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A frica’s creative industries are flourishing. From film service, television, and commercials to gaming and film tourism, the continent is experiencing a boom. International decision makers, from studio heads

to indie filmmakers, have recognised that Africa’s beauty, skills and talent are unsurpassed. In South Africa, the revenue from the film industry is expected to reach USD1.2-billion by 2018. Dozens of world-class feature films, TV series and commercials have been produced in South Africa’s filming hubs, while the

allure of emerging hubs such as Morocco and Namibia are drawing increasing interest. A plethora of locations are within close range of South Africa’s major cities, including imposing mountainous vistas, breath-taking ocean views, white sandy beaches, spectacular architecture and semi-desert areas. Our crews and local producers have extensive knowledge and experience, and can’t wait to make the southern tip of the continent your next filming destination.- Lance Gibbons, Publisher

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Welcome

Film Commissions

A Legacy of Film Success

South African Co-Production Treaties

Film Financing and Incentives

South Africa Overview

Events to Diarise

Locations South Africa

Service and Co-Production

Commercial Service

Stills

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South African Film

Commercial Directors

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Creative Profiles

Specialist Services Companies

Showcasing Africa

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WesgroWesgro is the offi cial

destination, marketing,

investment and trade promotion

agency for the Western Cape.

Located in Cape Town, it is

the fi rst point of contact for

foreign buyers, local exporters

and investors wishing to take

advantage of the unlimited

business potential in the region.

www.wesgro.co.za

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KZN FilmCommissionStill a very young organisation,

the KwaZulu-Natal Film

Commission was offi cially

launched in July 2012. Its main

function is to develop and grow

infrastructure and facilities for

fi lm and related industries in

the province as well as facilitate

policy, legislation and regulations

necessary for the promotion of

the industry. The commission

also aims to attract foreign and

local investment and to provide

advice, support and funding

incentives for fi lmmakers.

www.durbanfi lmoffi ce.com / www.kznded.gov.za

Zulu Coast Film Offi ceThe ZCFO aims to re-establish

with a positive drive the

promotion and development

of the fi lm and stills industry

within the region. Its objective

is to promote and market

the northern KwaZulu-Natal

districts as prime locations for

fi lmmakers.

www.fi lm-zulucoast.co.za

Eastern Cape DevelopmentThe Eastern Cape Development

Corporation (ECDC) is an

economic development agency

working with provincial

and national ministries,

municipalities, chambers,

private businesses and

communities. Owned by the

Eastern Cape Government, it

aims to attract new investors,

stimulate exports, facilitate

development and grow existing

businesses.

www.ecdc.co.za

Gauteng Film CommissionThe Gauteng Film Commission

(GFC) develops, promotes

and coordinates the fi lm and

television industry in South

Africa’s wealthiest province.

Their aim is to position Gauteng

as a world-class fi lmmaking

destination and attract local and

international investments in the

sector.

www.gautengfi lm.org.za

Durban Film Offi ceEstablished in 2003, the Durban

Film Offi ce (DFO) is a division

of the Department of Economic

Development at the eThekwini

Municipality. It is responsible for

the promotion and development

of the fi lm industry in the region.

The goal is for Durban to be

internationally recognised as a

dynamic, creative, innovative

and cost-effective production

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S outh Africa is the production hub on the African continent, with a vibrant and globally competitive film industry that has continued to grow year on year. From mountain ranges and urban epicentres to garden

routes and sandy beaches, this unique country has a host of locations just waiting to be discovered. South Africa has numerous state-of-the-art studios that cater to major film productions, TV series, commercials, stills and broadcast and service work.

In 2014, executives from the Producer’s Guild of America, Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros visited South Africa on a familiarisation tour, and were astounded by the depth of skills and adaptability of our many locations. Numerous international productions were brought to our shores as a result.

Each major city has its own film commission, with some doubling as provincial commissions and economic development agencies. Local and international filmmakers will find various types of incentives and funding available through these organisations. They also offer a wealth of information on the local film and television industry, as well as support, advice, special services and investment opportunities.

A LEGACY OF FILM SUCCESS

• Of Kings and Prophets

• Dark Tower

• Black Sails

• Dominion

• Unfriend

• BlueStone 42

• Book of Negroes

• Our Girl

• The Wrong Mans

• The Avengers: Age of Ultron

• The Brothers Grimsby

• Eye in the Sky

• Homeland Season 4

• The Last Face

• Tremors

• The Unexplained Files

• Momentum

• Shepherds and Butchers

• Saints and Strangers

• Tiger House

• SAF3

• Prisoner of War

• Dias Santana

• I am a Celebrity Get Me

out of Here – Denmark• Wine (BBC Series)• Fear Factor (India) –

Endemol• Big Kitchen (UK reality

series) - Windfall films• Siba’s Table – Cooking

Channel USA – Pacific UK• Dare 2 Dance – India –

Gateway Film Services• Extreme Destinations –

Travel Channel USA • House Hunters International

(Off the Grid) • Memories (Kro-NCRV,

TV series)• Face of Africa Germany

(Bird Films, TV series)

International films and TV series shot in South Africa

Of Kings and Prophets © Disney/ ABC Television Networks 2015, Special Photography by Joe Alblas | African Photo Productions

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron © Blackmagic / Marvel 2015

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SOUTH AFRICAN CO-PRODUCTION TREATIES

South African Co-Production Treaties • South Africa / Canada, 1997• South Africa / Italy, 2003• South Africa / Germany, 2004• South Africa / United Kingdom, 2007• South Africa / France, 2010• South Africa / Australia, 2010• South Africa / New Zealand, 2011• South Africa / Ireland, 2012• South Africa / Netherlands 2015

Additional Cinema Funds • Atelier des Journees Cinematographiques De Carthage• Fonds Images Afrique• Francophone Fund For Audiovisual Production of the South• The Global Film Initiative• The Hubert Bals Fund• The National Empowerment Fund• SANAD• Visions Sud Est• The World Cinema Fund• World Cinema Support Fund

The Book of Negroes; a South African / Canadian Co-Production © Conquering Lion Pictures, Out Of Africa Entertainment, Unit Stills and Specials Photography

by Casey Crafford, African Photo Productions

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The Department of Trade and Industry (dti ) The Department of Trade and Industry (dti ) has extended its Film and TV Producti on Incenti ve unti l March 2017.

The South African Film and Television Producti on and Co-Producti on Incenti ve is available to qualifying South African producti ons and offi cial treaty co-producti ons with total producti on budgets of R2.5-million and above.

A foreign fi lm and television producti on shooti ng at a South African locati on should have Qualifying South African Producti on Expenditure (QSAPE) of R12-million and above. The Post-Producti on incenti ve is available to foreign-owned qualifying producti ons with Qualifying South African Post-Producti on Expenditure (QSAPPE) of R1.5-million and above.

Foreign Film and Television Producti on and Post-Producti onIncenti ve (Foreign Film)

Objecti ves: To encourage and att ract large-budget fi lms and television producti ons and post-producti on work that will contribute towards employment creati on, enhancement of internati onal profi le, and increase the country’s creati ve and technical skills base.

Benefi ts: • Shooti ng on locati on in South Africa, the incenti ve will be calculated as

20% of QSAPE. A cap of R50-million will be applicable. • Shooti ng on locati on in South Africa and conducti ng post-producti on

with a Qualifying South African Post-Producti on Expenditure (QSAPPE) of R1.5-million in South Africa, the incenti ve will be calculated at 22,5% of QSAPE and QSAPPE (an additi onal 2,5%, cumulati ve 22,5%)

• Shooti ng on locati on in South Africa and conducti ng post-producti on with a QSAPPE of R3-million and above in South Africa, the incenti ve will be calculated as 25% of QSAPE and QSAPPE (an additi onal 5%, cumulati ve 25%).

• Foreign post-producti on with QSAPPE of R1.5-million, the incenti ve is calculated at 22,5% of QSAPPE.

• Foreign post-producti on with QSAPPE of R3-million and above, the incenti ve is calculated at 25% of QSAPPE.

SA Film & TV Producti on and Co-producti on (SA Film)

Objecti ves:To support the local fi lm industry and to contribute towards employment opportuniti es in South Africa.

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The South African Emerging Black Filmmakers Incenti ve is available to South African black-owned qualifying producti ons.

Contacts Details:Wendy Mphahlele Email: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (12) 394 1876 Lehlohonolo Mokhosi Email: lmokhosi@thedti .gov.za Tel: +27 (12) 394 5632 Website: www.thedti.gov.za

The Nati onal Film and Video Foundati on (NFVF)The Nati onal Film and Video Foundati on is the body mandated to grow the local fi lm industry. They provide development, producti on funding, and marketi ng and distributi on funding, capped at R1-million.

The Nati onal Film & Video Foundati on provides fi lm and video-related funding in four broad categories:• Development Funding• Educati on & Training• Producti on Funding• Marketi ng & Distributi on

Development Funding:The NFVF considers development as any work undertaken to put an idea or concept into writi ng with an intenti on of creati ng a script including research undertaken in a documentary, a short or a feature fi lm whether fi cti on or real life. The NFVF also provides fi nancial support to the development of television concepts that can be formatt ed, sold globally and licensed for remake rights or for syndicati on.

Educati on and Training Funding:In order to sti mulate and advance skills development, meet the current needs of industry, and to ensure the industry’s future growth and competi ti veness, the NFVF provides funding for nati onal bursaries, internati onal bursaries and grants to organisati ons that off er training and development programmes.

Producti on Funding:One of the NFVF’s strategic objecti ves is to increase the number of South African fi lms and previously disadvantaged individuals producing

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them. Producti on funding is given for feature fi lms, short fi lms and documentaries. In additi on, the NFVF has set aside a R1-million grant each year for the purchase of archive material for feature-length and hour-long documentaries.

Marketi ng and Distributi on FundingThe objecti ve of the grant is to provide fi nancial support to fi lmmakers and distributors to promote their product at fi lm markets and festi vals eff ecti vely. Producti ons with budgets of R2.5-million and above will receive support for Print & Adverti sing of posters and such small items excluding adverti sing print for larger posters.

Who can apply?South African independent fi lmmakers and independent local distributors who have a complete fi lm or TV product

Contact Details:Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected]

Address: 87 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2198

Industrial Development Corporati onThe IDC is a self-fi nancing, state-owned nati onal development fi nance insti tuti on, which plays a key role in fi nancing South African fi lms, especially co-producti ons. The IDC generally caps its investments at 49% of the overall budget. The IDC Media and Moti on Pictures SBU is the driving force behind a sustainable South African fi lm industry and will conti nue making a diff erence by helping South Africa fi lmmakers to turn their creati ve visions into a reality

Who should apply for fi nance?New or existi ng companies within the media and moti on pictures sector that need funding of up to R1-million.

Funding can be structured in the most appropriate manner uti lising a wide range of instruments to meet the needs of the business including:• Debt/equity• Quasi-equity• Bridging fi nance• Venture capital

Contact Details:Tel: +27 11 269 3000Fax: +27 11 269 3116Address: 19 Fredman Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2146

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S outh Africa has long been known for its world-class capabilities in content production, and is one of the leading producers of local, regional and international content in Africa. 2015 saw a rise in the quality of local productions, with a number

of television series and films receiving acclaim and success in the international arena.

Cape Town Film Studios and Film Afrika saw Starz commit to a fourth season of Black Sails last year, while National Geographic also brought Saints and Strangers to the studios. British broadcaster ITV commissioned a four-part drama series called Tutankhamun, which began shooting in South Africa in late 2015. Lung Animation was involved in the visual effects for BBC series Our Girl, while Triggerfish Animation Studios together with Magic Light Productions brought Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man to life for BBC’s festive season. ABC Studios’ first large-budget series filmed on location in Cape Town; Of Kings And

Prophets was a monumental production that ploughed millions into training and skills development in the local sector. Moonlighting brought the latest Resident Evil to SA last year, as well as The Dark Tower in 2016.

On the local front, 2015 was a relatively strong year for film and television productions, with renowned producer Anant Singh receiving two lifetime awards for his work to date, including Mandela: Long Walk

to Freedom, The First Grader, and most recently, the critically acclaimed Apartheid-era drama Shepherds and Butchers, directed by Oliver Schmitz. Romantic comedies also saw a popular streak in the South African box office, from the likes of Akin Otomoso’s visually stunning production Tell

Me Sweet Something to Thabang Moleya’s Happiness is a Four-Letter Word, which earned over R5-million in its first ten days of release. Afrikaans films have also received strong response from local and international audiences, with the likes of Vir Altyd, Die Windpomp and many more capturing the hearts of film-goers everywhere.

In television, reality formats have really been taking off. Versions of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! were filmed on location in SA in 2015, while Cooked in Africa’s Ultimate Braai Master went global in 2016 when it was picked up by the Travel Channel. Sasani Studios in Johannesburg plays host to M-Net’s The Voice SA, as well as The Voice

Francophone, both firsts for the continent.

Film RequirementsSouth Africa is a fairly easy country to film in, with strong commercial service and production capabilities. Location permits can be obtained through regional film commissions or via location scouts or managers. Internationals filming in the country should be aware of recently

updated visa regulations, and should apply for the required permits well ahead of shoot schedules. Visas are no longer issued at SA’s ports of entry, but should be applied for at South African missions or consulates abroad. Visas are granted for work in the production of a film or show, and a valid passport or travel document, an application form, a prescribed fee, a statement or documentation confirming the purpose of your visit, and two colour passport images among other things should be submitted. For more information, visit www.dha.gov.za.

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Amy Wren as Evelyn in Tutankhamun © ITV; Film Afrika (Pty) Limited, Unit and Special Stills Photography by Joe Alblas | African Photo Production

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Getting There By AirSouth Africa is well-connected to the rest of the world with three major international airports and dozens of smaller ones across the country. Most international carriers stop at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, while Cape Town International Airport services regions further south, and King Shaka International Airport in Durban is a business hub for the East coast.

ClimateSouth Africa has a temperate, Mediterranean climate overall, with winter months between June and August and summer months stretching from November to February.

Useful ContactsSouth Africa has a number of associations and organisations furthering and facilitating the motion picture industry. Governmental organisations include the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), Wesgro, the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC), and the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC).

