KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission Proposal Writing Workshop
The KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) is inviting individuals who meet the requirements stated below to apply for a Proposal Writing and Pitching Masterclass. The masterclass’ aim is to address the challenges around proposal writing rejections; the workshops will...
Netflix pledges over R900m to boost SA film & TV industry
Netflix has pledged over R900m to contribute to the South African creative industry between 2022-2023. The announcement was made at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference. This substantial commitment will cover four productions – one international and...
Africa Direct Call for Submissions
Al Jazeera English is launching the second series of Africa Direct- African filmmakers, telling African stories – directly. Big World Cinema is contracted to manage the series, commissioning African filmmakers across the continent to produce short form documentaries...
Standing with War-affected Communities
While we are far from the firing line, no person will be unaffected by the war in Ukraine. An injustuce to one is an injustice to all. The DFA Board would like to show solidarity with war-affected communities by alerting members to the following avenues of support:...
Visual Effects Editor Course
NETFLIX & TEMPO, through its associate SAGE, are joining forces to offer the first VFX editor course of its kind in South Africa. This course is aimed at those who want to make a career as a VFX editor. VFX editors work as a link between the film or TV production...
Film Impact Screening Facilitator short course
The Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is excited to share some amazing news: we made an impact short course! With a lot of help from our friends, of course. We're lucky enough to have the NGO Sunshine Cinema (Africa's first...
SA Films and Publications Amendment Act comes into force
By Janet MacKenzie, Partner and Head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice at Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg The Films and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019 (FPAA) came into effect on 1 March 2022. The primary amendments introduced by the FPAA...
#docLOVE: Mossville: When Giant Trees Fall
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall  tells the story of a centuries-old black community in Louisiana laid waste by a chemical company, and of the residents who refuse to leave. Mossville, a small, predominantly black community in Southwestern Louisiana, was founded by a...
5 minutes with… Mark Wade
Tell us about yourself – who are you and what do you do? I'm an ex-Durban boy, and have lived and worked in Johannesburg for decades. I studied art and design at the Durban Tech, and film making at the Art Centre College of Design in Los Angeles. In those days it was...