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THE 9 th SCREEN AFRICA INDUSTRY GOLF DAY – 23 October 2008<br />
First Prize sponsored by Sony: <strong>Screen</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>’s<br />
Angela van Schalkwyk and Sony’s Roushal Poole with<br />
winners Rob Cowling and Dominic Mitchell<br />
Second Prize sponsored by<br />
<strong>Screen</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>: John Stevens and<br />
Freddie Bredenkamp<br />
Third Prize sponsored by Panasonic:<br />
Winners Eben Jansen and Jimi Matthews<br />
Fourth Prize sponsored by Panasonic:<br />
Winners Andrew van Biljon and Scott Wardle<br />
Sasani Prize: Geoff Green with winner<br />
Emile van Tonder<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> Henley TV Facilities Prize: Marius<br />
Janse van Rensburg with winner Eddie Naude<br />
Radio Broadcast Facilities Prize: Gelfand<br />
Kausiyo with winner Paul van den Berg<br />
Mediatech <strong>Africa</strong> Prize: Simon Robinson<br />
with winner Johan Scheepers<br />
Air Time Prize: Cosmas Tshabalala with<br />
winner Gerrit Otto<br />
Inala Prize: Winner Pienaar Kloppers<br />
Urban Brew Prize: Quewan Frame with<br />
winner Marc Wehner<br />
AFM Prize: Cosmas<br />
Tshabalala accepts on<br />
behalf of Nic Bonthuys<br />
Spescom Hole: Xhanti Busika (Spescom), Ian Holden<br />
(Spescom), Gary Smith (O’Mage) and Spescom’s Sean<br />
du Toit and Claude Stephan<br />
Air Time Hole: Ivan Bridgens of Lasernet, sponsor<br />
of the Club House area, with Panasonic’s Sean Loeve,<br />
Martin Maddox and Keith Stanton<br />
Sasani Hole: <strong>SABC</strong> Henley TV Facilities’ Hannes<br />
Reinecke, Andre Dreyer, Sog van Eck and Simon<br />
Swart<br />
Protea Hole: Sentech’s Dreis Killian and<br />
Marius Scheepers with Jonathan Gimpel (Atlas<br />
Studios) and Trevor Grundlingh (Protea)<br />
Aon Hole: M-Net’s Jaco Bester, Coenie<br />
Beukes and Danie Nel<br />
Inala Hole: Gelfand Kausiyo, Eddie Sibanda,<br />
Kahlo Mampuru and Bryne Rwodzi<br />
RBF Hole: Richard Baker (LED Vision) with<br />
HBS’ Gary Shaw, John Downie and Bernard<br />
Wright<br />
EventCam Hole: M-Net’s Emile van Tonder,<br />
Rory Guthrie, TC Tawengwa and Neil Longstaff<br />
Questek Hole: Scott Wardle (Lighting Logistics),<br />
Craig Wardle (PF Maintenance), Mark Edwards<br />
(Icarus) and Andrew van Biljon (Top Tech)<br />
Concilium Hole: Bladeworks’ Reg<br />
Nance-Kivell, Jo van Zyl, Leigh Human,<br />
Fraser Rowe and Nicholas Apostoli<br />
Panalux Hole: Wessie van der Westhuizen (UNISA),<br />
John Stevens (Global Access), Malcolm Cobbett<br />
(Tecmed) and Freddie Bredenkamp (Protea)<br />
Traffic Hole: Dion Strydom (LED<br />
Vision), Lynton Allsopp (EventCam) and<br />
Paul Newman (Lucidity)<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> Hole: <strong>SABC</strong> Henley TV Facilities’ Carl<br />
Naude, Mags Anthony, Louis Korkie and Manny<br />
Coelho<br />
Urban Brew Hole: Dennis Herold (Gearhouse),<br />
Grant Watt (Mindset Network), Eddie Naude<br />
(Traffic) and Mark Buyskes (independent)<br />
Dimension Hole: Dan Jawitz (Vox Pix),<br />
David van Zyl, Robbie Thorpe (TOM<br />
Pictures) and Llewellyn Arends<br />
Henley Hole: Camera Facilities’ Ettiene<br />
Snyman, Kevin Govender, Deon ‘Blue Bull’<br />
Vermeulen and Roddy Barker,<br />
Portal to Learning Hole: Jennifer Maako,<br />
Kgomotso Radiphochwa, Stephan Delport,<br />
Daniel Clegg and Natalie Delport<br />
Thebe Exhibitions / Mediatech <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Hole: Claire Badenhorst, Marita le Roux and<br />
Simon Robinson<br />
This page is sponsored by<br />
Telkom Media’s Ash Samuel, Eben Jansen<br />
and Jimi Matthews with Panasonic’s Martin<br />
Maddox<br />
Chris Dobson (C Squared), Clive Humphries,<br />
Sean Jefferies (Cut & Paste) and Danielle Fanti<br />
(C Squared)<br />
Air Time cameramen Paul Putter and Francois<br />
Schenck<br />
Urban Bunnies<br />
Contact Details<br />
Radio: Gelfand Kausiyo Tel: +2711 714 6428<br />
TV Outside Broadcast: Cosmos Thabalala Tel: +2711 714 4300<br />
TV production Studios, Post production, Satellite Linking and Optical services: Marius Janse van Rensburg Tel: +2711 714 6405
P R O D U C T I O N U P D A T E S<br />
FOR FURTHER DETAILS VISIT<br />
www.screenafrica.com<br />
Those productions in red are newly listed this month<br />
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Tel: +27 (11) 463-3167/8<br />
Fax: +27 (11) 463-2534<br />
Email:avmark@icon.co.za<br />
Authorised Distributor<br />
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Order of Information<br />
1. Title<br />
2. Production Company<br />
3. Director<br />
4. Genre<br />
IN THE PIPELINE<br />
Knilcher – When love<br />
hurts<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher venzke/ bertha<br />
spieker<br />
Feature<br />
MHLONGO<br />
Creative Pictures cc<br />
Dir/Writer: Vusi Dumisani Nhlapo<br />
Short Film<br />
PROJECT HAMMER<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
TIME FRAME<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
WASTED YEARS<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
IN DEVELOPMENT<br />
2000 CARATS<br />
Crazy Apple Motion Pictures<br />
Dir: Craig Tarling<br />
Feature Film<br />
A DIFFERENT MODE OF<br />
BLACK<br />
Nouvele Films<br />
Dir: Dumisani Zungu<br />
Documentary<br />
AFRICA TODAY<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Jane Lipman<br />
Series of Doccies For CBC<br />
A SHOT AT THE BIG TIME<br />
Just Do It Productions cc<br />
Director: Russell Underhill/ Ian<br />
Roberts<br />
Writer/ Producer: Janet van Eeden<br />
BRANDY & COKE<br />
Red Pill Productions<br />
Dir: Neil Sonnekus<br />
Feature Film<br />
CAMPUS<br />
Young Minds Productions<br />
Dir: Pule M<br />
Feature<br />
DREAM OF SHARAHAZAD<br />
Luna Films with Sundance Institute<br />
Bridget Pickering/ Neil Brandt<br />
Documentary<br />
GRACE<br />
Sandile M Productions<br />
Writer: Sandile Mchunu<br />
Short Film<br />
HAPPILY EVER AFTER<br />
Sandile M Productions<br />
Writer: Sandile Mchunu<br />
Feature<br />
HERE I COME<br />
Dogg Bite Entertainment<br />
Dir: Siphiwe Dominic Mpanza<br />
Public Service Announcement<br />
HYENA’S SCREAM<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prods: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
ILUNGELO<br />
Creative Pictures cc<br />
Prod/ Writer: Vusi Dumisani<br />
Nhlapo<br />
Short Film<br />
IMAGINE AFRICA 2<br />
Broadcast HIV <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Exec Prod: Carolyn Carew<br />
Feature/ Documentary<br />
JULIUS CAESAR<br />
ZenHQ/ Grindworks<br />
Exec Prod: Chris Roland<br />
Feature<br />
KALAHARI<br />
Philo Films<br />
Feature<br />
KENNEDY’S BRAIN<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prods: Geselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE<br />
