“Alike” is a lovely, bittersweet animated short film directed by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez. It’s about how society tries to kill the creativity in a child, and how that loss affects her relationship with her Dad. We love its simplicity and power.
There’s no excuse for disrepectful treatment of background extras on a film set by any of the crew. And likewise, extras really need to behave professionally on any set. Backstage has some great tips for extras about behaving professionally on a film set, and making the best impression on the 1st AD and production team.
The Commercial Producers Association (CPA) of SA says the South African advertising and film industry is struggling against bid rigging, which favours ad agencies’ in-house production facilities. Writing in the Financial Mail, CPA executive officer Bobby Amm says an alarming number of suppliers and independent companies are facing potential closure as local ad agencies take…
One of the highlights of the Durban FilmMart this year will be the events’ concerted efforts to highlight the role of female filmmakers. A number of workshops, roundtables and panel discussions with leading women in film will be held to explore the issues. The programme will be facilitated by the lobby and advocacy organization Sisters Working in Film and Television (SWIFT),…
Mediatech Africa, SA’s premier trade show for advanced media and entertainment technology, returns to Johannesburg from 19-21 July 2017. The expo showcases new technologies and services from industry leaders in AV system integration and communications; live entertainment technology; television and broadcast; animation and film; studio and production, DJ and pro-audio equipment. Show highlights include the…
Well, not quite. But Luke McKelland of Google South Africa makes the case that Africa’s media consumers and internet users have jumped the ‘desktop’ phase and moved directly into mobile. “It’s time to lose the desktop as way to access the internet” says McKelland. “We need to stop thinking of mobile as a device or delivery mechanism,…