Emerging black filmmakers transformation fund call for entries. As every last wednesday of the month, the alliance francaise du cap organizes the black filmmakers film festival bfff. This has led to the creation of the flm cape town initiative, which is designed to encourage cape towns continued growth as africas leading film and media hub. Black filmmakers film festival, cape town, western cape. Trade and industry minister rob davies launched the south african emerging black filmmakers incentive programme on 16 september. Cape town certainly has become the goto african destination for film and media productions. According to black filmmakers festival founder and director simbi seam nkula, the films that are. Seed another film part of the line up was the seed, a short directed by afda s joann mbulawa. The solarpowered pavilion houses a theatre that screens 12 oneminute films, which were made by devlin in collaboration with south african filmmakers. The national film and video foundation nfvf and the industrial development corporation idc are inviting emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals for consideration under. Meet the young, gifted and black film collective bringing.
Call for emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals. Cape town screenings usually take place on the last wednesday of the month. May 31, 2019 the national film and video foundation nfvf and the industrial development corporation idc invites emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals for consideration under the emerging black filmmakers transformation fund ebftf. In partnership with the black filmmakers film festival and open design afrika we are honoured to bring le lac to our cape town audiences. Black filmmakers festival tackles need to open up the. The first fulllength feature film shot entirely in the country was 1910s the great kimberley diamond robbery. Sep 25, 2014 a new incentive program has been announced for the film industry by the dti, to encourage filmmakers to take on bigger productions.
South african emerging black filmmakers incentive guidelines 3 3. Held weekly at alliance francaise in cape town, bfff recently started. South africa has launched a threeyear incentive scheme to help black filmmakers develop their businesses to the point they can take on big productions and create more jobs in the countrys growing movie industry. Jul 27, 2018 durban filmmart looks ahead to growing space for african filmmakers. The latter posted on twitter about how matabane allegedly raped her at a cape town hotel. Black filmmakers festival tackles need to open up the industry. The favourable exchange rate of the south african rand also makes cape town a convenient destination for international film crews looking for locations to shoot in. Both the south african film industry and international creators have already shot incredible works of art in this innovative epicentre for visual storytelling. The bfff connects and showcases artists of colour from across the african continent and black diaspora through a series of events and workshops in the field of film and media. Launched in 2014, the ebftf provides financial, marketing and other related support to emerging black filmmakers. This month, they will feature black enuf, making our south. The department of trade and industry dti has announced the launch of a new incentive program for black filmmakers in south africa. The national film and video foundation nfvf and the industrial development corporation idc invites emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals for consideration under the.
A publicprivate partnership, the fully fledged sound stage complex is designed to meet the needs of both local and international film. Whats near black filmmakers film festival show on map. Every last wednesday of the month, the collective hosts a screening of short afrocentric films. Blue sky publications pty ltd ta thesouthafrican, po box 44354, claremont. Call for emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals call.
While production facilities in and around cape town have attracted international customers, the south african industry has failed to meet the potential it showed with the foreign. On promoting problack cinema and growing south africas film culture written by gabriella pinto on jul 11, 2017 in film back in 2015, drcborn filmmaker simbi nkula grew frustrated by the lack of recognition of black filmmakers and wanted to create a platform where he could screen the films hes been working on. One of cape towns most dynamic design and innovation events, the open design afrika festival, brings concepts of innovation, education and community together. They are called the black filmmakers film festival bfff, and. A french language school and cultural centre with its own. Nigerian prof tells black sa filmmakers to wake up from. The fund has been designed for black filmmakers black directors and or producers with limited experience but who. Oct 31, 2019 the town offers filmmakers a unique location with the winelands, the beaches, the city, the informal settlements all providing backdrops to tell incredible stories.
Black sash cape town teenagers trained in documentary. Doci emerging filmmakers programme is a communityoriented program similar in scope and scale to our international doci program, but functioning through the mechanism of an npo non profit. The short film by the afda third year student was one of several student films screened at the black filmmakers film festival hosted at open design afrika this past week. International filmmakers and producers are the target of the multimillion, hollywoodstyle film studio built on the outskirts of cape town. Sep 16, 2015 the national film and video foundation nfvf and the industrial development corporation idc are inviting emerging black filmmakers to submit proposals for consideration under the emerging black filmmakers transformation fund ebftf. In the past few months, a number of racially motivated assaults on. Black filmmakers get boost for big productions sapeople. The fund is specifically established for key creative black filmmakers with limited experience but who have developed.
Oct 20, 2019 in partnership with the black filmmakers film festival and open design afrika we are honoured to bring le lac to our cape town audiences. Meet the young, gifted and black film collective bringing noir to. The move to cape townwhich involved transporting the cast, some of the 30 crew members, and all of the costumes more than 8,500 mileswas made a little easier since fellow starz. The black filmmakers film festival bfff connects and showcases artists. Black filmmakers stand by matabanes sexual assault accusers.