National Film and Video FoundationHead Office: 87 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198Tel: +27 (0)11 483 0880Email: [email protected]

Website: www.nfvf.co.za

South African Screen Federation (SASFED)Chairperson: Harriet MeierTel: +27 (0)83 901 2000 [no SMS’s]Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sasfed.org

South African Association of Stills Producers (SAASP)Postal Address: PO Box 126, Napier, Western CapeChairperson: Rudi RiekTel: +27 (0) 28 423 3595Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Website: www.saasp.co.za

Commercial Producers Association (CPASA)Postal Address: PO Box 413005, Craighall, JohannesburgExecutive Officer: Bobby AmmTel: +27 (0) 11 673 6809Mobile: +27 (0)82 683 0575Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cpasa.tv

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SA Guild of Actors (SAGA)National Chair: Jack DevnarainTel: +27 (0)11 483 0880Email: [email protected]

General Enquiries: [email protected]

Website: www.saguildofactors.co.za

SA Guild of Editors (SAGE)Head Office: 6 Sylvia Pass Road, Observatory Ext., JohannesburgChairperson: Marina du ToitTel: +27 (0) 82 255 8077Email: [email protected]

Website: www.editorsguildsa.org

Animation SAChairperson: Nick CloeteEmail: [email protected]

Website: www.animationsa.org

The Writer’s Guild of South Africa (WGSA)Head Office: 125, 3rd Street, Linden, Johannesburg, GautengChairperson: Theoline MaphuthaTel: +27 (0) 11 888 4349Mobile: +27 (0) 82 575 6901Email: [email protected]

Website: www.writersguildsa.org

Association for Transformation of Film and Television (ATFT)Head Office: 503b The Main Change, 5th Floor, 20 Kruger Street, Maboneng Precinct, JohannesburgDirector of International Relations: Mayenzeke BazaTel: +27 0860 722 7173Email: [email protected]

Website: www.atft.info

Independent Producer’s Organisation (IPO)Head Office: 5 Concourse Crescent, Lonelhill, JohannesburgTel: +27 (0) 11 799 2200Mobile: +27 (0) 82 575 6901Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ipo.org.za

Documentary Filmmakers’ Association (DFA)Head Office: 125 3rd Street, Linden, Johannesburg, 2195Chairperson: Nadine CloeteTel: +27 (0) 11 888 4349Email: [email protected]

Website: www.docfilmsa.com

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FEBRUARY 201618 - 24: CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

MARCH 201616 - 17: 3RD ACT / UJ ARTS AND CULTURE CONFERENCEJohannesburg, South Africa

12 - 19: RAPIDLIONJohannesburg, South Africa

16 - 20: AMAKULA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Kampala, Uganda

17 - 23: LUXOR FILM FESTIVALLuxor, Egypt

18 & 20: SOUTH AFRICAN AND FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS (SAFTAS) 2016Johannesburg, South Africa

24 - 27: IREPRESENT INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL Lagos, Nigeria

24 - 30: KLEIN KAROO NASIONALE KUNSTEFEES (KKNK)Oudtshoorn, South Africa

26 - 2 APRIL: TETOUAN INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVALTetouan, Morocco

31 - 3 APRIL: SOUTH AFRICAN ECO FILM FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

APRIL 2016 21 - 23: BOKEH FASHION FILM FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

MAY 2016 31 - 2 June: DISCOP AFRICA ABIDJANAbidjan, Ivory Coast

JUNE 20162 - 12: ENCOUNTERS SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

16 - 26: DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF)Durban, South Africa

17 - 20: DURBAN FILM MART Durban, South Africa

30 - 10 July: GRAHAMSTOWN NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL Grahamstown, South Africa

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JULY 20161 - 3: INDIE KAROO FILM FESTIVAL Prince Albert, South Africa

9 - 17: ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALZanzibar City, Tanzania

11 - 13: PLETT FOOD FILM FESTIVAL Plett enberg Bay, South Africa

AUGUST 201624 - 27: KYKNET SILWESKERMFEESCape Town, South Africa

15 - 21: LOERIES CREATIVE WEEKDurban, South Africa

26 - 5 Sept (dates esti mated): CAPE TOWN & WINELANDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

SEPTEMBER 201616 - 18: OZI FILM FESTIVAL Johannesburg, South Africa

OCTOBER 20165 - 12: MEDITERRANEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF TANGIERTangier, Morocco

5 - 16: SHNIT INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILM FESTIVAL Cape Town, South Africa

29 - 7 Nov: SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFESTCape Town, South Africa

NOVEMBER 20162 - 4: DISCOP AFRICA JOHANNESBURGJohannesburg, South Africa

11 - 20 (esti mated dates): CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALCairo, Egypt

15 - 17: AFRICACOM Cape Town, South Africa

27 - 30: PHOTO & FILM EXPO 2016Johannesburg, South Africa

DECEMBER 2016 4 - 12 (esti mated dates): MARAKKECH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Marrakech, Morocco

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“ South Africa is incredibly versatile. We have filmed Cape Town as Pakistan, America, Bermuda, Malta and Australia on two recent jobs.- Robert Bentley–Award-winning location scout

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GET IN TOUCHt: +27 21 761 3445 +27 11 646 9172e: [email protected]

AMAZING SPACESAmazing Spaces has amazing locations for shoots, events and accommodation with offices in both Cape Town and Johannesburg.We have everything from beach houses & modern architectural masterpieces to farms, suburban homes, barns and commercial spaces.As we know, location is everything, but we are all about service and always strive for what gives us the edge.


CONTACT DETAILSHead Office: 307 Mount Curtis Building, Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africat: +27 861 SAFARI (723274) +27 21 430 7260e: [email protected]

AQUILA PRIVATE GAME RESERVESet in the pristine Southern Karoo Highlands against a backdrop of dramatic mountains, the four star Aquila Private Game Reserve offers an exciting taste of real Africa just two short hours from Cape Town by road. Aquila is home to an enormous variety of game, including the Big 5. Two- to three-hour game drives are a perfect way to see the animals (in four-wheel-drive vehicles, quad bikes or on horseback). As a film location, Aquila offers wide vistas, hilltop locations and Karoo scrubland, and has been the location of choice for advertising agencies,

photographers and movie makers, with the recently released Mad Max: Fury Road as a prime example.


CONTACT DETAILSConvention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africat: +27 21 410 5000f: +27 21 410 5001e: [email protected]: twitter.com/CTICC_Officialfacebook: facebook.com/CTICCwww.cticc.co.za

CTICCThe CTICC, located in the heart of the city, provides a flexible meeting facility with 11 200m2 of dedicated exhibition space, two raked auditoria seating 1 500 and 620 delegates, a 1 876m2 ballroom, 33 break-out rooms, and an integrated five star hotel. Other than thrilling audiences with live productions, the CTICC provides the perfect combination of vast indoor spaces, with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies to accommodate film shoots of any kind. Supplying everything from lighting and rigging services, to catering for film crews, the CTICC can make your film shoot come alive with possibilities.


indoor space, more than 100 000m² of versatile outdoor space as well as a multipurpose arena that can accommodate up to 20 000 people.

CONTACT DETAILSExpo Centre, Cnr Rand Show and Nasrec roads, Nasrec, 2000, Johannesburgt: +27 11 494 1920 m: +27 82 855 0292 / +27 83 461 0627e: [email protected] www.expocentre.co.za

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T here’s a Tshi proverb from Ghana that says, “If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired,” and in South Africa that pan-African aphorism is expressed in the country’s Ubuntu moral philosophy, described by Nobel

laureate Desmond Tutu simply as, “I am, because you are.” Ubuntu is an inclusive national treasure that promotes co-operation

and honesty among different peoples towards collective successes: “We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole world.”

In South Africa’s film industry, this attitude is visibly active in the country’s present push towards more co-production treaties and increased international engagement with outside organisations. Prior to 2014, South Africa had eight co-production treaties in place, with Germany, Canada, and the UK contributing the most at a combined R163.2-million, and in 2015, the country saw further progress made with the Netherlands, Brazil, Kenya and Nigeria.

“The treaty between the Netherlands and South Africa has been eagerly awaited by professionals in both countries in order to create a

comprehensive structure for creative bilateral co-operation,” said Doreen Boonekamp, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund. Zama Mkosi, CEO of South Africa’s National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), was equally encouraging: “Filmmakers from both our countries are also going to benefit from the DTI incentive scheme, with its aim to encourage and attract big-budget productions and post production. We look forward to ‘co-creating’ and enhancing the international profile of both the countries through our storytelling.”

Triggerfish, a Cape Town-based animation studio, was an award-winning ambassador for the country’s collaborative efforts in 2015 through their inaugural Story Lab development initiative (held in partnership with The Walt Disney Company and the DTI) and their work on Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man with Magic Light Pictures in London.

According to PWC’s latest Media Outlook report, South Africa’s box office and cinema advertising is expected to rise from R1.5-billion (2014) to R1.9-billion by 2019, the same year the electronic home-video sector will hit a billion, revenues from foreign films increased by 6%, and a soft Rand, makes the country’s wealth of first-rate crews, its

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Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 (2009)—and, more recently, with Chappie

—helped put South Africa on the map of internati onal fi lm-service locati ons, a list that includes fi lms like The Last Face, Avengers: The Age of

Ultron, Eye in the Sky, Blended, The Giver, The Brothers Grimsby, Resident Evil, and TV shows Homeland, Of Kings and Prophets, Black Sails, and Wallander—all of which have been welcomed and supported by top-ti er professionals, governmental and industry organisati ons, as well as locals: “When you do well,” Tutu conti nues, “it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.”

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Filmmakers from both our countries are also going to benefi t from the DTI incenti ve scheme, with its aim to encourage and att ract big-budget producti ons and post producti on. We look forward to ‘co-creati ng’ and enhancing the internati onal profi le of both the countries through our storytelling.

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Other companies involved in internati onal co-producti ons include Two Oceans Producti ons (Most Beautiful Day, Jana and the Bushpilot), Enigma Pictures (Kite, Back to School Mom), Moonlighti ng (Homeland, Tremors v

Bloodline, Eye in the Sky, Dark Tower), Spier Films (Young Ones, The Salvation), Forefront Media (Accident, From a House on Willow Street) and Kalahari Pictures (Dredd, District 9).

Chappie helped put South Africa on the map of international shoot locations. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures © Chappie

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S outh Africa’s commercial-service sector is one of the most acclaimed aspects of South Africa’s film industry. The country’s world-class production and service houses continue to attract the attention of international brands and

producers by leveraging years of excellence in commercial services through sought-after support and technical talents.

Tried and tested crews, reliable and top-notch suppliers and service providers, spectacular locations, attractive exchange rates and government support all add up to one of most vibrant and successful sectors in South Africa’s image industry, with Johannesburg, Durban and, in particular, Cape Town acting as the hub of commercial activity. Leaders in the commercial-service and production space include Egg Films, Velocity, Orange Films, AFS Productions, 0307 Films, Can-Can Films and The Shooting Gallery, as well as Happy Cat Films, Lemon Reel Film Services, Hungry Films, Cape Direct, Carbon Films, Ginger Pictures, Lucky Fish Productions, Monkey Films and Metal Tiger Productions, which add to Southern Africa’s generous offering of expertise and experience. According to a recent survey by the Commercial Producer’s Association, the total turnover generated for all commercial productions in the space of a

year is in excess of R1.4-billion, while each commercial has an average daily budget of R870 000.

When asked what kind of part South Africa has to play on the continent in terms of facilitating interest in our commercial-service industry, The Shooting Gallery’s Claire Richards says our role is huge. “We have the infrastructure and skilled professionals who are already known and trusted to a lot of key players internationally. We are in a position to take everything we have learned here and extend it to the rest of Africa,” she explains.

The country’s foremost production and commercial service companies have worked with a host of international commercial clients including Giants and Toys (Sweden), Film Factory (Austria), Native Content (USA), Trigger Happy Production (Germany), Bayerl & Partners Film (Germany), 15 Badgers (UK), Bacon Stockholm, Friend London, and Pulse Films (UK) – testament to the fact that South Africa’s excellence in commercial services is as desirable as the country’s locations.

“South African locations are extremely versatile,” says Christall Kay, Managing Director at Location Masters. “We are fortunate that in South Africa we have a wide variety of different types of architecture,

Location Manager, Jamie Lengyel. And Durban, Bentley summaries, “has an African city feel while at the same time can be quite colonial. Umhlanga is more modern, the South Coast has lush sub-tropical vegetation and the North Coast has the game parks.”

Whether it’s high-flying stunts, classy car chases, beat-driven inserts, gorgeous natural scenery, wonderful wildlife, or iconic cities and seasides you’re after, South Africa has the teams, means, locations and services to bring high-quality connections together for persuasive and entertaining branded content.

climate regions, and landscapes that can cater for various locations briefs both locally and internationally. Ranging from world-class game reserves and expansive deserts to bustling cities and majestic beaches, South Africa is unstoppable in its delivery of locations.”

Renowned location scout Robert Bentley agrees: “SA is incredibly versatile, especially Cape Town. We have filmed Cape Town as Pakistan, America, Bermuda, Malta and Australia on two recent jobs.”Durban and Johannesburg are also not to be missed: “Johannesburg is a melting pot of African culture and is very interesting visually,” says

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We have the infrastructure and skilled professionals who are already known and trusted to a lot of key players internationally. We are in a position to take everything we have learned here and extend it to the rest of Africa.

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in facilitating the promotion and growth of the film industry in the Western Cape and South Africa,” said Monica Rorvik, Head of Film and Media Promotion at Wesgro.

South Africa’s stills sector is constantly adapting to new and evolving technologies brought about by increased competition and the shifting New Media; challenging photographers, industry organisations and related image-orientated services to experiment, innovate, and—most of all—captivate and impress.

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P hotography is the art of observation,” says award-winning photojournalist Neo Ntsoma, “It’s not just how you hold a camera and snap a picture but a way to see life in an extraordinary way.”

Shooting in South Africa—observing its sublime natural landscapes, picturing its precious and protected fauna and flora, capturing culture, documenting socio-political struggles past and present, or snapping up the scenes of its creative industries—is a rewarding and attractive prospect at a time when, worldwide, images are hard at work shaping our times and crossing spaces.

South Africa’s stills industry is booming, says Studio 26’s Location Manager Jessica Garvie, and the latest statistics from South African Association of Stills Producers (SAASP) show SA’s image industry contributed R860-million to SA’s GDP in 2013/14 and hosted over 4 000 international guests across 4 818 shoot days—a hearty hub of creativity that’s mostly centred around the picturesque port city of Cape Town: “Making Progress Possible. Together.”

