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02. Entries for Loeries

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2017 Awards Now Open

TV CONTENT PRODUCERS IN SA

An industry audit of the leading South African companies that are producing top-class television content.

03. The Last Post Shoots in SA

04. Opportunities:

Raindance and ZIFF Call for Entries

05. A Chat with

Puma Video’s Henk Germishuysen

A CHAT WITH TERRY PHETO

SA’s most in-demand actress talks to the Callsheet about chasing the roles of a lifetime.

06. SAFTAs Announce 2017 Award Nominees

07. Dani Hynes Directs

Latest Old Mutual Ad

09. Hot Docs-Blue

Ice Group Fund Awards $103 000 to 8 Top African Doccies

10. Shaping SA’s TV

Content Landscape

SPOTLIGHT ON GEAR RENTAL

Bickers Action SA shares it’s successes.

22. A Chat with Terry Pheto

26. Trustworthy Gear When Stakes Are High

28. Fixers in Africa 30. Kingdom of

Morocco: Africa’s Little Hollywood

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This North African kingdom has bewitched international filmmakers and producers with its diverse locations and inherent charm.

32. Events to Diarise 34. Association News 36. Directory of Advertisers

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ENTRIES FOR LOERIES

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2017 AWARDS NOW OPEN

Three new award categories added and entry system gets an upgrade.

Photo by Alistair Nicoll/2016 Loerie Awards © Gallo Images

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ntries for Loeries® Africa Middle East are now open!

As the leading creative awards for the brand communications industry across our region – the Loeries® reward the most innovative work in all media – even novel areas like music videos, architecture, shared value and service design.

Expected to attract more than 3 000 entries, the Loeries® has introduced a new entry system to simplify the process and allow entrants more control over their submissions.

Categories have been revised to mirror the constant changes across the media landscape with three new categories this year: • Design for Digital Within the Communication Design category, this addition

recognises the important role of design in digital media.

• Data-Driven Campaigns An extremely timely area of modern communication, this category focuses on the creative use of data to shape campaign strategy, inform execution, profile audiences, and adapt to campaign performance and engagement metrics.

• The Facebook Challenge As part of Facebook’s support of young creatives, this student category focuses on the use of mobile media to promote a socially relevant cause.

Brands and agencies are encouraged to enter their best work for the highest

accolade across Africa and the Middle East.

Deadline for entries is 15 May 2017. Entries received before 14 April get an early bird discount of 10%. For more information and to enter visit loeries.com

ABOUT LOERIES® AFRICA MIDDLE EAST

The Loeries®, a non-profit company, is Africa and the Middle East’s premiere initiative that recognises, rewards, inspires and fosters creative excellence in the brand communication industry.

As the highest accolade for creativity and innovation across our region, the Loeries® promotes and supports creativity by helping marketers,

agencies and consumers appreciate the value of ideas and fresh thinking.

Culminating in the biggest creative gathering in Africa and the Middle East, Loeries® Creative Week™ Durban brings together the best innovative minds from our industry for a festival of networking, inspiring minds and recognising great work.

Our region’s creative economy is world-class and has great potential to grow and to offer employment both to our talented youth. The growth occurring throughout Africa and the Middle East is very exciting, and a major focus of the Loeries® is to increase the standard of brand communication in the region.

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THE LAST POST

SHOOTS IN SA A new BBC drama created by Peter Moffat is currently shooting on location in Cape Town.

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outh Africa continues to attract big budget productions, with the latest of these being a new BBC drama called The Last Post. Set in 1965 in Aden, Yemen, the series follows the story of a British army unit fighting a terrorist insurgency in the Middle East.

Written by Peter Moffat and Mick Collins, the six-part series is due to air in June of this year on BBC1. It is directed by John Campbell and Miranda Bowen, with The Forge and Bonafide

Films attached. The Last Post is a close-up look at soldiering and police work, but it also explores “the pressures and excitements of being married to the British army in a dangerous place at a moment in history when sex and feminism arrive in the twentieth century,” according to The Forge.

The show is partly based on Peter Moffat’s childhood memories, his father’s life as an officer in the Royal Military Police, and his mother’s struggles between being what the army required her

to be and what she wanted.

Says Moffat: “Young married couples in the heart of the Sixties living in extremely close proximity in a very alien and dangerous environment has always struck me as ripe territory for drama… My mum remembers standing on the balcony of our flat in her first week in Aden and seeing a hand grenade thrown killing a five year old boy and my dad rushing out to try and do something… Throw in rock ‘n roll and tumultuous love stories alongside the

unexplored territory of this period in our history and you have a pretty heady mix.”

Cast members include Ben Miles (The Crown), Stephen Campbell Moore (Burnt), Khaled Abol Naga (Vikings), Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife), Kevin Sutton (Shameless), and newcomer Jeremy NeumarkJones. Although the production is tight-lipped about details, Film Africa is attached as the local production company. The series is being shot in Cape Town and its surrounds.

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RAINDANCE AND ZIFF CALL FOR ENTRIES

Raindance Film Festival opens their doors to film entries, while Zanzibar International Film Festival’s submission deadline fast approaches.

RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR FILMS As the largest and most important independent film festival in the UK, Raindance Film Festival showcases features, shorts and music videos by filmmakers from the UK and internationally to an audience of executives, buyers, journalists, film fans and fellow filmmakers. Now in its 25th year, it continues to satisfy the public’s thirst for original stories through its diverse programming, and takes place from 30 September to 1 October this year.

The focus of Raindance’s programming changes each year to reflect current trends. The new underground – Japanese cinema, European, North American and UK indies – feature regularly alongside their other strands from all over the world. It is also an Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying festival, and is closely associated with the BIFAs. Filmmakers are invited to submit their film productions to Raindance. The early bird deadline is 28 April 2017, with a regular deadline of 19 May. Any latecomers can submit before 2 June. The festival has 9 categories: Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, LGBT Features/ Documentaries, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Animation Short, LGBT Short, Music Video, and Virtual Reality. Raindance members can submit one short or feature at half prices by emailing festival@raindance. co.uk with your membership

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number and expiry date to receive your unique waiver code.

For more information, visit www.raindancefestical.org.

ZIFF CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Zanzibar International Film Festival is currently accepting applications from filmmakers around the world for the 2017 edition of the event, taking place from 8-16 July. Priority is given to films from Africa and by Africans including the diaspora. ZIFF is also a film festival for the Dhow countries, and as such, it opens its doors to productions from South-East Asia, the Arabian

Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, Iran.

Pakistan, and the Indian Ocean islands. Films in competition must be directed or produced from 2015, and can be in any genre.

ZIFF also welcomes feature, documentary, short, animation and music video submissions.

ZIFF 2017 will award films in the following categories: • African Cinema (continental and diaspora) • Dhow Countries (countries of the Indian Ocean Rim, the Arab Peninsula and Indian Ocean Islands, including Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan) • International (from all over

the world with particular attention to African issues and realities) • East African Film • East African Music Video In addition to the unique Dhow Awards, there are also a number of special awards up for grabs including the Bibi Kidude Award, the ZIFF Lifetime Achievement Award, the Sembene Ousmane Prize, the Bongo Movies Awards, the European African Film Festival Award and Best Documentary by an African Female Filmmaker.

The deadline for submissions is 15 March 2017. For more information, visit www.ziff.or.tz.

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A CHAT WITH

HENK GERMISHUYSEN OF PUMA VIDEO WHICH HD CAMERAS ARE CURRENTLY THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER AT PUMA VIDEO?

The following are the most popular: Sony FS5 FS7 / A7Sii, Canon 5D’s, Sony X70’s / PXW 160’s. Mostly what Sony has managed is 4K acquisition in a great form factor at a great price point.

WHAT TYPE OF SHOOTS ARE THEY USED FOR?

Basically, anything from drama, music videos, corporate, features and even training and recce’s.

WHICH CAMERA PACKAGES ARE CURRENTLY POPULAR?

With us, we have three movers: the Sony FS7 with tripod, mattebox and monitor, then a multicam mobile OB package, and finally our “reality” package consisting of 3 – 5 cameras bundled together.

DO DISCOUNTS APPLY TO THESE PACKAGES?

On these packages, it can work out anything from 15 to 50%. On the FS7 package, for instance, you can save around 40 -50%.

But in general, discount is entirely flexible and depends on the amount days/weeks and the amount of additional equipment that is requested with the package, etc. And as we know, a discount is also negotiable.

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HAVE YOU NOTICED A SHIFT IN CUSTOMER NEEDS?

Yes, they want more gear for less money! In the long run this can be unsustainable.

So, we are having to constantly try to be more cost effective in what we do and offer. My opinion is that the clients will suffer in the long run because of lack of choice in equipment, suppliers and service.

