docSHARE 2: Show Me The Short Film Money, Honey!
docSHARE 2: Show Me The Short Film Money, Honey!
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docSHARE 2: Show Me The Short Film Money, Honey!
23rd February 2023 @ 16:00 - 17:00
Join DocFilmSA for the second session in our docSHARE webinar programme:
Show Me The Short Film Money, Honey! + Q&A
Guest Speaker: Jessie Zinn
This session uses Jessie’s Faces of Fortune as a case study of a film supported by the NFVF for their Unsung Community Heroes Slate, with a detailed step by step overview from the proposal and pitching to completion of the final film. This will include the principles for drafting a budget for a short documentary that aligns with the needs of the creative proposal. It will also address what you can expect from a funder and what they will require in return.
Faces of Fortune: Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but if Terry Fortune had to wear one, it would be loud, fabulous and sparkly. In the 1970s, despite Apartheid laws, Terry Fortune became one of the first Coloured drag queens in South Africa. A legend within the Cape Town theatre world, Terry Fortune has paved the way for artists, and performers throughout the past 30 years.
Thurs 23 Feb 2023 at 4-5pm via Zoom
Jessie Zinn is a SAFTA-nominated, award winning director from Cape Town. Her experience with performance in the theatre world has informed her ability to work across different genres and mediums. Thematically, her work often stems from ideas surrounding girlhood, and coming of age stories. Her films have screened at multiple international film festivals including Doc NYC, AFI Docs, MoMA Doc Fortnight and Visions Du Reel, and have received Vimeo Staff Picks. In 2017 she was named a “Marie Claire Future Shaper” for Marie Claire Magazine and in 2018 she was named a Mail & Guardian’s “200 Young South African”. Her latest film, “Drummies”, was acquired by the New Yorker, and she has recently completed her latest documentary, “Faces of Fortune”, which was being funded by the NFVF & DSAC for their “Unsung Community Heroes” slate. She has a B.A (hons) from the University of Cape Town, and an MFA in Documentary Film from Stanford University.
The docSHARE programme is powered by the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP3) administered by the NFVF.