The Rainbow Nation boasts a diverse and active community of dedicated and award-winning photographers like Sipho Mpongo (Magnum Foundation Fellowship award), Zanele Muholi (shortlisted for 2015 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize), Peter Magubane (Nat Nakasa Award for Media Integrity), Jaco Marx (South African National Award from the World Photography Organisation), Mikhael Subotzky (shared the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize with British artist Patrick Waterhouse), and Juan van der Heever (Wildlife Photographer of the Year) who are creating within a maturing network of professional photographers, world-class studios, and other sponsored and community organisations set up to support and serve the country’s striving stills industry.

Organisations such as Wild Shots (South Africa’s premier wildlife photography conference), Photographic Society of South Africa (PSSA; a non-profit organisation founded in 1954), and SAASP support and showcase the country’s top talents, while other production services and rental companies ensure that local and international projects are expertly managed and equipped—e.g. Africa Photographic Services, Media Film Service, Panavision, Photo Hire, Cameraland, Glow, Sunshine, Lens Rental, Outdoor Photo, and CallaCrew. There are also a wide variety of top-class production companies and studios such as SunshineCo, Studio Zoo, Pixel Foundry, Topvendor, Steel Productions, Gavin Schneider Productions, Flash, and Roodebloem Studios who together offer the full range of professional skills and services required to thrive locally and compete internationally.

“The value for money that foreign clients are able to achieve combined with the location diversity and world-class expertise makes Cape Town difficult to beat as a shoot destination,” says Rudi Riek, Chairperson of South African Association of Stills Producers, and in the past year new visa regulations were introduced to further fuel foreign interest: “The new agreement is positive for us and goes a long way

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The value for money that foreign clients are able to achieve combined with the location diversity and world-class expertise makes Cape Town difficult to beat as a shoot destination.

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S outh Africa has established itself as a versatile and desirable destination for international series to shoot and screen their productions. In recent years, acclaimed international series like Black Sails from Starz and Syfy’s Dominion (Film Afrika),

Showtime’s Homeland (Moonlighting), and the BCC’s Wallander and Bluestone 42 (Out of Africa) have found success and support under South African skies.

“Locally we know that we are in a position to present Cape Town and many other areas in SA as locations doubling for elsewhere in the world,” said Deon du Preez, Locations Managers Guild of America Award nominee, “it’s just great to know that the word is now ‘out there’, hopefully resulting in convincing more big productions and studios to come out this way.”

In addition to hosting a successful string of international productions, the country continued to increase its support for local content creation as new technologies and changing consumer habits are opening up massive, previously untapped, markets thirsty for quality local and international content on demand. According to a recent PWC report, South Africa is experiencing rapid growth of mobile subscription services and internet access, while the electronic home video sector is expected to continue to grow sharply: “There’s an almighty gold rush to try and put in fibre and that’s bringing in streaming services,” notes the trend analyst Dion Chang of Flux Trends.

South Africa, indeed Africa, has seen a variety of competing VOD services launched over the last year. In addition to VIDI (Times Media), Front Row (MTN), and Node (Altech), new service offerings from outside and within (e.g. OnTapTV, SAVuka TV, Buni.tv, ShowMax, and Netflix) targeted South Africa’s emerging digital markets in the wake of new and extensive broadband installations, as well as in anticipation of the digital migration.

“We know connectivity is coming to South Africa,” said Napster spokesman, Richard Boorman, whose company launched both Showmax and OnTapTV in 2015: “The thinking from our end is to make sure we are investing now to take advantage of the boom in connectivity.”

South Africa’s local content was recognised at the country’s leading industry awards, the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), which featured a variety of the country’s top productions. There were engaging wildlife programmes (Game of Lions, Hippos VS

Croc and Elephant Gangs); popular comedy shows (ZAnews: Puppet

Nation, Check Coast and Lastborn Does The Loeries); quality Afrikaans productions (Donkerland, Binnerlanders, Swartwater, 90 Plein Street); progressive African dramas (Isibaya, Rhythm City, Isidingo, and Muvhango); and reality shows like Kabelo Boot Camp, Ultimate Braai

Master and MasterChef SA confirmed the country’s love of the genre: “South Africa is fast-becoming a reality TV hub,” said Visual Impact’s director, Marius van Straaten.

The Ultimate Braai Master © Justin Bonello, Cooked in Africa

Showtime’s Homeland (Moonlighting) © Showtime

Donkerland, produced by Bottom Line Entertainment © kykNET

Facts:• South Africa’s first superhero show, Jongo, from Motion Story,

is set to start in 2016.• According to Dataxis, the number of TV households in South

Africa will grow by 10% at the end of 2018 (approximately 13.3 million).

• Magic Light Pictures’ Stick Man (based on Julia Donaldson’s storybook) was animated by Cape Town-based studio Triggerfish for a BBC Christmas Special.

• South Africa’s revenue from motion picture, film, video and TV production is expected to grow by 3.3% from $977-million to $1.2-billion in 2018. (NFVF, 2015)

• Cape Town ranks fourth out of 16 global cities for both quality and cost. It is the single cheapest destination in terms of production, set, site, utilities and labour costs. (FDI Intelligence, 2015)

• Four television shows were selected for Triggerfish’s Story Lab that was held in partnership with The Walt Disney Company and the DTI.

• MasterChef South Africa and Puppet Nation ZA were nominated for the 2015 International Emmy Awards.

Syfy’s Dominion (Film Afrika)

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One of the most visible signs of South Africa’s television talent came from comedian Trevor Noah who took over as the host for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show from the award-winning political commentator and comedian, Jon Stewart. His success overseas has once again put South Africa and its image industries and talents in the minds of international audiences and producers, while also inspiring local industry talents and professionals to think bigger in the process.

As South Africa’s television industry continues to increase its global screen time, the quality demands of international productions are naturally reflecting back onto local content as production companies and storytelling professionals push to capitalise on emerging and present markets with competitive world-class content and programming.

South Africa’s television sector is an innovative and exciting hotbed that’s vigorously pursuing new technologies, expanding its digital capacity and mobile operations, attracting international productions and talents, improving its local programming and content to better position itself as a both a popular destination for shoots and co-productions, as well as a thriving provider of original content for Africa’s emerging markets.

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S outh Africa’s film history can trace its roots back to early documentaries in the late 1900s. Its first feature film came in 1910 with the Springbok Film Company’s The Great Kimberley

Diamond Robbery, but now, twenty-one years into the world’s most diverse democracy, South Africa’s image industry is searching outside and within for new voices, relationships and opportunities for growth and development.

The challenges presented by socio-political forces such as globalisation and multiculturalism are, worldwide, sizeable and important, and motion pictures and ideas have become a valuable cultural currency in the twenty-first century. In South Africa, towards meeting these challenges, more studios are embracing 4K, HD and other exciting emerging technologies; co-production treaties are being sought and signed to open up new markets and means; international representation and engagements are on the rise; the festival circuit is charged with purpose-driven diversity and showcase the country’s best alongside a host of international features; film commissions and governmental organisations increase their support for professionals and international clients, creating jobs and further opportunities for innovation to arise; and young filmmaker’s hard-hitting stories are heard as the creative industry pushes its passion for pictures and technology forward.

The National Film and Video Foundation revealed that the industry contributed R5.64-billion to economic activity in 2014, creating thousands of jobs and new opportunities in the process, and the production industry itself is expected to grow by 3.3% from US$977-million to US$1.2-billion by 2018. According to Tracey Williams, Managing Director at Refinery, one of the country’s leading post-production facilities, “the quality and storytelling of our SA films has

improved hugely. It is a tough business to compete at our local box office, but films are finding their audiences.”

Some of the highlights included Sara Blecher’s highly-anticipated second film Ayanda which earned positive international attention and praise, Donovan Marsh’s stylish action flick iNumber Number received multiple AMAA nominations and won three awards at the 2015’s South Africa Film and Television Awards, Ian Gabriel’s hard-hitting and gritty gangster flick Four Corners scored four SAFTAs; Ernest Nkosi’s Zulu drama Thina Sobabili: The Two of Us was South Africa’s official submission to the 88th Academy Awards and won the Pan African Film Festival’s Audience Award, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer’s framing of restless millenials in Necktie Youth enjoyed its premiere in Berlin International Film Festival, Jenna Cato Bass’ Love The One You Love won Best Feature Film at the Jozi Film Festival, Oliver Hermanus’ The Endless River screened at the Venice International Film Festival and won the Tanit d’ Argent award in Carthage, and Catherine Stewart’s While You Weren’t Looking received the Pink Apple Audience Award in Zurich: “I think the industry is healthy and finding new ways to deal with the demands of the new media… as long as people are open and daring, some interesting things could happen,” said Akin Omotoso, director of Tell Me Sweet Something.

There are, however, still serious economic and technological challenges towards developing and promoting a competitive, diverse and sustainable film industry. But the unstoppable rise of animation, more support and initiatives from industry and governmental organisations, the growing success and influence of women across all areas of industry, the emergence of creative young storytelling talents and independent filmmakers, as well as increased festival and market exposure, are all positive signs from a dedicated creative industry bent on imaging a better tomorrow, together, today.

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Sibs Shongwe-La Mer’s Necktie Youth, Courtesy of Premium FilmsSara Blecher’s Ayanda, Courtesy of Indigenous Film Distribution.

• According to PWC’s Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2015-2019, South Africa’s image industries generated revenue of R3-billion in 2014, and will hit R3.9-billion in 2019.

• South Africa has a growing number of festivals including the Durban International Film Festival, Jozi Film Festival, the Cape Winelands Festival, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, as well as smaller celebrations of cinema like the shnit International Shortfilmfestival, Cape Town International Animation Festival, and the recently established Eden Independent Film Festival in George.

• Foreign films that did well in South Africa in 2015 include: Furious 7, Minions, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, Fifty Shades of Grey and the latest James Bond film, Spectre.

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Facts:• Since 2008, 450 films have been shot in South Africa with an

average of 64 films a year. (DTI, EPIC Q1 2015 Report)• In the 1st quarter of 2015, Wesgro facilitated a R30-million

expansion project in the film industry, creating 30 jobs. (Wesgro, EPIC Q1 2015 Report)

• South Africa’s revenue from motion picture, film, video and TV production is expected to grow by 3.3% from US$977-million to US$1.2-billion in 2018. (NFVF, 2015)

• Cape Town Film Studios is the first custom-built Hollywood-style studio of its kind in Africa. (Wesgro, EPIC Q1 2015 Report)

• Cape Town ranks fourth out of 16 global cities for both quality and cost. It is the single cheapest destination in terms of production, set, site, utilities and labour costs. (FDI Intelligence, 2015)

Director Akin Omotoso’s Tell Me Sweet Something. All images courtesy of UIP

M ade of Black was the powerful slogan for AMV BBDO’s award-winning campaign that won Gold at Cannes Lion 2015, but that moving message from Guinness Africa was also part of a bigger celebration of pan-Africanism,

both in style and content. Graham Lang, Chief Creative Officer of Y&R, praised the

creative storytelling power of African voices, but also recognised the challenge when designing content for home and away: “We’ve become really good at producing locally relevant stories and locally relevant film,” Lang said, mentioning Nando’s comedic campaigns as an example, but that “as a nation, we should never start tailoring our ideas and stories to each international award show requirement.” The desire for authentic African narratives is strong, and 2015’s top directors encapsulated that spirit with inspired campaigns for Africa.

Joe Public’s The Notebook, directed by Velocity Film’s Grey Gray for Dial Direct, was another Cannes winner that tugged on universal heartstrings in a local light. “I’ve been saving you time, so you can come to my play” was the line that sold it after a young boy runs around ticking off errands in his notebook to help his overworked mother save time: her hero. In addition to winning a Bronze at Cannes, The Notebook was awarded Silver at the 37th Annual Loerie Awards while Arcade Content’s Rob Smith earned a Bronze Lion for One Rand Man: another original campaign from one of South Africa’s leading agencies, The King James Group. In One Rand Man, the agency stylishly showcased Sanlam’s Social Experiment For National Savings

Month, helping Sanlam’s brand rise to the top of Loeries’ official rankings for 2015.

South Africa’s commercial creativity also shone at the 37th Annual Loerie Awards with golds going to One-of-a-Kind (The King James Group) and again to Made of Black for its authentic audacity. Overall, Sam Brown (Rogue Films), Kim Geldenhuys (Academy Films), Terence Neale (Egg Films), Rob Smith (Arcade Content), and Maged Nassar (Impact BBDO Dubai) were named as the top five television, film and video directors by Loeries, with The King James Group, Ogilvy & Mather, Johannesburg, and Y&R SA recognised as the country’s top agencies.

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Joe Public’s The Notebook, directed by Velocity Film’s Grey Gray for Dial Direct.

Loerie Awards golds went to One-of-a-Kind (The King James Group).

Made of Black was the powerful slogan for AMV BBDO’s award-winning campaign.

As a nation, we should never start tailoring our ideas and stories to each international award show requirement.

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South African campaigns are performing fairly well internationally, but as Graham Cruikshank, director of African Operations for TBWA notes, the rest of the continent is still underrepresented at major award ceremonies by comparison: “We simply need to look inwards to our own African insights. Let’s get African brands to reflect the stories behind them. Tell the story authentically and let’s open the world’s eyes to the African truth.” South Africa continues to lead by example, but the creative challenge is on as commercial directors and agencies continue to search for new and innovative ways to tap into the continent’s creativity and create innovative and authentic campaigns that matter, at home and away.

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We simply need to look inwards to our own African insights. Let’s get African brands to reflect the stories behind them. Tell the story authentically and let’s open the world’s eyes to the African truth.

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Arcade Content’s Rob Smith earned a Bronze Lion for One Rand Man: another original campaign from The King James Group.

Stick Man - animated by Triggerfish Studios, Courtesy of Magic Light Pictures and Triggerfish. © Orange Eyes Limited 2015

We are reaching critical mass as producers of original I.P and content. We’ve outgrown our beginnings as a commercials-driven service industry and we’re showing the world that we’re ready to tell our own stories.

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I n 1959, Walt Disney, in an episode of the Disneyland television program, described “the plausible impossible” as one of the central tenets of animation—across all its variants, animation can, quite literally in the twenty-first century, render

ideas in dream for business or pleasure. Such is the magic and wonder of animation, and it’s a creative aspiration South Africa has set its sights on: to share its own storytelling and technical talents through one of the modern world’s most beloved and dynamic genres.

