Gary Smith: Co-production now “an integral part of production and distribution process” - MIPTV daily News' Gary Smith takes the pulse of contemporary coproductions such as Hat Trick's "Episodes"
A measure of just how much money and faith is being invested in co-productions right now came when MIPTV 2011 Producers’ Forum Keynote speaker Rodolphe Belmer, COO of Canal+, announced recently that in 2011 the broadcaster would be investing €50 million in high-end drama co-productions such as XIII and The Borgias, representing an increase of 25% on the previous year.
A process that started more or less exclusively as a way to get series made has, over the last five years, become an integral and creative part of the production and distribution process.
“The co-production model is extremely important – and gaining momentum,” says Martin Irusta, SVP global programming & acquisitions, Universal Networks International (UNI). “From the production perspective, we get a lot of pitches from North American and international producers who are encouraged that UNI is interested in a model that doesn’t require all the financing to be sewn up by one broadcaster. Co-producing means that there are innovative routes to getting a project off the ground and on air in multiple territories.”
From UNI’s perspective as a pay-TV broadcaster, co-productions open up the possibility of new kinds of collaboration: “It means we can weigh in creatively during the development process,” Irusta says, “in order to ensure the concept is an appropriate fit for the channel brand, and that the audience gets to see original shows that they can’t find elsewhere.”
Paul Cohen, commercial director, Hat Trick Productions remains unconvinced that co-producing is the answer every time: “Co-productions are often touted as a panacea for funding pressure and have worked brilliantly in some genres such as high-end drama, but the model doesn’t always fit others, especially comedy.”
On occasions it can work, however. Hat Trick recently produced Episodes for the BBC in the UK and Showtime in the US. “The series was a success thanks to several key elements,” Cohen states. “First, a premise that resonated with both audiences – an English couple resettling in LA to remake their successful TV show for an American audience – a scenario that worked thanks to first class writing by David Crane (Friends) and Jeffrey Klarik, (Mad About You).”
The show’s premise also meant it could use both UK and US actors including (Matt Le Blanc (Friends), Stephen Mangan (Free Agents) and Tamsin Greig (Green Wing) without it looking forced. Equally important was the fact that the two broadcasters had the same editorial take on the project: “Even what might be considered a small thing such as the running time was hugely important. Neither the BBC nor Showtime take ads so their running times were almost identical, meaning there was no need for costly re-edits with different comedy beats to meet ad breaks.”
With budgets being cut for factual programming and documentaries, factual producers are more than ever looking for other sources of funding. “Using a combination of broadcast and state funding is already common In continental Europe, in the UK less so” David Hooper, managing director, Espresso TV, observes. “But boutique distributors like us are now very active in assisting small and medium-sized producers to source co-production funding either through international broadcasters, or through grants, sponsorships, advertiser funding and even charities.”
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Durban International Film Festival has announced that its 32nd edition will take place from 21 to 31 July 2011.
Supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder), National Film and Video Foundation and other valued funders and partners, the festival will present over 200 screenings of films from around the world, with a special focus on films from South African and Africa. Screenings will take place throughout Durban including township areas where cinemas are non-existent. The festival will also offer an extensive seminar and workshop programme featuring local and international filmmakers. 2011 will also see the return of Talent Campus Durban and the Durban FilmMart.
The festival calls for entries from around the world. Feature films, short films and documentaries are all welcome. The festival does have a competition component. The deadline for entries is 31 March 2011 for short films and documentaries; 15 April 2011 for feature films. Early submissions are encouraged.
All submissions will be done online via Eventival. Please create an account to submit.
CALLING ALL AFRICAN FILMMAKERS!
Take part in the 4th Talent Campus Durban and the 2nd Durban FilmMart.
For more information visit: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or email diff@ukzn.ac.za
Call +27 (0)31 260 2506
Media Queries: Versfeld and Associates
Tel: 031-8115628
Fax: 0866827334
Email: sharlene@versfeld.co.za
The festival calls for entries from around the world. Feature films, short films and documentaries are all welcome. The festival does have a competition component. The deadline for entries is 31 March 2011 for short films and documentaries; 15 April 2011 for feature films. Early submissions are encouraged.