BALL<br />
Stiletto Entertainment<br />
Prod: Tracey-Lee Dearham/ Andrina<br />
Moodley<br />
Documentary<br />
LOXION FEMME FATALE<br />
Stiletto Entertainment<br />
Prod: Tracey-Lee Dearham<br />
Doccie/ Drama<br />
MY GENERATION<br />
Current Affairs Films/ Untitled<br />
Films<br />
Prod:Jane Lipman/ Melanie Anstey<br />
Documentary<br />
MOSEME ROAD<br />
CONSTRUCTION<br />
Mutodi Films<br />
Prod: Mutodi Neshehe<br />
Corporate<br />
NOMA KANJANI<br />
(WHATEVER IT TAKES)<br />
Dogg Bite Entertainment<br />
Prod: Siphiwe D Mpanza<br />
TV Drama<br />
Php Billiton – Hillside<br />
Carbon Plant<br />
International Radio Pictures, Inc<br />
Exec Prod: T King<br />
Corporate<br />
SOBUKWE – THE ICON<br />
Born Free Media<br />
Prod: Carolyn Carew<br />
Feature/ Documentary<br />
SOCIETY<br />
Puo Pha Productions<br />
Drama Series 2<br />
STORIES FROM A WAR<br />
Sean O’ Sullivan<br />
Exec Prod: Sean O’ Sullivan<br />
Documetary<br />
SUPERMAMA<br />
GoogelPlex Productions<br />
Dir: Karen van Schalkwyk<br />
Feature<br />
TEENS AND SEX<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Jane Lipman<br />
Documentary<br />
TEN COMMANDMENTS<br />
Maxi D Productions<br />
Prod:David Max Brown<br />
Drama<br />
THE COLOUR OF LOVE<br />
Maxi D Productions<br />
Prod:David Max Brown<br />
Drama<br />
THE CARAVAN<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prods: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
THE CHILIMILA SAFARI<br />
International Radio Pictures, Inc<br />
Dir: Kit Reynolds/ Joel Ngoepe<br />
Documentary<br />
THE ESCAPE<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Beata Lipman<br />
Feature film<br />
THE FRINGE<br />
ZenHQ<br />
Prod: Chris Roland<br />
Feature Film<br />
THE GARDEN<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke & Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
THE HUNTER’S DAUGHTER<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke<br />
Feature<br />
THREE ROSES<br />
Razor Sharp Films<br />
Prod: Rachel Young<br />
Feature<br />
TROUKOEK<br />
Afrokaans Media<br />
Prod: Leroux Botha<br />
Feature Film<br />
TRUE FILMS SLATE<br />
ZenHQ<br />
Prod: Chris Roland<br />
Feature Film<br />
ULTIMATE AFRICA:FROM<br />
GUTS TO GLORY<br />
Chalia Films<br />
Prod:Shalin Sirkar<br />
TV Series<br />
UNDECIDED<br />
Binary Film Works<br />
Prod: Cecil Matlou<br />
Feature<br />
US AID CARE VOLUNTARY<br />
SAVINGS/ LOAN PROJECT<br />
Panache Video Productions<br />
Prod: Liesel Eiselen<br />
Documentary<br />
VEIDA XERXES: CURSE OF<br />
THE RED EYE<br />
House of Madzaland PTY Ltd.<br />
Dir: A Onomen Asikele<br />
Feature Film<br />
WIDE COUNTRY<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
WITCH BURNINGS IN<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
Mother Films<br />
Prod: Rachel Young/ Lesley Anne<br />
Mulder<br />
Documentary<br />
YOUTHS<br />
Paki Productions<br />
Patrick Paki<br />
TV Drama<br />
ZULU FOR SALE<br />
Luna Films cc<br />
Exec Prod: Luna Films cc<br />
Sitcom Series<br />
IN PRE-PRODUCTION<br />
AFROX MIC WELDING<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Dir/ DOP: FC Hamman<br />
Plant Video<br />
AFROX PERMIT<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Dir/ DOP: FC Hamman<br />
Work Video<br />
90 PLEIN STREET 2/3<br />
Born Free Media<br />
Dir/ Prod: Carolyn Carew<br />
TV Series<br />
COCA COLA SOCCER ZONE<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> Sport<br />
Exec Prod: Pat Mahuma<br />
Sports Zone<br />
DAISY DE MELKER<br />
Bragge Film & TV<br />
Exec Prod: Guy Bragge<br />
Docudrama<br />
DEAD VOICES SPEAK<br />
Vuleka Productions<br />
Dir: Madoda Ncayiyana<br />
Documentary<br />
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SCREENAFRICA – Nov/Dec 2008
P R O D U C T I O N U P D A T E S<br />
DRAWING THE LINE<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Jane Lipman/ Nevile Josie<br />
TV Series 2<br />
FAMILY BONDS<br />
Sosiba Entertainment<br />
Deon Potgieter<br />
TV Sitcom Series 2<br />
FOLLOWING JESUS<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod: Susan Cherian (US-based)<br />
Drama Series 2<br />
GLAMOUR & GLORIA<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
JANJAWEED<br />
ZenHQ/ Event Film<br />
Dir: Uwe Boll<br />
Feature<br />
LOFKLEUTERS & JAN DE<br />
WET<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod/Dir: FC Hamman<br />
6 Episode DVD<br />
MTV MUSIC AFRICA<br />
AWARDS<br />
Lucky Bean Productions<br />
Prod: Donald Clarke<br />
TV Series<br />
NEDBANK ETHICS VIDEO<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod: Drikus van der Berg<br />
Corporate<br />
NUMBER ONE LADIES<br />
DETECTIVE AGENCY<br />
Film Afrika Worldwide (PTY) LTD<br />
Prod: Davide Wicht/ Vlokkie<br />
Gordon<br />
TV Series 1<br />
ONCE UPON A TIME<br />
ZenHQ<br />
Dir: Chris Roland<br />
New Media<br />
OUR HOUSE<br />
ZenHQ<br />
Dir: Chris Roland<br />
TV Series 2<br />
O ULTIMO VOO DO<br />
FLAMINGO<br />
Slate One and Fado Filmes<br />
Exec Prod: Luis Galv’o Teles/ Jo’o<br />
Ribeiro<br />
Feature<br />
SEARCH PARK<br />
AFDA<br />
Prod: Kyle Swart<br />
Short Film<br />
SONG OF WHALES<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prods: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
STOKVEL<br />
Penguin Films<br />
Dir: Vusi Dibakwane<br />
TV Series<br />
TB: AIDS AWARENESS<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod: Drikus van der Berg<br />
Corporate – Aurum Health<br />
THE VICTIM<br />
Creative Pictures cc<br />
Dir/Writer: Vusi Dumisani Nhlapo<br />
Documentary<br />
TRADITIONAL HEALERS<br />
– MABENA<br />
BREAKING THE<br />
STEREOTYPES<br />
Prod: Madoda Mditshwa<br />
Documentary<br />
Women in Science<br />
New Wave Productions<br />
Prod: Shaffe shaik<br />
TV Magazine<br />
IN PRODUCTION<br />
20 SOMETHING<br />
Red Pepper Pictures<br />
Dir: Deepika Bhoolabhai<br />
TV Magazine Programme<br />
3RD DEGREE<br />
e.tv<br />
Investigative TV series<br />
7DE LAAN<br />
Danie Odendaal Produksies<br />
Dirs: Alwyn Swart<br />
Daily TV Drama Series<br />
AFRICAN COUTURE<br />
Clockwork Zoo<br />
Creative Dir: Carlos Alves<br />
Fashion TV Mag Show<br />
AFROX HIGH<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
DOP: Susie van der Linde<br />
Corporate<br />
AFRO SHOWBIZ NEWS<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> News International<br />
Exec Prod: Jody-Layne Surtie<br />
TV Magazine<br />
AFRICA SOCCER<br />
Dirk Mostert Camera Productions<br />
Prod: Dirk Mostert<br />
Documentary<br />
AFRICA AT WORK<br />
Pamuzinda Production<br />
Exec Dir: Daniel Makokena<br />
Current Affairs<br />
AGAPE – CHRISTIAN<br />
MAGAZINE SHOW<br />
Gabaza Productions/ Pitso<br />
Communications<br />
Prod: Sarah Ngubeni<br />
Magazine Show<br />
ALONG THE WEST COAST<br />
OF AFRICA<br />
Goge <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Exec Prod: Isaac & Nneka Moses<br />