Animation is visibly on the rise in Africa; it’s one of the most exciting and active industries on the continent. In South Africa, this zealous zeitgeist is being spearheaded by one Cape Town-based studio that’s quickly become one of most successful and inspired studios on the continent.

Founded in 1996, Triggerfish Studios (Africa’s answer to Pixar) embraced the real challenge of animation in Africa and has, most notably, produced two world-class feature films (Adventures in

Zambezia and Khumba); animated Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man for the award-winning, London-based production house Magic Light Pictures (with Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes soon on the way); and in 2015, in partnership with The Walt Disney Company and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Triggerfish launched its inaugural initiative ‘Story Lab’ designed to find, foster, and fund storytelling talents from around the continent.

While Triggerfish is proudly paving the way, it’s gritty success was part of a broader flourishing of competitive studios and production houses offering the full spectrum of technical and creative services. There was also an increase in support and interest from government, further creative collaborations with international studios and artists, and other necessary industry structures like Animation South Africa (an industry non-profit) and The Animation School (a leading local specialist in animation training) continued to develop and promote the industry from within for this generation and the next.

Sea Monster, Sunrise Productions, Sparks Flew, Strika Entertainment, The Flying Circus, Bug Box, Animate, Zeropoint, Mind’s Eye Creative, Luma, KeyFrame, Wicked Pixels, Lung, Blue Forest Collective, Pixelsmith, Sphere and others are busy creating world-class content for films, businesses and developers, and innovating in new media as part of a greater pan-African push towards excellence in animation services and storytelling.

“We are reaching critical mass as producers of original I.P and content. We’ve outgrown our beginnings as a commercials-driven service industry and we’re showing the world that we’re ready to tell our own stories,” said Animation SA’s new CEO, Nick Cloete, and Walt would’ve approved: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

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Facts:• Triggerfish’s inaugural Story Lab received 1,378 entries from

30 countries around Africa, after which 23 features and 12 TV series were shortlisted to pitch their ideas to their panel of industry experts.

• Triggerfish is currently working on Roald Dahl’s 1982 series of poems, Revolting Rhymes, for Christmas 2016.

• Story Lab’s panel of international experts/judges included: Peter Lord, Pilar Alessandra, Jonathan Roberts, Karl Iglesias as well as representatives from The Walt Disney Company; while the local experts included: David Kau, Gcina Mhlophe, Paul Ian Johnson, Raffaella Delle Donne, and Wayne Thornley.

• Animation SA, in conjunction with the DTI, GFC, Wesgro, and the NFVF, sent a 40-strong delegation to the Annecy International Animation Festival in 2015.

• Julia Smuts Louw’s The Crash received positive international

attention this year and is currently being developed by Sparks Flew.• Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba won the Best Animation

award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

• In March this year, Animation SA (a section-21 non-profit organisation) appointed Nick Cloete as its CEO for the next three years to help promote and support the industry.

• The portmanteau Afrimation (Africa + Animation) was coined by Dr. Joseph Izang Azi (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria) who believes the continent’s “rich cultural heritage is a potential resource for its local content development industry towards transformation and growth.“

• Stick Man is a 26-minute film directed by London-based Jeroen Jaspaert and co-directed by South African Daniel Snaddon.

• The Animation School and Learn 3D are among the top specialised education institutions in the country.

The Crash © Diamond Hill and Sparks Flew

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T here’s an African proverb that says: “When the music changes, so does the dance”, and while the face of the music industry in the twenty-first century is changing faster than most artists and production houses would like, South Africa

is fast adapting to new digital demands and challenging consumer trends. “This isn’t only a South African problem, it’s a global one,” said artist and businessman, Oscar Mdlongwa, “Artists need to find innovative ways of marketing themselves.”

While music sales worldwide are being affected by new online music services and downloads, South African directors like Ryan Kruger (Enigma Films), Adriaan Louw, Terence Neale (Egg), and Kyle

Lewis (Arcade Content) are producing award-winning music videos that showcase the country’s long history and love for sound and storytelling. “I like to incorporate local stories into international concepts. I feel like there are so many talented filmmakers in this country who just stick to what sells easily in the local market,” said Ryan Kruger, whose excellent work in 2015 was recognised at both the South Africa Music Awards (SAMA) and the inaugural Short & Sweet Music Video Awards (S&SMVA).

Egg Films’ Terence Neale was among the country’s top directors in 2015 who, in addition to being the most awarded director at this year’s Loeries, was recognised for his work on Skrillex’s Ragga Bomb

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Local rapper and producer Riky Rick described his new video FUSEG by Lewis as “the best music video of my career.” © Arcade Content

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video at the S&SMVA; Adriaan Louw won Video of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards held in KwaZulu-Natal for Riky Rick’s Nafukwa; Ryan Kruger claimed two awards at S&SMVA (Best EDM and Best Rock Music Video), as well as his first SAMA for Music Video of the Year for the South African rock band Prime Circle. Arcade Content’s Kyle Lewis (who won the SAMA for Best Music Video in 2014) continues to produce excellent work; local rapper and producer Riky Rick, having already won at the MTV Africa Music Awards, described his new video FUSEG by Lewis as “the best music video of my career.” And director Louis Minnaar won Best New Director for his work on a number of quality productions, involving Sofa sufi (Believe

in You), Van Coke Kartel (Voor Ons Stof Word), and Her Narnian Horse Analogy (Jacob Israel).

South Africa as a destination has also attracted international stars with its beautiful vistas and convenient conditions: Robbie Williams captured the African sun for Sin Sin Sin, Coldplay found the right conditions for Paradise, and Lily Allen saw it all from above in her Air

Balloon—Africa’s majesty was made for music. Bruce Patterson of Pilot Films—whose work includes KO and Kid

X’s Caracara, Donald’s Unpredictable, DJ Kent and the Arrows’s Spin My

World and DJ Clock and Beatenberg’s Pluto (Remember You)—recognises the need for increased exposure and fresh creativity in order to raise the profile of artists and increase the budgets of South African videos: “Budget is everything and unfortunately in South Africa we don’t have a lot…[but] the gap between local and international is closing.”

The government has also pledged further support for South Africa’s music industry, and at the 12th annual Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition, Mandla Maseko, Deputy Chairperson of the Moshito board, detailed their mission “to build a music and exhibition show that is relevant in Africa and other music markets. Our perspective is a continental issue focusing on business ideologies for the music markets, in creating and growing the creative economy.”

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Egg Films’ Terence Neale was recognised for his work on Skrillex’s Ragga Bomb.

FUSEG by Kyle Lewis © Arcade Content

Skrillex’s Ragga Bomb.

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O ne of the curious challenges for modern audiences is persisting in our suspension of disbelief: the psychological commitment we make with pictures for pleasure—we want to believe, but our evolving

technological sensibilities have sharpened our critical and emotional responses to digital images. In a world that’s becoming increasingly visually literate and technologically savvy, post-production wizardry is becoming more and more pervasive as

Mad Max: Fury Road. © Warner Bros Entertainment 2014

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South Africa is finally coming into its own as a destination packed to the brim with exceptional Animation and VFX talent, These factors coupled with the production values SA promises, poise to entrench SA as a go-to supplier for animation and VFX worldwide.

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image industries compete to cast invisible digital magic of the highest order.

South Africa has an impressive history in this regard and offers world-class post-production services at affordable rates for feature films, commercials, television and other rising forms of new media like animation, game design, apps, and the exciting new world of augmented reality: “South Africa is finally coming into its own as a destination packed to the brim with exceptional animation and VFX talent,” says Conduit’s Executive Director and MD, Marc Ziman. “These factors, coupled with the production values SA promises, poise to entrench SA as a go-to supplier for animation and VFX worldwide.”

Triggerfish Studios animated Stick Man for a BBC Christmas special, and company’s like Sea Monster, Digital Narrative, Pollen, Lung Animation, and Fuzzy Logic (winner of the 2013 Best AR Developer Award at the European AR Summit) are animating markets home and away with the latest technical expertise and award-winning animation services for films, television, games and apps.

Priest Post Production, a leading full-service post-production company has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and specialises in content production, editing and finishing.

Refinery, another award-winning post-production house based in Johannesburg, contributed to the success of Gavin Hood’s Tsotsi and Donovan Marsh’s iNumber Number (awarded Best Achievement in Editing at the 2015 SAFTAs), and has an impressive international clientele that includes HBO, Universal Studios, NBC, BBC, 20th Century Fox and many others. Tracey Williams, Refinery’s Managing Director, predicts going forward that: “The requirement for content will continue to grow. The high-end market will be eroded by more cost effective ways of execution. The technical specs will become more stringent as broadcasters and cinema require higher resolutions and better sound. There will be more collaboration on a global scale.”

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Doug Hardy won an Emmy for his work on Black Sails. © Starz Entertainment

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T he art of filmmaking is a deeply collective activity that requires the skills and talents of a host of individuals in order to make the magic that it does. Art direction, music composition, visual and special effects, costume design,

cinematography, hair and makeup, location management, leading talent, extras—film credits are often extensive, but no matter your personnel requirements, South Africa is ready and able to find top quality at competitive rates for the high-stakes global market.

The country’s welcoming weather, vast number of stunning and flexible locations, top-notch expertise and established crew agencies are but some of the reasons many are choosing South Africa: “The big attraction being the fact that the Rand is progressively on the down trend, and that our crew and locations are world-class,” says Jan Bowden, CEO and Part Owner of CallaCrew, one of the country’s largest listings of freelance crew that’s been operating for over 30 years now.

CallaCrew is part of a much larger, pulsing network of crew agencies and production services that also includes Hot Shots, Tank Crew Management, Colt Talent, Kayos, Crew Pencil, Central Castings, Wendy’s Talent Agency, and Thespians, as well as more specialist services like Voicebank (voice directory) and the location agency Permits. “I am convinced that South Africa has the best crews in the world,” says Oscar-winning director Gavin Hood, who shot his latest feature, Eye in

The Sky, in South Africa: “They are hard working, professional and ahead of their game. This is not new. They always have been and it’s a real pleasure being able to work with top-class people and equipment.”

Versatile locations, locations, locations are one of South Africa’s most alluring features as more and more productions are recognising just how diverse and adaptable the country’s conditions can be. Deon Du Preez and Robert Bentley, for example, were nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series by the Location Managers Guild of America for their excellent work on Homeland, and in 2014, Doug Hardy won an Emmy for his work on Black Sails. “Ranging from world-class game reserves and expansive deserts to bustling cities and majestic beaches, South Africa is unstoppable in its delivery of locations,” says Christall Kay, Managing Director at Locations Masters.

South Africa, as one of the most diverse countries in the world, not surpassingly, also contains an equally diverse array of actors and models. Talents like Fana Mokoena (World War Z, The Book of Negroes), Brandon Auret (District 9, Elysium, Chappie), Carl Beukes (Dominion) and many others are recent testaments to the country’s professional pool of actors and actresses making their mark on screens big and small.

Organisations such as the Official South African Casting Association (OSCASA), The South African Guild of Actors (SAGA), The National Association of Model Agencies (NAMA), The Personal Manager’s Association (PMA), and The South Africa Screen Federation (SASFED) work to ensure the countries best are accessible and professionally managed to the benefit of all parties.

There is a telling African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” and in South Africa that attitude is revealed through the country’s growing wealth of technical talents and artists committed to creative collaboration and excellence.

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Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron © Marvel 2015, Photo by Jay Maidment.

G reat storytellers and advances in technology have pushed digital dreaming forward, but between the tale in mind and the camera’s capturing lies the real-world of light and things — on-the-ground support, knowledge, and flexibility

is required by dedicated practitioners to meet a production’s collision with reality.

The demands of filmmaking can be sizeable, involving complex logistics, props, medical expertise, marine-support services, mechanical effects, weapons, animal handling, security, stunts… all of which greatly benefit from homegrown experts, organisations and individuals with impressive track records to meet a variety of demands. South African fixers have extensive knowledge about local conditions (locations, permits, languages, culture, equipment, transport, crews, etc.) to ensure smooth and safe shooting under African skies. Big Banana Films, as one of the leaders in this sector, has worked with major international companies like Google, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and the BBC, and in 2015, they worked on eighteen productions with industry professionals from Canada, Germany, UK, USA, New Zealand and Australia. Big productions like Mad Max: Fury Road, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dredd, District 9, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and TV shows like Black Sails, Dominion, Homeland and more have all found South Africa an excellent

place to make their magic stick.South Africa’s stunt industry, in particular, is, according to Paul

Hampshire, one of 2015 Board Members of the South African Stunts and Stunts Rigging Association, “going from strength to strength and even with the increasing usage of CGI, it will never reduce the amount of stunt work out there. Producers and directors will always want live action.” Paul Hampshire has been involved in a number of successful large-scale productions like Edge of Tomorrow, World War Z, Blended, and, more recently, Chappie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Brothers Grimsby, Black Sails and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. “In the next two to five years the industry will just keep growing. With the pool of new and talented stunt performers increasing and the international market wanting to shoot here more and more, we feel there are busy times ahead for the stunt industry.”

Digital Therapy is one of South Africa’s leading companies that provide DIT services, and services local and international clients through on-site data management, computer workflows and image quality control. The advent of filming using drones has seen a new demand for experts, a gap that Drone Crew has quickly filled. Fully licenced since October 2015, Drone Crew offers a full-service drone filming operation. For hands-on practical effects,

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the Creature Shop and Organic Canvas provides SFX makeup, prosthetics, props and much more. Leaders in the equipment and infrastructure rental industries include Pro Sales, The Frog Squad, Top Level Effects, Urban Tonic and Inspire Furniture.

Every production will have its own set of challenges and real-world requirements, important practical demands that require creative, flexible and knowledgeable professionals to help move dreams to screens with ease and efficiency. And South Africa’s fantastic specialist service suppliers have the special skills and contacts to ensure unique visions come true in spectacular conditions.

With the pool of new and talented stunt performers increasing and the international market wanting to shoot here more and more, we feel there are busy times ahead for the stunt industry.

