THE FILMMAKERS GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICA Founded by Kathy English Brower in 2001, The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa published its tenth edition in 2010. Over 70 000 books have been distributed to more than 30 countries, making The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa the most recognised, established and representative brand marketing the South African film industry locally and internationally. The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa is part of Film & Event Publishing, which won The Imbongi Award in 2010 for Marketing Cape Town and The Western Cape’s Film Industry.
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TWO SEPARATE YET ALIGNED VOLUMES Celebrating the continued rise of the South African film industry, The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa provides an overview of the various industry sectors and the country as a whole. The 2010 edition looked back on ten years of continued growth for both the industry and the publication.
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CREATIVE SHOWCASE
THE YEAR THE WORLD FELL IN LOVE WITH SOUTH AFRICA 2010 will be remembered for The FIFA Soccer World Cup, the most watched television event in history, which broadcast South Africa’s colour and creativity to the furthest corners of the world. The event attracted more than 300 000 tourists, 90% of whom said their experience of the country was better than they had expected. 89% said they would consider visiting South Africa again, while 96% said they would recommend the country to their friends and relatives. The world came, the world saw, and the world fell in love. The South African film industry excelled in every area this year: Schucks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to 2010 set a new box office record, while District 9 was a global blockbuster and was nominated for Oscars with Invictus. Topsy Selinah won Gold at Cannes Lions. Hopeville was named Best Drama and Miniseries at Rose D’Or. Swamp of the Baboons was nominated for an Emmy. Die Antwoord’s Enter the Ninja was MySpace’s Music Video of the Year. Michael Meyersfeld won one of just six Golds at the AOP Photographers Awards.... This is no flash in the pan: The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa celebrated its tenth anniversary edition this year and we’ve been marketing success stories like this from the beginning. The interest in South Africa has already resulted in A-list films like Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, being rewritten to be set in Cape Town, but this book is a celebration of the creativity coming from within South Africa itself. Whatever your creative need, South Africa can surpass your expectations. Test us. Kevin Kriedemann, Editor, The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa
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CONTENTS
11 reasons to use african creatives in 2011 film: the most features ever short films: magical realism & african sci-fi commercials: a year of firsts tv: triumph at rose d’or wildlife: from the big five to bigger dives documentary: first drafts of history music videos: blowing up on the interwebs animation: the year of 3D photography: best in category 2011 calendar creative profiles industry services directory (alphabetical) directory (categorical) credits
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11 REASONS TO USE AFRICAN CREATIVES 1.
Africa is the world’s second largest and second most populated continent
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Africa is home to over a billion people and even more untold stories
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Africa hides some of the most beautiful but least seen places in the world
4. South Africa offers co-financing options, including the refreshingly efficient Department of Trade and Industry rebate 5. English is spoken across South Africa 6. SA is two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and one hour ahead of Central European time, so has compatible timezones with Europe 7. SA creatives offer affordable quality 8. SA’s summer is during the Northern Hemisphere winter 9. South Africa has world-leading, non-unionised crew 10. SA offers high-end post, VFX and animation 11. SA offers first world infrastructure
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Disko animated this First For Women Insurance ad for Black River FC, reworking the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood
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THE MOST FEATURES EVER
TOP LEFT: Sophie Okonedo in Anthony Fabian’s Skin © Moonlighting TOP RIGHT: Khomotso Manyake in Life, Above All © Oliver Schmitz • Enigma RIGHT: Troye Sivan and John Cleese in Spud © Nu Metro FAR RIGHT: Fana Mokoena and Neo Ntlatleng in State of Violence © Dv8 FAR RIGHT TOP: Naomi Harris and Oliver Litondo in The First Grader © VideoVision
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FEATURE FILMS A record 23 South African films were released at the local box office in 2010. These films were more varied than ever, with Apartheid era films like Skin and Endgame in the minority for a change. Instead we had every type of comedy: black comedy (Jozi), romantic comedies (I Now Pronounce You Black and White), Bollywood romantic comedies (For Better For Worse), standup comedy documentaries (Outrageous), Afrikaans teen comedies (Bakgat 2), and candid camera (Schucks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to 2010). We also had a run of Afrikaans musicals or musical-themed films (Liefling, Susanna van Biljon, and Jakhalsdans) and genre films like Eternity, a vampire thriller set in Joburg; The Unforgiving, South Africa’s first splatter film; and The Race-ist, a Fast and Furious-type racing movie. There have also been a number of TV spinoffs (Egoli: The Movie; Hopeville; and Stoute Boudjies). Add in wildlife family films (White Lion), art-house drama (Shirley
Adams and Long Street), soccer films (Themba), and coming of age book adaptations (Spud, Die Ongelooflike Avonture van Hanna Hoekom), and you have the beginnings of a varied, sustainable local film industry. Box office returns have been promising: Shucks set a new box office record for a South African film, raking in R37.5 million, while Spud topped R16 million, Liefling made more than R13 million, Bakgat 2 topped R5 million and Jakhalsdans earned over R3 million. The recession has been good for the local box office: James Cameron’s Avatar made over R41.9 million locally, a new record, even before its re-release. South African films are making small inroads overseas too: Jerusalema and White Wedding were both released internationally in 2010. After District 9 and Invictus started the year with six Oscar nominations between them, South Africa’s awards cabinet continued to grow. Oliver Schmitz’
Life, Above All won the Prix Francois Chalais after screening in Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival and also took home Best South African Film and Best Actress (Khomotso Manyaka) at The Durban international Film Festival. This story of a touching mother-daughter relationship in rural South Africa was also shortlisted for the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Stefanie Sycholt’s Themba: A Boy Called Hope received The Cinema for Peace Honorary Award, among others, and Neal Sundstrom’s Finding Lenny won Best Feature at The Pan African Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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MAGICAL REALISM AND AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION ALL PICTURES: Sweetheart, starring Inge Beckman (top left) and Anthony Oseyemi (bottom right). © DOP Shaun Harley Lee • Be Phat Motel
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SHORT FILMS Short films have always been a platform for filmmakers to experiment, so it’s no surprise that the format suggested a number of new directions for South African cinema this year. Focus Features’ Africa First short film programme has been driving this innovation. As part of their ongoing commitment to nurturing emergent filmmakers from Africa, for the last two years the specialty films unit of Universal Pictures has given five African directors a year $10 000 a piece, as well as development help to make short films. Two South Africans were among the winners in the first year. Catapult’s commercials director JanHendrik Beetge directed Abyss Boys, a beautifully shot film about two brothers caught up in the dangerous world of illegal
abalone poaching. Abyss Boys went on to win Best Short Film at The African Movie Academy Awards 2010. Jenna Bass wrote and directed The Tunnel, a magical realism tale set during the Gukurahundi massacres in 1980s Zimbabwe, where a young girl, Elizabeth, uses her skills as a storyteller to save her village and solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance. The Tunnel was an official selection for Sundance 2010 and screened in competition at Berlin, while Jenna went on to win The Hubert Bals Fund Award for “the most promising African project presented at Durban FilmMart” for her urban fantasy, Tok Tokkie. Kenya’s Wanuri Kahui also shot her short, the dystopian tale Pumzi, in South Africa, working with Inspired Minority Pictures. Pumzi won Best International Short
Film at Cannes Independent Film Festival 201o for its story of Asha’s search for life in a futuristic Africa, where nature is seemingly extinct outside of self-sufficient indoor communities. In 2011, we expect to see the latest fruits from Africa First, including Stephen Abbott’s dark comedy, Dirty Laundry, and Matthew Jankes’ science fiction story, Umkhungo. With the success of District 9, it’s inevitable we’ll see more African science fiction. One great sample is Sweetheart, directed by Michael Matthews of Be Phat Motel, about a young housewife whose husband and sons don’t return from an everyday trip into town. To find answers, she sets off into an apocalyptic Cape Town that feels familiar but is a marked alternative to the world we know.