All submissions will be done online via Eventival. Please create an account to submit.
CALLING ALL AFRICAN FILMMAKERS!
Take part in the 4th Talent Campus Durban and the 2nd Durban FilmMart.
For more information visit: www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or email diff@ukzn.ac.za
Call +27 (0)31 260 2506
Media Queries: Versfeld and Associates
Tel: 031-8115628
Fax: 0866827334
Email: sharlene@versfeld.co.za
Thursday, February 17, 2011
CAPE TOWN FESTIVAL’S ‘NIGHT VISION’ IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! SATURDAY, 12 MARCH 2011, CAPE TOWN STATION FORECOURT AND ADDERLEY STREET
“Celebrating our Cultural Diversity to Connect and Unite Cape Town”
The Cape Town Festival’s (CTF) multi-dimensional street festival Night Vision is back by popular demand on Saturday, 12 March 2011 from 6pm till midnight at the newly revamped Cape Town Station Forecourt, extending festivities into Adderley Street between Strand Street and the fountain. The CTF, incorporating the One City, Many Cultures (1CMC) Project, is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).
After a three-year break, Cape Town’s nocturnal urban street festival, Night Vision, is back with a bang, only this time bigger and better than ever before! Night Vision promises to dominate the city night life with a party-thumping arts and entertainment extravaganza. The event will lead up to a climax of explosive live on-stage performances by iconic bands such as High Voltage Collective featuring EJ Von LYRIK, Theba Shumba and D.form; 340ml; The Dirty Skirts and headline act, 2010 SAMA Award Winners, Big NUZ who will take the party well into midnight.
The evening programme launches at 6pm amid a vibrant carnival atmosphere complete with street parade, roving buskers, stilt-walkers, mimes, jugglers and loads of other amusement activities. This, juxtaposed with a bustling street market laden with exquisite arts, crafts, vintage collectables and organic market, will leave the whole family spoilt for choice. Food vendors catering to a variety of culinary preferences will provide quality catering service at the food court. Bar facilities will be dotted around the venue.
Powering up the Night Vision stage is High Voltage Collective. This dynamic Cape Town ensemble comprising EJ Von LYRIK, Teba Shumba and D.form blend their individual musical styles to put on a show of electrifying proportions.
A prolific and dynamic songwriter, music producer and performer, the vivacious EJ von LYRIK hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats and is known for her inspiring and uplifting lyrics fragranced with positive messages. She has been writing and performing her own material since 1997, with a distinct interest in music production. Her music is an eclectic mix of funk, rock, dancehall, hip hop and roots reggae. EJ feels “the reason for this cross-over of musical genres is to reach out to a more diverse audience because the music is message-orientated”. She has performed on various international stages as well as collaborated with some hefty names in the music industry. A former member of the legendary female hip hop group Godessa, EJ has traversed the globe with performances in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, Cuba, USA, UK, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Her confident energy, thought provoking lyrics and stirring melodies backed by a solid group of musicians, will be sure to captivate the Night Vision audience.
Teba Shumba is a ragga muffin artist born and raised in Gugulethu, Cape Town, and whose love for the arts started in community theatre. His music career started with the Kwaito band Skeem who were the proud recipients of the FNB Sama Award for ‘Best Township Pop’ for their debut hit song Waar Was Jy? in 1997. Since the release of his debut soul-afro-reggae-dancehall album 20-5-2-1 Manifesto in 2004, Teba performed at the 2005 Wurzburg Afrika Festival in Germany, sharing the stage with Julian Marley. He also performed at the 2006 Rototom in Italy alongside acclaimed artists like Andrew Tosh, Third World, Alpha Blond and Burning Spear. His dedication and perseverance has allowed him to travel to countries like France, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Finland, and closer to home - Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho. Championing the cause of the voiceless, Teba’s music deals with social justice, universal love and songs of inspiration. His performance is nothing short of exhilarating and massive.
