Join
host and moderator Ntsiki Mkhize for
a live cast webinar from the Academy of Television and Screen Arts Studios,
SABC, Auckland Park.
Date:
12th November 2020
Time:
18:00 – 21:00 (SAST)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXj_OTii2Y&feature=youtu.be
There
will be three insightful and informative panel discussions during this live
event:
PANEL
DISCUSSION 1 (18:00 – 18:50 SAST):
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
How
SA’s film and screen sector can thrive and be a key driver of economic growth,
job creation and transformation in SA in an enabling legislative and regulatory
environment. This panel will explore the economics of the sector, what a
successful film sector would look like, and how investment can be driven into
the sector to achieve this.
PANELISTS:
1.
Sifiso Skenjana – Economist –
IQBusiness
2.
Michael Auret – Spier Films
3.
Bertrand Moullier – Federation of
Independent Film Producers (FIAPF)
4.
Leon Forde – Olsberg.spi
5.
Stephen Hollis – IP lawyer – Adams
& Adams
6.
Justine Limpitlaw – Electronic
Communications Law Consultant
PANEL
DISCUSSION 2 (19:00 – 19:50 SAST):
SA PRODUCERS’ DIALOGUE
Representatives
from SA film, animation and documentary producers associations discuss
challenges encountered by their members in the different sub-sectors of the
film and screen sector. They will identify opportunities where, with
collaborative effort with government, unnecessary obstacles can be removed to
enable the industry to live up to its full potential and deliver on its
economic promise.
PANELISTS:
1.
Thandi Davids – Independent Producers
Organization
2.
Kethiwe Ngcobo – Independent Black
Filmmakers Collective
3.
Nick Cloete -Animation SA
4.
Speaker TBC – Documentary Filmmakers
Association
5.
Bobby Amm – Commercial Producers of
SA
6.
Phumla Nobantu Mfeka – Entertainment
Lawyer: Mfeka Attorneys
PANEL
DISCUSSION 3 (20h00 – 20:50 SAST):
AFRICAN PRODUCERS GO GLOBAL
Producers
working on projects geared for the international market speak about the massive
interest in African content and the potential for unlocking the door for
African producers to bring local stories to global audiences.
PANELISTS:
1.
Isaac Mogajane – Diprente Films
2.
Bradley Joshua – Gambit Films
3.
Katlego Ramaphakela – Burnt Onion
4.
Pippa Ehrlich – Co-director of My Octopus Teacher
5.
Vanessa Sinden – Triggerfish
6.
Azania Muendane – Independent Black
Filmmakers Collective
7.
Quinton Fredericks – Spier Films
