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Local actors visit Australia for SA film premiere

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Pad Na Jou Hart stars Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts have travelled overseas for the film’s Australian premiere through an initiative by ONStv, a video on demand portal and content distributer which provides South Africans living abroad with access to local films and TV content.

The two South African actors, who are known for their work on a number of local productions including roles on the Afrikaans soapie 7de Laan, appeared in Perth on Monday 9 June and will continue to Brisbane on Friday 13 June and Sydney on Wednesday 18 June. The tour will allow them to interact with fans, attend social functions and promote the release of Pad Na Jou Hart to Australian movie-goers.

Henning Basson, Business Director of ONStv, says that there is a clear demand for access to local content by those living abroad and explains, “Through the downloads on our multi-platform site it is obvious that they are hungry for local content and to meet their favourite actors who are making the home-grown stories come alive.”

According to Basson, South African expats can look forward to a lot more of these kinds of events and ONStv’s main support manager, Danie Barnard adds, “They are always eager to hear some stories about the people behind and in front of the camera. That’s why we decided to take Donnalee and Ivan with to Australia – they are not only the faces of the story – but they were the writers and co-producers of the film as well!”

Visit the ONStv site for more information.

New NFVF council members announced

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The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have announced new council members, appointed by the Minister of Arts and Culture, who will oversee the implementation of the NFVF objectives until 30 April 2017.

Zama Mkosi, NFVF CEO maintained that the NFVF was thrilled with the announcement of the new administration and said, “The previous three years, under the leadership of Ms. Mmabatho Ramagoshi were very fruitful, their focus being transformation, particularly in the development of youth and female filmmakers, people from disadvantaged backgrounds and the disabled. I’m proud to say that we have seen positive results out of their strategy and look forward to the next three years of local film growth and development.’

Ramagoshi will be serving a second term as chairperson of the NFVF council with George Leolo, who returns as deputy chairperson, and Advocate Roshan Dehal.

The full list of the new NFVF Council 2014 -17:

Mmabatho Ramagoshi (Chairperson)

Former Acting Chief Executive Officer and Head of Turnaround process at South African Heritage Resources Agency, former Provincial General Manager at SABC, former Director for Gender Equity at the Department of Education, served as National Programmes Manager: Violence Against Women for United Nations Development Program and United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, former subject advisor at the Gauteng Department of Education, lectured Education as well as School Management for Senior Primary and Secondary Teachers Diploma I and III.

George Leolo (Deputy Chairperson)

Served auditing articles at KPMG, worked in the CFO’s office at the Department of Trade and Industry, former CFO of Sifikile Investment Holdings, former CEO of Bambiri Technologies.

Advocate Roshan Dehal

Served on the appeal board of the Medical Schemes, former board member of the Estate Agency Affairs Board, presides as the Chairperson of the Committee of Enquiry of the EAAB, Chairperson of the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee of Africa Institute of South Africa, serves as a consultant to the public sector and parastatals as well as labour unions on legal matters.

Pamela Mashiane

Founder and Manager of Segakweng Enterprise and Strategy Consulting Pty Ltd, former Marketing Manager at ABSA Bank, board member of Johannesburg Development Agency, serves on the Board of Kgosi Neigbourhood Foundation, served on Johannesburg Theatre Complex board, board member of Johannesburg Development Agency.

Thabiso Lawrence Masudubele

Senior Manager: Industry Support and Development Unit at Gauteng Film Commission, former Project Manager: Gauteng Film Commission, former Special Projects, Coordinator: Gauteng Film Commission, previous Metro FM Film Coordinator, former Special Project Coordinator: Film Resource Unit.

Desiree Markgraaf

Executive Producer of Isibaya, Zone 14, Jacob’s Cross and Yizo Yizo, founder of Filmmakers against Racism, possesses 30 years of experience in local and international entertainment, served as Chairperson of the Independent Producers Association.