TV Magazine<br />
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A<br />
5TH GRADER?<br />
M-Net<br />
Game Show<br />
BAND AID BACKPACKER<br />
Vuleka Productions<br />
Dir:Madoda Ncayiyana/ Stephen de<br />
Villers<br />
Documentary<br />
BIG BROTHER AFRICA<br />
Endemol SA<br />
Reality Series 3<br />
BINNELANDERS<br />
Stark Films<br />
Dir: Danie Joubert<br />
TV Drama<br />
BHP BILLITON HILSIDE<br />
International Radio Pictures<br />
Kit Reynolds<br />
3-D Animation<br />
CASTLE LITE CROSS ROADS<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: JP Potgieter<br />
AFP – Drama Season 3<br />
COUCH-TO-COUCH<br />
Dir/DOP: Derek Antonio Serra<br />
Doccie/ Film<br />
CRAZ-E<br />
Red Pepper Pictures<br />
Dir: Billi-Jean Parker<br />
Daily Youth Show<br />
EASTERN MOSAIC<br />
Red Carpet Productions<br />
Magazine Programme<br />
EGOLI – PLACE OF GOLD<br />
Franz Marx Films<br />
Head Dir: Ken Leach<br />
Soap Opera<br />
EYE ON AFRICA<br />
Pamuzinda Productions<br />
Exec Prod: Daniel Makokera<br />
Current Affairs<br />
FOLLOWING JESUS FRENCH<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Sound: Drian Coetzer<br />
Drama Episode 1<br />
FULL CIRCLE<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Prod: Bert Du Toit<br />
Wildlife Documentary<br />
GENERATIONS<br />
Morula Pictures<br />
Exec Prod: Mfundi Vundla<br />
Soapie<br />
GNLD –3 DAY LONDON<br />
CONFERENCE<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Dir/ DOP: FC Hamman<br />
Corporate<br />
GNLD 50 YEAR JUBILEE<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod/ Dir: FC Hamman<br />
Corporate<br />
GNLD OMEGA 3<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod Man: Odette Van Jaarsveld<br />
Corporate<br />
GUIDES<br />
Seventh Wave Communications<br />
Dir/Prod: John Bonham Carter<br />
Documentary<br />
HEADWRAP<br />
Plexus Films CT<br />
Exec Prod: Miki Redelinghuys<br />
Factual Series<br />
HEALTH ISSUES<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> News International<br />
Exec Prod: Jody-Layne Surtie<br />
Current Affairs<br />
HEARTLINES<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: Daphne Williams<br />
Drama Mini Series<br />
HILDE<br />
Film Afrika Worldwide<br />
Exec Prod: Judy Tossell<br />
Feature<br />
HOME AFFAIRS 2<br />
Penguin Films<br />
Prod Man: Celeste van Wyk<br />
Tv Series<br />
HOUSE CALL<br />
Izwe Multimedia/ Urbanbrew <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Live Medical Talk Show<br />
ISIDINGO<br />
Endemol South <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Dirs: Raymond Sargent/ Johnny<br />
Barbazano<br />
Daily TV Drama<br />
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL<br />
HERITAGE<br />
Panache Video Productions<br />
Dir: Liesel Eiselen<br />
Corporate<br />
ISPANI<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Dir: Linda Gumede<br />
Teen Reality Series – <strong>SABC</strong>1<br />
JACOB’S CROSS 3/4<br />
The Bomb Shelter<br />
Prod: Angus Gibson/ Desiree<br />
Markgraaff<br />
TV Series<br />
JAM ALLEY<br />
Red Pepper Pictures<br />
Dir: Lindi Lucow<br />
Youth Variety<br />
KRUISPAD<br />
Bottom Line Productions<br />
Thorsten Wedekind<br />
TV Drama<br />
KWELA<br />
Pieter Cilliers Productions<br />
Dir: Marie Minnaar<br />
Magazine Programme<br />
LET’S FIX IT<br />
Kaelo Worldwide Media<br />
Prod: Sibongile Mtshontshi/ Leana<br />
Pool<br />
TV Series<br />
LONMIN PLATINUM<br />
VEHICLE TRAINING<br />
International Radio Pictures. Inc<br />
Prod: Dylan Strydom<br />
Corporate<br />
Nov/Dec 2008 – SCREENAFRICA<br />
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P R O D U C T I O N U P D A T E S<br />
MASUPATSELA<br />
Free Range Films<br />
Prod: Tina-Louise Smith<br />
Documentary Series 2<br />
MEMBAZ ONLY<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Prod: Zimkhitha Jwente<br />
Talk Show <strong>SABC</strong> 3<br />
METROPOLITAN STORY<br />
Muti Films<br />
Exec Prod: Guto Bussab<br />
Corporate<br />
MOTSWAKO<br />
Carol Bouwer Productions<br />
Prod: Vesko Mrdjen<br />
Talk Show<br />
MY SECRET SKY<br />
Vuleka Productions<br />
Dir: Madoda Ncayiyana<br />
Feature film<br />
OUTSIDE<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
PASELLA<br />
Tswelopele Productions<br />
Insert Dirs: Liani Maasdorp/<br />
Werner Hefer<br />
TV Magazine Programme<br />
PRINCESS MAGOGO<br />
Iliso Films<br />
Dir: Ayanda Mncwabe<br />
Documentary<br />
Always dreamed<br />
of writing a book?<br />
Learn the skills of writing a novel or narrative<br />
non-fiction over just 12 two-hour evening sessions<br />
beginning in Johannesburg on 12 January 2009.<br />
Facilitators are award-winning novelist<br />
Jo-Anne Richards and veteran TV and screen<br />
writer Richard Beynon<br />
Allaboutwriting Writers' Circle Course teaches<br />
the deep skills involved in creating believable<br />
narrative, likeable characters and a taut and<br />
compelling story.<br />
Contact Trish on 082-652 4643<br />
or e-mail allaboutwriting@worldonline.co.za<br />
PHUMAF<br />
Seventh Wave Communications<br />
Dir/ Prod: John Bonham Carter<br />
Corporate<br />
PILLOW GUNS<br />
Mutodi Films<br />
Exec Prod: Thelma & Jane Neshehe<br />
Drama/ Short Film<br />
PIETER<br />
Deepend<br />
Exec Prod: Paulene Abrey/ Luaan<br />
Hong<br />
Documentary<br />
RHYTHM CITY<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Series Prod: Anthony Shaw<br />
e.tv Soapie<br />
RHYTHM CITY<br />
INTERACTIVE<br />
Curious Pictures/ e.tv<br />
Prod: Devon Brough<br />
Interactive Platform Media<br />
SCANDAL<br />
Ochre Moving Pictures<br />
Creative Prod: Romano Gorlei<br />
Daily TV Soap<br />
SELIMATHUNZI<br />
Shonyama Productions<br />
TV Variety<br />
SO YOU THINK YOUR<br />
FUNNY?<br />
Curious Pictures/ TCF<br />
Exec Prod: JP Potgieter<br />
Reality/ Talent Search<br />
SOCCER CITY EPISODE 2<br />
Seventh Wave Communications<br />
Dir/ Prod: John Bonham Carter<br />
Documentary<br />
SONG OF WHALES<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
SPIRIT SUNDAE<br />
New Wave Productions<br />
Exec Prod: <strong>SABC</strong> TV Religion<br />
TV Magazine Programme<br />
STUDIO 53<br />
M-Net Inhouse Productions<br />
Insert Dirs: Navan Chetty<br />
Mag Programme<br />
SUNLIGHT KHANYA<br />
EKHAYA 2<br />
Bragge Film and TV<br />
Dir: Alan Farber<br />
Mini Reality Show<br />
SUPER SWIMMER<br />
Media Ventures<br />
Dir: Chris Moolman<br />
Sport Magazine<br />
SYSPRO<br />
Seventh Wave Communications<br />
Dir/ Prod: John Bonham Carter<br />
Corporate<br />
TAKALANI SESAME<br />
Ochre Media<br />
Children’s Educational<br />
TAKE 5<br />
Combustion Pictures (Pty) Ltd<br />
Dir/s: Faqeek Dyer/ Shandu<br />
Nesengani/ Navan Chetty/ Deeno<br />
Naidoo<br />
TV Magazine programme<br />
TAKE IT ON<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Prod: Bert Du Toit<br />
