AFDA and Zidaka call for film projects for Star Times and Good TV

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AFDA and Zidaka call for film projects for Star Times and Good TV --

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:14

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Producer Jeremy Nathan (Zidaka) and AFDA School of Film and Dramatic Art are looking for writers and directors of 20 x 52 minute films. Together, they will produce the 20 films as well as 10 x 6 minute webisodes of each film.

These films will be screened on Star Times SA, and the webisodes on the new VOD mobile channel, Good TV, towards the end of 2016.

In a statement issued by AFDA, the producers said: We are looking for a new generation of filmmakers. You can have just finished studying at a film school, or been working in the industry for a few years. We are looking for filmmakers with a unique cinematic voice . You should not have directed either a TV series, or a feature film before.

The deadline for submissions is on Friday, 1 April 2016.

Concept:

Jeremy Nathan (Zidaka) and AFDA will produce 20 films of 52 minutes in length. The films will be ultra low budget in nature and style, but this should be seen as an opportunity rather than a limitation. This project will make up a 1st season.

All current available digital technology will be utilised in the production of the films, which will be high quality but low cost. Applicants can shoot their films on a mobile phone if they wish.

Each production will be limited to a schedule as follows:

Writing and development: Three months

Pre-production: Four weeks

Shoot: One week

Picture editing: Four weeks

Sound edit and mix: Two weeks

Each film will be restricted to a small crew (maximum seven people) and cast (three or four), few locations and limited equipment. Animation, science fiction (unless it can be done under these rules), current affairs or documentary films are not permitted.

After completion of the writing phase, each team of selected filmmakers will present their pre-production and shooting plan, as well as their creative ideas, in a one-on-one presentation. You are encouraged to pitch with your creative teams attached Heads of Department.

The producers will manage all of the post-production, through unified technology and facilities, so ensuring overall quality of all the films. This will be done in partnership with AFDA as a transition into the profession, an opportunity for alumni and internship platform for Honours, as well as an assistant opportunity for the Higher Certificate programme. Additionally, the producers will work with AFDA to provide several interns and assistants from their 3rd and 4th year students for each film.

New young directors and writers, DOPs and sound teams, art directors and cast will be favoured. Filmmakers under the age of 30 are preferred.

The project calls for stories by filmmakers in and set in, the following countries, areas and regions:

Port Elizabeth @ East London/Eastern Cape: Two

Durban/KZN: Three

Johannesburg/Gauteng: Six

Cape Town: Four

Botswana: Three

Mauritius: Two

Creative:

The themes that will bind the films together are:

1. Summer - LOVE

2. Autumn - MUSIC

3. Winter - FOOD

4. Spring - WOMEN

Each filmmaker will need to explore, in their own way, each of the above themes, in an entertaining and achievable manner.

Submissions must be made in Word or PDF, as follows:

Two or three page (maximum) synopsis as follows:

CV maximum one page

One page motivation stating why you want to be part of this initiative

Link to previous work

Your contact details

Deadline for submissions is on 1 April. The final selection of projects will be announced on 18 April 2016.

Please submit your projects to:

Attention: Nomzamo Nkhukhu

Email: production2@zidaka.co.za

Telephone: (011) 260 6371

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