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S outh Africa has some of largest and leading suppliers and gear houses on the continent. This established sector offers the latest technologies and popular brands at competitive rates, with many of the country’s top outlets operating as

part of respected international chains. Panavision, for example, which boasts the continent’s largest film equipment inventory, has four of its 68 offices split between Cape Town and Johannesburg, and Europe’s leading supplier of broadcast equipment, Visual Impact, has one of its 10 offices in Johannesburg, the only one outside of Europe.

Other top suppliers include Cine Photo Tools, Photo Hire and Media Film Service, all of which are committed to offering the latest production means and professional services to meet any and all creative ends: “People think it’s glamorous, working in the film industry, but it’s not,” says Pieter Badenhorst, Co-founder of Photo Hire, ”You need the latest gear, reliable staff, and people you can

trust.” The move to HD from celluloid across the country, for example, according to Tony Eddy, Managing Director at Panavision South Africa, has been “breath-takingly swift and dramatic.”

Cine Photo Tools, the sister company of Photo Hire, became an authorised dealer for RED Digital Cameras this year, adding to its growing inventory of world-class equipment: “With new technology opening up so many creative avenues for local filmmakers, as a continent we will truly be able to compete at an international level,” says Roxanne Marnewick, whose company also added Kino Flo Celeb LEDs, the Broncolour FT System, SmallHD 502, Eizo ColourEdge CG318-4K and CG248-4K monitors to their inventory in 2015.

Pro Sales is a reputable and reliable supplier of new equipment that is on the cutting edge, reflecting the latest design and development in the television and associated industry. Over the years, the company has evolved and offers new and used

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Mad Max: Fury Road was shot in Namibia with Moonlighting Films. © 2015 Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved, Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited. Unit Stills Photographer: Jasin Boland

it with professional services to meet the demands of this dynamic sector. No matter what brand of equipment you prefer, or how cutting-edge your technical demands are, South Africa’s gear houses have the resources, connections and experience to ensure productions have the best tools for the job.

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equipment and much more, as well as service, repair, design and installation of ENG, OB and Studio applications.

These and a number of smaller gear houses are the unsung heroes of South Africa’s growing image industry, the backbone supplying the industry with the latest equipment and supporting

Europe’s leading supplier of broadcast equipment, Visual Impact, has one of its 10 offices in Johannesburg, the only one outside of Europe. © Visual Impact

© Visual Impact

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“ Our crews (in SA) have an enthusiasm to do great work. They have tremendous pride in their work. And it’s wonderful to come home and be with people who treat others with respect.- Gavin Hood, director of Eye in the Sky “

“ Our crews (in SA) have an enthusiasm to do great work. They have tremendous pride in their work. And it’s wonderful to come home and be with people who treat others with respect.- Gavin Hood, director of Eye in the Sky “

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0307The collective experience of directors Kim Geldenhuys and Kevin Fitzgerald spans 40 years and is now housed in the recently founded 0307 Films. Established in 2014, 0307 is based in Cape Town, South Africa and prides itself on finding collaborative solutions for conceptual projects across all visual mediums.With an emphasis on high production value and a hands-on professional service, production is led by Executive Producer Jo Barber.

CONTACT DETAILSJo Barber(Executive Producer)36 Llandudno Road, Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africam: +27 83 258 6687e: [email protected] www. 0307.co


AFS PRODUCTIONSAFS is a family run company and we pride ourselves on organization with meticulous detail, dedication, and the highest level of professionalism.We provide a world-class production infrastructure and logistical support in a fun and friendly environment.We look for cost-effective solutions that don’t compromise your creativity. We handle all pre-production, production and post- production concerns, and ensure that your shoot runs smoothly from start to finish, with a personal AFS family touch.

Genres of Film: Service production, commercial production, feature films, TV, documentary and stills | Languages Spoken: English, Afrikaans

CONTACT DETAILSMetal Lane, 4 Kloof Street, Cape Town, 8001 Dale Kushner / Brin Kushner t: +27 21 424 9999f: +27 21 424 9998e: [email protected]


BLUE SKY FILMSBlue Sky Films has been facilitating and producing outstanding film and television projects throughout East and Central Africa for over two decades. Our portfolio credits a wide range of productions ranging from TV commercials to reality, documentaries, music videos, photographic shoots through to facilitating the production of major Hollywood films such as The Constant Gardener, Tomb Raider 2, The First

Grader, The Fifth Estate etc. We provide complete production services and facilities which include; location scouting, casting, film licenses, production design, props sourcing, set building and decorating, work

permits, equipment, customs, transport, catering and accommodation.

CONTACT DETAILSBlue Sky Films, Jamhuri Showground, Nairobi, Kenya Mario Zvan (Executive Producer)e: [email protected] Shamoon (Executive Producer)e: [email protected]: +254 722 336840 / +254 722 755 893www.blueskyafrica.com


CAN-CAN FILMSUnder the dynamic leadership of Di Britz, one of South Africa’s most experienced commercials producers, Can-Can offers local expertise and an innovative approach to facilitating International Commercials in Cape Town, Southern and East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Please visit our website for more information on our unique service.

CONTACT DETAILSDi Britz (Executive Producer)m: +27 83 227 3041e: [email protected]

EGG FILM SERVICEEgg Film Service is a division of the award-winning, director-based Egg Films. Our philosophy of producing highly creative work is extended to visiting international producers. We offer our clients cost-effective solutions that strategically align with their creative treatments. We have highly-experienced production teams and long-standing industry relationships with crew and support facilities throughout Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

This assures clients of the highest level of service available in Southern Africa. We offer fast, efficient bidding and weather/

seasonally relevant locations, all year round. With offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, we are able to operate anywhere and our film service extends to commercials, stills, documentaries and music videos.

CONTACT DETAILSContact Sean Beukes(Executive Producer: Film Service)t: +27 21 426 0728e: [email protected]



ORANGE FILMSOrange Films is a proudly South African producti on service company. Based in Cape Town, we have serviced a diverse range of work throughout southern Africa and the Indian Ocean for the past 16 years. Our business is built on long-term relati onships and a solid reputati on for fi nding cost-eff ecti ve and creati ve soluti ons to producti on challenges.

CONTACT DETAILSJon Day (Producer & Partner)m: +27 82 307 7140t: +27 21 465 4188e: [email protected] Esterhuyse (Producer & Partner)m: +27 83 400 2078t: +27 21 465 4188e: [email protected]


THE SHOOTING GALLERYThe Shooting Gallery provides a nurturing environment for international filmmakers. More than 16 years and over 300 international commercials later, our unwavering support and determination to stretch your budget have made us a leading service production company in South Africa. Claire founded The Shooting Gallery in 1998, offering production houses from around the globe all she had learned from over a decade of living, breathing and producing commercials for South African Directors. She is the heart of the company, our fearless leader and your main contact. We treasure our many trusted friendships and associations with a

wonderful working group of producers, directors, technical and creative crew. Together, we put our everything into everything we do, because we want you to do your best work right here in our beautiful country.

CONTACT DETAILSClaire Richards (Executive Producer)m: +27 82 466 6400t: +27 21 461 7600e: [email protected] www.theshootinggallery.co.za


TWO OCEANS PRODUCTIONTwo Oceans Production is a Cape Town-based production company specialising in international - South African co-productions, financing and large-scale production-facilitation services. TOP has done over 75 international productions ranging from large-format cinema to television series and made-for-TV feature films. We specialise throughout South Africa and Mauritius, with offices in both countries.

CONTACT DETAILSGiselher Venzke: Company Director/ProducerMarco le Roux: Producer2 Milner Street, Paarden Eiland, 7405, Cape Town, South AfricaPO Box 369, Paarden Eiland, 7420, Cape Town, South Africat: +27 21 506 3300f: +27 21 506 3316e: [email protected]


GINGER PICTURESGinger Pictures is a creative production and facilitating company based in Johannesburg. We exist to give life to your ideas. At Ginger Pictures, we shoot top-end commercials, no matter the budget, because we are passionate about filmmaking. We shoot in Africa and South Africa. Our last awards are an Emerald Award (Bronze) at the African Cristal Festival 2014 and in 2015 a FCB Silver award for the best commercial in Africa.

m: +27 76 030 7284e: [email protected]

CARBON FILMSCarbon Films is a creatively focused production house based in Cape Town, South Africa. Started by long term collaborators, director Bruno Bossi and producer Kirsten Clarence, our focus is to work on great ideas with good people.We produce commercials and content across most platforms.

Contact: Kirsten Clarence t: +27 21 300 0423e: [email protected]

CAPE DIRECTCape Direct was established in 1992 and was one of the first production film service companies to operate in Cape Town. Dianne Bramhill is still at the helm of this well-established and highly-esteemed company. We like to think of ourselves as an extension of our international clients, working together as a team to provide cost-effective solutions and great commercials. We offer all services necessary for setting up and executing a successful shoot.m: +27 82 550 6911 t: +27 21 461 4691e: [email protected] www.capedirect.com


HAPPY CAT FILMSHappy Cat Films is one of the top producti on companies in South Africa. Our collecti ve experience stretches across commercials, sti lls photography, feature fi lms, documentaries and all types of TV programming. We work with you, as a part of your team, always thinking creati vely and strategically. We are Cape Town-based but shoot all over Africa, off ering a bouti que hands-on approach to fi lming.

t: +27 21 422 2795m: +27 82 497 7536e: rachel@happycatfi lms.co.zawww.happycatfi lms.co.za

LEMON REEL FILM SERVICESLemon Reel Film Services was created to off er aff ordable soluti ons to producti ons shooti ng in southern Africa. With experience gathered on every conti nent, we off er fi xing services and equipment in Namibia, Angola, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Eritrea. Equipment includes specialised vehicles for documentaries, lighti ng, grip, unit, camping gear and rental phones. Lemon Reel Film Services ccP.O.Box 4405, Walvis Bay, Namibiat: +264 81 122 7717f: +264 88 653 1001e: [email protected]

HUNGRY FILMSWith two experienced resident directors — Oscar Strauss and Ian Difford —Hungry Films has established itself as a leading commercial production company in South Africa. Oscar specialises in directing performance, especially children’s performance, while Ian, with his background in art and commercial photography, has a master’s touch for creating beautiful pictures, whatever the subject.t: +27 11 482 2171 / 2e: [email protected] [email protected]


LUCKY FISH PRODUCTIONSLucky Fish Productions is a boutique production house in Cape Town, specialising in servicing and producing local and international commercials, feature films and documentaries. Lucky Fish believes in long on-going relationships based on trust and has loyal clients that return year after year, creating a strong understanding of what their clients require and expect.Contact: Platon Trakoshist: +27 21 424 3513m: +27 83 2901502e: [email protected]

METAL TIGERPRODUCTIONSMetal Tiger Producti ons is a streamlined producti on company off ering huge experience without the expensive frills. The core team, with veteran Liz O’Shaughnessy at the helm, does all the preliminary research to avoid unnecessary extra costs. Genres of fi lm producti on include Commercial service, Sti lls, Music video, Features and Documentary.Liz O’Shaughnessy m: +27 82 45 44 100t: +27 21 448 8794PO Box 13693, Mobray, 7705e: liz@metalti gerproducti ons.co.zawww.metalti gerproducti ons.co.za

MONKEY FILMS• Television Commercials• Music Videos• Fine Art Film Installations• Documentaries• Feature Films

You name it.

t: +27 21 461 2909e: [email protected] [email protected]

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“ The depth of skills that the crew have here is incredibly attractive, and in my mind, a competitive advantage over other countries. The fact that there is no language barrier is another great advantage. South Africa is simply a premier filmmaking country.- Kate Beyda, Senior Vice-President of Physical Production at Warner Bros

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CONTACT DETAILSAmelia Thiart Head of TV and Creative Agencym: +27 82 803 0994 t: +27 11 350 3030 / 2258e: [email protected]

GLOBAL ACCESS The Creative Agency within Global Access is a rag-tag bunch of people with oodles of experience in being professionally crazy. We don’t think outside the box because we feel defining the space as a box to begin with is too limiting. We want clients who are exciting and willing to make creative leaps in their mass communication productions. Since we have our own massive broadcast and film studios, facilities, post production department, animation and now VR studio, we really can do anything, and love doing it all.


EGG FILMSThe most awarded South African production company at the 2015 Loerie Awards, Egg Films represents directors Brent Harris, Dani Hynes, Jason Fialkov, Lebogang Rasethaba, Slim, Sunu and Terence Neale. We do TV ads, music videos, short films and other things too.

CONTACT DETAILSContact Kerry Hosford (Executive Producer, Cape Town)t: +27 21 426 0728e: [email protected] Nicci Cox (Executive Producer, Johannesburg)t: +27 11 447 2111e: [email protected]


JOE ALBLASJoe Alblas has worked as a photographer for more than 30 years. His communication skill set allows him to work closely with not only the director and producers to achieve imagery tailored to suit the marketing and promotional platform, but is also able to attain the necessary performance from the actors on camera with his specials. He tackles challenges regardless of limitations, offering creative solutions in as fast a turnaround time as possible - he is decisive, innovative and knows how to achieve high production value in the work he does, regardless of the budget.

All the images above are from the series Tutankhamun which afforded Joe to shoot many specials. The image of Howard Carter removing the pitch from the sarcophagus is an exact replication of the original Harry Burton black and white image which was recently colourised and exhibited in New York.

CONTACT DETAILSm: +27 83 338 7800t: +27 21 438 2773e: [email protected]

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SEARLE STREET POSTSearle Street is Cape Town’s premier post-producti on facility, servicing both local and internati onal clients. We off er a full range of services from off -line edit through to full DI, cinema encoding, mastering, QC and broadcast deliveries.The work of our talented, passionate and highly experienced team has resulted in Searle Street being the most prominent and award-winning post facility in Cape Town. Amongst many others, we have serviced clients like HBO, Sony Pictures, the Weinstein Company, Kindle Entertainment, Left Bank Pictures and Videovision Entertainment.

Front end services include: Graded dailies/Media Management & Backups/DIT services/High speed uploads. Finishing post services include: Offl ine editi ng/Full DI/Visual Eff ects/Visual Eff ects set supervision/Cinema Encoding/Mastering/QC/Broadcast materials.

CONTACT DETAILSLauren van Rensburg (General Manager)t: +27 21 469 2820e: [email protected] www.sspp.co.za


CONTACT DETAILS38 Wessel Road, Rivonia, Johannesburg30 Keerom Street, Cape Townt: +27 21 424 4971e: [email protected] / [email protected]

VELOCITY Velocity has a reputation for consistently producing high-quality work. Representing a roster of internationally acclaimed directors and a highly experienced production-support structure, we are well equipped with the creative skills and infrastructure to produce award-winning work around the world.