Brendyn Meyer

Currently appointed as Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee of Mpumalanga Gaming Board, former Head of Internal Audit at the Independent Development Trust, Responsible for accounting, tax and advisory services at BM Consulting, served as Technical Advisor to the CFO of the Independent Development Trust, former CFO: Wellco Health Limited, former Managing Director: Smile Education Systems (Pty) Ltd, served as Financial Manager at Geoscience.

Leslie Mkhabela

Director and Chairman: Mkhabela Huntley Adekeye Inc, Member and Chairman of Limpopo Gambling Board, Director and Chairman of Belvane Home Owners Association Limited, Member, Specialist Examiner and member of the screening panel at Law Society of the Northern Provinces, Member of the Johannesburg Attorneys Association, Member of the Black Lawyers Association, Member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, renders advisory services to organisations such as the Independent Communication Association of SA.

Phillip Molefe

Independent media consultant, former Acting CEO at SABC, former Head of SABC Africa, former Editor in Chief for SABC News, served as General Executive for Current Affairs at SABC, served as Vice President of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, former Political Editor and Political Correspondent for the SABC, former Journalist.

Aboobaker Moosa

Managing Director of cinema, exhibition and entertainment company, the Avalon Group.

Lorraine Jikijela Ramathesele

Group CEO for Izwi Multimedia, Co-Executive Producer of Danie Odendaal Productions (7de Laan), former Chairperson of REMCO, former Chairperson of Thesele Coal, former Chairperson of Gilead Foundation, former General Manager of SABC 2, Africa 2 Africa and SABC Africa, previous Marketing Manager of CCV TV (SABC 1), previous Sales Executive for SABC Radio and TV, former Chairperson of Afripalm Community Trust, former Chairperson of Newtown Film and Television School.

Sandile Swana

Director and CFO of SABLE Data Works, former Director: Business Development at PTC Group, chaired Audit Committees of Gold One Limited (JSE-GDO) and the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa, lectured part-time at Wits Business School, served as Chairperson of ConvergeNet Limited Audit and Risk Committees, chaired Sallies Limited Audit and Risk Committees.

Mfundi Vundla

Executive Chairman for Morula Pictures, Chairman for Independent Producers Organisation, former NFVF Council Chairman, Creator and Executive Producer of Generations, Creator and Executive Producer of Backstage, Producer of How to Steal Two Million.

Visit the NFVF website for more information.

Lupita Nyong’o to produce and star in Americanah

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Oscar winning Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o is teaming up with Brad Pitt to produce the on screen version of Americanah, a prize-winning novel by prominent Nigerian writer and author of Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Nyong’o said she was honoured to be able to bring the book to life as a movie: “Page after page, I was struck by Ifemelu and Obinze’s stories, whose experiences as African immigrants are so specific and also so imminently relatable. It is a thrilling challenge to tell a truly international story so full of love, humour and heart.”

The film will be funded by Pitt’s Plan B production company which also produced 12 Years a Slave.

Americanah tells the story of a young Nigerian couple, Ifemelu and Obinze, who leave their military-ruled country for the West. While the academically successful Ifemelu goes to America, Obinze leads a risky, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they are able to reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria.

The novel has received a number of awards including winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and The Chicago Tribune 2013 Heartland Prize for Fiction. It has also featured as one of The New York Times’s Ten Best Books of the Year, an NPR Great Reads Book, a Washington Post Notable Book, a Seattle Times Best Book, an Entertainment Weekly Top Fiction Book, a Newsday Top 10 Book, and a Goodreads Best of the Year pick.

MTI offers CarryOn dailies processing system

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Hollywood-based MTI Film has introduced a new dailies processing product, CORTEX CarryOn, as part of its offerings to the post-production market.

CORTEX CarryOn is a fully-integrated, portable system which is capable of processing demanding production tasks and, with its compact and lightweight design, can easily fit into the overhead compartment of an aeroplane.

MTI Film Product Manager JD Vandenberghe says the system will benefit any production which seeks to streamline its workflow and increase dailies production reliability. He adds, “In particular, our new feature, called the CORTEX Manifest, can be used to send metadata files from the set to post, maintaining metadata coherence, including colour decisions and media file tracking information, from camera through final delivery.’