We are having to invest in equipment that gives us a better ROI. The result is that even though all the equipment we invest in is tried and tested in the industry, it is not necessarily the most expensive, which makes it more affordable for the client as

well. And although we do buy expensive, top of the range equipment, we buy less of it, because not all the budgets can afford it. So, in respect of the market we serve, the client at least has a choice.

HAVE YOU ADDED ANY NEW PRODUCTS TO YOUR RANGE?

We have added the new 4K Canon 5D mk III, O’Connor 1030 head, more Sony FS5’s, 12-channel vision-mixing desk, more Canon EF lenses, and a thumb controller for the RT Motion wireless follow focus kit when using our Vario5 Easy-rig, gimbals or steadi-cam rigs.

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SAFTA 2017

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Nominees include a diverse array of films, documentaries, reality shows, TV series and educationals.

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eature film Noem My Skollie and TV comedy Those Who Can’t received the highest number of nominations for this year’s South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs).

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) whitt led more than 441 entries down to 258 nominees spread over 89 categories, and the public

now has until mid-March to vote for their favourites Zama Mkosi, CEO of the NFVF, said: ‘We as the NFVF would like to congratulate all the nominees and hope to encourage the industry to continue striving while setting its own rules around what success looks like for the business of film.

“Each year comes with its own challenges and growth opportunities that

we prioritise. The NFVF will continue to strive for transparency and solutions in order to make sure that the SAFTAs showcase not only the glamorous side of the industry, but the underlying wealth of talent, education, skill and, most importantly, the passion that the South African industry truly has”.

The theme for the annual awards show - now in its eleventh year - is ‘SA has got it, let’s celebrate it’.

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DANI HYNES

DIRECTS LATEST OLD MUTUAL AD Egg Films’ director Dani Hynes brought her trademark warmth to FCB Johannesburg’s latest Old Mutual ad.

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or more than 170 years, Old Mutual has championed an adviceled financial planning approach to helping their clients realise their dreams and goals.

To reinforce the value of advice from a trusted financial institute, FCB Johannesburg’s creati ve team of Jonathan Deeb, Erin Brooks, Nicola Bower and David Schild focused on the importance of advice in everyday life, especially from those people you care about and respect.

Dani was Egg’s busiest director last year thanks to her ability to find the spark in relatable, ordinary moments, which she always makes feel like glimpses of much larger, more complex stories. Her treatment of the ‘start today’ messaging avoided the standard financial service mantra-festo voice-over, rather putting the narration into the mouths of her characters, giving the spot an even more personal feeling.

“This is like my greatest

hits compilation,” says Dani.

“Cars, children, dogs, fashion, food, water, weather… I got to play with all those elements.

I don’t have a specialty other than life in general, so I really loved that.”

Willie Nel from Exposure Crew shot the ad, which was edited by Jason Basson at Orchestra Blue, with Geppetto’s Workshop handling the online and Sterling Sound the audio.

Barbara Clarke and Melanie Curtis produced the ad for FCB

and Egg Films respecti vely.

Dani praised the way the crew, agency and client gelled, even to the point of the entire set pretending it was bedtime to help one of the litt le girls fall asleep on camera. “As a director, you’re always holding up a baton and asking people to follow you. When everyone does walk in the same direction, it creates this amazing sense of camaraderie, which feeds through into the work, making all the moments richer.”

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RAPIDLION 2017 KICKS OFF

From the 5 March to the 12 March, RapidLion 2017 - also known as The South African International Film Festival - will bring 140 films from 40 countries to The Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg.

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ow in its second year, RapidLion, also known as The South African International Film Festival, celebrates the magnitude of BRICS and African filmmaking with a special emphasis on South African cinema. The film festival aims to be one of the most-loved and important cultural events on the Johannesburg calendar.

The festival features films of multiple genres and varying lengths, Q&A sessions and niche sections. These include Kindercinema aimed at the youngest filmgoers and their parents; The Heritage platform, which features South African films of yesteryear; and Homage, comprising the work of the recipient of The Lionel Ngakane Lifetime Achievement Award.

The In-Competition section of the festival awards excellence, innovation and supreme

storytelling in film through the prestigious RapidLion Awards Ceremony, to be held on 1st March this year at The Market Theatre. Other events include Aspects, which will be hosted

by Brand SA at RapidLion 2017.

This year’s Aspects will have a panel discussion: “How Cinema Should Reflect Africa Today” with panelist filmmakers David Mboussou (Gabon) Vincent Moloi (South Africa), Steve Gukas (Nigeria), Arthur Musah (Ghana) and Daryne Jones (South Africe) and a Brand SA paper presentation:“How the South African Creative Product Enhances Reputation on the Mother Continent”.

This platform affords cinema lovers, filmmakers, and other film-industry players such as distributors, the opportunity to rub shoulders, share ideas, teach and learn from each other.

Other filmmakers who will be festival guests for RapidLion 2017 through a partnership with SA Tourism include, Dan Jackson from Australia who made In the Shadow of the Hill, a powerful documentary based in a Brazilian favela, Steve Gukas from Nigeria for his strong feature film 93Days, which is about a fight against Ebola in Lagos, and Bauddhayan Mukherji who made The Violin Player, a somber story about a musician who stumbles upon his wife’s infidelity, or is it?

The festival will also feature Q&A’s with South African filmmakers Daryne Jones, Noem My Skollie, Darrell Roodt, Treurgrond, Vincent Moloi, Skulls of My People, Zamo Mkhwanazi, The Call and Kosta Kalarytis, Dora’s Peace.

RapidLion has also partnered

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with the Department of Arts & Culture, the Gauteng Film Commission, the Johannesburg Film Office, Trace Urban, the Callsheet, TicketPro, The Market Theatre Foundation, The Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Wits School of the Arts Film And Television, Eagles Academy and The Ngakane Family to bring this remarkable cultural experience to the city.

Tickets are available from www.tickepros.co.za.

For more information and the schedule of films visit www.rapidlion.co.za.

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HOT DOCS-BLUE ICE GROUP FUND AWARDS $103,000 TO

EIGHT AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS

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ot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Blue Ice Group have announced that eight African film projects have been chosen to receive a total of $103 000 in development and production grants from the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund in its sixth round of disbursements. Selected from 114 submissions from 25 different African countries, four projects will receive development grants, and four projects will receive production grants.

Five of the grant recipients will also receive support to attend Hot Docs 2017. They will also receive support to attend and participate in the Durban International Film Festival and Durban Film Market.

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High in the Rif Mountains of Morocco the people survive by growing kif. Beneath the shadow of the ambiguous legality of the crop, Behind Closed Doors tells the story of a family through its children and their mirroring games.

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price Country: South Africa When an opinionated filmmaker agrees to marry her long-term boyfriend, her feminist self is conflicted about whether to allow him to pay lobola (bride price) or not.

Testament Country: Kenya Testament excavates the hidden history of the Kenyan independence struggle from the perspective of those at its frontlines. Through a woman’s journey, this film reveals a brutal colonial regime, examines its legacy and connects it to contemporary Kenyan issues.

The Master’s Plan Country: Cape Verde They believed they could get God’s forgiveness by confessing all their sins, so they did. They publicly confessed their worst secrets and posted them on Facebook.

Society got to know them and so did the State’s institutions. But the forgiveness of God and that of men do not work the same way.

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Softie Country: Kenya An activist who is plagued by internal conflict with his past, present and future challenges generational political injustice in Kenya.

As I Want Country: Egypt An Arab woman awakens an emotional crossroads between society’s expectations of a repressed life, and living the free life she wants. An intimate self-examination ensues exposing

the taboos that controlled her Palestinian childhood, which she continues to face as a grown woman living in downtown Cairo.

Lift Like A Girl Country: Egypt, Germany A coming of age story about 14-year-old Zebiba, a young Egyptian girl who dreams of being a world champion weightlifter. With the help of her coach Captain Ramadan and against all odds, she pursues this unusual dream.

Whispering Truth To Power Country: South Africa Whispering Truth to Power tells the story of South Africa’s first female public protector, Thuli Madonsela, a courageous woman who challenged the country’s most powerful politicians to protect the constitution and bring justice to ordinary people.

With exclusive access, the film follows Madonsela and her team during her last year in office.

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SHAPING SA’S TV

CONTENT LANDSCAPE Much has taken place in South Africa’s television industry over the last twelve months.

Kim Crowie explores the local sector to find out where opportunities lie and what hurdles still need to be overcome.

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n a landmark decision that saw a varied response across the board, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) CEO Hlaudi Motsoeneng committed the company to implementing an 80% local TV content quota from July 2016.

