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LANCE GIBBONS: PUBLISHER 2016 has been a fast and furious year, with so much excitement and great business being done in both the film service and international commercials sectors. Not to mention the ever-evolving world of long-form film, television and documentary that continues to grow our industry and our reputation worldwide — making great use of and continually innovating the incredible infrastructure and supply chain that South African film boasts. While the exchange rate has certainly helped keep the region affordable, we have worked hard this year to forge partnerships, get to the festivals and represent you and your brand on all the right desks throughout Africa and worldwide. We work consistently at thrilling our clients by offering you, and your client, business opportunities and connections;
studies around best practice to further grow our professionalism as an industry, articles that bring world and African trends to you and a regular update of what is happening in the industry. We concentrate on keeping the industry connected and on attracting future business to our shores with partnerships and distribution routes that ensure that eyes are kept on Africa. With worldclass production companies, several new studio facilities, post-production opportunities and animation creativity, as a global player Southern Africa cannot be overlooked. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our advertisers for your continued support, we look forward to partnering our industry to reach even greater heights in 2017.
WE CONCENTRATE ON KEEPING THE INDUSTRY CONNECTED AND ON ATTRACTING FUTURE BUSINESS TO OUR SHORES WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND DISTRIBUTION ROUTES THAT ENSURE THAT EYES ARE KEPT ON AFRICA. WITH WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTION COMPANIES, SEVERAL NEW STUDIO FACILITIES, POST-PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES AND ANIMATION CREATIVITY, AS A GLOBAL PLAYER SOUTHERN AFRICA CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED.
THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE OF OUR INCREDIBLE CLIENTS; TOGETHER WE’VE CREATED A PUBLICATION THAT HAS BECOME THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS AND INSIGHTS. HERE’S TO ANOTHER PHENOMENAL YEAR; WE CAN’T WAIT TO EXPERIENCE IT WITH YOU. KATIE REYNOLDS-DA SILVA: EDITOR Thank you to every one of our incredible clients; together we’ve created a publication that has become the go-to resource for industry news, trends and insights. Thank you for contributing monthly to our editorial through your smart, industry leading acumen. We are so appreciative of the time you take out of your busy days to engage with us. My team at Film & Event Media surprises me every day with their fresh ideas and undeniable talent. Kim Crowie, the Callsheet’s head writer, excelled this year with dozens of stories that became the gold standard in industry analysis, and she has become the person that filmmakers turn to when they need information. The Callsheet’s Head of Design, Sheree Steenkamp, consistently produces a Callsheet that is more slick and beautifully designed than the one that came before it.
Our Special Projects Designer, Lauren Smith, astounded the advertising industry when she designed the Loeries daily newspapers that were deserving of a Loeries award themselves, due to their stunning design and edgy look. The Callsheet’s business development team, Jen, Theo and Coleen, and our Production Manager Natasha O’Connor are deserving of the highest praise as they navigate the sometimes choppy waters of film. 2016 was an incredible year for the film, commercials, TV and stills industries, from an increase in homegrown content, and the servicing of even more massive international productions, to our worldwide acclaim for our uber-talented animators, postproduction gurus and crew. Here’s to another phenomenal year; we can’t wait to experience it with you.