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TOP LEFT: Alfa Romeo Giulietta Uma Thurman © Kevin Fitzgerald • Egg Films BOTTOM LEFT: Chicken Licken Craving © Adrian de sa Garces • Velocity BOTTOM RIGHT: (1) Topsy Foundation Selinah © Kim Geldenhuys • Egg Films (2) M-Net Ladybug © Shy the Sun (3) Allan Gray Legend © Keith Rose • Velocity (4) DSTV Balloons © Paul Meyer • Luma
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A YEAR OF FIRSTS
COMMERCIALS The most talked about commercial in South Africa this year was Topsy Selinah, directed by Egg Films’ Kim Geldenhuys for Ogilvy. Selinah won South Africa’s first Grand London International Advertising Award (LIAA) and her first Gold at Cannes Lions in over a decade for its moving portrayal of The Lazarus Effect, where people suffering from HIV/Aids can be practically brought back to life with the proper use of anti-retrovirals. The spot also won the Best Professional VUKA! Award and a Gold Loerie Award, among other accolades. As a public service announcement, Selinah wasn’t eligible for The Loerie Awards’ Grand Prix, which went to Allan Gray Legend, which imagines what might have happened if James Dean’s life hadn’t been so tragically cut short. Shot beautifully in black and white by Velocity director Keith Rose, the King James ad also won Bronze at Cannes Lions. Bouffant director Dean Blumberg won South Africa’s other Bronze for 1st For Women Insurance So Backwards, which illustrated why women receive better insurance prices. In all, productions filmed in South Africa were shortlisted for 33 Cannes Lions in 2010, while a number of South African ads were shortlisted at The Clios: Velocity director Greg Gray’s Tetrapak Lightning and Guinness Scout; Kim’s Audi Flipbook; and Egg’s Humanoid director Terence Neale’s Texa Sneeze. At LIAA, Velocity’s Anton Visser won Bronze for Wimpy Family, thanks to Sean Ou Tim’s music through Meme (Bluetone). South Africa’s first 3D adverts were also flighted in 2010: Luma’s DSTV advert and Shy the Sun’s M-Net campaign for Ogilvy. Local work pops up regularly in international taste-making websites and publications like Shots, which featured Selinah, Legend, So Backwards, Wicked Pixels’ Craig Wessels (Momentum Biology of Change), Egg’s Slim (Garmin War) and Kevin Fitzgerald (Tracker Memories), and Velocity’s Anton Visser (Stimorol Infinity) and Daniel Levi (IBM Henry).
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TRIUMPH AT ROSE D’OR
TELEVISION South Africa’s television industry came of age in 2010 when Hopeville won The Rose D’Or award for best drama and mini series. Hopeville, which was produced by Curious Pictures for Heartlines and SABC Education, beat 85 television dramas from around the world to claim the prize. Written and directed by John Trengove, Hopeville tells the story of an alcoholic father (Themba Ndaba) who tries to win the love of his son (Nat Junior Singo) by fixing the local swimming pool. The series explores the impact of doing good on the lives of the whole community. At The International Emmys, South African Lerato Mvelase (formerly Moloisane) was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress for her role in the SABC1 drama series Home Affairs, produced by Penguin Films.
In Home Affairs, Lerato plays Katlego, a passionate drama student struggling with her identity as a black woman in South Africa. The series was nominated for Best Drama Series at The International Emmys in 2006 and 2008. South Africans also featured at the Primetime Emmys, where DOPs Lee Doig and Mike Yelseth helped Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains win Outstanding Cinematography. Lee and Mike have both had three previous unsuccessful Outstanding Cinematography nominations in the Emmys: Mike with two episodes of Survivor and The History Channel’s Explorers – In the Footsteps of Livingstone and Stanley; and Lee with another Survivor series; Explorers, coupled with Mike; and with his lone exploits in the
ABC Profiles from the Front Line series about U.S. military forces deployed in Afghanistan. Locally, at The South African Film and Television Awards, winners included Death of a Queen (Best Mini-Drama Series), Family Bonds (Best Comedy), Big Up (Best Youth and Children), Carte Blanche (Best News and Actuality), Strictly Come Dancing (Best Variety Show), Dis Hoe Dit Is Met Steve (Best Talk Show), Our House (Best Reality Show), Noot vir Noot (Best Game Show), 50/50 (Best Magazine Programme), Jam Sandwich (Best Music Show) and Paw Paw Films’ Sokhulu and Partners (Best Drama), which earned an International Emmy nomination in 2009. A Place Called Home and Isidingo were the two most awarded programmes with five wins each.
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TOP LEFT: A Place Called Home © T.O.M. Pictures TOP RIGHT: Nat Junior Singo in Hopeville © Curious Pictures BOTTOM LEFT: Stokvel © Penguin Films
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FROM THE BIG FIVE TO BIGGER DIVES
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WILDLIFE Adrian Bailey and Robyn Keene-Young’s Swamp of the Baboons (aka Swamp Troop) was nominated in the Outstanding Nature Programming category at the 31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The one-hour TV documentary, about a troop of baboons in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, also received awards from both The Missoula International and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festivals. The show is a co-production between the filmmakers’ company, Road Media, and National Geographic. South Africa also had five nominations at The Wildscreen Film Festival’s Panda Awards. Deadly 60: South Africa, a BBC and CBBC co-production, was up for the UWE Children’s Choice Award; WildEarth’s Live Safari was up for the ARKive New Media Award; and Homebrew Films’ Shoreline was up for the Presenter-led Award, while Into the Dragon’s Lair was up for Films at 59 Sound Award and Animal Planet International People & Animals Award. Directed by Craig and Damon Foster, Into the Dragon’s Lair tells the story of two underwater cinematographers who go looking for crocodiles underneath Botswana’s Okavango Delta. The documentary thriller also won Excellence in Underwater Cinematography at the BLUE Ocean Film Festival. At the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards, Bridgena Barnard won Behaviour: Mammals, while Ben Cranke was the runner-up in the Animals in Their Environments Category. Neil Aldridge, Adrian Bailey, and Morkel Erasmus were all highly commended. South Africa admittedly has an unfair advantage in terms of wildlife: at The World Travel Awards, Shamwari was named World’s Leading Safari and Game Reserve in a category where all the finalists were from Africa and seven of the nine from SA.
LEFT: Into the Dragon’s Lair © NHU Africa ABOVE: Clive Ferreira won the Aquatic Wildlife category at the Nikon Africa Photographic Awards.