The third party to High Voltage Collective is none other than D.form, a product of a family of eccentric entertainers raised on a strict diet of jazz, soul, funk, reggae, disco and goema. It is therefore no surprise that his passion for the arts was unleashed at the young age of 10 when he joined his first b.boy/break-dance crew and at age 15 was part of his first rap group. He entered many talent shows as a rapper and dancer and went on to join the African Hip Hop Movement in 1988. He formed one of the first graffiti crews in Cape Town known as the Bomb-Crazy Crew and found himself involved with many conscious organisations in the hip hop community involved with acting and speaking out against the crimes and injustice of the Apartheid regime. By starting one of Cape Town’s first monthly hip hop nights known as ‘geto3000’, D.form has been instrumental in bringing together rappers, deejays, b.boys and graffiti artists – the basic four elements of hip hop culture under one roof.
The programme then makes way for the hip hop, African and fusion outfit 340ml, a name taken from the ubiquitous measurement on beverage cans. The Mozambican dub-jazz foursome comprising of Pedro da Silva Pinto on vocals, Paulo Chibanga on drums, Rui Soeiro on bass and Tiago Paulo on guitar, displays an organic musical influence that is unquestionably Latin music subtly laced with traditional Mozambican folk music (Marrabenta), synonymous with the sounds of marimba and the acoustic guitar. Their unique musical style incorporates Dub, Jazz, Ska, Afro-jazz and Reggae. Their debut album Moving was released in 2004 to rave reviews and what follows was nothing short of mass airplay on national radio and television across South Africa. Four years later they released their second album Sorry for the Delay. Apart from South Africa and Mozambique, 340ml has performed in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Reunion Island, England and France. Their music has been described by leading South African journalists as “an elaborate musical cocktail”, and certainly one that will go down especially well at this sizzling-hot show.
The fiendishly independent alt-indie-rock band The Dirty Skirts is based in Cape Town and is made up of Jess de Tolly on lead vocals and guitar, David Moffatt on guitar, Passion Paliaga on bass and Markie de Menezes on drums. Their sound has segued from rock electro to alt pop, and is steeped in an alternative rock tradition stretching back some forty odd years - think David Bowie, John Lennon, Talking Heads and The Cure. The band has toured the USA, UK, and the United Emirates. In South Africa they have shared festival stages with Oasis, Snow Patrol, Panic at the Disco, and Evanescence. They have independently recorded and released their eponymous debut mini-album in 2005. Singles such as Feeling the Pressure and Set Me Alight scorched up the local and student charts. The album Daddy Don’t Disco was released in June 2008 and enjoyed four radio play-listed singles. Daddy Don't Disco was nominated in the ‘Best Rock Album’ category at the SAMA’s. Winners of the inaugural Red Bull Soundclash, this quirky group will be sure to live up to their reputation of captivating live audiences.
Night Vision will draw to a monumental close with the headline act, 2010 SAMA Award-winning kwaito group, Big NUZ featuring Jojo aka Mampintsha, Mzi aka Danger and Sbu aka R Mashesha. Big because they are doing big things in the music world and NUZ being the vehicle registration prefix for the township of Umlazi next to Durban, from where the trio hails. The group was formed in 2002 when they moved from Durban to Jo’burg to hustle for a record deal. But years of perseverance ultimately paid off. In 2006 they released their debut album Zozo under Gallo Records working with the late Kid Mokoena from Why Not Entertainment. The rest is history. The trio, riding on the strength of its smash hit album, Umlilo, swept three awards – ‘Best Album of the Year’, ‘Best Kwaito Album’ and the prestigious ‘MTN Record of the Year’ - an accolade for which they were congratulated by President Jacob Zuma. The group also shared the stage with international acts including Rick Ross, T Pain and 2Face at the 2010 MTV African Music Awards and came home with ‘Best Performance Award’. They were also nominated in the category ‘Best Anglophone’. They have performed at a host of prestigious events including Mandela Day and the opening ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup televised to millions of people the world over.
Night Vision is Cape Town’s premier free-to-the-public street festival, originally held on Long Street in the CBD and known for attracting over 30 000 reveling party-goers consisting of both locals and tourists. “With the jam-packed line-up on this year’s entertainment bill, we expect to host our largest audience yet,” said Cape Town Festival Founder and Executive Chairperson, Ryland Fisher, “we are happy to have secured the Cape Town Station Forecourt as the new home of the annual Night Vision in a bid to maximise the infrastructure legacies left behind by the 2010 Soccer World Cup,” he added.