Teen Reality Series<br />
TELKOM SPLASH<br />
Media Ventures<br />
Dir: Chris Moolman<br />
Sport Magazine<br />
THE AMBASSADOR<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
THE BIGGEST LOSER 2<br />
Red Pepper Pictures<br />
Reality TV<br />
THE BIG QUESTION V<br />
Pandamonium Productions<br />
Dir: Kate Stegeman/ Emily Richards<br />
Michael Schneider<br />
TV Series<br />
THE LIST<br />
Joziewood Films<br />
Prod: Batana Vundla<br />
Feature<br />
THE OMO AMAZING<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
Bragge Film & TV<br />
Dir: Alan Farber<br />
Mini Reality Show<br />
THE WAS AND FEAR<br />
AMOCINE<br />
Dir: Joaquina Bebe<br />
Feature<br />
THE PRISONER<br />
ITV1<br />
Writer: Bill Gallagher<br />
6 Part Series<br />
THIBELA TB CONSENT<br />
VIDEO<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod Man:Odette van Jaarsveld<br />
Corporate<br />
TOP BILLING<br />
Tswelopele Productions<br />
Prod: Patience Stevens<br />
TV Magazine<br />
TRANSITIONS<br />
Format Productions<br />
Paul Emmanuel<br />
Short Film<br />
TRAVELLING UNPLUGGED<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Dir: Byron Taylor<br />
Travel Reality Show<br />
UMNOTFO WAMI<br />
Blue Wizard Productions<br />
Prod: Selvan Munsamy<br />
Educational<br />
URBO: THE ADVENTURES<br />
OF PAX AFRICA<br />
Clockwork Zoo<br />
Prod: Matthew Brown<br />
Kids Animation – Series 2<br />
YAD VASHEM FELLOWSHIPS<br />
Sean O’ Sullivan<br />
Dir: Sean O’ Sullivan<br />
Documentary<br />
VIBE’Z<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Exec Prod: Sebolelo Phakisi<br />
Reality TV Show<br />
VILLA ROSA<br />
Spectro Productions<br />
Dir/s: Vickus Strijdom/ Abdries van<br />
der Merwe/ Leroux Botha/ Isabel<br />
Smit<br />
TV Drama<br />
YO.TV<br />
Urban Brew Studios<br />
Insert Dir/s: Herbert Hadebe/<br />
Sebulelo Phakisi/ Terri Cooperman/<br />
Guy Hubbard<br />
TV Children’s Programme<br />
XILUVA<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Exec Prod: Sebolelo Phakisi<br />
Youth Educational Series <strong>SABC</strong>2<br />
ZIYAWA LA!<br />
Touchdown <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Prod/ Dir: Gregory Molale<br />
Traditional Variety Show <strong>SABC</strong>1<br />
ZOLA 7 SERIES<br />
Ochre Moving Pictures<br />
Factual Entertainment<br />
POST-PRODUCTION<br />
3 fACES OF SOUTH AFRICA<br />
DO Productions<br />
Prod: MArlow De MArdt<br />
TV Documentary<br />
ALBERT SCHWEITZER<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke<br />
Feature<br />
ANGLO AMERICAN<br />
On Communications<br />
dir: John Simmons<br />
International Corporate<br />
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P R O D U C T I O N U P D A T E S<br />
aswang!<br />
Focus Films/ Anton Ernst<br />
Entertainment<br />
ProdS: DAVID PUPKEWITZ/<br />
Malcolm Kohll/ aNTON ERNST<br />
Feature Film<br />
CLAY AIKEN IN SOMALIA<br />
Shadow Films<br />
Dir: David Forbes<br />
Documentary<br />
DESPERTAR (WAKING UP)<br />
DO Productions<br />
Prod: Miguel Cardosa<br />
TV Series<br />
DEVIL’S WAR<br />
The Out of <strong>Africa</strong> Pic Company<br />
Lance Samuels<br />
Feature<br />
DISTRICT 9<br />
Kalahari Pictures<br />
Prod: Peter Jackson<br />
Feature<br />
DOOMSDAY<br />
Rogue Pictures<br />
Dir: Neil Marshall<br />
DRAWING THE LINE<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Jane Lipman/ Nevile Josie<br />
TV Series 1<br />
END OF THE ROAD<br />
Film Afrika<br />
Prod: Meryl Schutte<br />
Dramatic Comedy for M-Net<br />
FINDING LENNY<br />
Moviworld<br />
Prod: Terry Vallet<br />
Feature<br />
HARRIET SHEZI AIDS<br />
EDUCATION<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod Man: Odette van Jaarsveld<br />
Training Video<br />
HOLLARD INSURANCE<br />
– PROJECT NEXT<br />
International Radio Pictures. Inc<br />
Prod: Dylan Strydom<br />
Corporate<br />
LIFE HEALTHCARE<br />
COLLEGES<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod: Drikus van der Berg<br />
Corporate<br />
LOST CITY RAIDERS<br />
DO Productions<br />
Exec Prod:Brigid Olen/ Marlow<br />
de Mardt<br />
Feature<br />
MOFERERE – LENYALONG<br />
Mojo Movie Factory<br />
PM: Vicky Kgabo<br />
Sitcom<br />
OUTSIDE<br />
Two Oceans Production<br />
Prod: Giselher Venzke/ Bertha<br />
Spieker<br />
Feature<br />
PEACE ON PAPER<br />
End of Earth Productions<br />
Doccie/ Feature<br />
PFUNZO SAFE SCHOOL<br />
SERIES<br />
Current Affairs Films cc<br />
Prod: Jane Lipman/ Nevile Josie<br />
TV Magazine<br />
PLAY MORE GOLF SA<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Dir/ Editor: FC Hamman<br />
Travel Commercial<br />
ROOIBOS WITH MILK<br />
DO Productions<br />
Prod: Marlow de Mardt/ Selma<br />
Brunner<br />
TV Feature Film<br />
SPOON<br />
Inspired Minority Pictures<br />
Feature Film<br />
SOUTHERN CROSS<br />
Kwacha Media<br />
Dir: Kalumbu Kapisa<br />
Feature<br />
THE LAB<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: Ben Horowitz<br />
Drama Series<br />
THE MEANING OF THE 21ST<br />
CENTURY<br />
Sean O’ Sullivan<br />
Prod: James Martin<br />
Feature Documentary<br />
THE MANUSCRIPTS OF<br />
TIMBUKTU<br />
Black Roots Pictures<br />
Documentary<br />
TRAUMHOTEL KAPSTADT<br />
Do Productions<br />
Prod: Marlow de Mardt<br />
Feature<br />
TISO CONFERENCE VIDEO<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
PM:Odette van Jaarsveld<br />
Corporate<br />
WOMAN IN ART<br />
Canada/ Shadow Films<br />
Prod: Claudine Pommier/ David<br />
Forbes<br />
Docuentary<br />
VRYSTAAT KOOPERASIE<br />
BEPERK<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Dir/ DOP: FC Hamman<br />
Corporate<br />
ZCC: ZULU<br />
CONGREGATIONAL<br />
CHURCH<br />
Iliso Films<br />
Dir: Ayanda Mncwabe<br />
Documentary<br />
October figures reflect some swings and roundabouts. Again Cape Town<br />
is busy in the long form area but slightly down on the commercial side.<br />
Johannesburg, meanwhile, is busy on both fronts with a marked increase in<br />
both long form and commercial work. Both film laboratories are, however,<br />
down on commercial work compared to a similar period last year. It should<br />
be noted that the figures shown are for processing through the bath –<br />
which means that a single production may have been through the bath<br />
over a number of days. The commercials submitted by Media Host have<br />
remained flat, showing a marginal increase on last month. It is surprising,<br />
however, to note how consistent the numbers of commercials are.<br />
We would like to thank the laboratories and Media Host for the<br />
information they have supplied to us. We make no attempt to identify the<br />
title of the production, or the production house or any other information<br />
as this is often confidential information – we supply simply the numbers.<br />
We rely on the co-operation of broadcasters, suppliers of commercial<br />