Equipped with MTI Film’s CORTEX Dailies Enterprise Edition software, the system is able to process raw, unedited footage at up to 4K resolution from commonly used digital cinema cameras including ARRI, Sony, Canon and RED. Users are able to work on footage quietly due to a liquid-cooled Intel i7 processor. The product also comes with a 12TB SSD RAID, GPU-accelerated rendering and both Thunderbolt 2 and USB3.0 technology.

Vandenberghe concludes, “We designed CORTEX CarryOn for producers and rental houses seeking a plug-and-play dailies appliance that is extremely portable, rugged enough to stand up to on-set use, and does it all with maximum efficiency and reliability. Designed by users for users, CORTEX CarryOn handles dailies and media management tasks with ease and keeps pace with production demand, even when processing 4K.’

Visit MTI Film for more information.

Bono wins first Cannes LionHeart award

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On 21 June, Bono, activist and lead singer of Irish rock band U2, will be honoured with the inaugural Cannes LionHeart Award for the creative union of branding, activism and philanthropy that he has achieved through his AIDS organisation,(RED).

The award recognises a person or organisation which has made an important and constructive difference to people or the planet, through the innovative use of commercial brand power.

(RED) partners with the world’s top brands including Apple, Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company, Bank of America, Beats by Dr. Dre, Belvedere, Claro, SAP, Telcel, Live Nation Entertainment and special edition partners: Jonathan Adler, Theory, HEAD, Kidrobot, Mophie, FEED, Sir Richard’s Condom Company, Shazam, Square, Girl Skateboards, Nanda Home, Bottletop, Fatboy USA and Bed Bath & Beyond. These partners contribute up to 50% of the company’s profits from branded products and services which go towards the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria as well as HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.

Co-founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 as an initiative to engage businesses and consumers in raising funds and awareness, (RED) has generated over $250m for the fight against AIDS in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. The Global Fund grants which (RED) supports have impacted over 40 million people’s lives by offering prevention, treatment, counselling, HIV testing and care services.

The ONE Campaign, also co-founded by Bono, is a global advocacy organisation which drives government leaders to offer support to programs and policies which save and improve the lives of people in the poorest parts of the world. (RED) is a division of The ONE Campaign and helps the organisation to advocate continued government support for The Global Fund.

Architect Africa Film Festival online short film competition

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The Architect Africa Film Festival (AAFF), an event organised by the Architects Collective, takes place at the Durban International Film Festival from 17 to 27 July. The festival is endorsed by the UIA 2014 World Congress on Architecture, which takes place from 3 to 10 August.

In the build-up to the event, the AAFF is running an online international short film competition which will offer winners the opportunity to have their films screened at the AAFF mobile cinema during the festival, while finalists will be showcased at the UIA 2014 Durban World Congress on Architecture.

The competition is an initiative of The Architects Collective, a non-profit company responsible for hosting cultural events which promote the profession in Africa.

Launched in December 2013, the competition runs until 11 July 2014 and aims to generate content on the built environment in developing countries and cities around the world, such as South Africa. The competition is open to anyone who is interested in sharing ideas on their cities, architecture and built fabric.

The UIA 2014 World Congress on Architecture, which runs from 3 to 7 August at the Durban ICC, is a pivotal architecture and city-making event belonging to the UN-accredited International Union of Architects, which reaches 1,3m architects in over 120 countries.

Competition Guidelines

Films must tell stories which reflect the fluid and dynamic relationship that evolves between humanity and built form, how space can be re-purposed to better suit a need, how individuals and/or communities desire space to be transformed and evolved. This could be in the form of an event which has already happened, or a current issue. The film must have an association with space, and reveal to the public what is normally not seen.

The film needs to be up to 15 minutes long and have a focus on the concerns, dynamics, contestation, and relationships which occur when people react and engage with space. The UIA2014 Congress themes are resilience, ecology and values, which are also to be the themes for the online film competition.