DANI HYNESEgg Films Director

Contact Nicci Cox (Executi ve Producer, Johannesburg)t: +27 11 447 2111e: nicci@eggfi lms.tvwww.eggfi lms.tv

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BRUCE MACDONALDDirector / DOP Performance and telling stories are what Bruce does best. Having directed The Perfect Wave and worked with actors Scott Eastwood, Cheryl Ladd and Diana Vickers, Bruce’s pedigree shines through his multi ple awards. His ability to achieve strong performances is evident in his commercials and features reel. Bruce is represented by The Fabulous Boomtown Boys in South Africa.m: + 27 83 309 0392e: bruce@boomtownfi lms.co.zawww.brucemacfi lms.co.za

Bruce Macdonald and Rachel HendrixScott Eastwood, Bruce Macdonald, Trevor Brown and Andy Faber

Dani found her way into fi lm up the shadowy and hilarious halls of adverti sing. She eventually won some awards and started cheati ng on adverti sing by focusing on just one medium – TV. As her career path segued into directi ng, she realized how much she loves ideas of all shapes and sizes, playing with narrati ve expositi on and having a legiti mate outlet for her somewhat left -fi eld observati ons.

IAN GREYVENSTEYNHungry Films Director Having started his career in fashion design, Ian’s talent lies in beauty and fashion direction and cinematography. His keen eye for artistry and intrinsic sense of style make him the ideal candidate for your glamour campaign. Ian also enjoys storytelling and has a subtle sense of humour evident in his short films.  

t: +27 11 482 2171/2e: [email protected]


LEBOGANG RASETHABAEgg Films Director


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JASON FIALKOVEgg Films Director

Contact Kerry Hosford (Executi ve Producer, Cape Town)t: +27 21 426 0728e: kerry@eggfi lms.tvwww.eggfi lms.tv

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With a graphic design degree and a decorated career in adverti sing under his belt, Slim started directi ng with a fi rm belief that the concept should always dictate the style of the commercial. This quickly led to a rounded body of work, with a strong visual signature; unique soluti ons to technically complicated boards; and engaging performance pieces that range from the heartf elt to the peculiar.

Jason’s passion for beauti ful imagery started at the tender age of 16 as a ‘gofer’ for a video-producti on company. He moved into directi ng commercials in 2001, building his reputati on as a director of good performance work and visually capti vati ng executi ons. His accolades include two Golds and a Silver Loerie and the presti gious D&AD In Book Award.

Lebogang spent fi ve years in China completi ng his Master’s in fi lm studies, and returned to his mother conti nent with a remarkable skill set and a handy fl uency in Mandarin. “There is this intensely creati ve, unapologeti cally young and curious energy in South Africa that I sense and subscribe to; it’s really infecti ous and I point my camera in that directi on.”


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SUNUEgg Films Director


TERENCE NEALEEgg Films Director


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Hailing from the townships of Zimbabwe during the turmoil of the Civil War, Sunu’s career path reads more like a movie than real life. Sunu returned to South Africa in 2013 aft er a seven-year sti nt in Los Angeles, where he directed Pride for Lionsgate, starring Oscar-nominee Terrence Howard. He’s fi lmed award-winning commercials for some of the world’s biggest brands, including Nike and Coca Cola.

Terence developed an appreciati on of street culture by watching skate videos on VHS tapes and loitering in city parks – an aestheti c prevalent in his work today. Terence’s ads and music videos for the likes of Adidas Originals, Skrillex and Die Antwoord have over 150 million views on YouTube. Not one to choose sides, Terence’s talent is to employ both visual and narrati ve storytelling in his work.

VATICVatic is a creative studio co-founded by photographer Brett Rubin and art director and stylist Nicole Van Heerden. Since their launch in 2011, Vatic has developed a unique perspective on contemporary South Africa through their collaborations, on photographic, film and styling briefs, with many of the country’s leading and emerging fashion designers, artists, performers, luxury brands, advertising agencies and publications.  

t: +27 82 515 1386 e: [email protected] / [email protected] www.vatic.co

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BIG BANANA FILMSBig Banana Films prides itself on its diverse repertoire of fixing and location-scouting services provided for documentaries, corporate videos and drama reconstructions in Southern Africa. We have filmed in over 50 countries and have an extensive film location database, which has over a half a million reference photos. Having provided services for companies such as Google, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and The BBC, Big Banana Films continues to be the number-one choice for quality fixing and location-scouting services.

CONTACT DETAILSRick Matthews (Fixer / Producer)m: +27 82 443 6307t: +27 11 880 6686f: +27 11 447 7866e: [email protected]: rickjm1400 www.bigbanana.co.za

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THE CREATURE SHOPProsthetics, Animatronics, SFX Makeup and FabricationThe Creature Shop was established in 1992, specialising in Animatronics, Prostheti cs, SFX Makeup and occasionally Animal Makeup. We have some of the best internati onally and locally trained sculptors, arti sts and prostheti c makeup arti sts in the country.The Creature Shop endeavours to stay on par with the best eff ects companies in the world in terms of new techniques, technology

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FSTOP LOCATION SERVICESLyall Gardiner is a locati on manager, scout, photographer and founder of FStop. Ali (2001) was his fi rst fi lm shot in Mozambique. Since then he has worked on 22 other major fi lms. He spent nine years in the Middle East, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), Oman, Qatar and Bahrain and has worked on the largest producti ons ever to take place in the U.A.E. Lyall’s personal and professional skill set goes beyond locati on management knowledge and experience. In response to the fi lm industry’s need for a responsible locati on management company in the U.A.E and Middle East region, he established FStop Locati on Services in 2015.

Lyall takes seriously his responsibility to the region’s magnifi cent urban and jaw-droppingly beauti ful natural landscapes, and he has helped to pave the way for lucrati ve fi lm producti on opportuniti es in the region.

CONTACT DETAILSLyall Gardiner (Owner/Location Manager)PO Box 769390, Building Musffah BH, G Floor, Abu Dhabi, UAEm: +971 52 799 8826e: [email protected]


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INSPIRE FURNITUREInspire Furniture Rentals and Sales is South Africa’s market leader. Based in Johannesburg and Cape Town with over 50 dynamic people, integrating technology and decades of experience, Inspire Furniture works with individuals and companies with an ongoing need to hire or buy exceptional, innovative furniture. A company that prides itself on working closely with each individual while delivering state-of-the-art events to some of South Africa’s biggest brands. Their ever-expanding customer list has propelled Inspire Furniture to the top of its industry. Choose from their extensive range for your next event or function. Visit Inspire Furniture’s website www.inspirefurniture.co.za or call


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MOUNTAIN MARINAUnrivalled comfort and elegance on the water’s edge, offering a world-class location with Table Mountain as a majestic backdrop. Mountain Marina is a collection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, with the penthouses as the premier units. The apartments are fully serviced and equipped to the highest standard. Each apartment comprises modern, air-conditioned, spacious en-suite bedrooms with separate lounge and dining areas. Here in the heart of Cape Town, you can enjoy the luxury of your own spacious residence that not only guarantees peace and quiet, but also complete privacy and independence.


ORGANIC CANVASSpecialists in high-definition organic props, prosthetic and special-effects make-up, complex molding and casting, hyper-realistic dummies and creature effects.Other areas of expertise include; prototyping, shop displays, fat suits and custom packaging solutions.

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SAE INSTITUTEThe cornerstone of SAE’s approach is to produce graduates that are not simply talented animators, filmmakers, music producers and sound engineers, but credible citizens of the world who make a significant contribution to society and the economy. It is no secret; employers seek to hire mature, astute and humble professionals and not idealistic prima donnas.SAE Institute offers bachelor degrees, higher certificates and a suite of short courses in their remarkable campus that is a tour

de force of architecture and technology located in Cape Town’s Woodstock Exchange. If the ethos of SAE Institute resonates with you, please visit us online www.capetown.sae.edu or call us on +27 87 351 0828.

CONTACT DETAILS t: +27 87 351 0828e: [email protected]

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TRAILERS 4 SHOOTSWelcome to the home of Trailers 4 Shoots, the professional solution for international and South African film and television industry’s on-set mobile station needs. Thanks to our extensive experience in the industry, we are fully equipped to provide comfortable and practical accommodation solutions, leaving your customers feeling at home, while your crew operates with world-class mobile accommodations.Rather than being imported, all of our trailers are custom-designed

and self-manufactured to the highest possible standards. This means that our trailers are uniquely suited to the needs of both the local and international film and television industry filming in South Africa. For enquiries and bookings, please call Tony.

CONTACT DETAILSt: +27 82 458 7673e: [email protected]


Aon South AfricaSport, Recreation & Entertainment InsuranceAon specialises in insurance cover for the film and advertising industries. Innovative, custom-made insurance solutions to cater to the unique risks associated with feature films and TV commercials. We can arrange Film Producers’ Package Policy, Weatherday, Personal Accident for Crew and Cast, as well as Film Errors and Omissions. Aon is an Authorised Financial Services Provider.t: +27 11 944 7290e: [email protected]

ATLAS STUDIOS TV Film Events Providing independent studio space for a range of South Africa’s finest soapies, commercials and game shows, in addition to offering the ideal location for specialist events. The versatility of the four studios allows for efficient use of space in front of and behind the camera, and includes all necessary facilities to ensure a seamless production.Corner Frost Avenue and Owl Street, Milpark, Johannesburg, South Africat: +27 11 482 7111e: [email protected]

CIVAIRCIVAIR has extensive experience in filming for both commercials and full-length features. Our pilots are experienced.We carry all the required licenses and permits. Our helicopters are equipped with camera mounting points and other equipment as required.We also offer larger fixed-wing aeroplanes for passengers and equipment transport.We can offer the full logistic package for filming productions.t: +27 21 934 4488t (after hours): +27 82 3216000e: [email protected]


DIGITAL THERAPYDigital Therapy is a Sales, Service and Support Company that represents an expanding roster of experienced DITs and VT Operators. Our expert onset workflow supervision and quality equipment makes us the best choice for commercials and features production. Onset Support, Playback, Camera Settings, Quality Checking Footage, Syncing Sound, Onset Looks, Transcoding of Dailies & Offline Files, Dailies Creation, FTP Transfers, LTO Archiving202 Breecastle Building, Bree Street, Cape Town, 8000m: +27 74 317 0894e: [email protected]

DRONE CREWExperienced, Licensed, InsuredA world-class drone filming service based in South Africa. We specialise in TVC and features, flying our RED Dragon cameras on our octocopters. Solid reputation for “getting the shot” and an excellent safety record.Fully licensed since October 2015. Full package includes: RED camera, lenses, two man crew, octocopter and gimbal, live wireless HD picture for VT (hd-sdi), SUV, etc.


FILM FINANCES SOUTH AFRICA Film Finances South Africa (FFSA) is a representative of Film Finances Inc. (FFI) based in Los Angeles, California. FFI is the world-wide market leader in the provision of completion guarantees for the film and television industry, thereby providing assurance to investors and assistance to program makers to ensure their projects are completed and delivered on time and on budget. FFSA provides monitoring services in connection with issued completion guarantees. t: +27 11 513 3563 / +27 82 411 4088e: [email protected] / [email protected]

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PRO SALESWe off er the following services:• SD & HD Broadcast Equipment• Leasing/Rentals• Finance Soluti ons• Repairs/Service• Support/Parts• Service Contracts• Soft ware Updates• Build Studios and OB Vans75 Fleet Street, Ferndale, Randburgm: (Arne Sack): +27 82 576 1366 (Jonathan Sack): +27 83 695 9656t: +27 11 462 0000e: [email protected]

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STYLUS POSTPRODUCTIONFounded as The Stylus Group in 2011, we have emerged as a full service post-producti on facility in South Africa.Focusing on the internati onal and local market whilst creati ng a synergy for creati ve professionals, we create visual content with complete post producti on for commercials, feature fi lms through to new media.We push the digital envelope.

Contact: Stuart Wilsont: +27 21 823 8841e: [email protected]

URBANTONICWe are a Cape Town-based eventi ng company that pride ourselves on the large range of services we provide. Including hiring, bars and staffi ng, to decor and styling. urbantonic has the largest inventory of furniture and bar counters available for rental for commercials and fi lm shoots in Cape Town, including anti que furniture, modern furniture and lounge pockets.23 Estmil Road, Diep River, Cape Town, South Africat: +27 21 713 4439m: +27 82 412 7514e: [email protected] HIRING | COCKTAIL FURNITURE | LOUNGE FURNITURE | COCKTAIL BARS

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“Many countries have scenic locations, but not all have the kind of incentive programmes that we offer and if you don’t have the incentives, you can’t compete for the investment.- Rod Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry

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A strong contributor to South Africa’s economy, the province of Gauteng is home to a number of powerhouses in the film industry. From television corporations to production giants and post-production moguls, this pulsing urban

environment is an ever-moving picture of health and innovation. In recent years the Gauteng Film Commission has strengthened its support role in the region, championing local productions and placing them in front of audiences both local and international.

South Africa recognised the creative industries – including film and TV – as a priority sector in the Industrial Policy Action Plan 2014/15-2016/17 (IPAP). As a result, the Commission plays a large role in promoting Gauteng as a brand and destination with a bulk of the country’s creative talent congregating in this region. Large-scale production and post-production companies like Velocity and Refinery, and many of the country’s biggest broadcast studios – Sasani, Atlas, SABC Henley to name a few – all have a presence in the province.

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Tell Me Sweet Something showcases the city’s up and coming areas like Maboneng Precinct. Image courtesy of UIP

The GFC has facilitated 157 productions between 2014 and 2015, formed two broadcast partnerships, created 1 575 temporary jobs through project support, ad facilitated 157 productions. A total of R4.28-million was spent on industry support and development, from film content production and distribution to partnerships, management and mentorship.

Filming RequirementsGauteng has a host of diverse locations within its borders - from the gold mines that dot the industrial landscape of Johannesburg to the majestic Magaliesberg mountain range, the province offers a naturally rugged landscape interspersed with agricultural farmland. With some of the most pristine and green suburbs in the world, Gauteng flaunts urban streetscapes with a wealth of Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco, Modernist and International architectural styles.

