Cape Town Community Television plans to launch a free-to-air channel in February 2007. The organisation was launched in September 2006 by over 200 non-profit organisations in the greater Cape Town metropolitan area and is applying to ICASA for a one-year community TV license.
CTCTV is committed to providing the community access to television. This will enable the people of Cape Town to fulfil their communication needs in this medium and to express their cultural and entertainment interests in their own languages.
CTCTV is calling for programming from filmmakers, NGOs, educational institutions (e.g. student productions), distributors and international partners.
CTCTV is asking for non-exclusive rights to broadcast material over a 12-month period, free of charge. If another broadcaster owns the rights to material that you would like to submit, please send us a short description of the programme, including title, the date it was produced and the name of the production company so that we can negotiate rights with the owner thereof.
Material can be submitted (preferably on DVD or Mini-DV format) to Lynn at Workers World Media Productions (WWMP), Community House, 41 Salt River Road, Salt River.
Once the material has been previewed and selected, a license agreement will be signed between CTCTV and the contributor. We would like to receive material by the end of October, or as soon as it is completed.
Please note that this is a call for pre-made content and not for proposals.
For more information about CTCTV and to find out how you can get involved, please contact Lynn@wwmp.org.za.
Cape Town Community Television Collective
Tel: 021 447 2727
