Monday, March 15, 2010

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED 3rd TALENT CAMPUS DURBAN 23 - 27 July 2010 at the 31st Durban International Film Festival (22 July - 1 August 2010)

3rd TALENT CAMPUS DURBAN 23 - 27 July 2010
at the 31st Durban International Film Festival (22 July - 1 August 2010)

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

The 31st Durban International Film Festival (22 July - 1 August 2010) would like to announce the extension of the deadline for applications for the 3rd edition of Talent Campus Durban to Wednesday 17th of March, 24h00 GMT.

Please note that this deadline is for submission of Part 1 of the application, namely the completed application form. Part two of the application, the creative project sample, needs to reach us no later than Wednesday 24th March 12:00 GMT.

Talent Campus is an intensive 5-day programme of workshops and seminars delivered by film professionals to enhance both theoretical and practical approaches to filmmaking. The 3rd Talent Campus Durban theme Focusing on Africa: Unleashing Talent in 2010 will focus activities towards the development and strengthening of partnerships between African filmmakers.

Talent Campus Durban invites filmmakers from South Africa and the rest of the continent to apply to participate in these workshops and seminars, which take place in Durban, South Africa, over five days. In addition to specific activities offered by the Campus, the selected talents will have the opportunity to attend films and events at the 31st Durban International Film Festival.

Deadline for application: Wednesday 17 March 2010, midnight (Part 1), Wednesday 24 March 2010, 12 noon (Part 2)

Application forms can be accessed at: http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/talentdiff2010.htm

For further details:
Phone: +27 (0)31 260 2506/1367
Fax: +27 (0)31 260 3074
Email: talent@ukzn.ac.za or talent.durban@gmail.com

Talent Campus Durban is produced as a cooperation between the Durban International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talent Campus, and Berlin International Film Festival and is supported by the German Embassy in South Africa, the Goethe- Institut South Africa and the Department of Economic Development - KwaZulu-Natal.

The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) with principle funding and support from the National Film & Video Foundation, HIVOS and the City of Durban.