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FIRST DRAFTS OF HISTORY ABOVE: Angel © Dale Yudelman RIGHT: Gangst*r © Candy Kennedy
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DOCUMENTARY Saving Soweto, directed by Shareen Anderson of Fort Greene Filmworks and Lisa Henry of Left Hand Films, received a Bronze at The New York Festival’s International Television and Film Awards. Produced for Al Jazeera English (DSTV channel 406), the documentary series is an eight-part look at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the largest in the world. At The International Television and Film
Awards, Saving Soweto trumped thousands of entries from over 30 countries. David Forbes’ The Cradock Four was another winner this year, being named Best South African Documentary at The Durban International Film Festival. The feature-length movie tells the story of The Cradock Four: Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto, and Sicelo Mhlauli, activists who were kidnapped and then killed in 1985. At The Encounters International Documentary Festival, Clifford Bestall’s The
16th Man was awarded The 2010 Audience Award for Best South African Film. The film is based on John Carlin’s book, Playing the Enemy, which also inspired Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, and tells the story of how the 1995 Rugby World Cup was used to unite a divided South Africa. Sara Blecher’s Surfing Soweto won Best Local Film at Tri Continental Human Rights Film Festival. It’s the thrilling coming of age story of a group of Soweto teenagers who risk their lives daily by surfing on top of moving trains.
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Below: (1) Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja © Rob Malpage and Ninja (2) The Parlotones - The Stars Fall Down © Lung Animation Right: Taxi Violence - The Turn © Ryan Kruger
BLOWING UP ON THE INTERWEBS
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MUSIC VIDEOS 2010 was the year that South African music went global. This was partly thanks to the global exposure from The FIFA World Cup, which also saw Shakira record Waka Waka, one of the biggest hits of the year, with Freshlyground. But this world-wide breakout was also thanks to some awe-inspiring music videos for Die Antwoord. Zef Side, Sean Metelerkamp’s introductory short film for the white trash rappers, became an Internet meme, being seen by nearly six million people on YouTube alone. The video went on to win the YouTube Play global video art
competition, even being displayed at The Guggenheim and making Pitchfork’s list of the top music videos of 2010. This was followed by Enter the Ninja, co-directed by Ninja and Rob Malpage, which has had nearly nine millions views on YouTube alone and was MySpace’s Music Video of the Year. As the MySpace judges admitted, “Nobody else used the music video as effectively in 2010 as Die Antwoord.” Evil Boy, the third video, was the weirdest and most talked about yet, exploring Xhosa initiation and male
circumcision, complete with giant penis sculptures, nipple-less breasts, and albino rat hair accessories. Unsurprisingly, YouTube banned it, generating even more publicity for directors Ninja and Rob Malpage. Duvan Durand’s Cooler as Ekke music video for Jack Parow and Craig Wessels’ Automatic for Tokio Hotel both cracked the 1.5 million mark on YouTube, while Francis Gavin and Jolyon Ellis won both the MK Award and the SAMA Award for Best Music Video 2010 for The Parlotones Push Me to the Floor.
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TOP LEFT: Hippo Chloe the friendly firefly © Masters & Savant BOTTOM LEFT: Khumba © Triggerfish RIGHT: Zambezia © Triggerfish
THE YEAR OF 3D
ANIMATION & VFX 2010 was the year of 3D globally and South Africa was no exception. Luma produced South Africa’s first 3D advert, DSTV Balloons, which was followed by two Shy the Sun adverts for M-Net, Firefly and Ladybug. All three of these ads were for Ogilvy, with other ad agencies now starting to join the party. 2011 sees South African animation make its long form debut on the big screen in stereoscopic 3D. First up is Lion of Judah, Derryck Broom’s retelling of the Easter story from the perspective of the animals.
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Jock of the Bushveld, directed by Duncan MacNeillie, is based on Percy Fitzpatrick’s much-loved 1907 novel about a plucky dog. Zambezia, directed by Wayne Thornley, is the story of a young falcon in the amazing bird city of Zambezia. Khumba, Triggerfish’s follow-up to Zambezia, will also be produced in stereoscopic 3D for a 2012 release. The country’s animation achievements are not restricted to 3D. Cape Town-based animation company Clockwork Zoo scored a large coup for South Africa in 2010 by com-
pleting work on the animated series Florrie’s Dragons for Disney. The company also finished work on Caillou for Canada’s Cookie Jar Entertainment. Caillou is currently being aired on SABC2. Sunrise Productions has won over 10 international awards for its Jungle Beat children’s series, which has been broadcast in more than 100 countries. Sunrise is pioneering animation merchandising in South Africa after introducing a new character, Bokkie, who’s also the Springbok Rugby team mascot. Another success story is Papercut
Studios, one of the largest 2D animation studios in Johannesburg, who have just completed 13 episodes of French television series, Green Squad, produced by Gaumont – Alphanim. The South African animation industry is developing so quickly we’re bringing in global experts to help us keep up. Recent visitors include Aardman Animations co-founder Dave Sproxton; former Pixar technical director Jessica Abroms; Howl’s Moving Castle casting director Ned Lott; and Kevin Geiger, who helped design Disney’s production pipeline.
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BEST IN CATEGORY PHOTOGRAPHY At The AOP Photographers Awards, Michael Meyersfeld won the Best in Category Award for Non-Commissioned Body Single, as well as one of just six Golds. Michael also won Image of the Year at The Sony Profoto Awards. At The World Press Photo Contest, David Chancellor came third in the People in the News: Stories category. At The Sony World Photographic Awards, Brent Stirton was a finalist in the Professional Photojournalist and Documentary: Current Affairs categories, while Robyn Thompson and Lyndsay Nel were among 12 finalists for its Student Focus Award. At The One Show, Chris Jordan won two Silvers and a Bronze for his Endangered Wildlife Trust campaign, while Andrew Verster Cohen won a Merit Award for his Mars is no fun campaign for National Geographic Kids Magazine. At Cannes Lions, Guy Neveling won Silver for his VW Crafter campaign, while his National Sea Rescue Institute campaign was featured in the D&AD Design and Art Direction annual. Guy was also included in the 2010/2011 edition of Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide, along with Bryan Traylor and Michael Meyersfeld. At The Loerie Awards, Michael Lewis and Nick van Renen won a Craft Gold for Where Diets Go to Die for The Patisserie for McCann Erickson. Crafts also went to Clive Stewart for his Resident Evil 5 campaign for Y&R Dubai and Michael Meyersfeld for his Big Mother Truckers campaign for Isuzu and McCann Erickson. Robert Watermeyer was included in ReGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today exhibition in Paris, France, while Greg Lumley and DuWayne Denton were including in JuneBug’s list of the top wedding photographs of 2010. South Africa is becoming used to these sorts of accolades, with the likes of Jodi Bieber, David Goldblatt, Mikhael Subotzky, Pieter Hugo, Guy Tillim, and David Prior regularly featuring.
