Empowering Underrepresented Voices in Film: The NFVF, Yellowbone Entertainment, and the SABC extend the deadline for the Female Filmmaker Project - 5 April 2023
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Johannesburg, March 2023 The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), and Yellowbone Entertainment, in partnership with the KZN Film Commission (KZNFC) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), are thrilled to announce the deadline extension for the NFVF Female Filmmaker Project.
The deadline extension will provide more female filmmakers across South Africa the chance to participate in this project, and we strongly encourage them to submit their best work and take advantage of this platform to showcase their skills and amplify their voices. This project offers not only professional development opportunities but also the chance to increase visibility through film screenings and festival entries. We are excited to see the innovative and inspiring stories that will emerge from this project.
Don't miss this incredible opportunity to make your mark in the film industry! Join us and be part of the NFVF Female Filmmaker Project, which aims to empower and uplift underrepresented voices in the film industry. The deadline to submit is 5 April 2023, 17h00. All documentation should be sent to submissions@yellowboneentertainment.com.
THE OBJECTIVES
To identify new voices, new talent and a new wave of female filmmakers especially amongst the youth and the emerging talent, and to grow this pool.
To nurture, support and promote female filmmakers in South Africa through strategically developed training laboratories and workshops.
To seek out remarkable storytellers and develop regionally based filmmaking talent, which will bring new perspectives to the African and global audience.
WORKSHOPPING
Scripts will be developed and workshopped over a dedicated development period, followed by practical workshopping with a director and key technical crews, with the aim of the first ten films being completed in 2023. During this process each writer and/or director will be provided with the necessary tools to first develop and write their story, to then break down scripts for the camera as well as detailed strategies for extracting the best performances from actors.
The successful projects and teams will be provided with a professional production crew to shoot their film and assist them in the editing and final delivery of the film.
Scripts will undergo a focused development phase, including workshops, and then practical sessions with a director and technical teams. Each writer and/or director will receive the necessary resources to craft their story and to translate it into a script suitable for filming.
THEME
THE MULTIVERSE
The concept of the multiverse suggests that there might be other universes besides the one we can observe. The multiverse can be used to explore parallel realities, where characters face different situations and challenges.
In the context of the Female Filmmaker Project, we want to explore what stories set in modern-day South Africa would look like if there were a multiverse. You can use sci-fi elements to imagine new worlds or create a setting where characters deal with issues that span multiple universes.
The theme is the South African take - if we had a multiverse, what would those stories look like in modern-day South Africa?
The entrepreneur, who is struggling, envisions a successful version of themselves and begins to question whether it was another life and finds that it is a parallel one.
A drunken driver enters a time loop where the driver keeps getting sent back to a certain point in life in order to prevent an accident.
A story about a teenager who is able to access the memories and skills of all versions of herself from other parallel universes.
A story about characters that navigate their interconnected experiences across multiple realities.
Examples of such films are: Everything Everywhere All At Once , Sense8 , Russian Doll , Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness .
The completed films will be packaged and screened for television audiences, and also submitted to various international film festivals. Those interested in applying are requested to submit concepts that align with the designated theme.
ELIGIBILITY
The following requirements must be met in order for a filmmaker to be eligible for this opportunity:
Possess at least two years of experience in the industry.
Belong to a historically disadvantaged group as defined by the Constitution of South Africa.
Be able to set aside the requisite time to complete the programme.
Note: This programme is exclusively for female filmmakers with some industry experience. Only fictional narrative scripts will be considered.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered for the project:
Have a strongly written concept for a 24-minute stand-alone film with a clearly thought out premise or controlling idea that would allow it to be packaged with other projects under the theme, THE MULTIVERSE.
Preference will be given to marginalized indigenous language proposals.
Demonstrate familiarity with the tools of scriptwriting including taking feedback, as well as understanding that aspects of their original story might change for the purposes of producing the script.
Be willing to meet the demands of the film industry and be present for every training and workshop commitment.
Demonstrate a willingness and ability to work as a part of a team in the pursuit of the same objective.
Understand the value of and is able to work under pressure and tight schedules.
Have a portfolio of work to show their capability e.g. a showreel or, in the case of writers - script samples, that demonstrates their creative abilities.
APPLICATIONS
All applications should be able to provide the following
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Empowering Underrepresented Voices in Film: The NFVF, Yellowbone Entertainment, and the SABC extend the deadline for the Female Filmmaker Project - 5 April 2023