Parking, public transport, road closures, etc. are among those logistical considerations that will be confirmed within the next week.
Night Vision forms part of the CTF’s year-long programme of events which also includes a 1CMC Discussion; Community Youth Workshop Programmes; Senior Citizens Day; Leadership Forum; Multimedia Exhibition; and Community Festivals. These interventions are strategically designed to engage publics at social, educational, business and creative level in the broader Cape Town society to showcase “a united city celebrated for its diversity and liveability.”
The 12th annual CTF kicks off on Friday, 18 March 2011 and culminates in the Human Rights Day celebrations on Monday, 21 March at the Company’s Garden in the CBD between 12pm and 8pm daily.
For more information, visit www.capetownfestival.co.za or email info@capetownfestival.co.za
ENDS
High resolution images are available on request.
For interviews, accreditation or general media enquiries, please contact;
Esther Henderson
Synapse Communications
Landline: 021 903 8762
Mobile: 074 232 7969
E-mail: esther@synapsecommunications.co.za
The Cape Town Festival’s (CTF) multi-dimensional street festival Night Vision is back by popular demand on Saturday, 12 March 2011 from 6pm till midnight at the newly revamped Cape Town Station Forecourt, extending festivities into Adderley Street between Strand Street and the fountain. The CTF, incorporating the One City, Many Cultures (1CMC) Project, is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).
After a three-year break, Cape Town’s nocturnal urban street festival, Night Vision, is back with a bang, only this time bigger and better than ever before! Night Vision promises to dominate the city night life with a party-thumping arts and entertainment extravaganza. The event will lead up to a climax of explosive live on-stage performances by iconic bands such as High Voltage Collective featuring EJ Von LYRIK, Theba Shumba and D.form; 340ml; The Dirty Skirts and headline act, 2010 SAMA Award Winners, Big NUZ who will take the party well into midnight.
The evening programme launches at 6pm amid a vibrant carnival atmosphere complete with street parade, roving buskers, stilt-walkers, mimes, jugglers and loads of other amusement activities. This, juxtaposed with a bustling street market laden with exquisite arts, crafts, vintage collectables and organic market, will leave the whole family spoilt for choice. Food vendors catering to a variety of culinary preferences will provide quality catering service at the food court. Bar facilities will be dotted around the venue.
Powering up the Night Vision stage is High Voltage Collective. This dynamic Cape Town ensemble comprising EJ Von LYRIK, Teba Shumba and D.form blend their individual musical styles to put on a show of electrifying proportions.
A prolific and dynamic songwriter, music producer and performer, the vivacious EJ von LYRIK hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats and is known for her inspiring and uplifting lyrics fragranced with positive messages. She has been writing and performing her own material since 1997, with a distinct interest in music production. Her music is an eclectic mix of funk, rock, dancehall, hip hop and roots reggae. EJ feels “the reason for this cross-over of musical genres is to reach out to a more diverse audience because the music is message-orientated”. She has performed on various international stages as well as collaborated with some hefty names in the music industry. A former member of the legendary female hip hop group Godessa, EJ has traversed the globe with performances in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, Cuba, USA, UK, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Her confident energy, thought provoking lyrics and stirring melodies backed by a solid group of musicians, will be sure to captivate the Night Vision audience.
Teba Shumba is a ragga muffin artist born and raised in Gugulethu, Cape Town, and whose love for the arts started in community theatre. His music career started with the Kwaito band Skeem who were the proud recipients of the FNB Sama Award for ‘Best Township Pop’ for their debut hit song Waar Was Jy? in 1997. Since the release of his debut soul-afro-reggae-dancehall album 20-5-2-1 Manifesto in 2004, Teba performed at the 2005 Wurzburg Afrika Festival in Germany, sharing the stage with Julian Marley. He also performed at the 2006 Rototom in Italy alongside acclaimed artists like Andrew Tosh, Third World, Alpha Blond and Burning Spear. His dedication and perseverance has allowed him to travel to countries like France, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Finland, and closer to home - Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho. Championing the cause of the voiceless, Teba’s music deals with social justice, universal love and songs of inspiration. His performance is nothing short of exhilarating and massive.