Almost a year later, things have still not normalised, and it will likely take a while to see the successful implementation of such a drastic change in

television programming – if the SABC decides to stick to its plan despite reporting a debilitating loss of R411-million for the 2015/16 financial year, and after losing 18 million viewers during AFCON 2017 in January. As a result of this change, however, the country has seen an enormous need for quality television content creation, with a number of production houses taking on the

mantle of bringing fresh, local shows to viewers nationwide.

THE YEAR THAT WAS

When talking broadcasters, it’s important to remember that although the SABC’s local content strategy might not be working properly yet, it’s not the only company in hot water. The industry was rattled in 2016 by the number of shocking staff and executive

lay-offs and retrenchments at SABC, eTV and ANN7.

That said, 2016 was a good year for OpenViewHD, according to The Media Online. Set top box sales pushing through the 500k mark, and are set to potentially reach 750 000 in 2017 – the level where Nielsen begins to rate channels’ viewership and advertising finally gets ratings information.

Video on Demand (VOD) has

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also grown exponentially, with Netf lix Africa, ShowMax and OnTAPtv (among others) growing steadily. It doesn’t look as though they will upend the existing pay-TV systems anytime soon, unless telecoms decide it’s time to give data and broadband prices a break.

In terms of content creation, 2017 was a fantastic year for productions. Reality formats in particular flourished, with a number of international formats developing a South African or African version. Some of these include The Voice SA, The Voice Francophone and Top Chef SA, with a number continuing in popularity – Strictly Come Dancing, Idols, SA’s Got Talent, Survivor SA and Big Brother Africa to name a few. Some of the most popular reality formats recently were Utatakho, Khumbu Lekhaya, Date My Family and Our Perfect Wedding, while SA’s celebrity reality shows have also flourished, with

Living the Dream with Somizi (Mzansi Magic), Forever Young (Vuzu), and Dineo’s Diary (Vuzu) seeing some of the highest reality ratings on pay-TV. Local content mavericks Urban Brew Studios, a division of Kagiso Media, have announced a strategic move to a larger, state-of-the-art space at Brightwater Commons early next year. This will facilitate their growing content creation needs, according to David Katz, Head of Shared Services at Kagiso Media.

“Kagiso Media, owners of Urban Brew Studios and its BEE owner KTH are intent on gearing Urban Brew Studios up for the next generation of content creation in Africa. With more than 25 years in the entertainment industry, Urban Brew Studios is well respected in the industry and will have new facilities to match this level of expertise.”

The company already produces a whopping 40 hours of original content weekly including Gold

IN TERMS OF CONTENT CREATION, 2017 WAS A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR PRODUCTIONS. REALITY FORMATS IN PARTICULAR FLOURISHED, WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL SHOWS PRODUCING A SOUTH AFRICAN OR AFRICAN VERSION.

Diggers on eTV, YOTV, and most recently, the successful inaugural season of Top Chef SA. Another genre that’s done well is the local soap opera.

According to last year’s Broadcast Research Council’s TAMS ratings, Uzalo was the most watched programme with over 8.2 million viewers in June, followed by Generations:

The Legacy, Skeem Saam and Muvhango. Although programmes like The Bold and the Beautiful continue to permeate the airwaves,

viewers are perhaps much less attentive to these. An example of how the tide has turned is the response to SABC cancelling much-loved, modern soapie High Rollers recently. This speaks to both the shift in the audience’s idea of what makes good TV, and in the overall growth in production quality.

TRENDS SHAPING CONTENT CREATION

A major trend shaping television globally in the resurgence of documentaries, says Ingrid

12 / FEATURE Falck, Manager of Documentary Programmes for Al Jazeera English. “We notice this in terms of both production and the growing number of distribution platforms,” she explains. “It’s interesting that despite the focus short, sharp videos on social media platforms, we still see a huge appetite for longer form documentaries, both explanatory, analytical docs and the more experiential, character-driven docs. It seems that the more unsettled the world gets, the more people want to watch docs and hear from a wider range of people.” This appetite, in turn, has seen a surge in citizen journalism and a need for journalists of multiple disciplines who are capable of creating video content for their audiences.

“South Africans are great TV watchers, and they love local content,” says Robyn Smith, Head of Content and Channels at Urban Brew Studios. “In many countries across Africa you see

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the need for local content on the increase – whether it’s local stories or an increase in local language content. Local content is often more expensive to make and foreign acquisitions are usually cheaper. So you always have to keep a balance in order to make the numbers work.”

Robyn says empowering tomorrow’s leaders in the local content creation field is important. Their company is currently involved in mentoring up and coming producers, whilst also facilitating productions for local producers whose work has been commissioned.

“It’s time for a change in the distribution models,” she adds, “More and more, viewers want content when they want it and on any device. Content has to be adaptable and also able to appeal to wider audiences – not just locally. You have to diversify your business model and not be reliant on local commissions. UBS is trying to broaden its business

models in order to work with non-traditional broadcasters.”

When it comes to broadening a business model, Global Access understands exactly what to do. In recent years the studio has begun to change the way it attracts content producers by entering the VR game. The result is the first ever South African 360 degree concurrent narrative short film. Concurrent narratives mitigate against a ‘waste of space’ created when a viewer has no reason to look at a picture from all directions.

In their story, Global Access has put the viewer in control of their experience, allowing them a choice and the power to control the narrative. “When we are presented with new technology it is our duty to explore it as a means of telling better stories. If it doesn’t do that, if it hinders, or changes, or reduces our story then it has no place in our creative world,” says

The Voice SA coaches Lira, Karen, Kahn and Bobby

The Voice Angola, courtesy of Sasani Studios

Uzalo (SABC 1)

Guy Sclanders, Global Access Creative Director and writer/ director on the project. Brad Wilson, MD of Global Access, believes it is our responsibility to do everything we can to explore the virtual space – “and task it to do everything that we cannot do both in reality and in traditional media”. “We’ve already discovered applications in the corporate space from what we learnt through making the film,” he adds.

WHEN WE ARE PRESENTED WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY IT IS OUR DUTY TO EXPLORE IT AS A MEANS OF TELLING BETTER STORIES.

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SA BASED OKUHLE MEDIA

GETS NEW CEO

Vuyokazi Matu has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer.

Oceans of Design sees world champion freediver Hanli Prinsloo and the world’s top biomimicry experts journey to unique African ocean locations.

Okuhle Media’s, new CEO photographed in their HD studio on the Hectic Nine-9 set.

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kuhle Media, Cape Town’s award-winning Media and Production Company, known for hit TV shows Sarah Graham Food Safari and Neil Anthony - Private Chef, Sony’s Talent Format, Showville SA, and daily live show, Hectic Nine-9, recently announced the appointment of Vuyokazi Matu as its Chief Executive Officer.

Having begun her career in production at Okuhle in 2002, Vuyo worked her way through the business, involving herself in almost every role possible within an Production House.

This experience, along with her multiple industry engagements which include serving as Industry Chairperson in 2010 and an Emmy Awards Juror, has equipped her for her new

role. She also understands that culture is what drives a company and what keeps good people coming back for more.

“Having nurtured the process and with our Board’s support and guidance, to have apointed Vuyo to this key role, has been a great honour and privilege,” says Paula Brown, outgoing CEO, who indicated her intention to step down in early 2015.

The appointment of its new CEO will see Okuhle Media playing a more active role in a shifting landscape.

“Everything is changing and our television and media industry has to remain at the forefront of this change” says Matu. “My role will be to further evolve the business,

building on our story-telling strength whilst diversifying our offering and our territories.”

Matu will be attending MipTV this April as one of her first major engagements in this role. “Our core purpose is the creation and delivery of content,” says Matu. “My focus will be to ‘take African content to Africa and to the world’”.

Joining her at MipTV in Cannes will be CCO Louise McClelland and Grant Flynn.

They will once again be packing some exciting new shows in their suitcases, including new seasons of Sarah Graham Food Safari and Neill Anthony Private Chef. “The past year has seen us investing much time and resources into developing various wildlife series. We have employed highly experienced wildlife producer Yvette Oosthuizen as the developer and have a number of big names involved.” said McClelland. “I am excited to launch this new slate at MIP, its been a long time coming,” she added.

WILDLIFE GUARDIANS

A collaboration with Director Eric Lange of Deadliest Catch and Executive Producer Mark Wild, Wildlife Guardians is an engaging 4K series. It covers the journeys of some of Africa’s most extraordinary wild life guardians. It will bring inspiration whilst oozing tension with real and riveting storylines.

OCEANS OF DESIGN

Oceans of Design sees charismatic and beautiful world champion freediver Hanli Prinsloo and the world’s top biomimicry experts take us on an unprecedented 4K journey to unique African ocean locations.

The name Okuhle (isiXhosa) meaning ‘great things’. It seems they’re producing just that.

