TV productions mainly for South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) channels, MNET and ETV. Amongst his productions that
Ndhlovu has edited,directed and some produced in no particular order, are: The Documentaries are , Two Dads 60min; about the two white gay couple raising two black girls kids, Are we dancing to the same beat 50min; reflecting how music is bringing all people of all race to dance on same music. It touches as well our history of music from all genders from Isicathamiya, Masigandi, Kwaito, Police Killings 60min; looks at the plight of Police men being killed by the criminals while there are protecting their country. CELL: +27 82 671 9674 TEL: +27 11 056 9708 EMAIL: vusi@voo-cproductions.co.za WEB: http://www.voo-cproductions.co.za ADDRESS: Number 1 Hilltop Street, Bordeux, Randburg, Johannesburg
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ompany Profile: X CON Films, 100% Black Owned and 100% local strives to create opportunities for black filmmakers and promote good quality film and video in South Africa. We aim to act as a platform for young filmmakers, communities and businesses to express themselves.
CELL: +27 83 287 6366 TEL: +27 21 418 2985 EMAIL: munier@xconfilms.co.za WEB: http://www.xconfilms.co.za ADDRESS: PO Box 51996, Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape.South Africa, 8002
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) Writer, Director, Producer, Munier Parker is versatile and multiskilled in the art of filmmaking. With 20 years experience, his career, which started at the bottom and is now here, has seen him face many obstacles and challenges. This has helped him build character as a filmmaker and it allows him to focus on getting the job done in the best way possible. He was part of a group of 6 filmmakers to tell the story of South Africa’s transition from apartheid into democracy and has never looked back.
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ompany Profile: Based in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan, South Africa - 4K Films is an exempt micro enterprise video production company with great vision and passion to produce the best results in every production that we undertake. We do not limit ourselves in creativity and always think out of the box. Not only do we specialize in all kinds of video productions from filming documentaries, exclusive projects, corporate videos, TV Commercials locally and abroad.
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ersonal Profile: (1st Submission) The Kent Perils filmmaking bug started as a musician with the idea of shooting my own music video. The concepts and ideas came naturally, together with having a background as a Project Manager I found it really easy to make the transition from a Project Manager to a Filmmaker. Having a strong foundation in video editing, I as a producer and director knows exactly how the final production should be way before I start shooting. Working with big brand such as the Guinness Beer and having done a tribute for Nelson Mandela was a great honour in South Africa.
CELL: +27 82 436 5930 TEL: +27 82 436 5930 EMAIL: Kent@4kfilms.co.za WEB: http://www.4kfilms.info ADDRESS: 77 Longwy avenue - 17 Nielsen way Lorraine, Nelson Mandela Bay - Eastern Cape 6070, South Africa
WHO IS
ATFT?
The Association for Transformation in Film and Television (ATFT) is a non-profit company that tackles transformation in the film and TV industry in South Africa and aims to implement the various transformation strategies and programmes that organisations and government stakeholders in the industry have in place.
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To empower, develop and inspire black females, physically impaired and black individuals, as well as blackowned companies, and grow the South African Film, Television, Animation and Transmedia Industries.
ATFT’s statement of purpose is “to empower, develop and inspire black females, physically impaired and black individuals, as well as black-owned companies, and grow the South African Film, Television, Animation and Transmedia Industries“. ATFT believes South African filmmakers need to increase their networks of international contacts, which will enable them to conduct business according to international standards and develop strong business models for their companies.
Our Mission
ATFT is pleased to present its delegation of emerging filmmakers from South Africa to Mipcom 2014. ATFT, together with the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), hosts the South African Indies Stand at Mipcom 2014 and has created this catalogue of companies and productions from South Africa in attendance at Mipcom 2014.
Our Statement of Purpose
“To inspire, develop, enable and empower black individuals, as well as black-owned companies, and grow the SA Film Industry.”
ATFT’s Highest Aspiration
“An overall growth of 200% of South African content on local and international platforms of which 80% is made and sold by black individuals, and black-owned companies by end 2018.”
Join Us at Mipcom 2014
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Come learn about the South African Independant Television and Transmedia Industry. A world of locations in one country, great weather, first class crew, facilities and infrastructure, amazing stories, co-production treaties with many countries and great funding and tax incentives. Meet some of the world’s friendliest and most passionate filmmakers at the SA Indies Stand at Mipcom 2014 and read more about some of the projects on offer at various stages, from development to completed work, in this catalogue. ATFT SA Indies Stand, Mipcom 13-16 October 2014
Contact Information
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
Big Ideas. Perfect Locations.
Contact Details 56 Main Street Johannesburg, 2108 South Africa PO Box 61601 Marshalltown 2107 T: + 27(0) 11 833 0409 E: info@gautengfilm.org. www.gautengfilm.org.
WHO IS
ATFT?