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TOP LEFT: The Patisserie - Where Diets Go To Die © Michael Lewis and Nick van Renen for McCann Erickson. Photography and retouching: www.michaelandnick.com TOP RIGHT: Biblioteq - Man Brains © Bruno Bossi for FoxP2 LEFT: Jelly’s Cameras Dragon © Clive Stewart for EuroRSCG BELOW: (1) The National Sea Rescue Institute Always on Duty © Guy Neveling for JWT London (2) Cottonele Puppy © Guy Neveling
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DIARISE YEAR 2011 JANUARY
New Year’s Day, 1 Jan Kevin Geiger Conference, 17-21 Jan, CPT
FEBRUARY
Discop Accra, 9-11 Feb, Ghana SA Film & TV Awards, 19 Feb, JHB Design Indaba Conference, 23-25 Feb, CPT Design Indaba Expo, 25-27 Feb, CPT
MARCH
FESPACO, 2-8 Mar, Burkina Faso Cape Winelands Film Fest, 16-21 Mar, CPT Human Rights Day, 21 Mar Wild Talk Africa, 28-31 Mar, Spier, Cape Town
APRIL
Good Friday, 22 Apr Family Day, 25 Apr Freedom Day, 27 Apr
MAY
Workers Day, 1 May Public Holiday, 2 May Multi Platform TV, 30 May-4 June, JHB
JUNE
Youth Day, 16 June National Arts Fest, 30 June-9 July, E.Cape
JULY
MediaTech, 20-22 July, JHB Durban Int. Film Fest, 21-31 July, DBN Durban Film Mart, 22-25 July, DBN
AUGUST
Encounters, TBC Women’s Day, 9 Aug
SEPTEMBER
People to People Conference, 12-14 Sep, JHB Tri Continental Film Festival,14-23 Sep, JHB Tri Continental Film Festival, 21-30 Sep, CPT Heritage Day, 24 Sep
OCTOBER
The Loerie Awards, 1-2 Oct, CPT Out in Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 13-29 Oct, CPT Out in Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 20 Oct-6 Nov, JHB Horrorfest, 26 Oct - 4 Nov, CPT Photo and Film Expo, TBC, JHB
NOVEMBER
VuKA! Awards, TBC, JHB
DECEMBER
Kwa Mashu African Film Festival, TBC, KZN Day of Reconciliation, 16 Dec Christmas Day, 25 Dec
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At The AOP Photographers Awards, Michael Meyersfeld won the Best in Category Award for Non-Commissioned Body Single, as well as one of just six Golds for this photograph. Michael also won Image of the Year at The Sony Profoto Awards.
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INDEX OF CREATIVES
JOE ALBLAS 35
7 FILMS 29
MARCELLE MOUTON VELVET 36
CLINT CORDEN VELVET 30
MARK ENGELS 37
CONDOR 31
PICTURE TREE 38
EGG 32
SHY THE SUN 39
HUMANOID 33
SHY THE SUN 40
JAHMIL QUBEKA VELVET 34
WEDNESDAY 7 FILMS 41
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Yeah, we can’t cook. Not even the circus wants us. We make movies, silly!
CONTACT DETAILS tel: +27 21 447 4527 fax: +27 21 447 4523 www.7films.co.za 311 Old Castle Brewery, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
PRODUCER Jason Plumbly mobile: +27 83 987 2264 email: jason@7films.co.za
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CLINT CORDEN COMMERCIALS DIRECTOR, ILLUSTRATOR, ANIMATOR
CONTACT DETAILS Jannine Nolan tel: +27 11 486 4753 mobile: +27 83 443 1248 email: jannine@velvetfilms.tv
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Bitch Slap © 2009 Bombshell Pictures & IM Global
Lost Boys: The Thirst © 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment
Experiment - VUKA! 2009 winner Best Animation © Adrian Bergoff
Arno Carstens Dreamer © Directed by 187 for Sony Music Entertainment
Nokia Healthcare © Wieden + Kennedy Delhi
Hansa Business Mogul © Lowe Bull CT & Plank Productions
CGI submarine for Spur © Draftfcb Cape Town & Wishbones
Slow motion ladybug in the rain Fully CGI animated scene
Condor VFX offers a boutique service and unique creative experience, backed by a major post-production group with global delivery systems and leading technology. We have invested in award-winning creative talent with great insight and understanding to effectively deliver cutting edge creative work for commercials, features and broadcasting, both locally and internationally.
CONTACT DETAILS Bevil Schwartz tel: +27 21 413 4800 fax: +27 21 413 4801 email: info@condorcape.com www.condorcape.com
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Kevin Fitzgerald - Tracker
Picking up South Africa’s first Grand LIA in London and a Cannes Gold Lion in 2010, Egg Films continues to cement its position as a creative force in South Africa. NY Gold, Clio Gold, and six Grand Prixs and 34 Gold Loeries at The Loerie Awards since 2 000 have all contributed to Egg’s regular inclusion in The Gunn Report’s ‘Most Awarded Production Companies of the World’ feature. Our philosophy: to continue to produce work that is innovative and that avoids the predictable.
CONTACT DETAILS Cape Town tel: +27 21 426 0728 fax: +27 21 426 0729 email: info@eggfilms.tv 168 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Johannesburg tel: +27 11 482 9174 fax: +27 11 482 9189
Slim - Virgin Money
Jason Fialkov - Dentyne
2nd floor Anchor Building, The Media Mill, 7 Quince Street, Milpark, South Africa www.eggfilms.tv
CONTACTS Colin Howard Exec producer / MD email: colin@eggfilms.tv Kerry Hosford Exec producer Cape Town email: kerry@eggfilms.tv
Bruno Bossi - Heineken
Nicci Cox Exec producer Jo’burg email: nicci@eggfilms.tv
DIRECTORS • Bruno Bossi • Jason Fialkov • Kevin Fitzgerald • Kim Geldenhuys • Slim • Verushka Vogt • Humanoid - Greg Rom • Humanoid - Terence Neale Directors represented (SA Only) • Brent Harris • Laurence Hamburger • Sunu
Kim Geldenhuys - Old Mutual
Laurence Hamburger - Vodacom
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DIRECTORS
CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS
Greg Rom Terence Neale
tel: +27 11 482 9174 fax: +27 11 482 9189 www.humanoid.co.za
Colin Howard Executive producer email: colin@eggfilms.tv
2nd floor Anchor Building, The Media Mill, 7 Quince Street, Milpark, Johannesburg, South Africa
Julia Schnurr Producer tel: +27 83 505 9606 email: julia@humanoid.co.za
34 | PROFILE
JAHMIL QUBEKA FILM DIRECTOR, COMMERCIALS DIRECTOR
“Expression is the key to my reality. It is through expression that one comes closer to the source of all creation.” Jahmil Qubeka A Small Town Called Descent is the stylish debut feature from talented South African director Jahmil XT Qubeka. Featuring powerful performances from the all-star cast of Vusi Kunene, Paul Buckby, Fana Mokoena and Isidingo’s Hlubi Mboya, A Small Town Called Descent showcases a strong and unapologetic voice and an honest but resonant portrait of South African life. The film has featured in various festivals around the world and is being distributed by Anant Singh’s Videovision.
DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Durban: South African Premiere PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Busan, Korea: Asian Premiere TRI-CONTINENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Johannesburg, Cape Town, South Africa AFRICA FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Port Harcourt, Nigeria, African Premiere DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Dubai, UAE, Arabian Premiere STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 - Stockholm, Sweden, European Premier ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Africa Focus
CONTACT DETAILS Jannine Nolan tel: +27 11 486 4753 mobile: +27 83 443 1248 email: jannine@velvetfilms.tv
PROFILE | 35
JOE ALBLAS STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER CONTACT DETAILS mobile: +27 83 338 7800 email: joe@joealblas.com www.joealblas.com
The Lost Future. Image courtesy of Tandem Communications GmbH, 2010..
36 | PROFILE
MARCELLE MOUTON COMMERCIALS DIRECTOR
CONTACT DETAILS Jannine Nolan tel: +27 11 486 4753 mobile: +27 83 443 1248 email: jannine@velvetfilms.tv
PROFILE | 37
SASC CONTACT DETAILS
DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER
mobile: +27 83 3750 959 email: mark@arkangel.co.za www.arkangel.co.za
www.imdb.com/name/nm0257303/resume
38 | PROFILE
Picture Tree is a Johannesburg-based production company which produces and directs local and international commercials. Executive producer Gary King and his team of five in-house directors believe in finding creative solutions and ideas in every script and portraying that in their work.
DIRECTORS PROFILES Oscar Strauss A story-teller with a strong art director’s eye and an affinity for children’s performances. Gersh Kgamedi A life-style director who beautifully captures Africa’s textures and nuances. Mukunda A visual director with a cosmetic feel, who loves performance directing. He has also just completed his first feature film. Ian Difford A table-top director who is passionate about food and liquids and who brings beautiful lighting and aesthetic sensibility to all of his work. Alan Irvin A visual director with a strong art director’s eye. He loves shooting real people, real performances in beautiful locations.
CONTACT DETAILS Gary King Executive producer tel: +27 11 787 7446 fax: +27 11 787 8367 email: info@picturetree.co.za www.picturetree.co.za 2 Athole Avenue, Craighall, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
PROFILE | 39
SHY THE SUN DIRECTION PRODUCTION CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT DESIGN ILLUSTRATION NARRATIVE CONTENT As animation and art directors respectively, Jannes and Ree expand on briefs supplied by agencies, develop concepts into tangible worlds and create vibrant characters whom exist in rich colorful worlds. Linsey and Stanley then go on to develop these ideas, bringing them to fruition through illustration and 3D animation. The company is spearheaded by producer Nina.
CONTACT DETAILS tel: +27 21 468 6030 mobile: +27 82 546 2038 email: nina@shythesun.tv www.shythesun.tv
40 | PROFILE
Founded in 2007, Shy The Sun has since created awardwinning commercials for both local and international clients. Their passion drives their non-conventional and expansive concepts, which in turn triggers the exploration of groundbreaking techniques. The team specialises in developing a script into a rich concept and then facilitates the production to its final stage.
CONTACT DETAILS Cape Town tel: +27 21 468 6030 mobile: +27 82 546 2038 email: nina@shythesun.tv www.shythesun.tv Mediahive Unit 4B 1 Glynnville Terrace Gardens, Cape Town 8001
PROFILE | 41
Mineseeker Pool
Director
Š Antonia Steyn - Oneleague Creative Management
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BRUCE MAC director If you’re after magical performances from children, look no further than Bruce Mac: he has the unique ability to capture performances that endear viewers across the globe. Bruce is currently in pre-production on a feature film, The Perfect Wave, which he is directing. He’s represented in SA by The Fabulous Boomtown Boys. mobile: +27 83 309 0392 email: bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za www.boomtownfilms.co.za
www.catapult.tv • We deliver quality without fuss • If we take it on, we take it all the way • If you give it to us, we give it everything. GLEN BOSMAN tel: +27 83 272 7777 email: glen@catapult.tv JOHN VREY tel: +27 82 880 2608 email: john@catapult.tv
Experience counts for a lot and that’s exactly what Jeremy Goodall of feelgoodfilms has. Listing top agencies and brands as customers, Jeremy has been around the block and is still top of the log! tel: +27 11 827 2182 email: liza@feelgoodfilms.tv www.feelgoodfilms.tv
44 | 1/3 PROFILE
FRANS MARAIS behind-the-scenes If you are looking for a funky, interesting ‘making of,’ Frans has 20 years experience, while his attention to detail is matched by his joie de vivre and easy charm, letting him meld into the rhythm of any shoot.
tel: +27 21 761 9373 mobile: +27 82 447 2289 email: frans@dreamcatcherproductions.co.za www.dreamcatcherproductions.co.za
GORDON MIDGLEY director
First For Women Concierge
JANNES HENDRIKZ director Live-action and animation director at Shy The Sun. Jannes’ attention to detail and ability to visualise the final picture from the get-go are the key ingredients contributing to their top quality pieces. His remarkable understanding for performance and composition inspires everyone he works with to leave no stone unturned and settle for nothing less than the best. email: mr.jannes@gmail.com www.shythesun.tv
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KOFI ZWANA director
Crash Car Burn Long Live Tonight
LOURENS VAN RENSBURG director
Cell C Trevor Noah – Launch
NERINE PIENAAR costume designer Nerine has a natural flair for style and a fashion design background, as well as 10 years of local and international experience in the film, advertising and entertainment industry. She set up a wardrobe hiring company, The Wardrobe Studio, in Johannesburg and received the 2010 SAFTA for Best Feature Film Costume Design. mobile: +27 82 413 8346 email: nerinepienaar@gmail.com www.wardrobestudio.net
46 | 1/3 PROFILE
REE TREWEEK art direction & production design Art director and production designer at Shy The Sun. Ree has headed the creative imagery for a number of awardwinning commercials. Her wholehearted and illustrative designs inspire the iconic and memorable imagery of Shy The Sun’s work. Give her one word and she’ll come up with a whole world of visuals instantaneously. email: ree.treweek@gmail.com www.shythesun.tv
SIMON WRIGHT surf cinematographer
mobile: +27 83 2785165 tel/fax: +27 21 780 1929 email: kayafilmandvideo@gmail.com
STANLEY SEGAL & LINSEY LEVENDALL content design & concept development The artistic team that pushes forward the content and concept developed in the Shy The Sun studio. Stanley specialises in 3D animation, while Linsey works mainly in concept design and illustration. Their work brings the worlds of Shy The Sun to life. email: nina@shythesun.tv www.shythesun.tv
50 | BLOCKS custom publishing
ILM &
film industry business forum
hospitality
VENT
Film & Event Publishing is an awardwinning publishing hub for the African film and events industries. In addition to The Filmmakers Guide to South Africa, we produce The Callsheet and The Event, the most widely read trade publications for the film and events industries in South Africa. We’re available to produce show guides, dailies, and any other custom publishing you need, as well as designing adverts, brochures and posters. We’re experienced in both web and print, while we’re increasingly interested in events.
Update and refresh your management techniques through professional resource lectures and general discussion sessions with other industry professionals. Dig deeper into: • current tax and media law • hr management • marketing and pr best practices • leadership vs. management • financial indicators • safe financial practises and much more
Whatever airline you fly and whatever class of ticket you hold, The Premier Lounge is your airport oasis of comfort, relaxation and pleasure. Premier Lounges offer: • light meals, snacks and drinks • magazines and newspapers • internet connectivity • television • showers Anyone who purchases a lounge pass can experience VIP travel.