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MAJOR TV CONTENT PRODUCERS IN SA COMPANY NAME

SPECIALTY

KEY PRODUCTIONS / CLIENTS

WEBSITE

Africade Productions

Stills, commercials and reality TV shoots

Amazing Race, Britain’s Next Top Model

www.africadeproductions.com

AFS Productions

Commercials and broadcast

Netflix

www.afsproductions.com

Aquavision TV

Premier wildlife production with over

Mother Warthog

www.aquavisionshop.co.za

Productions

10,000 hours stock footage in HD, 2K, 4K Tabloid (e.tv), Spirit of Olympia

www.area-51.tv

TV and commercial production with focus

Alison Moyet (DStv), Jojo, Mouse in the

www.astralstudios.co.za

on educational and animation TV series

House

Bellovista

7 years’ experience in documentaries,

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Style Trade,

Productions

travelogues, stills and production support

Samuel Allerton

Big Banana Films

Facilitation of documentaries, drama and

BBC’s Walking with Cavemen, An Idiot

reconstructions

Abroad, Man Hunt: Kalahari Killers

Award-winning production of fiction,

Stories of Our Lives, Project 10: Real Stories

documentaries and television; including

from a Free South Africa, Beats of the

new media, VR and distribution

Antonov, Lifelines, My Nigeria, My Cuba

Television content production focusing on

Honcho, Tears for Lindo, Mr ARV, Al

raw footage, news coverage and reporting

Jazeera, Oscar Pistorius coverage, CCTV,

Camhouse

Television and video production, home to

Carte Blanche, Oscar Pistorius Trial

www.camhouse.co.za

Productions

award-winning TV like Carte Blanche

Chroma Television

TV, corporate and documentary

The Muhammad Ali Tour of South Africa,

www.chromatelevision.com

production company with post production

Wildlife Documentaries (Botswana), SABC

and 8K resolution Area 51 Productions

Experienced in big budget location shoots to studio pack shots

Astral Studios

Big World Cinema

Camera 13

facilities

and M-Net programming

Community Media

Non-profit organisation producing a

Amaza, JAB, A Country for my Daughter,

Trust

number of shows on social justice, etc.

Brothers in Arms, Law and Freedom

Competent Artistes

Video production for entertainment and

Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Project,

news

Interview with Oprah

Original reality content, with over 21 TV

Ultimate Braai Master Seasons 1-5, Cooked,

series and 150 hours of programming

Global Wheeling, Beer Country, Charlie’s

under its belt

Cake Angels

News and sports production for

Al Jazeera English, BBC News, BBC

international broadcasters

Newsnight, BBC Panorama, BBC Radio 2,

Cooked in Africa

Cover Africa

www.bellovistaproductions.com www.bigbanana.co.za www.bigworldcinema.com

www.camera13.com

www.cmt.org.za www.competentartistes.tv www.cookedinafrica.com

www.coverafrica.com

Sky News, Sky Sports, Sky Vision, CBC, ITN, SABC, Endemol, Soweto TV Dancing Light

Commerical, television and film production

Let’s Fixit, High Season, Shooting Stars,

Productions

services, original film and TV IP

Unicity

Day Zero Films/Steps

Documentary and international co-

Afridocs, CareTakers, Steps for the Future,

productions for social change

Why Democracy, and Why Poverty

Namibian productions dedicated to

The Amazing Race, Superhuman Animals –

conservation of land, cultures and wildlife

BBC America, ITV, The Hunt – BBC 1

Experienced in film and television

My Sister’s Kids in Africa (Denmark), Where

industries

the Road Runs Out (Netherlands), 419 (USA)

Dreamcatcher

Behind the scenes, client content

SMLB South Africa, Fresh Eye Film

Productions

management, montages and showreels

Productions, The Agency, Let it Rain Films

Desert Rain Films Do Productions

www.dancinglight.co.za www.steps.co.za www.desertrainfilms.com www.doproductions.com www.dreamcatcherproductions.co.za

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IN MANY COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA YOU SEE THE NEED FOR LOCAL CONTENT ON THE INCREASE – WHETHER IT’S LOCAL STORIES OR AN INCREASE IN LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT. LOCAL CONTENT IS OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE TO MAKE AND FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS ARE USUALLY CHEAPER. SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP A BALANCE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NUMBERS WORK.

COMPANY NAME

SPECIALTY

KEY PRODUCTIONS / CLIENTS

WEBSITE

Edenrage Media

Immersive entertainment with content for

Coke Studio Africa, The Biggest Loser South

www.edenrage.tv

all platf orms

Africa, SuperDance Championship, Show Me the Mommy

Endemol Shine Group

Endemol Shine Group is a new joint

Big Brother, Black Mirror, Broadchurch, Deal

venture bringing together Endemol and

or No Deal, Hell on Wheels, MasterChef, Mr.

Shine Group to create a global content

Bean, Peaky Blinders, The Biggest Loser

www.endemolshinegroup.com

creator, producer and distributor Farm Film

Producti on service company shooti ng

Universal Channel, Black Mirror, Sky

in over 15 African countries and Indian

Anyti me+

www.farmfilm.tv

Ocean Islands Film Afrika

Leading producti on house with prolifi c

Roots, Black Sails, Saints and Strangers, No

internati onal fi lm and TV projects

Man Left Behind, Dominion, Outlander, The

www.filmafrika.com

Last Post, Tutankhamun, Blood Drive Fireworx Media

Integrated producti on and distributi on

The Dream of Shaharazad, The Chemo Club,

company creati ng original content

The Devil’s Lair, End Game, uGugu No

www.fireworxmedia.co.za

Andile, MzansiLove Gambit Films

TV and feature fi lm producti ons

Suidooster, Nommer 37

www.gambitfma.co.za

Geoff Theys

Broadcast TV, children’s TV, wildlife, sport

Durban TV, Edu Wild

www.gtprod.co.za

Productions (Durban

and documentaries Studio space with TV and VR content

Double Cross, Thandeka’s Diary, Money for

www.globalaccess.co.za

producti on capabiliti es

Mahala, Gospel Grooves, Life with Thami

Bouti que producti on company with

MTV Base, The Man with the Heavy Leg,

experience in service, tabletop, beauty

Birdman (short), Thomas, Thomas Returns

Media Net) Global Access Groundglass

www.groundglass.co.za

and content Homebrew Films

Local television content producti on

Kwela, Bravo, All Access Mzansi, Roer, Jou

www.homebrewfilms.co.za

Show, Kollig, Wild Animal Orphans, Tech Report Imageworks

Award-winning video and multi media

BBC, Nati onal Geographic, MNet, Animal

producti on

Planet and Discovery Channel content

Kalahari Film and

Leading producti on company in Southern

SAF3, Thirteen Hours, The Triangle, The

Media

Africa

Librarian

www.imageworks.co.za www.kalaharipictures.com

SERVICES:

Events | Photography | Feature Films | TV Commercials | Music Videos | Documentaries | Post-Production

info@naaapproductions.co.za

+27 72 461 7762

Na Aap Productions

ProductionsNa

@naaapproductions

Na Aap Productions

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COMPANY NAME

SPECIALTY

KEY PRODUCTIONS / CLIENTS

WEBSITE

Let it Rain Films

Commercials, feature films, television

Survivor 2, Amazing Race, Voices, BBC, Jack

www.letitrainfilms.com

content and documentaries

Up Your Shack

Feature films, documentaries and

It’s Africa’s Time, Straatpraat, Mzala –

television content

Discovers Wine in the Winelands

Film and television content production

SABC 1 – Skeem Saam, Noem My Skollie

dmaxbrown@mweb.co.za

Boutique production house with

SABC, Carte Blanche inserts, Burden of

www.modern.co.za

experience in TV content creation and

Truth, All About Reeva, Finding Leigh, A

Man Makes a Picture Maxi-D TV

www.mmap.tv

Productions Modern Times

post-production facilities

Tangled Web

Moonlighting Film

Premier production services, co-

The Dark Tower, Black Mirror, The Young

Production Services

productions and structured financing with

Pope, The Gamechangers, Clan of the Cave

over 20 years’ experience

Bear, The Crown, Homeland

Award-winning, BEE compliant TV

Magic Cellar, Generations, How to Steal 2

production house

Million, Winnie the Opera, HANI, JOZI H,

Morula Pictures

www.moonlighting.co.za

www.morula.co.za

Backstage Na Aap Productions

Fully integrated, broad based production

God Has Many Names, Cape Town

of untold stories and history in South

Fringe Festival (Songs for Khwezi), The

Africa

Productivity Awards

Ochre Moving

Award-winning producer and developer of

Hush, No Borders, No One Cooks Like

Pictures

TV content

Mama, Made in SA, Takalani Sesame, Take

Off the Fence South

Award-winning producers of factual

Wildest Indonesia, Wildest Europe, Mind of

Africa

television and digital cinema content;

