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Hot Docs Monday "Happy Hours" by NFVF and DFA at Hot Docs draws a big crowd.
The Documentary Filmmakers
Association (DFA) Supersized it – with one of the largest official delegations
at HotDocs 2012. The delegation presents 14 documentary projects telling
stories about crazy and beautiful places, environmental battles, political
challenges, personal struggles, love and happiness.
With the 100% support of the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Film and Video
Association (NFVF), the DFA is at HotDocs in Toronto, the premiere North
American documentary film event, with the first ever documentary filmmaker
trade delegation. Recognising that the documentary film production creates jobs
and products, and is a growth industry, the DTI and the NFVF representatives
have joined the delegation and are meeting their counter parts in Canada.
Also present as part of the delegation are the SASFED Vice Chair - Marc Schwinges and head of International Relations for SASFED - Michael Lee. Both are taking industry meetings during Hot Docs to further relations with international counterparts.
Also present as part of the delegation are the SASFED Vice Chair - Marc Schwinges and head of International Relations for SASFED - Michael Lee. Both are taking industry meetings during Hot Docs to further relations with international counterparts.
The South African delegation
is programmed to present documentary production opportunities in South Africa,
highlighting the DTI’s rebate scheme and the South Africa-Canada Co-Production
Treaty. The DFA has a prominent stand in the HotDocs Industry Centre, where
buyers and filmmakers alike can stop off and discuss the South African
documentary filmmaking industry with delegation members. For the benefit of all
its members, the DFA has had exchanges with the International Documentary
Association as well as the Canadian Documentary Organisation of Canada. Ryley
Grunenwald and Pascal Schmitz have been selected to pitch at the prestigious
Forum, often a springboard for successful documentaries. Nicole Shafer’s project
has been selected by the Blue Ice Documentary Fund. Individual filmmakers will
be promoting their projects at Rendezvous, a series of intense business
meetings with foreign broadcasters and international sales agents. Delegates
are also engaged in numerous private meetings about industry matters,
individual projects and potential co-productions. Monica Rorvik of the Durban
International Film Festival, which is known for its strong documentary
programming, has joined the delegation, and the DFA will have a strong presence
at DIFF, which is taking place in and around the Durban beach front during
June/July 2012.
With filmmakers from
Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Durban, the DFA’s official trade
delegation in Toronto will benefit all documentary filmmakers in South Africa.
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