The non profit organization black filmmakers film festival e. Inspired by events that took place in district six in cape town during the apartheid era, director neill blomkamps district 9 is a darkly comic scifi allegory that addresses racism, ghettoization, and. Programme guidelines south african emerging black filmmakers. Black bean independent film production in cape town. Winner of the best digital narrative at sheffield docfest 2019 le lac is a dreamscape where liquid gives way to dust. Nov 01, 2018 while production facilities in and around cape town have attracted international customers, the south african industry has failed to meet the potential it showed with the foreign language academy. South africa has launched a threeyear incentive scheme to help black filmmakers develop their businesses to the point they can take on big productions and create more jobs in the countrys.
Thanks to all black crew for making this happen and thanks to zizipho for the collaboration. The new incentive will hopefully encourage filmmakers to take on bigger productions. Meet the young, gifted and black film collective bringing noir to cape town film beneath a glossy exterior, the cape town film industry reflects a deplorable deficiency of blackness. Black filmmakers are still underrepresented in the german and european film. The black filmmakers film festival responds to the prevailing lack of opportunities and support for people of colour in the african film and media industry.
A growing number of actors and filmmakers are pushing for a boycott of the oscars after no actors of color were nominated for a second year in a row. Open design afrika is driven to effect systemic change that can benefit the greater good. Ranking 82nd out of 190 economies in the world banks doing business report 2019, the country has important demography and a diversi. On promoting problack cinema and growing south africas film culture written by gabriella pinto on jul 11, 2017 in film back in 2015, drcborn filmmaker. The cape town stadium and its worldclass team looks forward to hosting your next big event in cape town.
Doci emerging filmmakers programme is a communityoriented program similar in scope and scale to our international doci program, but functioning through the mechanism of an npo non profit organization and geared towards the south african community. Oct 29, 2019 the short film by the afda third year student was one of several student films screened at the black filmmakers film festival hosted at open design afrika this past week. The black filmmakers film festival bfff connects and showcases artists of colour from across the african continent and black diaspora through a series of events and workshops in the field of film and media. The black filmmakers film festival bfff consists of black filmmakers who have worked in numerous productions within film and media, both locally and internationally. The open design afrika festivals programme this year focuses on people and art from all walks of life, which includes a diverse array of events throughout the festival, including open streets. Beneath a glossy exterior, the cape town film industry reflects a deplorable. The 10day programme takes place in october in different communities and venues across the city of cape town creating crosscultural and crosssector experiences that inspire social. Durban filmmart looks ahead to growing space for african filmmakers. Ranking 82nd out of 190 economies in the world banks doing business report. Black filmmakers film festival capetown black enuf.
Alexa comes from a family of filmmakers and climbed the ranks as a. Roger youngs keys, money, phone explores the heart of. The black filmmakers festival hosts monthly film screenings in cape town and port elizabeth. It is propelled by the need to amplify the voices of black filmmakers and support them in telling their own stories, essentially helping to transform the sector into a more inclusive. Its no surprise that south africa has very large market potential. A unique celebration of cinema and an opportunity to do business in the film industry.
Watch the best african documentaries online, as chosen by africas best filmmakers and the worlds best documentary awards and websites. The black filmmakers film festival cape town screenings 8 august, 2016 07. Durban filmmart looks ahead to growing space for african. The town offers filmmakers a unique location with the winelands, the beaches, the city, the informal settlements all providing backdrops to tell incredible stories. Join us for a screening of 4 short films hosted by black filmmakers film festival this coming sunday at once in cape town from 5. We produce high quality commercial and documentary film with. Malaysia 807 australia 665 canada 538 united kingdom 292 south africa 247 philippines 239 greece 194 ukraine 144 portugal 2 spain 116 ireland 94 nigeria 82. The black peoples national crisis committee in south africa has organized a protest at clifton beach today addressing ongoing racial discrimination in the country. Oda builds capacity through creativity for the 21 st century in afrika so that we can help to design a futureready. The black filmmakers film festival cape town screenings. A new incentive program has been announced for the film industry by the dti, to encourage filmmakers to take on bigger productions.
Sep 07, 2015 greg nicolson for the daily maverick, part of the guardian africa network. Cape town was understandably an easy location choice for shark movie dark tide. Known as one of cape towns most dynamic design and innovation events, the festival brings concepts of innovation. Cape town is a city with creative energy that permeates out of everywhere, alive with tastes, sounds, colour and events. Oct 18, 2019 the open design afrika festivals programme this year focuses on people and art from all walks of life, which includes a diverse array of events throughout the festival, including open streets woodstock walking tours, talks, and markets. The black filmmakers film festival team aims to assist, collaborate with and empower aspiring black filmmakers, both locally and internationally. Sep 19, 2014 south africa has launched a threeyear incentive scheme to help black filmmakers develop their businesses to the point they can take on big productions and create more jobs in the countrys growing movie industry. They hold an annual film festival, workshops, and monthly screenings. Earlier this year, jody adams a marketing graduate was helping an ngo with their social media accounts but decided on a new path and ventured into the world of filmmaking.