Monthly meetings. Contact Kathy to join.
Gaye Higgs tel: +27 21 674 0646 fax: +27 21 674 6691 email: gaye@filmeventpublishing.co.za www.filmeventpublishing.co.za
Kathy English Brower mobile: +27 82 453 6055 fax: 086 677 2434 email: kathyenglishb@gmail.com
tel: +27 11 390 8660 www.comfortguaranteed.co.za
industry events
post-production crew
wardrobe hire
Airports across South Africa
Once a month in Cape Town and once a quarter in Johannesburg, Film & Event Publishing brings the film industry together at an exclusive venue for an evening of laughter and networking. This is a great opportunity to launch your new product or service, so contact us for sponsorship opportunities. w
ILM &
VENT
Gaye Higgs tel: +27 21 674 0646 fax: +27 21 674 6691 email: gaye@filmeventpublishing.co.za www.filmeventpublishing.co.za
Supplying freelance post-production crew to the film and television industry
tel: 0860 111 553 production: +27 76 225 9173 email: kirsty@generalpost.co.za www.generalpost.co.za Block C Stonewedge Office Park, 1 Wedgelink Road, Bryanston
• Wardrobe hire to the film, TV and entertainment industry • Wardrobe call facility • Vito panel van rental, with built-in rails Specialises in • Period clothing • Uniforms • Traditional African clothing • Classic and contemporary clothing
tel: +27 82 413 8346 www.wardrobestudio.net 8 Bordeaux Drive, Bordeaux South, Randburg, Johannesburg
Over 6 000 visitors and 15 000 page views a month from 161 countries
The Callsheet’s website is now completely interactive. At no cost, you can now load your own: • press releases, with embedded videos and images • jobs & opportunities • industry events
www.thecallsheet.co.za tel: 021 674 0646 | fax: 021 674 6691 | email: makkie@thecallsheet.co.za
52 | ALPHABETICAL COMPANY
DESCRIPTION
TELEPHONE
EMAIL / WEBSITE
PAGE
7Films
Production Company
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
29
Commercial Service Antonia Steyn
Photographer
+27 21 462 7607
www.oneleague.co.za
42
Arcadia Sound
Audio Post Production
+27 83 963 9220
www.arcadiasound.com
web
Bird on a Wire
Photographer’s Agent
+27 21 448 5809
www.birdonawire.co.za
7
BrandOxygen
Advertising
+27 74 171 9500
ockert@brandoxygen.co.za
web
Bruce Macdonald
Director
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
43
Bryan Traylor
Photographer
+27 82 222 5623
bryan@locker14.co.za
2
Cape Film Commission
Film Commission
+27 21 483 9070
www.capefilmcommission.co.za
1
Cape Town Film Studios
Studio Facilities
+27 21 843 2400
www.capetownfilmstudios.co.za
web
Candy Kennedy
Photographer
pendra@harryandco.tv
www.harryandco.tv
19
Cannes Lions
International Festival of Creativity
+44 (0)20 7728 4040
www.canneslions.com
4
Catapult Commercials
Production Company
+27 11 325 5535
www.catapult.tv
43
Commercial Service Clint Corden
Director
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
30
Clive Ferreira
Photographer
+27 82 573 9316
clive@fpcg.co.za
17
Clive Stewart
Photographer
+27 11 447 0547
www.clivestewart.com
24
Condor
Animation
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Condor
Computer Graphics
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Condor
Post Production Film
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Condor
Video Conferencing
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Production Company
+27 11 726 2828
sizwe@curious.co.za
web
+27 11 726 2828
www.curious.co.za
web
Animal Wranglers
+27 84 793 3666
kerstinhei@web.de
web
Dale Yudelman
Photographer
+27 83 270 4543
www.daleyudelman.com
18
Danie Nel Photography
Photographer
+27 83 301 9057
www.danienel.co.za
web
Design Indaba
Exhibition/Conference
+27 21 465 9966
meagan@interactiveafrica.com
web
Disko
3D Animation Illustration Studio
+27 83 398 3239
www.disko.co.za
6
Curious Pictures
Commercial Service Curious Pictures
Production Company Film & Television
D.Keil - Camelids - Dromedaries, Llamas & Alpacas
Dreamcatcher Productions
Videographer
+27 82 447 2289
www.dreamcatcherproductions.co.za
44
Egg Film Service
Production Company
+27 21 426 0728
www.eggfilms.tv
32
Commercial Service Egg Films
Production Company Directors
+27 21 426 0728
www.eggfilms.tv
32
Emelia Weavind
Production Designer
+27 82 883 1555
emelia@tiscali.co.za
web
Production Company
+27 11 827 2182
www.feelgoodfilms.tv
43
feelgoodfilms
Film & Television Film & Event Publishing
Custom Publishing
+27 21 674 0646
lance@filmeventpublishing.co.za
50
Filmmakers Guide to South Africa
Trade Publication
+27 21 674 0646
taryn@filmmakersguide.co.za
8 web
Fopspeen Moving Pictures
Animation
+27 82 374 7115
www.fopspeen.co.za
FZP Apartment Rentals
Accommodation
+27 21 426 1634
www.fzp.co.za
web
General Post
Post Production Crew
0860 111 553
www.generalpost.co.za
50
Gordon Midgley
Director
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
44
Greatstock Photo Library
Photo Library
+27 11 880 2037
www.greatstock.co.za
web
Greg Copeland
Cinematographer
+27 83 772 2804
www.gregcopeland.co.uk
web
Guy Neveling
Photographer
+27 21 786 3980
www.guyneveling.com
25
Hot Shots
Crew Agent
+27 11 804 3925/9
www.hotshots.co.za
web
Humanoid
Production Company Directors
+27 11 482 9174
www.humanoid.co.za
33
Jahmil Qubeka
Director
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
34
Jannes Hendrikz
Director
+27 21 468 6030/1
mr.jannes@gmail.com
44
Joe Alblas
Photographer
+27 83 338 7800
joe@joealblas.com
35
Johan Wilke Photography
Photographer
+27 21 448 9090
shotz@willworks.co.za
56
Kathy English Brower Consulting
Consulting Services
+27 82 453 6055
kathyenglishb@gmail.com
50
Kaya Film and Video
Surf Cinematography
+27 21 780 1929
kayafilmandvideo@gmail.com
web
Kofi Zwana
Director
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
45
Knights Catering
Catering
+27 21 923 0800
albert@knightscatering.co.za
web
Linsey Levendall
Concept Design &
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
46
Concept Development Locker14
Photography
+27 82 222 5623
www.locker14.co.za
2
Lourens van Rensburg
Director
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
45
Lucky Fish Productions
Production Company
+27 21 465 3393
platon@luckyfishproductions.co.za
web
Commercial Service
ALPHABETICAL | 53 COMPANY Lucky Fish Productions
DESCRIPTION
TELEPHONE
EMAIL / WEBSITE
PAGE
Production Company
+27 21 465 3393
platon@luckyfishproductions.co.za
web
Film & Television MAN (michaelandnick)
Photography
+27 82 452 0724