Numerous nature reserves holding all manner of wildlife (including the ‘Big Five’) are within convenient reach in the province. These are issued by local authorities and each application is treated individually and each local municipality applies its own rules and regulations. The GFC assists in identifying suitable locations, as well as with permit support.

Getting There By AirGauteng is a hub of connectivity for both locals and internationals travelling through the country and the continent. Its largest airport is OR Tambo International Airport, while Lanseria and a number of other smaller airports provide inter-city connections. Most international carriers have stopovers in Johannesburg.

ClimateGauteng is said to offer one of the world’s best climates with warm summer days and crisp, clear winters. The province has mild weather conditions that are neither too humid nor too hot, with flexible seasons spilling over into each other.

Useful ContactsGauteng Film CommissionHead Office: 56 Main Street, Johannesburg, 2108Tel: +27 (0)11 833 0409Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gautengfilm.co.za

National Film and Video FoundationHead Office: 87 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198Tel: +27 (0)11 483 0880Email: [email protected]

Website: www.nfvf.co.za

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The region shows real potential and development, with some truly captivating films coming out of it in 2015.

Award-winning and critically acclaimed films like Ayanda and Necktie Youth were all filmed or produced in Gauteng and the surrounds, ushering in a new wave of youthful creatives who want to tell distinctly South African stories. The latter productions portrayed two very different sides of Johannesburg to audiences, while Tell Me Sweet Something showcases the city’s up and coming areas like Maboneng Precinct with ease. Locals have been involved with international blockbusters such as Avengers: Age of Ultron among others –placing the City of Gold in front of millions of eyeballs internationally.

10 Recent Films from Gauteng1. Happiness Is a Four Letter Word

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KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is renowned for its incredible, eye-catching locations and its ability to attract almost anyone to its borders. This is evident even in tourism, with locals and internationals alike flocking to Durban’s Golden Mile over the holiday season.

The festival circuit seems to love this laid-back city, too, with Durban International Film Festival and the Durban FilmMart taking place each year along the warm, sunny beach during South Africa’s winter months.

In 2015, KZN announced a strategic plan to attract more visitors to the destination by further facilitating the film industry – an endeavour that has been proven across the world to draw millions of audience members to their favourite movie spots. As such, the region has three major film industry bodies to support the sector: the Durban Film Office, the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) and the Zulu Coast Film Office.

The overall indications are that the South African film industry is set on an upward trajectory, boosted by its incredible locations and

fascinating cultural history. KZN is uniquely placed as a destination according to the KZNFC’s Annual Report for 2015, and ranks third as a film location after Gauteng and the Western Cape. Although the two already have defined niche markets, KwaZulu-Natal is still refining its approach and as such will continue to develop the local film sector. A triumph for the region was the production of Hard To Get, a Romeo-and-Juliette-esque tale set against a gritty backdrop, produced by Helena Spring and Junaid Ahmed, and directed by Zee Ntuli.

KZNFC attended 14 local and international markets last year and took part in six co-production forums, while a total of 38 film projects were approved for development and production funding, and R1.3-million was disbursed for 25 film-related bursaries. There are approximately 175 KwaZulu-Natal firms involved in film and television production. Survey results from Baseline Research for the KZNFC in July 2015 show that 57.4% of these businesses provide training, including internships, on-set training, and specific skills training. DFO STRIP AD

Durban Harbour and surrounds offers up a myriad of film locations. © Diriye Amey

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Filming RequirementsFilm permits are required for most internati onal and local producti ons shooti ng in public spaces or on nature reserves or Nati onal Parks in KZN, as with much of the country. Durban Film Offi ce off ers the opti on of applying for permits online, while more informati on and required documentati on is available on all other fi lm commission sites.

Getti ng There By AirKing Shaka Internati onal Airport is the main entry portal to the province, and is located approximately 35km north of Durban CBD. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport in Ulundi is conveniently situated near a number of Nati onal Parks and historic Zulu att racti ons. Flights can be booked through www.federalair.com.

King Shaka serves a number of internati onal carriers, and is a hub for the following airlines:• Kulula• SA Express• Briti sh Airways (Comair)• Airlink

4 Stunning Locations in KZN1. uKhahlamb a-Drakensberg Mountains: KZN’s cultural

heritage includes the San Bushmen with tens of thousands of San rock paintings in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region.

2. Durban Harbour and Surrounds: Not only does the harbour offer up myriad places to film, but its vibrant beauty is renowned, too. For those in search of unique architectural features, the Durban ICC, Moses Mabhida Stadium and the Suncoast Casino are ideal.

3. Battlefields: With 82 battlefields, museums, old fortifications and game reserves in close proximity, filmmakers will be spoilt for choice.

4. The Zulu Kingdom: Zululand is located to the north of KZN along with the greater St Lucia Wetland Park, and several game reserves on the Elephant Coast. Zulu cultural villages abound, while the Valley of a Thousand Hills is a stunning location in the region.

ClimateKwaZulu-Natal is the land of sunshine, with the city of Durban averaging an easy 320 days of sunlight a year. Although light rains fall throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from 16 degrees Celsius in winter to 33 degrees Celsius in summer months.

Useful ContactsDurban Film Offi ceHead Offi ce: 11th Floor, Rennies House, 41 Victoria Embankment, Durban, 4000Tel: +27 (0)31 311 4243Email: [email protected]

Website: www.durbanfilmoffice.co.za

KwaZulu-Natal Film CommissionHead Offi ce: 115 Musgrave Road, Berea, Durban, 4001Tel: +27 (0)31 325 0200Chief Executi ve Offi cer: Carol CoetzeeEmail: [email protected]

Website: www.kwazulunatalfilm.co.za

Zulu Coast Film Offi ce Tel: +27 (0)35 799 2533Email: [email protected]

Website: www.film-zulucoast.co.za

Hard To Get, directed by Zee Ntuli. ©Chris Harvey, Hard to Get Pty Ltd.

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F rom pristine natural locations to top-notch commercial service companies, production houses, and post and animation studios, the Western Cape is known across the world for its full bouquet of film offerings. On its

southernmost tip lies Cape Town, a vibrant city filled with creatives from all walks of life. Some of the most innovative ideas have come from this region, with international productions like Dredd

3D, Black Sails, SAF3 and many more shooting on location in Cape Town and its surrounds in recent years. Local films from this region have also been having success, with Triggerfish Animation Studios’ Khumba, Stick Man and Adventures in Zambezia garnering international attention, and Jenna Bass receiving critical acclaim for Love The One

You Love, for instance. The Western Cape has a number of high-profile studios currently

in operation, with the largest being Cape Town Film Studios where international productions like Black Sails, Mandela: Long Walk to

Freedom and Saints and Strangers were facilitated. The studio has recently exponded to accommodate more work. Other notable studios with space for hire include Waterfront Film Studios who worked on The Giver, Atlantic Studios, currently home to kykNET’s newest soap opera Suidooster, and Okuhle Media who facilitate a number of broadcast programmes including SABC’s Hectic Nine-9.

The region is a commercial service hub, with both international, local and regional agencies shooting their film and television formats, advertisements and branded content in the Cape. According to Wesgro Film and Media Promotion, over 2 500 direct service providers offer skills across facilitation, production, technical services and the creative arena. It is also a melting pot of talent, with all sorts of ethnicities and faces available for shoots. Some of the productions to film in the region recently include Homeland Season 4, Of Kings And Prophets, Dominion, Momentum, and Eye in the Sky.

WESTERN CAPE: WORLD-CLASS FILM

PRODUCTION HUB

International productions like Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom were facilitated in the Western Cape. © Keith Bernstein

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Film RequirementsCape Town is considered one of the top ten film production centres in the world, with the lowest annual operating costs including property, labour, and utilities in the film and TV industry when benchmarked against other film cities like Johannesburg, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, London, New York and Paris (fDi Benchmark). As such, it isn’t difficult to obtain film permits in the City of Cape Town – although these do take time to process and should be applied for as early as possible. The City of Cape Town has the only formalised system for location permits in the province, therefore it is advisable to inquire with various commissions, governing bodies or location scouts outside of the city.

Due to recent changes in visa requirements, passport holders both from non-exempt and visa-exempt countries must apply for short-term work visas. These must be done from the country of origin rather than at a Port of Entry, so it’s once again advisable to start preparing travel documents as early as possible.

Getting There by AirAbout 20km from the CBD is Cape Town International Airport, which services the region. A number of international carriers including Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Qatar, British Airways, South African

Airways, Turkish Air and others offer daily and weekly flights to and from the airport, with direct flights to several destinations in Africa, Asia and Europe. It also has direct flights to South Africa’s other two main urban areas, Johannesburg and Durban, as well as flights to smaller centres in South Africa. Smaller carriers like Mango, Kulula and SA Express connect the city to outlying regions, while George Airport services the Garden Route along the eastern coast.

ClimateThe Western Cape enjoys a typically Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and a low rainfall which alternates with relatively mild, wet winters. Temperatures near the coast range from lows of 7 degrees in Winter to highs of 32 degrees in Summer.

Useful ContactsWesgro Film and Media PromotionHead Office: 60 St Georges Mall, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000Tel: +27 (0)21 487 8600Email: [email protected]

Website: www.wesgro.co.za

Of Kings and Prophets © Disney/ ABC Television Networks 2015, Unit Still Photography by David Bloomer

Facts and Stats• 51% of the commercials shot in SA are fi lmed in the

Western Cape. Over 800 commercials were produced in SA in 2015, with an average daily budget of R870 000, creati ng a turnover of over R1.4-billion

• The Film Industry Fund allows the fi lm sector to contribute to communiti es in which they fi lm, and reached out across the city including District Six, Bo-Kaap, Brooklyn and Higgovale.

• Strengths and opportuniti es in the Western Cape’s creati ve industries lie in creati ve clustering with a strong organisati on of agencies, shared services across the sector and physical hubs, new media and new technology, government and private sector support, and diverse global target markets.

• The Western Cape has lengthy daylight hours in summer with an average of 15 hours from 5:30am to 8pm.

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KENYA:SPECTACULAR VISTAS

T his Equatorial location is a sublime magnet for filmmakers who can capture their magic moment with spectacular Kenyan backdrops. It offers excellent safari game reserves and award-winning lodges; Kenya has, after all, built its

reputation as a fantastic safari destination. The 1985 movie Out

of Africa introduced the international audience to the splendour of Kenya’s locations and opened the eyes of filmmakers.

This year-round sunny locale boasts unspoiled beaches and an abundance of wildlife; a spectacle to behold is the million or so lesser flamingos of Lake Nakuru or the wondrous Amboseli National Park, located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro which is famous for elephant

sightings. A filmmaker is also privy to the magnificent migration of wildebeest into the Tanzanian Serengeti plains. Other awe-inspiring sights include the second-highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya and the world’s largest tropical lake, Lake Victoria.

Film HistoryThe first Kenyan movie made was in 1910, and Hollywood made movies there in the 1930s, including Gregory Peck’s The Snows of

Kilomanjaro and Mogambo featuring Clark Gable. Other notable recent productions include The Constant Gardener, Tomb Raider, and a season of Survivor.

Academy Award winner for 12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong’o is the country’s most famous A-list actress. © Jaap Buitendijk

Exchange RateThe currency is the Kenyan Shilling and the exchange rate against major currencies on 15 March 2016 is as follows:

Useful ContactsKenya Tourism Board – Head Offi ceTel: +254 20 2711 262Email: [email protected]

Website: ktb.go.ke/

FixersJean HartleyViewfi nders EPZ LtdTel: +254 716 875 928 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.viewfindersltd.com

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Facts Capital: NairobiPopulation: 45,925,301 (World Factbook)Official Languages: English, KiswahiliMajor Airports: Jomo Kenyatta International AirportAirlines: Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways, Air Arabia, Air India, Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles, British Airways, Egypt Air, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss International Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

Major Currencies Kenyan shilling

1 ZAR (Rand) 6.36

1 US dollar 101.45

1 GBP 143.77

1 Euro 112.71

Academy Award winner for 12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong’o is the country’s most famous A-list actress. Her success though, does not mirror that of the industry. Kenya has a film hub called Riverwood Studios, the moniker alludes to Hollywood and is also derived from River Road, where it is situated and is enjoying dynamic development.

Riverwood-made movies are low-budget, shot in days and then quickly edited. Its marketing is done on posters and distribution is straight to DVD. The content and actors are local; and audiences are enthralled because of their identification with their seemingly authentic storylines.

Where once it was the number one African destination for foreign films, it has struggled in recent years with 2015 being especially grim. South Africa’s tax incentive system has been so successful, that even a Kenyan story as raw the attack on its Westgate Mall in 2013 will be shot there. To stem the tide, the government has given initial approval for a tax rebate that more than competes with South Africa’s.

ClimateSituated on the Equator; the coast has a tropical climate with an arid interior. The climate though is also modified by high altitude.

Olarro Conservancy, Maasai Mara, Kenya © Ninara

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BLUE SKY FILMSBlue Sky Films has been facilitati ng and producing outstanding fi lm and television projects throughout East and Central Africa for over two decades. Our portf olio credits a wide range of producti ons ranging from TV commercials to reality, documentaries, music videos and photographic shoots through to facilitati ng the producti on of major Hollywood fi lms, such as The Constant Gardener, Tomb Raider 2, The First Grader, The Fifth

Estate etc. We provide complete producti on services and faciliti es which include; locati on scouti ng, casti ng, fi lm licenses, producti on design, props sourcing, set building and decorati ng, work permits, equipment,

customs, transport, catering and accommodati on. We formed close working relati onships with government insti tuti ons as well as the private sector, so that previous potenti al problems encountered in areas such as customs, transportati on, permissions, etc. have been alleviated.

CONTACT DETAILSBlue Sky Films, Jamhuri Showground, Nairobi, Kenyat: +254 722 336840 / +254 722 755 893e: [email protected]

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NAMIBIA: DRAMATIC AND

MESMERISING

Namibia–Mad Max: Fury Road’s entralling film location. © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Village Roadshow Films (BVI) Limited, Photographer: Jasin Boland

N amibia is a country of compelling beauty, abundant sunshine, and a feeling of unconfined space; its population density is 2.6 per km2. This magnificent locale offers stunning sand dunes and the opportunity to descend into

Africa’s largest canyon, the Fish River Canyon. It is also home to two of the World’s Heritage Sites. The Namib Sand Sea is covered by shifting sand dunes and Twyfelfontein has the largest concentration of rock engravings in Africa.