Each entry must fit into one, and only one, of the following three categories: Professional, Open, Student. Each individual participant may take part in different categories by entering different works.

How to enter

Competition participants must:

Complete a registration form.

Upload the short film to YouTube.

Complete the entry form.

Deadline: midnight on 30 June 2014.

Prizes

Five prizes will be awarded: one in each of the three categories as selected by the jury; an overall Best Film prize as selected by the jury and a Best Film prize as voted by the Public. This is awarded to the film that has received the most votes from the AAF website and social networks.

Visit the AAFF website for full competition terms and conditions.

For enquiries contact Karen Eicker on karen@architectafrica.com.

Visit the Architects’ Collective website for more information.

Brazil prepares to broadcast FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games

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The first game of the 2014 Soccer World Cup kicks off on 12 June in Brazil and with 3 billion international viewers expected to tune in, the country faces a number of telecommunications challenges. Satellite companies in Latin America maintain that the country is responding well to this demand.

In order to cater for a large amount of video feeds, Brazil will need C- and Ku-band satellite infrastructure; uplink, downlink and turnaround teleport services and fibre connectivity in a number of areas across the globe.

Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Regional Vice President for Intelsat Latin America and the Caribbean says, “Brazil’s communications infrastructure is prepared to support the demands of broadcasting for both the World Cup and the Olympics, and satellite remains a paramount factor for broadcasters as they finalize transmission services for their programming, especially when it comes to high-profile events.’

Leandro Gaunszer, Commercial Director at Telefonica, adds, “Brazilian broadcasters know how to perform in such a big event like this. The point is that some adjustments might be done in terms of equipment availability and equipment quality. We believe there is room to increase the quantity of players to provide signal flow through satellites; especially digital satellite news gathering (DSNG). In some cases, TV stations will rely on their own structure or rental from some rental companies. Most TV stations are ready to retransmit great images captured by their headquarter stations.’

To cater for a large amount of satellite capacity for both the 2014 Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Brazilian telecommunications company Embratel plans to add two more satellites to the seven they already have in operation: the Star One C4 satellite (scheduled for late 2014), and the the Star One D1 satellite (scheduled for early 2016).

Gustavo Silbert, President of Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel, says, “We are preparing a high technology infrastructure to cover all the locations where the games are going to take place, and also the other locations used as support basis for the games.’

To meet the demands for Brazil’s upcoming World Cup and Olympic Games, Intelsat has expanded its IntelsatOne terrestrial network, which will allow content from Brazil to be distributed using Intelsat’s teleports, satellite network and PoP, to a global audience.

“We will also make available multiple transponders for rights-holders and non-rights-holders alike that are looking to broadcast the events,’ concludes Gonzalez-Sanfeliu.

Grass Valley presents new version of editing software

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Grass Valley, a company specialising in television production and content distribution workflows, presents version 7.3 of its EDIUS Pro and Elite multi-format nonlinear editing software. With new I/O support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 Rack, Mojito MAX and MXO2 Mini editing devices, EDIUS customers are given a choice as to which hardware platform they prefer to work with.

Matrox MXO2 are versatile editing devices, used in laptop and desktop computers, studios, outside broadcast vans as well as on set, and can connect to an editing computer via PCIe or ExpressCard/34 adapters.

Wayne Andrews, Product Manager for Matrox Video says, “We are excited to be able to give EDIUS users a new option in hardware platforms. Now with support for Matrox hardware from Grass Valley, EDIUS users have the perfect cost-effective ingest, monitoring and delivery devices for their SD and HD workflows.”

EDIUS 7.3 includes the following new features:

Multi-channel audio monitoring in preview window
Audio level adjustment with preview
96kHz/192kHz audio support
Layouter can be applied as a separate filter
Able to export SONY XAVC S files
Able to export SONY PMW-1000
XAVC S timecode support (AS100V)
Additional format support for Panasonic AVC-Ultra (AJ-PX5000)
File support for Panasonic LUMIX GH4 4K
After Effects plug-in Bridge update

Visit the Grass Valley website for more information.