material to broadcasters and local film laboratories for information but<br />
at the moment local broadcasters are not forthcoming in providing these<br />
COMPLETE<br />
3 SAI A RITE OF PASSAGE<br />
Format Productions<br />
Paul Emmanuel<br />
Short Art Film<br />
BRYAN ADAMS IN LONDON<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Exec Prod: Roger Uys<br />
Corporate<br />
CRISSCROSS<br />
AFDA<br />
Prod: Llewellyn Howes/ Tarryn<br />
Pitchers<br />
Short Film<br />
FOLLOWING JESUS<br />
FC Hamman Films<br />
Prod: Susan Cherian (US-based)<br />
Drama Series 1<br />
HTC TOUCH DIAMOND<br />
The Public Pool<br />
Prod: Gail Wyness<br />
Commercial<br />
IT STARTS WITH YOU<br />
INITIATIVE<br />
Curious Pictures (IMC)<br />
Prod: JP Potgieter<br />
PSA<br />
JOZI’S PIPE DREAMS<br />
AFDA<br />
Dir: Themba Oliphant<br />
24-min Short Film<br />
LETTA MBULU<br />
L Dukashe Production<br />
Prod: Lumko Dukashe<br />
Music Video<br />
LOCATING 2010<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: Molosi Mabeda<br />
Short Film Exhibition Series<br />
MR BONES 2<br />
Videovision Entertainment<br />
Prod: Anant Singh<br />
Feature<br />
OUR HOUSE<br />
ZenHQ<br />
Dir: Chris Roland<br />
TV Series 1<br />
SHAHEED: TRIBUTE TO<br />
ELVIS<br />
Journey, Home & Treasure<br />
Prod/Dir: Feizel Mamdoo<br />
Mini Documentary<br />
THE LAB 3<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: Ben Horowitz<br />
Drama Series<br />
TSHISA 2<br />
Moja Movie Factory<br />
Tandi Mavata<br />
TV Series<br />
VAATJIE SIEN SY GAT<br />
Aardbol Films<br />
Dir: Willie Esterhuizen<br />
Feature<br />
WHERE WERE YOU?<br />
Curious Pictures<br />
Prod: Ernie Vosloo<br />
TV Game Show<br />
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[ ITVS INTERNATIONAL CALL ]<br />
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United States and other nations, going beyond stereotypes and headline news to<br />
provide television audiences around the world with new insight into the cultures and<br />
people that comprise our global community.<br />
ITVS International Call enables independent producers from outside the United States to<br />
create documentaries for U.S. television. Through the Call, storytellers from other<br />
countries introduce U.S. audiences to their global neighbors, opening a window into<br />
unfamiliar lives, experiences and perspectives from around the world.<br />
ITVS International Call seeks films in production or post-production phase and encourages<br />
independent producers to submit their projects for consideration.<br />
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<strong>Screen</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> relies on accuracy of information<br />
received and cannot be held responsible for any errors or<br />
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Vital Sta’ tis’ tiks<br />
vital statistics.<br />
Efforts will continue to be made to build on this statistical database in order to improve the accuracy,<br />
and should readers have comments or other ideas in terms of statistic gathering, please send an e-mail to<br />
web@screenafrica.com. Your comments would be appreciated.<br />
Statistics for October 2008<br />
Through the labs:<br />
Johannesburg<br />
Features Shorts Commercials Doccies 16mm 35mm<br />
5 0 45 13 30 33<br />
Cape Town<br />
Features Shorts Commercials Doccies 16mm 35mm<br />
5 7 44 0 17 39<br />
COMMERCIALS SUBMITTED TO BROADCASTERS VIA MEDIA HOST<br />
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Audience Ratings<br />
August 2008<br />
This monthly feature selects prominent local productions<br />
and ranks them in terms of AR ratings. Selected foreign programmes<br />
are shown only for comparison.<br />
ARs are weighted over the period of transmission and the number of<br />
transmissions during the calendar month. Data is supplied by the South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>n Advertising Research Foundation and processed by Interactive<br />
Market Systems (South <strong>Africa</strong>) (Pty) Ltd.<br />
the top five programmes<br />
<strong>SABC</strong>1<br />
Rank Programme Date Genre AR<br />
1 Generations 27/08/2008 Soap 26.48<br />
2 Shakespear:Death of a Queen 26/08/2008 Docu 23.07<br />
3 Tsha Tsha 04/08/2008 Dram 18.59<br />
4 Zulu News 06/08/2008 News 17.95<br />
5 Xhosa News 26/08/2008 News 17.34<br />
<strong>SABC</strong>2<br />
Rank Programme Date Genre AR<br />
1 Muvhango 26/08/2008 Dram 16.14<br />
2 Stokvel 10/08/2008 Sitc 12.77<br />
3 7de Laan 18/08/2008 Soap 10.65<br />
4 Reflections of Faith 31/08/2008 Reli 10.36<br />
5 Hillside 26/08/2008 Dram 9.85<br />
<strong>SABC</strong>3<br />
Rank Programme Date Genre AR<br />
1 Days of Our Lives 05/08/2008 Soap 8.77<br />
2 Music 13/08/2008 Musi 7.15<br />
3 Prison Break 07/08/2008 Dram 6.24<br />
4 Isidingo:The Need 27/08/2008 Soap 5.94<br />
5 Music 08/08/2008 Musi 5.74<br />
M-Net<br />
Rank Programme Date Genre AR<br />
1 Egoli-Place Of Gold 14/08/2008 Soap 1.66<br />
2 Carte Blanche 03/08/2008 Maga 1.62<br />
3 Die Hard 4 24/08/2008 Movi 1.61<br />
4 Norbit 17/08/2008 Movi 1.38<br />
5 Music And Lyrics 03/08/2008 Movi 1.31<br />
e.tv<br />
Rank Programme Date Genre AR<br />
1 3 Ninjas Kick Back 09/08/2008 Movi 16.53<br />
2 Lotto Draw Live 09/08/2008 Quiz 15.38<br />
3 3 Ninjas 02/08/2008 Movi 14.54<br />
4 WWE Wrestling Raw 17/08/2008 Spor 14.48<br />
5 The Medallion 30/08/2008 Movi 13.93<br />
We feature the top five shows viewed for each of the channels.<br />
The cream of the local productions<br />
Key: Day/s refers to the day or days of the week the programme is transmitted. Frequency refers to how often it is transmitted<br />
– D=Daily, W=Weekly, S (followed by a number) indicates a series of that number of episodes. Television Universe estimated<br />
at 5.232 million households. One ratings point of all viewers represents about 145 590 viewers.Key to genres: Actu: Actuality,<br />
Docu: Documentary, Dram: Drama, Educ: Education, Maga: Magazine, Musi: Music, News: News, Quiz: Game Show, Real: Real<br />
life, Reli: Religion, Sitc: Sitcom, Soap: Soap, Spor: Sport, Vari: Variety, Y.Ent: Youth Entertainment,<br />
Name<br />
Genre<br />
3rd Degree Maga 20:00 Tue W e 3.30 2.49<br />
7de Laan Soap 18:30 M-F S5 2 9.09 8.41<br />
50/50 Maga 19:30 Mon W 2 4.64 4.31<br />
Binnelanders Dram 18:30 M-F S5 M 1.01 1.06<br />
Carte Blanche Maga 19:00 Sun W M 1.48 1.41<br />
Egoli-Place of Gold Soap 18:00 M-F S5 M 1.34 1.42<br />
Fokus Actu 18:30 Sun W 2 6.98 7.28<br />
Generations Soap 20:00 M-F S5 1 23.51 21.70<br />
Gospel Gold Musi 09:00 Sun W 2 6.67 5.41<br />
Hillside Dram 21:30 T W 1 7.37 6.06<br />
Isidingo:The Need Soap 18:30 M-F S5 3 4.91 5.25<br />
Jam Alley Vari 18:30 Fri W 1 8.14 6.94<br />
K-TV Y.Ent Vari M-F S5 M 0.15 0.18<br />
Laduma on 1 Spor Vari Vari S5 1 8.83 6.76<br />