The third party to High Voltage Collective is none other than D.form, a product of a family of eccentric entertainers raised on a strict diet of jazz, soul, funk, reggae, disco and goema. It is therefore no surprise that his passion for the arts was unleashed at the young age of 10 when he joined his first b.boy/break-dance crew and at age 15 was part of his first rap group. He entered many talent shows as a rapper and dancer and went on to join the African Hip Hop Movement in 1988. He formed one of the first graffiti crews in Cape Town known as the Bomb-Crazy Crew and found himself involved with many conscious organisations in the hip hop community involved with acting and speaking out against the crimes and injustice of the Apartheid regime. By starting one of Cape Town’s first monthly hip hop nights known as ‘geto3000’, D.form has been instrumental in bringing together rappers, deejays, b.boys and graffiti artists – the basic four elements of hip hop culture under one roof.
The programme then makes way for the hip hop, African and fusion outfit 340ml, a name taken from the ubiquitous measurement on beverage cans. The Mozambican dub-jazz foursome comprising of Pedro da Silva Pinto on vocals, Paulo Chibanga on drums, Rui Soeiro on bass and Tiago Paulo on guitar, displays an organic musical influence that is unquestionably Latin music subtly laced with traditional Mozambican folk music (Marrabenta), synonymous with the sounds of marimba and the acoustic guitar. Their unique musical style incorporates Dub, Jazz, Ska, Afro-jazz and Reggae. Their debut album Moving was released in 2004 to rave reviews and what follows was nothing short of mass airplay on national radio and television across South Africa. Four years later they released their second album Sorry for the Delay. Apart from South Africa and Mozambique, 340ml has performed in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Reunion Island, England and France. Their music has been described by leading South African journalists as “an elaborate musical cocktail”, and certainly one that will go down especially well at this sizzling-hot show.
The fiendishly independent alt-indie-rock band The Dirty Skirts is based in Cape Town and is made up of Jess de Tolly on lead vocals and guitar, David Moffatt on guitar, Passion Paliaga on bass and Markie de Menezes on drums. Their sound has segued from rock electro to alt pop, and is steeped in an alternative rock tradition stretching back some forty odd years - think David Bowie, John Lennon, Talking Heads and The Cure. The band has toured the USA, UK, and the United Emirates. In South Africa they have shared festival stages with Oasis, Snow Patrol, Panic at the Disco, and Evanescence. They have independently recorded and released their eponymous debut mini-album in 2005. Singles such as Feeling the Pressure and Set Me Alight scorched up the local and student charts. The album Daddy Don’t Disco was released in June 2008 and enjoyed four radio play-listed singles. Daddy Don't Disco was nominated in the ‘Best Rock Album’ category at the SAMA’s. Winners of the inaugural Red Bull Soundclash, this quirky group will be sure to live up to their reputation of captivating live audiences.
Night Vision will draw to a monumental close with the headline act, 2010 SAMA Award-winning kwaito group, Big NUZ featuring Jojo aka Mampintsha, Mzi aka Danger and Sbu aka R Mashesha. Big because they are doing big things in the music world and NUZ being the vehicle registration prefix for the township of Umlazi next to Durban, from where the trio hails. The group was formed in 2002 when they moved from Durban to Jo’burg to hustle for a record deal. But years of perseverance ultimately paid off. In 2006 they released their debut album Zozo under Gallo Records working with the late Kid Mokoena from Why Not Entertainment. The rest is history. The trio, riding on the strength of its smash hit album, Umlilo, swept three awards – ‘Best Album of the Year’, ‘Best Kwaito Album’ and the prestigious ‘MTN Record of the Year’ - an accolade for which they were congratulated by President Jacob Zuma. The group also shared the stage with international acts including Rick Ross, T Pain and 2Face at the 2010 MTV African Music Awards and came home with ‘Best Performance Award’. They were also nominated in the category ‘Best Anglophone’. They have performed at a host of prestigious events including Mandela Day and the opening ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup televised to millions of people the world over.
