The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, is seeking individuals to serve on the Appeal Review Committee. The Appeal Review Committee members will fulfil the statutory role of assisting the NFVF with the appeal procedure followed by applicants and appellants who are affected by any decision taken by Council or made in accordance with the NFVF’s Appeals Procedure Terms of Reference.
Scope of work for the Review Committee
- To comply with the legal principles and the NFVF Act, the scope of the Review Committee will be to review the decision made by the Council.
- The Review Committee shall focus on disputes of decision where there is clear or perceived miscarriage of justice in determining the recommendations made to the NFVF Council for approval.
- Decisions made by the Review Committee will be referred to the Council for ratification, thereafter an appellant shall be at liberty to appeal the Minister in terms of section 12(1) of the NFVF Act should they be dissatisfied with the decision of the Review Committee as ratified by the Council.
- The Review Committee shall be at liberty to review any and all application documentation;
- The CEO shall request a chairperson presiding over a funding advisory panel that considered and made recommendations on the affected application to provide written reason for why the application was rejected.
- The CEO shall request all supporting documents relating to the appeal from Management and the appellant upon receipt of the appeal.
- Accordingly, the legal principle of being functus officio shall not apply to the voting members of the Review Committee given the fact that they are not Council members and as such the voting members are authorised to preside over an appeal made to the NFVF in the prescribed form in relation to the funding decisions of the Council and make a decision thereon.
- A member of the NFVF Management team from the CEO’s Office shall be an observing member of the Committee to provide support for queries the Review Committee may have about the application and/or advisory panel meeting wherein the final recommendation regarding the application was recorded for Council’s approval.
The chairperson of the Review Committee shall, among other things: In accordance with section 11(4) of the NFVF Act, be a member of the NFVF Council as elected by the Council but not be an existing appointed ordinary and/or special project panel Chairperson.
CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS:
Members can be nominated by any member of the public and individuals are also encouraged to nominate themselves. Nominees who will enhance the diversity of the Appeal Review Committee are particularly encouraged to apply. The Appeal Review Committee shall consist of no more than three (3) experienced industry practitioners who are not current NFVF council members, employees or advisory panel members. These voting members shall be former NFVF advisory panel members and have the requisite expertise in the fields pertaining to the NFVF’s ordinary and special project funding pillars being:
- Production (Incl. Development and Post Production) for Fiction, Non-Fiction and Animation
- Skills Development and Training
- Marketing and Distribution (Incl. Festival and Market Hosting, Public Screening Hosting and Marketing and Distribution)
SELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY PANELS:
- Letters of nomination should clearly describe the candidate’s specific expertise and qualifications related to the criteria above.
- Nomination material must include a letter from the nominee indicating a willingness to serve for at least twelve (12) months, a brief statement of the nominee’s qualifications, a bio, and a full curriculum vitae.
- Previous NFVF Advisory Panel Contract for any of the funding streams.
- Certified ID copy (certified within six months of the date of application).
Nominations should be forwarded by e-mail to applications@nfvf.co.za
Closing date: 16 May 2025 at 17h00.
NB!! Please note that late nominations will not be considered and no exceptions will be made.