a Giant, Sixth Sense, Return of the Spider

jantjiesdeidre@gmail.com

www.ochre.tv

5, Get Real

stock footage library

Monkeys

Off the Ground

Supplies affordable marketing and media

Amaza (SABC 1), Siyayinqoba Beat it! (SABC

Media

production for small businesses

1), A Country for My Daughter, Casa De La

Okuhle Media

Award-winning media production

Signal High Season 2, Kasi0-Licious, Hectic

delivering over 500 hours of local and

Nine-9, Glitterboys & Ganglands, My Night

international content per year

Reality Series

Service production company with

BBC London, The Entertainment Group

experience in commercials, film and

(Netherlands)

www.offthefence.com

www.offtheground.co.za

Musica

One Step Beyond

www.okuhle.co.za

www.onestepbeyond.co.za

television Out of Africa

Leading production house with prolific

Madiba, The Book of Negroes, Strike Back,

Entertainment

international film and TV projects

Wild at Heart, Wallander, MTV Shuga,

Pieter Cilliers

Award-winning production specialising in

Productions

magazine programmes and documentaries

Picture Tree

Commercial, service and broadcast

www.outofafrica.info

Bluestone 42, Mad Dogs, The Wrong Mans Kwêla (kykNET)

www.pietercilliers.co.za

Gogglebox

www.picturetree.co.za

Bentley, Fotostories, Reg Park – The Legend

www.plumproductions.co.za

A post house recently branched into

Kings: A Documentary about Native Young,

www.priest.co.za

content production, art curation and new

CNN African Start Up, Silver Slipstreams

content Plum Productions

32 years of television content specialising in live event coverage and magazine programmes

Priest

media Quizzical Pictures Rapid Blue

Industry leader specialising in TV drama,

Rhythm City, Intersexions I & II, Swartwater,

factual and digital content

4Play: Sex Tips for Girls, The Lab, Hopeville

World class television producers for SA,

SA’s Got Talent, Pawn Stars SA, Strictly

Nigeria and the rest of Africa, from live TV

Come Dancing, The X Factor SA, Dragon’s

www.quizzical.co.za www.rapidblue.com

to international formats

Den

Red Pepper Pictures

TV production and animation facilities

Ed and Eppa In the Wild

www.redpepper.co.za

Spier Films

Award-winning production and finance

The Salvation, The Price of Sugar, Veraaier,

www.spierfilms.com

company with offices in Cape Town,

Trend Beacons, Indigenous Encounters,

London, and Reykjavik

Highway Vultures

Prolific TV content producers specialising

Generations, Binneland

Stark Films

in local drama

www.starkfilms.co.za

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COMPANY NAME

SPECIALTY

KEY PRODUCTIONS / CLIENTS

WEBSITE

Street Stories Films

Broadcasting over 200 episodes of Street

Street Talk

www.streettalktv.com

(NPO)

Talk in Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Specialist production for natural history,

Nature On Track, The Whole Story, Young

www.talkingpics.com

culture and wildlife

and Wild, Nature’s Babies

Tekweni TV

Online and broadcast content creation;

EarthBeat, The Meet South Africa Challenge

www.tekweni.co.za

Productions

stock footage curation for film and Local talent, TV dramas, documentaries,

Isibaya, Jacob’s Cross, Yizo Yizo, Shuga, Soul

www.thebomb.co.za

commercials and museum installations

Buddyz, Think Big Live on SABC 3

Film, television and media production

Vallei van Sluiers, Medua – Queen of the

on DStv Talking Pictures

television The Bomb The Bridge

www.thebridgesa.co.za

Climb, The Story of an African Farm Tswelopele

Leading TV magazine productions and

Top Billing, Pasella, Top Travel, Top Dogs,

Productions

local programming

No Reservations

TVPC Media

Award-winning TV content,

SuperSport, e.tv, Sky, SABC, MTV, M-Net,

documentaries, outside broadcast and

The Game, The Wrap and live sport

international facilitation

broadcasts

Two Oceans

Content producers of over 60 movies for

Superdad, Rosa 2, Stranded in Paradise,

Productions

the German speaking market, both in TV

Grzimek, Unfriend, The Sinking of the

and features

Laconia

Producers of socially engaging films,

The Mating Game, Dilemma, My Land My

documentaries, television drama and

Life, Miners Shot Down, The Battle for

Uhuru Productions

www.topbilling.com www.tvpcmedia.com

www.topproductions.de

www.uhuruproductions.co.za

factual series

Johannesburg, Bhambatha, Citizen X

Ukhamba

Television and video productions, editing,

SA Tourism

www.ukhamba.com

Communications

graphic design and animation

Urban Brew Studios

Local television production with a focus in

Top Chef SA, Shift, Khumba Lekhaya,

www.urbanbrew.co.za

reality formats and youth programming

Zabalaza, RGB, YoTV, Top Actor Africa, Live AMP, Dream School SA

Visual Impact

We Shoot Food

The authority in both digital and high

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!,

definition broadcast solutions in South

Fear Factor Malaysia, India & America, You

Africa

Deserve It, Dare to Dance

Tabletop studio run by Rob Payton and

J’Accuse – The Superchefs C4 UK, Further

Farm Film

Abroad – Beer BBC 2, Two Fat Ladies, Gary

www.visuals.tv

www.weshootfood.tv

Rhodes around Britain Waterfront Film

Over 30 years’ experience in TV content

Studios

creation, staging, post production, VFX

X CON Films ZenHQ

Dominion, Wallander, Hectic Nine 9

New website under construction.

Over 10 year’s TV production experience

Pasella, Awakenings, An NUR, Club

www.xconfilms.co.za

in diverse subject matter

Hopping, The Kolbe Show

Leader in film and TV production with

Die Windpomp, Black Beauty, The Forgotten

expertise in co-productions and co-

Kingdom, Clifton Shores, Tunnel Rats, Hotel

financing

Rwanda, Stander, Charlie Jade

www.zen-hq.com

Disclaimer: Although there are many successful television content producers in South Africa, due to space constrictions The Callsheet is only able to include the major companies involved in this line of work.

Production Music for Professionals representing over 60 international labels and African Planit, a South African Music Library.

Service is our first Priority.

VISIT US: www.synchromusic.co.za

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URBAN BREW STUDIOS TO RELOCATE

After 20 years at their Harley Street, Randburg offices Urban Brew Studios will be moving to a new home. In mid-February the company announced their relocation.

Robyn Smith, Head of Content and Channels at Urban Brew.

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n mid-February, Urban Brew Studios announced their relocation to a new, state-ofthe-art facility at Brightwater Commons in Randburg. The Moolman Group has been tasked with turning a 10 000m2 shopping complex into a trendy production house. A division of Kagiso Media, Urban Brew has been making television content for over 25 years, and will likely make the move to their new space by early next year. We asked Robyn Smith, Head of Content and Channels at Urban Brew, to take us through the process.

What has Urban Brew been up to recently; and why have you decided to move to a new venue?

Urban Brew Studios has seen many successes with both its channels and its productions over the past years. It has divested on some fronts and strengthened production

partnerships on others, while trying to build a sustainable core. We are very happy to be reaching this milestone in our history where we will be moving to a new home that will enable us to grow, sustain and make amazing content for our viewers both in South Africa and the rest of the world.

Tell us about the new premises. What can we expect to see?

The building is in a great, easily accessible environment where we and our clients will have access to a retail environment as well as plenty of space.

Although staff appear to be very excited about the parking slots at the moment (parking spaces have been our major bugbear!), the increased studio space means we will be able to operate optimally. We will have nine fully HD studios of various sizes, and clients will be able to

Top Chef SA Contestants

comfortably view productions.

More importantly, we have room to grow, space to be creative and still be in an urban setting where our staff are in a very user-friendly environment.

What has Urban Brew been working on recently, any accolades, new projects in the works?

We are a very busy company – with about 40 hours of original content coming through UBS weekly – no mean feat! We have had a successful Top Chef South Africa on SABC3, The Search: E! Host South Africa is going well, and of course we have been the supplier of the much loved YOTV for more than 20 years.

Gold Diggers on eTV has also been successful. Coming up is our channel 1Gospel’s 10 th birthday and our move into the international facilitation space.

We are also in development with two drama series, an

Afrikaans sitcom and a longrunning Pan African series – all exciting projects for the company.

With so much experience, involvement and growth in the industry, you probably have a thing or two up your sleeves. What are your plans for the months ahead?

Urban Brew Studios has come a long way from its religious and community beginnings.

The Urban Brew of 2017 has a focused, skilled workforce, commercially viable product set both in SA and abroad, great ambitions and a committed management team ready to make this a reality. I recommend that you watch this space!

