The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) invites you to apply to participate in an Outward Film Investment Mission that will take place in Los Angeles, United States, from 31 October to 7 November 2018. The Film mission aims to promote South African audio-visual content in animation, feature films and television series.
The mission also seeks to promote South Africa’s film industry landscape, film infrastructure projects and shooting locations to international producers. The investment mission forms part of the dti’s objective to promote South Africa’s Film service offerings and attract coproduction partners from USA. The invitation to apply is extended to experienced South African filmmakers who have a proven track record for developing and producing two to five theatrically released feature films, animation, TV series, TV fiction and/or non-fiction in the past two years
.
Companies will be screened and selected in line with EMIA guidelines and market requirements, which are explained in the EMIA guidelines document. For the approved companies, the dti will provide the following:
 Accommodation (bed and breakfast only)
 An economy class return airfare to a maximum of R17 000.00.
The EMIA application forms and guidelines can be accessed on the following link:
www.thedti.gov.za/trade_investment/emia_outward_investment.jsp.
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE COURIERED. NO E-MAILED APPLICATIONS WILL
BE CONSIDERED
Submit the form together with the required documents by courier to:
the dti Campus, EMIA Division
Building A, Ground Floor
77 Meintjies Street Sunnyside,
Pretoria  0002
The closing date for receipt of application forms is 4 September 2018.
For further information, please contact:
Application form enquiries (EMIA):
Sharlotte Valoyi
Tel: 012 394 1008
E-mail: SValoyi@thedti.gov.za.
Investment Promotion enquiries:
Thembakazi Kwinana
Tel: 021 0023 0117
E-mail: TKwinana@thedti.gov.za