Morning Live Maga 06:00 M-F S5 2 2.53 2.00<br />
Muvhango Dram 21:00 M-T S4 2 11.04 10.39<br />
News at Seven News 19:00 Daily D e 6.39 6.42<br />
News at Seven on 3 News 19:00 Daily D 3 3.66 4.18<br />
Pasella Maga 19:30 W W 2 5.69 5.21<br />
Rhythm City Soap 18:30 M-F S5 e 8.67 9.48<br />
Scandal Dram 19:30 M-T S4 e 6.98 6.52<br />
Selimathunzi Vari 18:00 Sat W 1 8.62 8.69<br />
Special Assignment Docu 21:30 Tue W 3 2.72 2.80<br />
Top Billing Maga 19:30 Thu W 2 3.49 3.74<br />
Tube Y.Ent Vari M-F S5 2 2.01 2.24<br />
Yo-TV Y.Ent Vari M-F S5 1 2.27 2.14<br />
Zola 7 Maga 20:30 T W 1 12.18 11.21<br />
Top foreign shows<br />
Days of Our Lives Soap 17:10 M-F S5 1 6.92 7.69<br />
International Smackdown Spor 20:30 W W e 12.25 12.15<br />
The Bold and the Beautiful Soap 18:00 M-F S5 1 12.33 12.46<br />
Start Time<br />
Day/s<br />
Frequency<br />
Channel<br />
Aug 2008 AR<br />
July 2008 AR<br />
The above represents a selection of programmes only, and is calculated on the total calendar month’s weighted average of the total audience<br />
over all age groups. If you want a particular programme included, please e-mail Enid Venter at enid@ihjohannesburg.co.za.<br />
The purpose of the schedule is to show the types of programmes South <strong>Africa</strong>n audiences view, and to what extent.<br />
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SCREENAFRICA – Nov/Dec 2008
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1<br />
DTT is here – partly<br />
Live wildlife coverage<br />
testing phase was critical to ensure a smooth transition to digital for<br />
the public. “We will be testing the STBs in conjunction with the South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>n Bureau of Standards (SABS) to choose the right technical<br />
quality and performance of the units so that we don’t land up with<br />
cheap, unreliable junk in the market place. If the units have the SABS<br />
stamp or the <strong>SABC</strong>, M-Net or e.tv logos, they will be acceptable.”<br />
Dave Hagen, Head of M-Net Broadcast Services, explained that the<br />
digital (as opposed to analogue) signal can be compressed to allow<br />
for more channels to be broadcast. “We can transmit a minimum of<br />
eight new video channels in the same frequency as a single analogue<br />
channel. I must emphasise though that this is not high definition<br />
(HD) as that requires four times as much bandwidth than the<br />
standard definition (SD) signal we are now seeing. With digital, one<br />
might have to look at adjusting or re-positioning aerials to pick up<br />
the signal. Digital has the characteristic of dropping off sharply so,<br />
unlike analogue, one will not receive a snowy picture and bad audio.<br />
Instead no picture will be visible. All this will be determined in our<br />
tests.”<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> Acting Group CEO Gab Mampone commented on the<br />
historic nature of the media briefing. “This is the first time that all<br />
the broadcasters have come together in the same room to launch a<br />
project.”<br />
As per a decision taken by cabinet, the scheduled date for the<br />
switch-off of the analogue signal is 1 November 2011. Until then<br />
South <strong>Africa</strong> will have dual illumination, where both the digital and<br />
analogue signals will be broadcast. Whether this deadline can be met<br />
remains to be seen. As it is, government only published its Digital<br />
Migration Policy a mere two months before the scheduled switch-on<br />
date. There is also the question of educating audiences as to the<br />
benefits and implications of DTT (ie. why it is necessary to buy a<br />
decoder that costs around R700). This has been tasked to the Digital<br />
Dzonga, the Digital Migration Office set up by government last year.<br />
The Department of Communications (DoC) held a ceremony to mark<br />
South <strong>Africa</strong>’s digital switch-on during the World Telecommunication<br />
Standardisation Assembly (WTSA-08) on 30 October in Kempton Park,<br />
which was attended by all the member-countries of the International<br />
Telecommunications Union (ITU).<br />
At the event ITU Director Dr Hamadoun Toure noted that South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong> was one of the few <strong>Africa</strong>n countries pioneering digital<br />
broadcasting. “Kenya has committed to switching on the digital<br />
signal by 2012, while other <strong>Africa</strong>n countries are in the process<br />
of establishing migration schedules. As per a resolution passed at<br />
the 2006 ITU World Radio Conference, the final deadline for the<br />
switch-on of <strong>Africa</strong>’s digital signal is 2015.”<br />
Minister of Communications Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri revealed that<br />
the freed up frequency will be used for three regional services, as well<br />
as other channels. “We want digital migration to move ahead rapidly<br />
so that we can use wireless broadband for marginalised areas.”<br />
Councillor Robert Nkuna of the Independent Communications<br />
Authority of South <strong>Africa</strong> (ICASA) reported that in the week prior to<br />
the switch-on, ICASA issued two DTT test project licences – one to<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> and the other to M-Net / Orbicom. “The draft Frequency Plan<br />
for DTT has been released for public comment.”<br />
Brand changes at <strong>SABC</strong><br />
virtually nil. To meet the internal demands Air Time has had to subcontract<br />
Dimension TV Facilities to cover the extra events <strong>SABC</strong> is<br />
now producing.<br />
Cosmas Tshabalala, Acting GM of Air Time says; “The change is<br />
to be expected. We have already started the process of changing our<br />
fleet to the <strong>SABC</strong> logo. This move will give us the proper identity in<br />
the industry and put us on a par with M-Net OB units which have the<br />
pay-TV channel’s brand on their vehicles. All we have to do now is<br />
get rid of the old business cards.”<br />
Marius Janse van Rensburg, GM: <strong>SABC</strong> Henley TV Facilities, is<br />
excited about the change; “I feel this is the right move, as our<br />
studios are 110% full, with soapies, news and sport productions<br />
for <strong>SABC</strong> taking up a large slice of the cake. With digital terrestrial<br />
television (DTT) coming soon, the demands will increase, so we do<br />
not have any excess capacity to offer outside clients. Education,<br />
Sport and News are gearing up to having their own channels, so<br />
we will be hard pressed to facilitate our own corporation, let alone<br />
outside clients. The change will not affect Henley operations at<br />
all.”<br />
HUNTING FOR A SHOT – The rigged up 4 x 4<br />
turnkey solutions to the<br />
