Loeries 2017 Winners
The Loeries 2017 – South Africa’s premier advertising and marketing industry awards – were announced this past weekend, at the Durban International Convention Centre. The exhaustive list of winners in all 22 categories is here.
Cape Town Mayor launches annual pre-season film industry briefing
The annual Cape film industry pre-season briefing was launched yesterday by Wesgro and the City of Cape Town, together with the Commercial Producers Association and South African Association of Stills Producers, Cape Town. The two-day briefing is an opportunity to engage industry stakeholders, discuss developments over the past year as well as …
NFVF calls for funding applications
The National Film and Video Foundation has announced a call for funding applications in the following funding categories: Development (feature films, documentaries, short films and TV Formats) Production (feature films, short films and documentaries, archive and post production) Individuals, companies and organisations may submit funding applications to the NFVF for …
Best Camera Settings for Shooting Videos with a DSLR
A short video guide for beginner DSLR users to the best settings for shooting video, from DSLR shooter Darius Britt. Using an entry level Canon 60D, Britt gives a fast tour of the most important settings, including shutter speed, frame rate, sound recording and file numbering. The guide also spends a …
Financing your SA film
Money is one of the main stumbling blocks holding South African filmmakers back, despite growth in demand for African stories and a wealth of new ideas and talent, writes Kim Crowie in the Callsheet. Anyone who has started to make a film in South Africa knows that it’s an uphill struggle to …
DISCOP Johannesburg film and TV market returns to Johannesburg in Oct 17
DISCOP Johannesburg, one of TV and films most vibrant markets, returns in Oct 2017. Launched in 2012, DISCOP has become an important forum for pitching and purchasing new content.Johannesburg is a 3-day market bringing together 150+ international sellers of film, TV content, adaptation DISCOP Johannesburg takes place from 25-27 October, and …
#WomenNotObjects
Revisiting this outstanding video from 2016, #WomenNotObjects names and shames ads that objectify women in ads. The 2-minute film provoked wide-spread conversation, some defensiveness, and some apparent real shifts in some companies’ attitudes towards sexualizing women in ads.
Ad agencies will go out of business if they don’t change these 4 crucial things
Writing in Forbes, Keenan Beasley says that Ad agencies are really struggling: declining ad spend budgets, more media to work within (remember when it was just print, TV and radio?), the all time problem of demonstrating concrete value for ad services, and so on. The solution, he argues, is to …
4 Audition Hacks to Help You Stand Out
Most actors will spend considerable time in auditions throughout their career, and oftentimes they’re very competitive. These 4 simple and helpful audition tips from ExploreTalent are a good start to help you stand out.
Submissions for Jozi Fim Fest closing end of May
Submissions for the sixth annual Jozi Film Festival (JFF) close at the end of May 2017. As always, JFF is calling for feature films, short fiction films, documentaries (both short and long) as well as student films, both from South Africa and internationally. A new category this year calls for 2-5 …