Night Vision is Cape Town’s premier free-to-the-public street festival, originally held on Long Street in the CBD and known for attracting over 30 000 reveling party-goers consisting of both locals and tourists. “With the jam-packed line-up on this year’s entertainment bill, we expect to host our largest audience yet,” said Cape Town Festival Founder and Executive Chairperson, Ryland Fisher, “we are happy to have secured the Cape Town Station Forecourt as the new home of the annual Night Vision in a bid to maximise the infrastructure legacies left behind by the 2010 Soccer World Cup,” he added.
Parking, public transport, road closures, etc. are among those logistical considerations that will be confirmed within the next week.
Night Vision forms part of the CTF’s year-long programme of events which also includes a 1CMC Discussion; Community Youth Workshop Programmes; Senior Citizens Day; Leadership Forum; Multimedia Exhibition; and Community Festivals. These interventions are strategically designed to engage publics at social, educational, business and creative level in the broader Cape Town society to showcase “a united city celebrated for its diversity and liveability.”
The 12th annual CTF kicks off on Friday, 18 March 2011 and culminates in the Human Rights Day celebrations on Monday, 21 March at the Company’s Garden in the CBD between 12pm and 8pm daily.
For more information, visit www.capetownfestival.co.za or email info@capetownfestival.co.za
ENDS
High resolution images are available on request.
For interviews, accreditation or general media enquiries, please contact;
Esther Henderson
Synapse Communications
Landline: 021 903 8762
Mobile: 074 232 7969
E-mail: esther@synapsecommunications.co.za
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
SASFED and NFVF sign Terms of Engagement
09 February 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) today signed an agreement that sets out the terms of engagement between the two organisations. The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both the NFVF and SASFED, took place at the NFVF offices in Houghton.
The terms of engagement are a culmination of various engagements which took place between the NFVF and SASFED since 2006 “We are happy that today we’re concluding a process in which both the NFVF and SASFED have engaged enthusiastically. The significance of this agreement is the synergies that can be drawn out of both our roles and mandates in the South African film and video industry to enhance the promotion, development of a sustainable, viable and transforming industry,” says NFVF CEO Eddie Mbalo.
The NFVF’s mandate is to promote and develop the South African film and video industry. In terms of its Positioning Strategy in the Value Charter, the NFVF is the mediator between the government, civil society and the industry. Section 4(1) (f) and subsection (f) of the NFVF Act empowers the NFVF to enter into relationships and cooperate with any person, institution or institutions for the purpose of meeting the objectives of the NFVF Act.
SASFED is a nonprofit organisation formed in 2006 and is an industry- wide national voice representing its members on industry development issues. “As an industry federation we represent writers, directors, editors, actors, artists’ producers and niche focus groups in the film and television industry,” says SASFED Chairperson Feizel Mamdoo. SASFED’s formation was the outcome of Indaba 2005 resolutions where it was proposed that one of the measures to ensure sectoral co-ordination was the formation of an umbrella body to be constituted by the existing industry bodies.
“The agreement recognises the importance of regular engagement between us and the NFVF on industry policies and strategies that impact on the growth and development of the South African film and video industry,” Feizel Mamdoo.
The agreement sets out terms of engagement which will inform the relationship between the NFVF and SASFED towards areas that relate to the development and growth of the local film and video industry. It established a forum that will provide a platform for consultation, debate and discussion on the various industry policies and strategies that are developed.
For any queries, kindly contact Ms Aifheli Makhwanya; Head of Policy and Research at the NFVF on 011 483 0880 and Mr Ramadan Suleman: Chairperson of the SASFED NFVF Subcommittee on 083 901 2000
The terms of engagement are a culmination of various engagements which took place between the NFVF and SASFED since 2006 “We are happy that today we’re concluding a process in which both the NFVF and SASFED have engaged enthusiastically. The significance of this agreement is the synergies that can be drawn out of both our roles and mandates in the South African film and video industry to enhance the promotion, development of a sustainable, viable and transforming industry,” says NFVF CEO Eddie Mbalo.
The NFVF’s mandate is to promote and develop the South African film and video industry. In terms of its Positioning Strategy in the Value Charter, the NFVF is the mediator between the government, civil society and the industry. Section 4(1) (f) and subsection (f) of the NFVF Act empowers the NFVF to enter into relationships and cooperate with any person, institution or institutions for the purpose of meeting the objectives of the NFVF Act.