www.michaelandnick.com
24
Marcelle Mouton
Director
+27 21 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
36
Mark Engels
Director
+27 83 375 0959
www.arkangel.co.za
37
Mary Jane
Art Direction & Production Design
+27 82 557 0808
www.mjsalchemy.com
BC
Mediatech Africa
Exhibition
+27 11 794 2941
www.mediatech.co.za
49
Melanie Cleary Photography
Photography & Advertising
+27 82 649 5889
www.melaniephoto.com
BC
Michael Meyersfeld
Photographer
+27 11 444 6333
www.meyersfeld.com
26
Nerine Pienaar
Costume Designer
+27 82 413 8346
nerinepienaar@gmail.com
45
Networking Functions
Industry Events
+27 21 674 0646
gaye@filmeventpublishing.co.za
50
NHU Africa
Wildlife Film Productions
+27 21 422 0154
www.nhuafrica.com
17, 48
Nina Pfeiffer
Producer
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
web
Production Company
+27 21 790 2227
www.onsetproductions.co.za
web web
On Set Film Productions
Film & Television One League
Creative Management
+27 21 462 7607
www.oneleague.co.za
Orion Set Security
Security
+27 21 697 4624/5407
faiza@orionhudconsulting.co.za
web
Patrick Ryan
Photographer
+27 21 448 5809
www.birdonawire.co.za
FC
Photo & Film Expo
Photo & Film Exhibition
+27 11 326 2257
info@photofilmexpo.com
47
Picture Tree
Production Company Directors
+27 11 787 7446
gary@picturetree.co.za
38
Premier Lounges
Hospitality
+27 11 390 8660
www.comfortguaranteed.co.za
50
Prosound/T&A Lighting
Audio Visual
+27 11 470 6800
www.prosound.co.za
web
Ree Treweek
Art Direction & Production Design
+27 21 468 6030/1
ree.treweek@gmail.com
46
Rosco
Lighting Equipment
+44 0208 659 2300
knellr@rosco-europe.com
9
Shy the Sun
Animation
+27 21 468 6030/1
www.shythesun.tv
39
Shy the Sun
Production Company Directors
+27 21 468 6030/1
www.shythesun.tv
40
Simon Wright
Surf Cinematographer
+27 83 278 5165
kayafilmandvideo@gmail.com
46
Sly Design
Manufacturing
+27 83 326 9868
www.slydesign.co.za
web
Snow Productions
SPFX - snow
+27 83 269 0172
www.snowproductions.co.za
web
Stadium Management South Africa
Venue/Facility (Soccer City Complex,
+27 11 274 5300
www.stadiummanagement.co.za
web
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
46
Orlando Stadium, Rand Stadium, Dobsonville Stadium) Stanley Segal
Concept Design & Concept Development
Stellenbosch Lodge
Accommodation
+27 21 888 0100
www.stblodge.co.za
web
The Bomb Shelter
Production Company
+27 11 804 2552
shelli@thebomb.co.za
web
+27 11 804 2552
shelli@thebomb.co.za
web
Commercial Service The Bomb Shelter
Production Company Film & Television
The Callsheet Newspaper
Trade Publication
+27 21 674 0646
makkie@thecallsheet.co.za
51
The Fabulous Boomtown Boys
Production Company Directors
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
6
Production Company
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
6
The Fabulous Boomtown Boys
Commercial Service The Loerie Awards
Awards Event
+27 11 326 0304
www.theloerieawards.co.za
5
The Pixel Foundry Photographers
Photographic Agency
+27 21 424 1605
www.pixelfoundry.co.za
web
The Wardrobe Studio
Wardrobe & Costume Rental
+27 82 413 8346
nerinepienaar@gmail.com
50
Timbre Broadcast Systems
Broadcast Television (Sales, Service,
+27 11 706 7081
armand@timbre.co.za
web
Tin Rage TV Productions
Production Company
+27 82 850 3426
tinrage@iafrica.com
web web
Repair, Design and Installation) Film & Television Traffic
Broadcast Television
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
Traffic
Post Production
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
web
Traffic
Production Company
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
web
Film & Television Velocity Films
Production House - Advertising
+27 21 424 4971
www.velocityfilms.com
web
Velvet Films
Production Company Directors
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
IFC
Wednesday
Director
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
41
Wildlife Film Academy
Wildlife Filmmaking Course
+27 21 422 0154
www.wildlifefilmacademy.com
web
Winchester Special Effects
Aerial Filming
+27 83 450 3117
ryan@wfxsa.com
web
Witch & Wizard Productions
Production Company Directors
+27 11 465 6066
jurie@witchwizard.co.za
web
Witch & Wizard Productions
Production Company
+27 11 465 6066
jurie@witchwizard.co.za
web
Film & Television
54 | CATEGORICAL DESCRIPTION
COMPANY
TELEPHONE
EMAIL / WEBSITE
PAGE
3D Animation Illustration Studio
Disko
+27 83 398 3239
www.disko.co.za
6
Accommodation
FZP Apartment Rentals
+27 21 426 1634
info@fzp.co.za
web web
Accommodation
Stellenbosch Lodge
+27 21 888 0100
www.stblodge.co.za
Advertising
BrandOxygen
+27 74 171 9500
ockert@brandoxygen.co.za
web
Aerial Filming
Winchester Special Effects
+27 83 450 3117
ryan@wfxsa.com
web
D.Keil - Camelids - Dromedaries,
+27 84 793 3666
kerstinhei@web.de
web
Animal Wrangler
Llamas & Alpacas Animation
Condor
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Animation
Fopspeen Moving Pictures
+27 82 374 7115
www.fopspeen.co.za
web
Animation
Shy the Sun
+27 21 468 6030/1
www.shythesun.tv
39
Art Direction & Production Design
Mary Jane
+27 82 557 0808
www.mjsalchemy.com
BC
Art Direction & Production Design
Ree Treweek
+27 21 468 6030/1
ree.treweek@gmail.com
46
Audio Post Production
Arcadia Sound
+27 83 963 9220
www.arcadiasound.com
web
Audio Visual
Prosound/T&A Lighting
+27 11 470 6800
www.prosound.co.za
web
Awards Event
The Loerie Awards
+27 11 326 0304
www.theloerieawards.co.za
5
Broadcast Television
Traffic
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
web
Broadcast Television (Sales, Service,
Timbre Broadcast Systems
+27 11 706 7081
armand@timbre.co.za
web
Repair, Design and Installation) Catering
Knights Catering
+27 21 923 0800
albert@knightscatering.co.za
web
Cinematographer
Greg Copeland
+27 83 772 2804
www.gregcopeland.co.uk
web
Computer Graphics
Condor
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Concept Design &
Linsey Levendall
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
46
Stanley Segal
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
46
Concept Development Concept Design & Concept Development Consulting Services
Kathy English Brower Consulting
+27 82 453 6055
kathyenglishb@gmail.com
50
Costume Designer
Nerine Pienaar
+27 82 413 8346
nerinepienaar@gmail.com
45 web
Creative Management
One League
+27 21 462 7607
www.oneleague.co.za
Crew Agent
Hot Shots
+27 11 804 3925/9
production@hotshots.co.za
web
Custom Publishing
Film & Event Publishing