broadcast industry in South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>. In order to transmit the<br />
pictures live to viewers for the<br />
seven days, Inala designed and<br />
built a fly-away system to cope<br />
Major rental cos merge<br />
of remote heads. Fisher and<br />
Chapman supply Panavision’s<br />
dollies and jib arms, and the<br />
company offers a plethora of<br />
various tripods, heads and<br />
specialist grip rigs.<br />
Specialist equipment available<br />
includes Hydroflex underwater<br />
housings, Ikonoskop A-Cam,<br />
Optex Excellence Borescope/<br />
Periscope lens systems, Skater<br />
Scope, T-Rex, and many other<br />
unique items.<br />
Tony Eddy, formerly of<br />
One8Six and now MD of Panavision<br />
South <strong>Africa</strong>® comments on<br />
the background to the merger:<br />
“One8Six was completely owned<br />
by AFM Lighting until the AFM<br />
Group was bought out by Panavision.<br />
AFM Lighting then became<br />
Panalux and One8Six operated<br />
as a Panavision-owned company<br />
while retaining its own brand.<br />
One8Six was not able to work<br />
with Panavision camera equipment<br />
in South <strong>Africa</strong> as the sole<br />
agency was held by Panacam <strong>Africa</strong>,<br />
Robert Russell’s privately<br />
owned company. As Panavision<br />
with the harsh conditions of the<br />
Kruger National Park.<br />
The system was constructed<br />
so that it could be easily<br />
deployed to provide the mobile<br />
high definition (HD) video link<br />
wanted a single entity for all the<br />
companies, it initiated merger<br />
negotiations about a year ago.”<br />
One8Six started as a specialist<br />
equipment company but, as per<br />
demand in Cape Town, grew<br />
into satisfying a wide range<br />
of general camera and grips<br />
equipment requirements. The<br />
merger with Panacam will see<br />
One8Six move aggressively into<br />
high definition (HD), an area<br />
that Panacam has always been<br />
strong on.<br />
Says Eddy: “Internationally<br />
One8Six has become known for<br />
developing its own specialist<br />
rigs by working with various<br />
suppliers. In South <strong>Africa</strong> we’ve<br />
always been strong on rigs and<br />
camera mounts and we adapt<br />
equipment to suit South <strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
conditions.”<br />
Russell notes that the<br />
synergies between the two<br />
companies will prove extremely<br />
advantageous to the industry.<br />
“Panacam has mostly serviced<br />
long form productions, such<br />
as Blood Diamond and Lord of<br />
and back-haul HD video link<br />
(supplied by Global Microwave<br />
Systems) necessary to get the<br />
live pictures from the game<br />
drive vehicle back to the flyaway<br />
final control centre. From<br />
here, the feed was captured<br />
on an Omneon HD server used<br />
for capturing live content for<br />
highlights and later playback.<br />
The final playout centre<br />
consisted of a Miranda HD final<br />
control switcher, multi-viewer<br />
and all the necessary fibre<br />
converters, frame stores, audio<br />
embedders together with a<br />
Tektronix HD waveform monitor,<br />
TV Logic multi-format LCD<br />
monitors, TSL audio monitoring<br />
and Alpermann+Velte time code<br />
generators.<br />
The highlight editing<br />
was achieved with the tight<br />
integration of the Omneon<br />
server with Apple Final Cut Pro<br />
(FCP).<br />
The system was integrated<br />
by Inala Broadcast project<br />
engineers together with BSI and<br />
Case Connection who provided<br />
the system cabling and flight<br />
cases respectively.<br />
Caught on Safari: Live! was<br />
produced for National Geographic<br />
Channels International<br />
by South <strong>Africa</strong>n company, Aquavision<br />
TV Productions. Peter<br />
Lamberti was Executive Producer<br />
for Aquavision TV Productions<br />
and Sydney Suissa for<br />
NGCI, Executive Vice President<br />
of Content.<br />
War, while the bulk of One8Six’s<br />
work has been in commercials.<br />
Both companies are strong on<br />
the high speed camera side, with<br />
Panacam holding the Phantom<br />
HD agency and One8Six the<br />
Photosonics agency for 16mm<br />
and 35mm. From Panacam’s<br />
side, apart from holding the<br />
Technocrane agency, we’ve<br />
never really got into grips<br />
equipment, which is One8Six’s<br />
speciality.<br />
“Business for One8Six and<br />
Panacam clients will be as per<br />
usual, just with an emphasis<br />
on having everything under<br />
one roof. As we’re associated<br />
with Panalux and its state of<br />
the art lighting equipment,<br />
Panavision South <strong>Africa</strong>® can<br />
really offer turnkey solutions to<br />
the industry.”<br />
Russell, whose new designation<br />
is Marketing Executive, will<br />
shortly be moving the Panacam<br />
operation into Panavision South<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>’s® custom-designed offices<br />
at Cape Island Studios<br />
in Cape Town and Gold Island<br />
Studios in Johannesburg.<br />
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55
CLOSE UP<br />
Seen at MIPCOM<br />
Events<br />
NOVEMBER 2008<br />
5 – 12 American Film Market<br />
Santa Monica, Los Angles, USA<br />
www.americanfilmmarket.com<br />
Mandy Breedt (DTI), Julia Nzimande<br />
(DTI), Louise van Hoff (Okuhle Media)<br />
Stuart Lowe (Ramsay Son & Parker)<br />
with Platypus Productions’ Stanley<br />
Edwards and Anthony Wayment<br />
PROMAX/BDA <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Lesley Ntloko (<strong>SABC</strong>) and Peter Kwele<br />
(<strong>SABC</strong>)<br />
Devon Brough<br />
(Curious Pictures)<br />
Chris Roland<br />
(ZenHQ)<br />
Mvuso Mbebe (<strong>SABC</strong>) and Eddie Mbalo<br />
(NFVF)<br />
Sean Rogers<br />
(Clockwork Zoo)<br />
Tim Mostert (Speedy)<br />
and Christopher Mould<br />
(UK producer)<br />
JANUARY 2009<br />
15 – 25 Sundance Film Festival<br />
Park City, Utah, US www.sundance.org<br />
21 – 1 Feb International Film Festival<br />
Rotterdam (IFFR)<br />
Incorporates CineMart, Rotterdam<br />
www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com.<br />
26 – 29 Natpe 2005 Conference and Exhibition<br />
Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, US<br />
Email: info@natpe.org www.natpe.org<br />
3 – 5 Feb 3rd Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum<br />
Presented by the Commonwealth <strong>Technology</strong> Organisation<br />
Intercontinental Sandton Sun & Towers, Johannesburg<br />
www.cto.int<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
1 – 4 Realscreen Summit<br />
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel<br />
www.realscreensummit.com<br />
5 – 15 Berlin International Film Festival<br />
Berlin, Germany www.berlinale.de<br />