SACAA sets the record straight regarding the use of unmanned aircraft systems

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On 3 June the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) released a statement in response to recent reports which suggested the organisation had set a ban on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Such claims caused upheaval amongst professionals in the film industry, as camera drones have, in the past, been widely used in the production of feature films, commercials and videos. SACAA responded, saying that the ban allegations were “beset with inaccuracies.’

SACAA maintains that the first and foremost purpose of the organisation is to ensure aviation safety and security for all South Africans and that, in order to remedy concerns, it is vital to clearly understand the respective regulations and safety implications surrounding the use of such aircrafts.

SACAA released the following statement: “SACAA has never issued any specific notice or regulation banning the use of unmanned aircraft systems. The current Civil Aviation Regulations prescribe specific requirements for operating an aircraft in the South African airspace. To date, no UAS has been able to comply with these requirements. It should also be noted that the SACAA has not given any concession or approval to any organisation, individual, institution or government entity to operate UAS within the civil aviation airspace. Those that are flying any type of unmanned aircraft are doing so illegally.’

As UAS are relatively new to the civil aviation framework, SACAA along with relevant international authorities are working together to clearly define and integrate them in the South African airspace under the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Aware that it is a matter of some urgency, SACAA has undertaken to have the proper guidance material and regulations in place by March 2015.

The statement explained: “As much as the SACAA is enthusiastic about the integration of UAS into the civilian airspace, all role-players need to be mindful of various security and safety aspects. Key among these is the need to ensure that the technology installed on UAS is able to detect and avoid incidents and accidents. There is also a need to develop robust standards that will ensure separation from other aircraft or objects. Likewise, an allocated frequency spectrum needs to be secure in order to provide protection from unintentional or unlawful interference with the UAS.’

In the interim, a guidance document which gives restricted operational approval on a case-by-case basis has been compiled as a temporary solution.

Visit the SACAA website or contact Kabelo Ledwaba on ledwabak@caa.co.za for more information.

Wild Talk Africa: Wildlife at its most breathtaking

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Local and international natural history films will feature at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), which takes place from 17 to 27 July at the Tsogo Sun hotel, as part of Wild Talk Africa, a wildlife film festival and conference.

Nature enthusiasts, animal-lovers, adrenalin junkies and conservationists can look forward to a diverse line up of nature films as part of the DIFF programme.

Unearthed

A young South African journalist journeys into the world of hydraulic fracking when the fracking industry comes to her hometown in the Karoo to execute shale gas exploration. Her questions lead her to the American gas industry.

Watch the trailer.

Black Mamba: Kiss of Death

The most feared and dangerous snake in Africa invites audiences into an hour of the most intimate moments of its life and a number of predatory attacks in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Watch the trailer.

Birdmen Chronicles

The adrenalin-filled world of wingsuit flying is explored in Birdmen Chronicles which presents a revealing look at the beautiful freedom of this sport, as well as the potential tragedy.

Watch the trailer.

DamNation

An epic documentary which explores the changing opinions towards dams and the people who go to great lengths to answer the question: Why have we damned up our rivers?

Watch the trailer.

Expedition to the End of the World

Artists and scientists set sail on a three-mast schooner to visit the rapidly melting mountains of North-East Greenland.

Watch the trailer.

Sepideh

Despite what her family thinks, a young Iranian woman is determined to become an astronaut and teams up with the world’s first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari.

Watch the trailer.

The Ghosts in our Machines

Through the heart and lens of animal photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, this documentary highlights the animals living in and rescued from the modern world.

Watch the trailer.

Watermark

A documentary which presents water as an earth-shaping element measured by the magnitude of its need and use, which is often taken for granted.

Watch the trailer.

Lady Baboon

The controversial baboon conservation movement in South Africa is a focus in Lady Baboon which follows the life of a woman who is often described as the unknown Jane Goodall.

Visit the DIFF website for screening information and updates.

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