+27 21 674 0646
lance@filmeventpublishing.co.za
50
Director
Bruce Macdonald
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
43
Director
Clint Corden
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
30
Director
Gordon Midgley
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
44
Director
Jahmil Qubeka
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
34
Director
Jannes Hendrikz
+27 21 468 6030/1
mr.jannes@gmail.com
44
Director
Kofi Zwana
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
45
Director
Lourens van Rensburg
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
45
Director
Marcelle Mouton
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
36 37
Director
Mark Engels
+27 83 375 0959
www.arkangel.co.za
Director
Wednesday
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
41
Exhibition
Mediatech Africa
+27 11 794 2941
www.mediatech.co.za
49
Exhibition/Conference
Design Indaba
+27 21 465 9966
meagan@interactiveafrica.com
web
Film Commission
Cape Film Commission
+27 21 483 9070
www.capefilmcommission.co.za
1
Hospitality
Premier Lounges
+27 11 390 8660
www.comfortguaranteed.co.za
50
Industry Events
Networking Functions
+27 21 674 0646
gaye@filmeventpublishing.co.za
50 4
International Advertising Festival
Cannes Lions
+44 (0)20 7728 4040
www.canneslions.com
Lighting Equipment
Rosco
+44 0208 659 2300
knellr@rosco-europe.com
9
Manufacturing
Sly Design
+27 83 326 9868
www.slydesign.co.za
web
Photo & Film Exhibition
Photo & Film Expo
+27 11 326 2257
info@photofilmexpo.com
47
Photo Library
Greatstock Photo Library
+27 11 880 2037
www.greatstock.co.za
web
Photographer
Antonia Steyn
+27 21 462 7607
www.oneleague.co.za
42
Photographer
Bryan Traylor
+27 82 222 5623
bryan@locker14.co.za
2
Photographer
Candy Kennedy
pendra@harryandco.tv
www.harryandco.tv
19
Photographer
Clive Ferreira
+27 82 573 9316
clive@fpcg.co.za
17
Photographer
Clive Stewart
+27 11 447 0547
www.clivestewart.com
24
Photographer
Dale Yudelman
+27 83 270 4543
www.daleyudelman.com
18
Photographer
Danie Nel Photography
+27 83 301 9057
www.danienel.co.za
web
Photographer
Guy Neveling
+27 21 786 3980
www.guyneveling.com
25
Photographer
Joe Alblas
+27 83 338 7800
joe@joealblas.com
35
Photographer
Johan Wilke Photography
+27 21 448 9090
shotz@willworks.co.za
56
Photographer
Patrick Ryan
+27 21 448 5809
www.birdonawire.co.za
FC
Photographer
Michael Meyersfeld
+27 11 444 6333
www.meyersfeld.com
26
Photographic Agency
The Pixel Foundry Photographers
+27 21 424 1605
www.pixelfoundry.co.za
web
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COMPANY
TELEPHONE
EMAIL / WEBSITE
PAGE
Photography
Locker14
Photography
MAN (michaelandnick)
+27 82 222 5623
www.locker14.co.za
web
+27 82 452 0724
www.michaelandnick.com
Photography & Advertising
Melanie Cleary Photography
24
+27 82 649 5889
www.melaniephoto.com
BC
Photographer’s Agent
Bird on a Wire
+27 21 448 5809
www.birdonawire.co.za
7
Post Production
Traffic
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
web 50
Post Production Crew
General Post
0860 111 553
www.generalpost.co.za
Post Production Film
Condor
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Producer
Nina Pfeiffer
+27 21 468 6030/1
nina@shythesun.tv
web
Production Company
7Films
+27 86 199 9970
www.7films.co.za
29
Catapult Commercials
+27 11 325 5535
www.catapult.tv
43
Curious Pictures
+27 11 726 2828
sizwe@curious.co.za
web
Egg Film Service
+27 21 426 0728
www.eggfilms.tv
32
Lucky Fish Productions
+27 21 465 3393
platon@luckyfishproductions.co.za
web
The Bomb Shelter
+27 11 804 2552
shelli@thebomb.co.za
web
The Fabulous Boomtown Boys
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
6
Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Commercial Service Production Company Directors
Egg Films
+27 21 426 0728
www.eggfilms.tv
32
Production Company Directors
Humanoid
+27 21 426 0728
www.humanoid.co.za
33
Production Company Directors
Picture Tree
+27 11 787 7446
gary@picturetree.co.za
38
Production Company Directors
Shy the Sun
+27 21 468 6030/1
www.shythesun.tv
40
Production Company Directors
The Fabulous Boomtown Boys
+27 21 788 3929
bruce@boomtownfilms.co.za
6
Production Company Directors
Velvet Films
+27 11 486 4753
jannine@velvetfilms.tv
IFC
Production Company Directors
Witch & Wizard Productions
+27 11 465 6066
jurie@witchwizard.co.za
web
Production Company
Curious Picturers
+27 11 726 2828
www.curious.co.za
43
feelgoodfilms
+27 11 827 2182
liza@feelgoodfilms.tv
web
Lucky Fish Productions
+27 21 465 3393
platon@luckyfishproductions.co.za
web
On Set Film Productions
+27 21 790 2227
www.onsetproductions.co.za
web
The Bomb Shelter
+27 11 804 2552
shelli@thebomb.co.za
web
Tin Rage TV Productions
+27 82 850 3426
tinrage@iafrica.com
web
Traffic
+27 86 100 8262
info@tcmc.tv
web
Witch & Wizard Productions
+27 11 465 6066
jurie@witchwizard.co.za
web
Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Company Film & Television Production Designer
Emelia Weavind
+27 82 883 1555
emelia@tiscali.co.za
web
Production House - Advertising
Velocity Films
+27 21 424 4971
www.velocityfilms.com
web
Security
Orion Set Security
+27 21 697 4624/5407
faiza@orionhudconsulting.co.za
web
SPFX - snow
Snow Productions
+27 83 269 0172
www.snowproductions.co.za
web
Studio Facilities
Cape Town Film Studios
+27 21 843 2400
www.capetownfilmstudios.co.za
web
Surf Cinematographer
Simon Wright
+27 83 278 5165
kayafilmandvideo@gmail.com
46
Surf Cinematography
Kaya Film and Video
+27 21 780 1929
kayafilmandvideo@gmail.com
46
Trade Publication
Filmmakers Guide to South Africa
+27 21 674 0646
taryn@filmmakersguide.co.za
8
Trade Publication
The Callsheet Newspaper
+27 21 674 0646
makkie@thecallsheet.co.za
51
Venue/Facility (Soccer City Complex,
Stadium Management South Africa
+27 11 274 5300
www.stadiummanagement.co.za
web
Video Conferecing
Condor
+27 21 413 4800
www.condorcape.com
31
Videographer
Dreamcatcher Productions
+27 82 447 2289
www.dreamcatcherproductions.co.za
44
Wardrobe & Costume Rental
The Wardrobe Studio
+27 82 413 8346
nerinepienaar@gmail.com
50
Orlando Stadium, Rand Stadium, Dobsonville Stadium)
Wildlife Filmmaking Course
Wildlife Film Academy
+27 21 422 0154
www.wildlifefilmacademy.com
web
Wildlife Film Productions
NHU Africa
+27 21 422 0154
www.nhuafrica.com
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Š Johan Wilke
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