SASFED is a nonprofit organisation formed in 2006 and is an industry- wide national voice representing its members on industry development issues. “As an industry federation we represent writers, directors, editors, actors, artists’ producers and niche focus groups in the film and television industry,” says SASFED Chairperson Feizel Mamdoo. SASFED’s formation was the outcome of Indaba 2005 resolutions where it was proposed that one of the measures to ensure sectoral co-ordination was the formation of an umbrella body to be constituted by the existing industry bodies.
“The agreement recognises the importance of regular engagement between us and the NFVF on industry policies and strategies that impact on the growth and development of the South African film and video industry,” Feizel Mamdoo.
The agreement sets out terms of engagement which will inform the relationship between the NFVF and SASFED towards areas that relate to the development and growth of the local film and video industry. It established a forum that will provide a platform for consultation, debate and discussion on the various industry policies and strategies that are developed.
For any queries, kindly contact Ms Aifheli Makhwanya; Head of Policy and Research at the NFVF on 011 483 0880 and Mr Ramadan Suleman: Chairperson of the SASFED NFVF Subcommittee on 083 901 2000
SASFED Signs Historic Terms of Engagement (TOE) with NFVF
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) today signed an agreement that sets out the terms of engagement between the two organisations.
The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both the NFVF and SASFED, took place at the NFVF offices in Houghton today.
The official press-relase on the TOE here.
The signed TOE scan can be seen here. Note the signatures have been blurred to protect them.
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The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both the NFVF and SASFED, took place at the NFVF offices in Houghton today.
The official press-relase on the TOE here.
The signed TOE scan can be seen here. Note the signatures have been blurred to protect them.
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09 February 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) today signed an agreement that sets out the terms of engagement between the two organisations. The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both the NFVF and SASFED, took place at the NFVF offices in Houghton.
The terms of engagement are a culmination of various engagements which took place between the NFVF and SASFED since 2006 “We are happy that today we’re concluding a process in which both the NFVF and SASFED have engaged enthusiastically. The significance of this agreement is the synergies that can be drawn out of both our roles and mandates in the South African film and video industry to enhance the promotion, development of a sustainable, viable and transforming industry,” says NFVF CEO Eddie Mbalo.
The NFVF’s mandate is to promote and develop the South African film and video industry. In terms of its Positioning Strategy in the Value Charter, the NFVF is the mediator between the government, civil society and the industry. Section 4(1) (f) and subsection (f) of the NFVF Act empowers the NFVF to enter into relationships and cooperate with any person, institution or institutions for the purpose of meeting the objectives of the NFVF Act.
SASFED is a nonprofit organisation formed in 2006 and is an industry- wide national voice representing its members on industry development issues. “As an industry federation we represent writers, directors, editors, actors, artists’ producers and niche focus groups in the film and television industry,” says SASFED Chairperson Feizel Mamdoo. SASFED’s formation was the outcome of Indaba 2005 resolutions where it was proposed that one of the measures to ensure sectoral co-ordination was the formation of an umbrella body to be constituted by the existing industry bodies.
“The agreement recognises the importance of regular engagement between us and the NFVF on industry policies and strategies that impact on the growth and development of the South African film and video industry,” Feizel Mamdoo.
The agreement sets out terms of engagement which will inform the relationship between the NFVF and SASFED towards areas that relate to the development and growth of the local film and video industry. It established a forum that will provide a platform for consultation, debate and discussion on the various industry policies and strategies that are developed.
For any queries, kindly contact Ms Aifheli Makhwanya; Head of Policy and Research at the NFVF on 011 483 0880 and Mr Ramadan Suleman: Chairperson of the SASFED NFVF Subcommittee on 083 901 2000
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
New SASFED Constitution Released
At the 2010 SASFED AGM, which took place on the 9th of November 1010 in Johannesburg, a new and improved SASFED Constitution was presented, and unanimously accepted. A few small changes were requested at the AGM and the Constitution as accepted subject to these changes. The changes have now been completed, and as such the new SASFED Constitution can now be downloaded as a PDF file HERE.
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