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A CHAT WITH

TERRY PHETO

A prolific actress with a local and international repertoire, Terry Pheto brings a quiet strength to her role as Naledi Khama in A United Kingdom, and now brings a fresh rendition of Winnie Mandela to the small screen in the Madiba miniseries. Kim Crowie catches up with her.

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o South African needs to be introduced to Terry Pheto. A chance spotting by renowned casting agent Moonyeenn Lee in Soweto during the audition process for Tsotsi set her on the path for fame and fortune – and she hasn’t looked back since.

After her debut, she went on to appear in Catch a Fire, Goodbye Bafana, and How to Steal 2 Million, and also played a key role in Hopeville and a recurring role in The Bold and the Beautiful. In 2015 she dipped her toes in the producing pool with the youthful and endearing Ayanda, which went on to screen at numerous festivals and even bagged a US distribution deal with Ava

DuVernay. In 2016 she played the silent yet powerful role of Naledi Khama, sister to Botswana’s first elected president, Seretse Khama, in A United Kingdom alongside David Oyolewo and Rosamund Pike. She shares her experience with us below.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING THIS KIND OF ROLE IN A UNITED KINGDOM?

The story is what drew me in because I had no idea how much these two people fought to stay together and also to find out who were the people in their corner were – which is my character, Naledi. I knew that this was a role of a lifetime and also to work with Director Amma Asante,

Terry Pheto behind the scenes with Director Amma Asante © A United Kingdom

who I absolutely adore, to work with Rosamund and David, was a dream come true. In the past two years I’ve spoken about all three of them, but I never thought I would work with all three in one film! That also took it to another level and I’m so grateful. It has already opened so many doors for me; with the nomination that I received for Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Awards, it shows that there are no small roles. It also shows how important it is to have a strong supporting cast.

Everyone was phenomenal and I’m so honoured to have been recognised for my performance.

WHAT’S IT LIKE GOING FROM ONE ICONIC CHARACTER IN NALEDI TO ANOTHER IN WINNIE MANDELA?

I hope people watch. I hope they receive it the way I intended.

You get into a character, and it’s so hard to play real life people because there are so many things you will never get right - so you always hope that your point of view is honest and sincere. Mma Winnie Mandela has always been that character that I prayed for from Day One in my career, and I’m happy that it happened when I was older and wiser and more confident as a person, as a woman – and ready to play a role like that, because it is the role of a lifetime. She is such a complex, beautiful character. And what

she’s been through, I don’t think there’s a film or TV show long enough to really capture that.

HOW HEALTHY WOULD YOU SAY THE AFRICAN CINEMA INDUSTRY IS RIGHT NOW?

That an epic story like that of Seretse Khama is directed by a black woman shows where we are. And David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, all these people are faces of African cinema. They’re black people who are doing well in Hollywood. With them, the doors are open for us. As long as we tell our stories and we’re not apologising for them, and we just put them out there, it will be great. Because at the end of the day, we all connect on a human level and if we tell human stories, we will connect with the world regardless of what we look like.

NOT MANY PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS A PRODUCER. HOW IS AYANDA DOING AT THE MOMENT?

Ayanda was my first film as a producer. I think the film did so well; beyond my expectations.

It was only a small film, but I knew it had a big heart – and the way in which it was received, I couldn’t have wished for more.

We still get invitations to attend different festivals around the world and I’m so grateful that I was given that platform to showcase another side of me, to wear a different hat. So now we’ll work on the next one!

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TRUSTWORTHY GEAR WHEN STAKES ARE HIGH

Camera tracking is no child’s play – in fact, it requires some pretty heavy lifting in terms of expertise and equipment.

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ome of the best action movies would fall flat without camera cars on set. One of the very first films to mass-produce camera cars that could track all the action was Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, although since the 1920s the industry and the technology we use has changed vastly. We look at Bickers Action, a company in South Africa providing the best, most reliable gear

and vehicles for filmmakers in this particular sector.

VEHICLE TRACKING AND STUNT ENGINEERING

When it comes to inventi ve solutions to engineering problems on set, Bickers Action knows what they’re doing. The company offers a range of film and television gear for ground-breaking stunts and some of the best camera tracking vehicles in the

world, and their South African branch is no different. Since 2009, the Cape Town-based Bickers Action – with Gustav Marais at the helm – has seen continual growth and innovation in servicing international and local productions.

Just over two years ago the company brought the 20-foot telescopic Freedom Arm to the country, making it the only local gyro-stabilized remote camera crane. One of the reasons for

its popularity in the industry is its light-weight yet strong, carbon fibre structure. Included in the Freedom Arm is the Edge – one of the best and most versatile remote camera heads in the world. Bickers Action offers the widest range of camera tracking vehicles and equipment internationally, and brings 40 years of expertise to any production.

Bickers Action SA continues this level of service in Cape

The Freedom Arm continues to offer a local budget-friendly solution for international clients filming in South Africa over the expense of having to air freight internationally based equipment and crew into South Africa for individual shoots.

The South African designed and manufactured Freedom Arm sets out to demonstrate the level of expertise available in the South African film and specialist manufacturing industries.

The Freedom Arm follows on from the international variants of the popular gyro-stabilised remote controlled camera crane but seeks to modernise the equipment with a fully digital control system and add functionality by incorporating a telescopic function to the boom.

The Freedom Arm utilises manufacturing processes and compounds that other companies have not been able to

successfully apply to this camera crane concept, again demonstrating the expertise available in the local industry. A key factor to the success of the Freedom Arm is in its light-weight Carbon Fibre structure. In order to add the weight of components required for a telescopic boom, weight had to be saved elsewhere to avoid a camera crane system too heavy to be used safely whilst mounted on the roof of a high-speed camera car.

The Freedom Arm achieved this with its Carbon Fibre booms that are extremely light-weight, in fact the Freedom Arm’s 10m (30 feet) long boom sections weigh a mere 29kg added together when

disassembled, and they are incredibly strong with a 4x times stronger-thansteel rating.

A camera crane of this specification also requires a very advanced Remote Head, and the Freedom Arm is packaged with The Edge 3-axis stabilised remote camera head weighing in at a mere 23kg and capable of stabilizing up to a 500mm lens. The Edge is widely regarded as the best remote head in the world and suited for land, air and sea work. The Edge is also available for stand-alone rental, without the Freedom Arm, in South Africa at a market related rental cost.

The aptly named holding company

of The Freedom Arm is Freedom Film Technologies (PTY) Ltd (or FFT for short), interestingly shares its abbreviation with Fast Fourier Transform, an algorithm to compute the discrete Fourier transform and its inverse. FFT’s are widely used for many applications in engineering, science, and mathematics. FFT has been described as “the most important numerical algorithm of our lifetime” and a suitable connotation for an emerging specialist stabilised camera systems manufacturer.

Call +27 (0)21 864 2872 or Mobile 076 8407 325 to make your booking!

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FIXERS IN AFRICA

Africa has a number of reputable fixers working in the continent’s film industry. We bring you a helpful list of the people who can move mountains to make your production a success on location.

I

nternationals rely on native knowledge not only to source the talent, equipment and locations needed to film a

production in Africa, but also to provide a ‘silver bullet’ to defuse any problems encountered.

A number of locally based

companies offer fixer services across Southern and Central Africa, while still others are versed in facilitating East and

North Africa. The Callsheet brings you a comprehensive list of some of the major players in this sector.

NAME

COMPANY

REGION

SPECIALITY

TEL

EMAIL / WEBSITE

Brad Logan

BLM Productions

Western Cape

Film and stills production

+27 83 232 1758

brad@blmsa.co.za

+27 21 801 0986 +27 82 728 9818

helen@twoseas.cc ananaboyz@mweb.co.za

Helen Atty

Two Seas TV

Western Cape

15 years in TV series and commercials

Jason Merle

Banana Boys

KwaZulu-Natal

Locations and logistics

+27 73 747 9311 +27 21 462 3213 +27 83 259 6324

Jo Higgs

Freelance

Western Cape

Fixing for foreign news and documentary crews

Karen Brooks

Freelance

Gauteng

Line producer, wildlife fixer, researcher

karenvbrooks@gmail.com

+27 73 371 7802

production@morgeez.com www.morgeez.com

+27 72 376 4405

locations4africa@gmail.com www.locations4africa.com

Morgeez Production

Morgeez Production

Gauteng

Filming production facilitation

Morten Nielsen

Freelance

Western Cape

Location scout and manager

Neil Bowden

Freelance

Peter Currey

Freelance

Extensive experience in Northern Cape

Location management

Richard Moerdyk

FIXERFILM

Western Cape

Producer

Rick Matthews

Big Banana Films

Gauteng

Producer and location scout

Susan Puren

Freelance

Gauteng

Investigative Journalist, location scouting, researcher

+27 82 416 6193

Tania Jenkins

AfriScreen Films

Western Cape

Logistical support and production management

+27 21 788 5777

Documentaries and location scouting

info@gotrolley.com

+27 84 674 5674

neil1@telkomsa.net

+27 82 892 9997

peter@sitewise.co.za www.locationssa.co.za

+27 83 301 9032

richard@fixerfilm.com www.fixerfilm.com

+27 82 443 6307

rick@bigbanana.co.za www.bigbanana.co.za susan@puren@gmail.com production@afriscreen.com

