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The National Film and Video Foundation on Monday 21st of May hosted a co-production forum at the SA Pavilion. This was the first time the country held this event at the Cannes Festival.
Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking is offering aspirant film and television producers an opportunity to register for training in audio visual production. The course requires people with grade 12 and who are enthusiastic, have creative flair and who are prepared to work hard.
Al Jazeera English, in partnership with The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will for the first time conduct a one day pitching session with filmmakers from South Africa and the rest of Africa in Cape Town during the 14th edition of the festival.
Three South African TV production companies, Curious Pictures (producers of Rhythm City, The Lab, Intersexions and Hopeville), Endemol (Isidingo, Survivor: Maldives and Big Brother Africa Six) and Ochre Media (Scandal and Takalani Sesame) have launched South Africa's Next Top Filmmaker.
WILD KID is an alltory multiplatform returnable series whose purpose is to teach children about African wildlife, while amusing them with active, outdoor stories. It is presented by children, for children, showing them the beauty of the wild while interactively educating and entertaining through its fast pace, simple narrative & stunning images. It is being developed by Dream Tent Films with support from the National Film and Video Foundation.
One of the world's oldest exhibitors now in its 73rd year, The Avalon Group, has signed a deal at the Cannes Film Festival with one of India's leading Bollywood studios, Yash Raj Films.
The selected projects of this year's edition of the Durban FilmMart have been announced. Now in its third year, the Durban FilmMart is a meeting place for African filmmakers, financiers, broadcasters and top film experts which will take place during the 33rd Durban International Film Festival.
Four major prizes to celebrate the best in international cross-media production will be awarded at The Pixel Market 2012 in London in October, Power to the Pixel (PttP) has announced.
20 May 2012: Minister of the Department of Arts and Culture, Minister Paul Mashatile and his Ireland counterpart Minister Jimmy Deenihan T.D. today signed a co-production treaty that will provide the two countries access to filmmaking opportunities.
The South Africa / France co-production treaty was signed at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival in May 2010. Since then, only the best have come out of the agreement.
