WGSA Knowledge Share Session
23-MAY-12
On Saturday, 26 May the Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA) will hold a Knowledge Share Session with Craig Freimond, the writer and director of the recent hit feature film, Material.
M-Net TAG Awards workshops
16-MAY-12
Pay-TV broadcaster M-Net invites filmmakers to enter its TAG (Television Awards for Good) competition by submitting a public service announcement (PSA) for a worthy cause, produced specifically for television and / or cinema.
Successful CILECT Congress 2012
11-MAY-12
Over 150 delegates from 45 countries attended the CILECT (International Association of Film & Television Schools) Congress 2012, which ran from 1 to 5 May in Cape Town, hosted by the AFDA Film School. This was the first time in 60 years the event was held in Africa.
Training opportunities for aspirant script editors
10-MAY-12
The National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) of South Africa is offering free part-time training opportunities to individuals who wish to train as script editors in the film and television arena.
WGSA pitching workshop
08-MAY-12
The Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA) will hold a full-day pitching workshop on Saturday, 12 May at IntelliLab, University of Johannesburg.
Triggerfish at WGSA session in Cape Town
03-MAY-12
Triggerfish producer Stuart Forrest will be presenting an information share session about their full-length animated feature film Zambezia in Cape Town on 12 May. The event is organised by the Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA).
UBUNTU Girl to speak at Cilect Conference
25-APR-12
Known internationally as the UBUNTU Girl, Sonja Krouse travelled across South Africa with a backpack, a camera and R100. She hitchhiked and walked for 351 days, experiencing the generosity of 150 families, from 16 cultures, throughout 114 towns. Krouse will relate her experiences at the upcoming Cilect Conference 2012, which takes place in Cape Town at the Sun International Hotel from 1 to 4 May.
Dredd gives back with Brown
24-APR-12
Three South Africans - Georgia Court, Naguib Fredericks and Siyabonga Jim recently spent a week in America hosted by Garrett Brown, the Oscar and Emmy-winning inventor of the Steadicam.
Mentoring up-and-coming filmmakers
05-MAR-12
The Film Industry Learner Mentorship programme (F.I.LM.), which has placed trainees on major international productions shot in South Africa such as Safe House, Invictus, Dark Tide and Chronicle, has received a formal pat on the back from parliament for training and empowerment.
T-Systems sponsors Hazyview Digital Learning Centre
24-APR-12
As part of T-Systems in South Africas Sustainable Enterprise Development programme, the company is investing R3.7m towards the establishment of a world-class Digital Learning Centre in Hazyview; an initiative which will provide critical skills such as IT, Tourism and English to the community of Hazyview and surrounding areas in the Mpumalanga Province.
Apteker to deliver keynote at Cilect Conference
17-APR-12
South African filmmaker, entrepreneur and IT whizz-kid Ronnie Apteker will deliver the keynote address Ubuntu in Film - at the Cilect 2012 Cape Town Congress (1 4 May), to be attended by approximately 200 international film school delegates.
Screenwriting workshop
02-APR-12
A motivational and inspirational weekend workshop for aspirant screenwriters who would like to sharpen their storytelling skills takes place at Sasani Studios in Highlands North, Johannesburg, on 14 and 15 April from 10am until 6pm.
5th Talent Campus Durban
13-MAR-12
A new addition to this year's Talent Campus Durban, which runs in Durban from 20 to 24 July, is Talent Press, a mentoring programme for African film critics in collaboration with FIPRESCI and the Goethe Institut. Talent Press will publish reviews and reports on the Talent Campus Durban and the Durban International Film Festival's (DIFF) films and events in general.
WGSA Skills Lab calls for proposals
08-MAR-12
For some time now The Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA) has been talking about the Skills Lab. WGSA is now ready to implement the programme and would like to start in April 2012 with a trial run.
Nzimande blasts Setas
07-MAR-12
Business Day reports that South Africas Minister for Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has criticised the countrys Sector Education Training Authorities (Setas) for having little to show for the R37.5bn in funds they have received since 2000.
Performing Arts Scholarships
06-MAR-12
Now in its fourth year, the Arts and Culture (ACT) Trust Scholarships Programme is open for participation by Grade 12 learners. Undergraduates who are not registered for a degree during 2012, and who are older than 18 and younger than 25 years of age, are also eligible for participation. The closing date for registrations is 31 May 2012.
AFDA acting department re-invigorated
22-FEB-12
The AFDA Acting Department has been re-invigorated by new staff signings and new outcomes in acting for Stage Acting, Screen Acting and Acting for Media and Television.
3D wildlife filmmaking courses
13-FEB-12
The Black Leopard Film Campus announces the launch of the first 3D wildlife filmmaking courses in South Africa. The Campus is based on the Thaba Tholo Wilderness Reserve, approximately 30kms outside of Lydenburg, Mpumalanga.
Jasco a CoE sponsor
13-FEB-12
As part of its commitment to help universities to address the skills gap and build the pool of qualified engineers in South Africa, particularly within telecommunications, Jasco ICT, a division of the Jasco Group, has come on board as one of the sponsors of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Broadband Networks at the University of Cape Town (UCT).
One Fine Day Film Workshop
08-FEB-12
Treasuring African stories and wanting to enable young talented filmmakers to reach a larger amount of viewers, the independent film production company ONE FINE DAY FILMS developed with DW-AKADEMIE and GINGER INK a training workshop concept called One Fine Day Film Workshop.