25 – 27 DISCOP <strong>Africa</strong><br />
Sofitel Teranga Hotel, Dakar, Senegal www.discop.com<br />
Vanessa Sheldrick (Promax)<br />
and Koo Govender (M-Net)<br />
Oracle DigiTalk<br />
Suzette Pretorius (<strong>SABC</strong>), Michelle<br />
Kirby (e.tv) and Kirsty Blackford<br />
(e.tv)<br />
Derek White (Clearwater)<br />
and Adi Leach (Studio<br />
Zoo)<br />
Andrew Human (Loerie Awards)<br />
and Refiloe Mokoaleli (<strong>SABC</strong>)<br />
MARCH<br />
15 – 17 Dubai Lynx Awards<br />
The Middle East & North <strong>Africa</strong> Advertising<br />
Awards for Creative Excellence<br />
The Palladium, Dubai Media City<br />
UAE www.dubailynx.com<br />
22 – 24 NAB – National Association of Broadcasters<br />
Las Vegas www.nab.org<br />
28 – 29 MIPDOC<br />
Cannes, France www.mipdoc.com<br />
30– 3 April MIPTV<br />
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France www.miptv.com<br />
Claire Smith (OATS), Pari Gustavo<br />
(OATS), Tahnee Varga (The Media Shop)<br />
LOG ON TO NEWS: www.screenafrica.com<br />
Durban film scheduled for<br />
shooting 2009<br />
Brad Glass’ independent<br />
film Florida Road is centred<br />
in Durban and will go into<br />
production next year.<br />
SA films just under R4m<br />
As at 30 October, Hansie<br />
had made R3.9m and<br />
Jerusalema R3.8m.<br />
Sooz MacKenzie (SuperSport), Chris Hitchings<br />
(OATS), Cristina Viegas and Natalie D’Oliveira<br />
(OMD – Dbn)<br />
TV series gives back<br />
The producers of Wild at Heart<br />
have built a Community Centre<br />
in Broederstroom, equipped<br />
with the latest AV equipment.<br />
New transmitters funded<br />
by TV licences<br />
Low power transmitters<br />
in the Northern Cape are<br />
giving communities access<br />
On the move<br />
Stuart Vey has been appointed Group Executive:<br />
Marketing and Communications at Spescom Limited. Vey<br />
will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating the<br />
strategic marketing, communications, public relations and<br />
investor relations functions for the Spescom Group.<br />
Sony recognition for Spescom<br />
Spescom Media IT, a division of Spescom Limited,<br />
has won Sony SA's coveted Broadcast Partner of the<br />
Year and Salesperson of the Year awards. Presented at<br />
an awards ceremony in Sandton, Johannesburg both<br />
Spescom Media IT and Rupert Dalton, who won<br />
Salesperson of the Year, were recognised by their<br />
industry peers and importantly, Sony.<br />
Cassandra van Huysteen (Adworx),<br />
Alyson Lewis (OATS)<br />
to full <strong>SABC</strong> broadcasting<br />
services for the first time.<br />
Autodesk acquires Softimage<br />
Autodesk has acquired<br />
substantially all of the assets<br />
of Avid <strong>Technology</strong> Inc.’s<br />
Softimage business unit.<br />
Advertisers List<br />
All About Writing.........................52<br />
Atlas Studios .................................51<br />
Avmark Systems ..........................50<br />
Blade..................................................1<br />
BPE Rentals....................................39<br />
C-Squared......................................42<br />
Cam-A-Lot.....................................44<br />
Camera Facilities..........................44<br />
Case Connection, The ...............50<br />
Christie...........................................23<br />
Cut & Paste...................................42<br />
Deep End Post Production........42<br />
Dynamic Space/<br />
Cellular Dynamics........................52<br />
F.I.L.M...............................................37<br />
General Post.................................46<br />
Glasshouse.....................................43<br />
Global Access................................29<br />
Guillotine .......................................43<br />
APRIL<br />
4 <strong>Africa</strong> Movie Academy Awards<br />
Bayelsa State, Nigeria www.amaaward.com<br />
2 – 8 Amnesty International Film Festival Amsterdam<br />
Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br />
www.amnesty.nl/filmfestival<br />
16 – 26 <strong>Africa</strong>n Film Festival in Canada<br />
Montreal, Canada www.vuesdafrique.org<br />
19 – 23 Durban Wild Talk <strong>Africa</strong> Festival & Conference<br />
Durban Convention Centre<br />
Durban www.wildtalkafrica.com<br />
22 – 3 May 2009 Tribeca Film Festival<br />
New York, USA www.tribecafilmfestival.org<br />
30– 10 May 2009 Hot Docs<br />
Toronto, Canada www.hotdocs.ca<br />
HD Factory...................................41<br />
Heritage Insurance .....................53<br />
Howard Music ..............................42<br />
IDC..................................................31<br />
Imaginery Post..............................42<br />
Inala.................................................27<br />
ITVS International........................53<br />
Kodak..............................................25<br />
Lindbergh.......................................50<br />
MCC Logical Designs..................45<br />
Mtommbo Audio Solutions........44<br />
Nates Audio Visual.......................44<br />
Nates Audio Visual...........IBC<br />
Panavision.......................................15<br />
Pollen..............................................42<br />
Pro-Sales.........................................33<br />
Puma Video....................................44<br />
Q-Studios............................ 41 & 45<br />
Realtime Pictures.............. 33 & 46<br />
Realtime Resources...........FC<br />
Red Cherry Media Holdings......44<br />
Riot Post Production...................43<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> Education.............................5<br />
<strong>SABC</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>.........................49<br />
Setbuild...........................................45<br />
Sets-Non-Stop..............................45<br />
Sinister Studio...............................43<br />
Sony.........................................7 & 21<br />
Spescom/Avid................................11<br />
Spescom/Maxell............................17<br />
Sphere Animation.........................43<br />
Tellytrack........................................39<br />
The Film Lab .................................46<br />
The Noize Dept...........................45<br />
The Production Works...............46<br />
Thomson/Grass Valley.................19<br />
Videovision<br />
Entertainment.................. IFC<br />
Visual Impact Group ...................37<br />
Zimele.............................................39<br />
Zimele.............................OBC<br />
ZSEtv...............................................46<br />
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SCREENAFRICA – Nov/Dec 2008
Piecing it all together…<br />
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