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The Walt Disney Company licenses DFM 2013 finance forum winner gears up for the big screen Triggerfish Story Lab short Triggerfish Animation Studios is releasing A Dogshow with Cat, a South African animation short that has been licensed by The Walt Disney Company. A Dogshow with Cat is the first animation to come from last year’s Triggerfish Story Lab, established by Triggerfish with the support of South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry and The Walt Disney Company. The Story Lab’s continent-wide search for animated African stories received nearly 1400 entries from 30 countries across the continent. Triggerfish selected four features and four TV series for development, after input from Disney and the likes of Aardman’s Oscar-nominated co-founder Peter Lord and The Lion King writer Jonathan Roberts. A Dogshow with Cat is a teaser for
Mike Scott’s series of the same name, which is set in the South African outback and is about the madcap antics of a sophisticated dog and his best friend, a feral, obsessive-compulsive cat. The three-minute short is part of Disney XD FC (#DisneyXDFC), a series of football-themed shorts commissioned from leading animation talent across Europe, Africa, Latin America and the United States. A Dogshow with Cat is the only short included from Africa.
NFVF and Namibia Film Commission sign agreement during DIFF 2016
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the Namibia Film Commission (NFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) 2016. The signing ceremony was held on 21 June and the MOU was signed by NFVF CEO Zama Mkosi and Obed Emvula, chairperson of the board of the NFC, with SA strip ad-06-2016* 6/28/16 4:11 PM Page 1
the participation of officials and producers from both countries. The aim of this MOU is to create a framework for developing cooperative relations between the NFVF, an agency of the department of Arts and Culture of South Africa, and the NFC, which supports, encourages and promotes film production as well as the development of the film industry in Namibia. Actions undertaken within this framework are intended to benefit each organisation and their respective members, generating opportunities for connecting audiovisual content producers in SA with film commissions in Namibia and locations for audiovisual content production, as well as generating new economic activity in their respective countries.
Seven years after writer Sean Drummond and director Michael Matthews first set out on an 8000km research and development journey around the country, The Be Phat Motel Film Company and Game 7 Films’ Five Fingers for Marseilles (which was a project selected for the 2013 Durban FilmMart (DFM)) is taking the next step to the big screen. The film, a contemporary South African thriller modelled on the western and played in Sesotho and isiXhosa, with a fully local cast, begins production in the
DISCOP Africa and TRACE launch Digital Lab Africa DISCOP Africa Abidjan recently announced the launch of Digital Lab Africa (DLA), a call for projects and a platform for African talent in multimedia, organised by the French Institute of South Africa in partnership with DISCOP Africa and TRACE. The objective of Digital Lab Africa is to provide a springboard for African talent in multimedia creation and to make their projects a reality with the support of French leading companies including ARTE, Okio-Studio, CCCP and 1D Touch/ Believe Digital. The DLA call for projects targets artists, producers, start-ups, developers, and students in the media and creative industries. It is open to any professional or individual having an innovative project in four categories of C
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Eastern Cape in July 2016, in association with Stage 5 Films and Above the Clouds. The film was awarded DFM Finance Forum’s ‘Best South African Film in Development’ in 2013. Indigenous Film Distribution will release it in South Africa in 2017 and XYZ Films will represent the film for North American sales. Five Fingers for Marseilles is made possible with the support of the NFVF and the DTI, with additional services from Dupa Films.
multimedia production: web creation/ transmedia, virtual reality, video game and digital music. The deadline to submit a project is 31 August 2016. From 2 to 4 November, selected applicants will take part in a pitch competition at DISCOP Africa in Johannesburg. The four winning projects (one per category) will get the chance to win a €3000 cash prize and a DLA incubation ticket to support the project development over three to six months in 2017. The DLA project incubation will include mentorship and project development support by French reference partners for each category. Additionally, the incubation ticket will comprise residence time in France within a digital cluster, and participation in benchmark multimedia events. The expected outcome of DLA is market ready content/productions showcasing African creativity at its best.
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