Vanessa Yelseth

Time Frame

Gauteng

Equipment and production

+27 11 782 1152 +27 83 680 3441

Yvette Oosthuizen

Freelance

Western Cape

Field and line producing

+27 82 829 0896

yvette@wildblue.co.za

+258 843 172 010

pipasforjaz@gmail.com www.mahlafilmes.com

Antonio Forjaz

Mahla Filmes

Mozambique

Turnkey services from pre- to post and stills

Bernd Curschmann

Lemon Reel Film Services

Africa and abroad

Turnkey services including scouting, visas and permits, accommodation, crew, travel, equipment

Derrick Kibisi

Talking Film Production

Uganda, Rwanda, East and Central Africa

Production company, location scouting, fixing, equipment, crew, digital and stills

Desale Mitiku

Grand Holidays Ethiopia Travel and Tours

Ethiopia

Fixers, transport, travel, tours

Ellnette Pearson & Guy Nockels

Magic Touch Films

Namibia, Mozambique and Southern Africa

Extensive local film knowledge

James H.E. Cutting

Cutting Loose Productions

Morocco

Janice Beatty

African Environments

Arusha, Tanzania

Fixing services for wildlife coverage and television series

Jason Merle

Banana Boys

Mauritius

Locations and logistics

+ 264 81 122 7717

+256 790 912 494 +256 755 902 991 +251 116 183 163 +251 911 428 006

vanessa@timeframetv.com

info@lemonreel.com www.lemonreel.com info@talkingfilmproduction.com dkibisi@talkingfilmproduction.com www.talkingfilmproduction.com desale@grandholidaysethiopia.com www.grandholidaysethiopia.com

+264 64 463 371

info@magictouchfilms.com www.magictouchfilms.com

+44 791 435 2249 +212 699 394 860

cuttinglooseproductions@gmail.com cuttingadash@gmail.com www.cuttinglooseproductions.com

+255 784 506 600 +27 73 747 9311

janiceb@africanenvironments.com bananaboyz@mweb.co.za

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NAME

COMPANY

REGION

SPECIALITY

TEL

EMAIL / WEBSITE

Jean Hartley

Viewfinders EPZ Ltd

Kenya

Facilitation, documentary film crews, permits

+254 716 875 928

info@viewfindersltd.com

Jean-Marie Sabin

Wild Side Productions

Kenya, East and Central Africa

A one-stop logistic provider for stills and film

+254 722 324 176

contact@wildside-productions.com onsafariafrica@gmail.com www.wildside-productions.com

Karim El Amri

Moraction

Morocco

+212 661 588 459

karim@moraction.com info@moraction.com www.moraction.com

Khalil Lougmani

Magic Pictures

Morocco

Location scouting, equipment, other services

+212 37 29 67 86

info@magicpictures-morocco.com www.magicpictures-morocco.com

Mahacine Mokdad

Freelance

Morocco

Producer and fixer, journalist, TV Reporter

+212 679 286 797

mahacinemokdad@gmail.com www.mahacinemokdad.me

Margie McMahon

Freelance

Africa

Line producer, locations, logistics, equipment

+27 82 557 63 21

margie@margiemcmahon.co.za www.margiemcmahon.co.za

Mario Zvan

Blue Sky Films

Kenya, East and Central Africa

18 years’ experience servicing film, fixing, production work

+254 722 336 840

mario@blueskyafrica.com www.blueskyafrica.com

Mickey Fonseca

Mahla Filmes

Mozambique

Turnkey services from pre- to post and stills

+258 827 116 080

friedmozkitos@gmail.com www.mahlafilmes.com

Mimi Abe Blay Asmah

BlasTours

Ghana

Fixers, tours, location scouts, permits, translators

+233 302 404460 +233 20 8232463

info@blastours.com www.blastours.com

Peter P. Gudo

Nigma Pictures Entertainment

Mozambique

+258 20 031 409 +258 845 448 348

info@nigmamz.com www.nigmamz.com www.nigmapictures.info

Reda Fakhar

Fixers in Morocco

Morocco

+212 537 263 346 +212 610 467 009

info@fixer-morocco.com www.fixer-morocco.com

Tamer Abbas

Egypt productions LLC

Egypt

+20 2 2415 3830

info@egyptproductions.com

Turnkey services including scouting, permissions, paperwork

Disclaimer: We have done our best to source reputable information about the major fixers operating in Africa. Due to space restrictions, however, we are unable to include everyone. If you’d like your contact details included in our next listicle, please get in touch with our editor for details.

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THE KINGDOM OF

MOROCCO Dubbed ‘Africa’s little Hollywood’, Morocco is a veritable film destination and has serviced a number of big-budget international productions over the years.

W

hat do Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Sex and the City 2 have in common?

They were all shot in Morocco, of course. Most recently, Morocco has doubled as the slums of Islamabad in Pakistan for Nicolas Cage’s new comedy Army of One – the nation is certainly no stranger to film crews. Moroccan studios have had a longstanding relationship with Hollywood filmmakers. Some of the earliest movies shot here including Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, Orson Welles’ Othello and the hugely popular classic Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O’Toole.

Thanks to a combination of Islamic cultural heritage and decades of Western influence, it is an ideal destination for a

Marrakech’s renowned Jemma El Fna © Ben Fadel

range of Middle Eastern looks.

Some of the most popular locations are Marrakech, Tangiers, Fez and Ourarzazate – located deep in the Saharan Desert. Other sought-after shoot destinations are the picturesque coastal towns of Asilah and Essaouira, and the blue buildings of Chefchaouen.

Morocco’s reputation as a safe and open country give it much leverage, while its tourism opportunities offer cast and crew an exotic experience to match.

FILMS SHOT IN THE COUNTRY

Morocco has a long list of films and television series shot either entirely or partially on location.

Some of these include American Sniper, the first two instalments of The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator,

Body of Lies, The Jewel of the Nile, Babel, and of course, the ultimate classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca.

City scenes such as those of Abu Dhabi in Sex and the City 2 were filmed in Marrakech’s Jemaa El Fna marketplace, while Erg Chebbi was used for A Journey Back in Time. The cast and crew Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time spent eight weeks deep in the Sahara, using over 3 000 Moroccan extras in the film. Other notable films and series include Hideous Kinky, Homeland Season 6, Hanna, Hidalgo, Captain Phillips, The Hills Have Eyes and Inception.

FILMING ON LOCATION

When filming on location in Morocco, a shooting permit issued by the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre is

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required. Additional location permits may be required for specific locations. By international standards, the country is very cost competitive and day rates for talent is reasonable and negotiated on a personal basis.

Morocco also has a small pool of local directors, videographers and stills photographers, with a growing pool of experienced support crew – although productions are encouraged to bring their own key crew, something that isn’t too hard to source thanks to its proximity to major European production centres. Studios of note include Atlas Studios, Cinedina Studios and CLA Studios and all standard equipment is available in country.

Morocco also offers a 20% cash rebate for productions that shoot for at least 18 days and spend US$1-million or more.

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CLIMATE Morocco offers long, sunny shoot days all year round with more temperate conditions in coastal regions.

Average Annual Temperatures 400C 30 0C 20 0C 10 0C 0 0C

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Max temp

Jul

Aug Sep Oct

Nov Dec

Min temp www.weather-and-climate.com

Annual Average Sunlight Hours in Marrakech, Morocco 400 hrs 300 hrs 200 hrs 100 hrs 0 hrs

Jan

Feb

Mar Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sep

© Palmeraie Resorts

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THANKS TO A COMBINATION OF ISLAMIC CULTURAL HERITAGE AND DECADES OF WESTERN INFLUENCE, IT IS AN IDEAL DESTINATION FOR A RANGE OF MIDDLE EASTERN LOOKS. SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LOCATIONS ARE MARRAKECH, TANGIERS, FEZ AND OURARZAZATE – LOCATED DEEP IN THE SAHARAN DESERT.

Oct Nov Dec

Morocco has a number of airports across the country with regular flight schedules. Marrakech Menara Airport and Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca are most popular. Carriers to Morocco include: • • • • •

British Airways Ryanair Air Arabia Maroc Royal Air Maroc Thomson Airways • easyJet • Corendon Dutch Airlines

• • • • • • • • •

Air France TAP Portugal Austrian Airlines KLM Vueling Airlines Aeroflot Lufthansa Swiss Air Luxair

• Iberia • Alitalia • Norwegian Air International • Brussels Airlines • EgyptAir • Tunisair • Turkish Airlines • germanwings

POPULATION 33,655,786 (CIA World Factbook, July 2016 est.)

CONTACT Ministry of Tourism Tel: +212 537 577 800 Web: www.tourisme.gov.ma / www.visitmorocco.com Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (Rabat) Tel: +212 537 289 200 (Switchboard) Email: contact@ccm.ma Web: www.ccm.ma

FIXER James H.E. Cutting | Company: Cutting Loose Productions UK Tel: +44 791 435 2249 | Morocco Tel: +212 699 394 860 Email: cuttinglooseproductions@gmail.com / cuttingadash@gmail.com Web: www.cuttinglooseproductions.com Atlas Studios © Ilyass T. (via Flickr.com)

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MARCH CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 3–5 Cape Town, South Africa MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL 3 – 12 Miami, USA

ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL 21 – 26 Michigan, USA

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ FILM FESTIVAL 4–9 Cairo, Egypt

SA ECO FILM FESTIVAL 22 – 26 Cape Town, South Africa

RIO CONTENT MARKET 8 – 10 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL 24 March – 2 April Atlanta, USA

TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 8 – 12 Tampere, Finland

PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 29 – 2 April Palm Beach, USA

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL 10 – 18 Austin, USA RAPIDLION: THE SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 11 – 18 Johannesburg, South Africa LUXOR AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL 16 – 22 Luxor, Egypt

RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 30 – 9 April Winston-Salem, USA SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL 31 – 9 April Sarasota, USA DAKOTA DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL 31 Bismarck, USA

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MAY

MIPTV 3–6 Cannes, France

OXFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 5–7 Oxford, United Kingdom

STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL JUNIOR 3–8 Stockholm, Sweden INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN 5–9 Nijmegen, Netherlands TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL 6–9 Los Angeles, USA AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW ZEALAND 6 – 12 Auckland, New Zealand BOKEH SOUTH AFRICAN FASHION FILM FESTIVAL 7–8 Cape Town, South Africa HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 11 – 25 April Hong Kong, China BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINIAN FILM FESTIVAL 12 – 15 New York, USA

FESTIVAL DE CANNES 17 – 28 Cannes, France

IMAGINE FILM FESTIVAL 12 – 22 Amsterdam, Netherlands

AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL NEW ZEALAND 18 – 24 Wellington, New Zealand

BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 13 – 17 Boston, USA

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 18 – 11 June Seatt le, USA

INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL 15 – 22 Missoula, USA MADEIRA FILM FESTIVAL 17 – 23 Madeira, Portugal TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 19 – 30 New York, USA NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 20 – 29 Nashville, USA FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL 21 – 30 Winter Park and Maitland, USA

AFRIKA FILM FESTIVAL 21 – 6 May Leuven, Belgium

SUNSET FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES 21 – 22 Los Angeles, USA

SETTING SUN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 27 – 30 Melbourne, Australia

KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL 28 – 4 June Krakow, Poland

LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 27 – 4 May Los Angeles, USA

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 30 – 1 June New York, USA

HOT DOCS 27 – 7 May Toronto, Canada

DISCOP AFRICA ABIDJAN 30 May – 1 June Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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APRIL

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INTRODUCING SWIFT Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT) was formed during the 2016 Durban International Film Festival to address common concerns, share experiences, support and inspire women working in the film industry of SA. The organisation brings together, advocates for and showcases and develops women. It has nationwide reach with active members in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban so far, with four internal divisions working to meet mandates and focus on the identity of the organisation as well as other goals pertaining to issues and the shaping of narratives relating to women in the industry. Its membership spans industry heavyweights and students, providing a platform for all to network and grow.

“We host a diverse range of monthly meetings every third Thursday of the month.

In January 2017, we hosted a meeting on advocacy for women in the industry which

focused on the challenges women filmmakers face on set and production crews. We have a survey which will help us get more information on what their experiences have been,” explains Tendai Chitima, a spokesperson for SWIFT. In February, the Johannesburg branch of the organisation hosted a panel discussion featuring production teams and cast members of Mzansi Magic drama Lockdown and on 23 March it will do the same with Isithunzi at AFDA from 6pm onwards. Both shows portray strong female characters and deal with issues women face in our world today. For more info on SWIFT or to join the body, email swiftjoburg@gmail.com.

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NFVF ANNOUNCES COUNCIL LONGLIST The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, recently invited members of the general public to comment on the longlist of nominations to serve as Council Members for the National Film and Video Foundation, in terms of the NFVF Act No. 73 of, 1997.

Names of the candidates nominated to serve on the council are as follows: • Shadrack Bokaba • Sello Molefe • Mhlengi Skeelo Khumalo • Belinda Veronica Joubert • David Maahlalela • Zanele Mthembu • Mthuthuzeli Matshoba • Priscilla Fikile Mkhwanazi • Siphelo Unathi Ngcwangu • Lebogang Job Seperepere • Advocate Dimakatso Susan Qocha • Richard Harry Nosworthy • Nonkululeko Manqele • Patrick Roy Mnisi • Mfundo Amon Ntsibande

• Wandile Innocent Nkala • Kgotso Motsoane • Popo Andries Sakoane Masilo • Fikile Andiswa Masiko • Nomvuyo Mhlakaza • Krishna Govender • Rudzani Muthambi • Jeremiah Mofokeng • Delon David Bakker • Eugene Khalema Mametse • Zimkhitha Papama Zatu • Sibongile Lynette Van Damme • Mfanimpela Moses Dingiswayo • Hubert Matlou • Kwanele Gumbi • Pranitha Samsunder At the time of going to print the final selection of council members had not been announced. To stay updated, visit www.nfvf.co.za.

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The South African Guild of Actors has summarised the Performers Protection Act Amendment Bill on its website.

The organisation has been lobbying government and the DTI to effect change in the existing Act which dates back to 1967 and which, according to Adrian Galley, fails to protect the rights of actors in today’s industry.

Since Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies published a notice in the Government Gazette of intentions to introduce the bill to Parliament, a Portfolio Committee was established and industry stakeholders were invited to submit written comments on the Performers Protection Bill (B24-2016).

Some of the amendments proposed include more accurately defined terms as the document outdates the dawn of television in SA, while others propose significant changes

to the Principal Act in terms of recognising an actor’s moral and economic rights. It also makes provision for an actor to transfer certain rights, and it has also proposed amendments to Clause 5 of the Act, which give effect to the economic rights of the performer.

It also defines the special circumstances under which recording of the performance can be used without the actor’s consent, and makes provision for sanctions when attempts are made to pirate recordings.

Galley has invited performers to consult the full document for more information, and to engage in discussion around the Bill. Written submissions can be addressed to the Portfolio Committee or forwarded to SAGA for inclusion in their written and oral presentations. For more info, visit www.saguildofactors.co.za.

WGSA CONDEMNS ‘MUSLIM BAN’

AFCI ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS

The Writer’s Guild of South Africa has entered the murky waters of American politics recently, issuing a statement of solidarity with Michael Winship, President, Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), and Howard A. Rodman, President, Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) as they stand with Iranian Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.

“We are especially troubled by reports that Asghar Farhadi, director of THE SALESMAN, which won Best Screenplay at Cannes and is now nominated for an Oscar, may together with his cast and crew be prevented from entering our country,” they said. For more information, visit www.writersguildsa.org.

The Association of Film Commissioners International has announced the appointment of new officers to its 2017 Board of Directors: • 1st Vice-Chairman, Nick Maniatis, Director, New Mexico State Film Office (US) • 2nd Vice-Chairwoman, Dr. Marijana Stoisits, CEO, Vienna Film Commission (AT) • Treasurer, Karen Carberry - Warhola, Director, Maine Film Office (US) • Secretary, Jess Conoplia, Senior Vice President – US Production & Events, British Film Commission (UK) Kevin Jennings, Executive Manager, Film Otago Southland (NZ) continues as AFCI Chairman completing the final year of his two-year term that began in 2016. For the full list of appointments made throughout 2016 and 2017, visit www.afci.org.

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Africade Productions

+27 21 447 4114

steve@africadeproductions.com

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Bickers Action

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Grand Holidays Ethiopia Tours

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Koki

+27 11 806 8180

hi@koki.co.za

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KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission

+27 31 325 0200

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Loeries

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Media Film Service

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Okuhle Media

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Puma Video

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www.pumavideo.co.za

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Rapid Lion

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Synchro Music

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www.synchromusic.co.za

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The Freedom Arm

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Urban Brew Studios

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