Film HistoryWith 300 days of sunshine on average annually, it is an ideal setting to shoot films. Namibia has hosted productions such as 2010’s The

Cell and most recently and famously Mad Max: Fury Road. The movie has achieved unprecedented and widespread acclaim. Recently it won

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six Academy Awards – it was nominated for ten. Other prestigious accolades include the four awards it garnered at the British Academy Film Awards. Striking Namibian locales captured the imaginations of the mesmerised audience and bodes well to attract more filmmakers to its shores.

Swakopmund is a popular base for film crews, and television shows have been filmed there because of the city’s colonial history and buildings. Other notable productions include Flight of the Phoenix and 10,000 B.C. Bizarrely, the most famous Namibian star is Shiloh John Jolie Pitt, daughter of Angelina Jolie Pitt who had shot Beyond Borders there in 2003. Namibia’s first home-grown feature film, Katutura, premiered in 2015 and will be screened at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival in Los Angeles later this year.

Visiting productions must apply for a film permit from the Namibia Film Commission, whose mandate it is to promote and support film in the country. There are no film studios, nor tax incentives for foreign films and commercials, but plans to attract foreign filmmakers are in the offing. Film festivals held before include the Wild Cinema Windhoek International Film Festival, as well as the biennial Namibian Theatre and Film Awards last held in 2014.

Interesting Facts:• There are Namibian animal trainers available to provide sets with

trained domestic and wild animals. • Namibia has experts to undertake environmental impact

assessments and rehabilitation of film locations. This is to ensure that crews do not harm the environment.

ClimateIt is mostly desert and therefore exhibits archetypal weather for such a clime. Rainfall is sparse; with the north-eastern areas of Namibia getting the most rain.

Exchange RateThe currency is Namibian dollar. Conversion rates against other major currencies on 15 March 2016 are as follows:

Useful ContactsNamibia Tourism Board Tel: +264 61 2906000Email: [email protected]

Website: www.namibiatourism.com.na/

Fixers in NamibiaLemon Reel Film Services Tel: +264 81 122 7717Email: [email protected]

Website: www.lemonreel.com

Desert Rain FilmsTel: +264 81 659 5405Email: [email protected]

Website: desertrainfilms.com/

Major Currencies Namibian dollar (N$)1 Rand 1.00 1 US dollar 16.081 Euro 17.83

1 GBP 22.70

Facts Capital: Windhoek Population: 2 212 307 (World Factbook) Official Languages: Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4%Major Airports: Hosea Kulako International AirportAirlines: South African Airways, British Airways, Air Namibia, Kulula Air, Condor, and Lufthansa.

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WOLWEDANSWolwedans is a collection of camps nestled in the dunes of the Namib Desert and is set against a backdrop of diverse and breathtaking scenery, located in the heart of NamibRand Nature Reserve in southern Namibia. Our portfolio of timeless and elegant safari camps provides the perfect base from which to set up lodging for your shoot and can accommodate up to 40 team members at any given time. The Wolwedans team is able to provide assistance with all logistics, and provision and transport of technical equipment and film crews via road or air transport for each shoot, from Windhoek to Wolwedans.

CONTACT DETAILSStephan Bruckner (Group Managing Director)NamibRand Safaris (Pty) Ltd., No 36, Bismarck Street, Windhoek, Khomas Region, NamibiaPostal Address: P.O. Box 5048, Windhoek, Namibiat: +264 61 230 616 f: +264 61 220 102e: [email protected] www.wolwedans.com

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T his West African country, Nigeria, is the most populous nation in Africa and the seventh worldwide. Abuja is Nigeria’s capital city and Lagos is its largest city. The latter is the predominant hub of its prolific film industry, which has been dubbed

Nollywood. It is the second-biggest film industry based on volume in the world, trailing only India’s Bollywood. It churns out about 2 500 movies annually, with budgets of up to $25,000 each, which require a few weeks to produce. The movies are not known for technical prowess, whereas the better known Hollywood and Bollywood have expensive sets and equipment, Nollywood comparably operates on a shoe-string.

The industry is so popular because it is successfully tells the African story to its audience which is African or from its diaspora. In this way, they have been able to export more than just a narrative, but a culture and lifestyle as well; successfully melding its traditions and values with modernity.

Film HistoryIt was established during the digital revolution of the early 1990s when 35-millimetre film cameras were phased out and were replaced by camcorders. The industry is now also Nigeria’s second-largest employer

and films are available on satellite and cable television channels as well as on iRokoTV. Netflix has also launched in Nigeria. Most of the films are in English, but some are in indigenous Nigerian languages too.

The challenges of the industry are piracy, lack of distribution through cinematic channels and actual cinema infrastructure. However, that has not deterred the industry or diminished the power and clout it wields. During the region’s Ebola outbreak in 2014, actors were roped in to the national Ebola awareness campaigns and it is generally believed that this staved off the epidemic in Nigeria. In fact, a movie about it starring Danny Glover was made called 93 days. Other notable Nigerian productions include Fifty, Diary of a Lagos Girl, Blood Sisters and The Encounter. The 2010 Anchor Baby, was the first Nollywood film sold on iTunes.

The Nigerian-UK production Half of a Yellow Sun is said to have had a budget of about US$9-million and the most expensive Nigerian film ever made. Nigerian investment comprised 80% of the budget. It was shot in Calabar, which also hosts the fully equipped, revamped Tinapa film studio now called Hi-TV’s Paradise Studios – other new studio additions include Rapid Blue’s Within the Box and MNet Nigeria’s production facility.

NIGERIA: ASCENT OF THE

AFRICAN NARRATIVE

View of Abuja, Nigeria from the National Cathedral, after a thunderstorm © PJD-DigiPic

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Useful ContactsNigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC)Tel: +234 9 234 2764Email: [email protected]

Website: www.tourism.gov.ng

Fixers: BK Productions NigeriaTel: +234 70 4383 4289Email: [email protected]

Victor OkhaiTel: +23 48 023 015 604Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Major Currencies Nigerian Naira

1 ZAR (Rand) 12.55

1 US dollar 199.13

1 GBP 282.49

1 Euro 221.20

ClimateLocated in the tropics, it has a tropical hot climate and experiences copious rainfall, while exhibiting climatic variations across the different regions.

Exchange rateThe currency is the Nigerian Naira and the exchange rate against major currencies on 15 March 2016 is as follows:

Facts Capital: AbujaPopulation: 181,562,056 (World Factbook) Official Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), and Fulani. Major Airports: Murtala Muhammed Airport (Lagos) and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (Abuja).Airlines: British Airways, KLM royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic and Ethiopian Airlines.

Anchor Baby was the first Nollywood film sold on iTunes. © Alpha Galore films / Talking Drum Entertainment. Stills Photographer: Kelly Kruschel

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Our team of sommeliers will match your meal with wines from our cellar, which is both broad in variety

and deep in vintage to complete a sophisticated dining experience. Private dining areas are available.

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Genevieve le Cordeurm: +27 82 335 3973t: +27 21 447 8857 f: +27 86 697 1082e: [email protected]

Sourcing, supply and deliveryof hard drives, other digital media and

technical consumables to the film, stills and TV industry.

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Courier, Freight and Logistics services to the TV and Film industry in

Southern Africa. Specialising in your individual requirements, for shipments both

locally and internationally!

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www.filmfreight.co.za

2 Berkley Road, Maitland, Cape Townt: +27 21 510 5450f: +27 21 510 2622e: [email protected]

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The newly renovated NH The Lord Charles is conveniently situated in the glorious Cape Winelands, only 10 minutes from the Cape

Town Film Studio and 25 minutes from Cape Town Internati onal Airport. Our key service

areas, including guestrooms, hotel lobby, restaurants and the conference centre have just undergone a comprehensive

refurbishment programme in 2015.

Jaco du Plooy t: +27 21 855 1040f: +27 21 855 1107

e: [email protected] www.nh-hotels.co.zawww.nh-hotels.com

ACCOMMODATION

Digital Printi ng: Callsheets, Contact Cards, Brochures, Booklets

Large Format: Posters, Banners ,Wallpaper, Canvas, Plans

Flatbed: ABS, Foam Board, Glass, Wood, Perspex

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Garden Centre: +27 21 461 9334V&A Waterfront: +27 21 419 7153

Constantia Village: +27 21 794 1394Tygervalley Centre: +27 21 914 8527

Stellenbosch: +27 21 883 8515e: [email protected] www.wizardz.co.za

TALENT AGENCY

Office 4B Market Up, 20 Van Beek Street, Maboneng Precinct, Johannesburg, 2094m: +27 83 997 0991 / +27 83 792 2875


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• Cleared artworks• Prop rentals

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PROPS

Kirk Doman • Barry Coetzer t: +27 21 447 8882

e: [email protected] www.propartrentals.co.za

Cape Town’s quirkiest HD video camera and digital cinema equipment rental house. Zootee Studios caters to indie fi lmmakers

needing cameras at aff ordable rates ranging from RED Dragons to DSLRs. We also hire

out grips, lighti ng, sound and studio space. Plus we’re friendly, solar

powered and smell nice. Winning.

Unit 10B Gold Street, Northgate Business Park (in Northgate Estate),

Brooklyn, Cape Town, 7405t: +27 21 510 1928 / +27 21 510 4641

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Event Management & Activations

Artist Management

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PRODUCTION COMPANY

Real African actors for your next fi lm producti ons. No more voice / accent

coaching. Import the real deal. In SA we have a saying “local is lekker” (great) and it truly is. Hard working, creati ve and talented actors ready to work on African interpretati ons as

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BK Productions Nigeria +234 70 4383 4289 [email protected] Nigeria

BlasTours +233 302 404460 [email protected] Ghana

Brad Logan +27 83 232 1758 [email protected] South Africa

Derrick Kibisi +25 6792 902 991 [email protected] Uganda

Desert Rain Films +264 81 659 5405 [email protected] Namibia

Egypt Productions LLC +20 2 2415 3830 [email protected] Egypt

Encounter Africa Uganda Film Crew Fixers +256 41 469 0356 [email protected] Uganda

Helen Atty +27 21 801 0986 [email protected] South Africa

Janice Beatty +255 78 450 6600 [email protected] Tanzania

Jason Merle +27 73 747 9311 [email protected] South Africa

Jean Hartley +254 716 875 928 [email protected] Kenya

Jo Higgs +27 21 462 3213 [email protected] South Africa

Karen Brooks +27 83 259 6324 [email protected] South Africa

Khadafi luyindula +233 505 534 394 [email protected] Cote d'Ivoire

Lemon Reel Film Services +264 81 122 7717 [email protected] Namibia

Magic Pictures +212 37 296 786 [email protected] Morocco

Margie McMahon +27 82 557 6321 [email protected] South Africa

Morgeez Production +27 73 371 7802 [email protected] South Africa

Morten Nielsen +27 72 376 4405 [email protected] South Africa

Neil Bowden +27 84 674 5674 [email protected] South Africa

Peter Currey +27 82 892 9997 [email protected] South Africa

Richard Moerdyk +27 83 301 9032 [email protected] South Africa

Rick Matthews +27 82 443 6307 [email protected] South Africa

Susan Puren +27 82 416 6193 susan@[email protected] South Africa

Talking Film Productions +256 79 290 2991 [email protected] Rwanda

Tanganyika Film and Safari Outfitters +255 27 250 2713 [email protected] Tanzania

Tania Jenkins +27 21 788 5777 [email protected] South Africa

Vanessa Yelseth +27 11 782 1152 [email protected] South Africa

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1BigDoor Entertainment Group t/a ShootAway Production

+27 82 475 1212 [email protected] www.shootawayproduction.com

AdMakers International +27 21 448 7074 [email protected] www.younggunfilms.co.za

African Photo Productions - Joe Alblas

+27 83 338 7800 [email protected] /[email protected]

www.africanphoto.co.za / www.joealblas.com

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AFS +27 21 424 9999 [email protected] www.afsproductions.com 65

Amazing Spaces +27 21 761 3445 [email protected] www.amazingspaces.co.za 20, 21

Aon South Africa (Pty) Ltd +27 11 944 7290 [email protected] www.aon.co.za 96

Aquila Game Reserve +27 21 430 7260 [email protected] www.aquilasafari.com 22, 23

Atlas Studios +27 11 482 7111 [email protected] www.atlasstudios.co.za 96

Aubergine Restaurant +27 21 465 0000 [email protected] www.aubergine.co.za 122

AVIS Rent-A-Car +27 21 424 1661 [email protected] www.avis.com 125

Axis International +27 21 713 1424 [email protected] www.axisinternational.co.za

Bidvest Van & Truck Rental +27 11 398 0123 [email protected] www.bidvestcarrental.co.za 103

Big Banana Films +27 11 880 6686 [email protected] www.bigbanana.co.za 88

Birds of Eden +27 82 979 5683 [email protected] www.birdsofeden.co.za

Black Light Productions +27 11 816 1257 [email protected] www.blpcorporate.com

Blue Sky Productions +254 722 205808 [email protected] www.blueskyafrica.com 66, 114

Can Can Films +27 83 227 3041 [email protected] www.can-canfilms.co.za 67

Cannes Lion +44 203 033 4012 [email protected] www.canneslions.com 102

Cape Direct +27 21 424 4495 [email protected] www.capedirect.com 72

Cape Weatherwise International cc

+27 83 232 5843 [email protected] www.weatherwise.co.za

Carbon Films +27 21 300 0423 [email protected] www.carbonfilms.co.za 72

Cellucity 828 580 000 [email protected] www.cellucity.co.za 47

Cellular Dynamics +27 837 777 720 [email protected] www.cellulardynamics.tv 101

CineFX +27 21 552 0732 [email protected] www.cinefx.co.za 39

CIVAIR Helicopters & Aeroplanes (Pty) ltd

+27 21 934 4488 [email protected] www.civair.co.za 96

Classi Candles +27 21 593 0753 / 57

[email protected] www.rentacandle.co.za

Colona Castle +27 21 788 8235 [email protected] www.colonacastle.co.za 43

Community Media Trust +27 21 788 9163 [email protected] www.cmt.org.za

CREACHA +27 11 037 0600 [email protected] www.creacha.co.za

Creature Shop +27 82 379 3937 [email protected] www.thecreatureshop.co.za 89

CTICC +27 21 410 5000 [email protected] www.cticc.co.za 24, 25

Des Kleineibst Photography

+27 82 449 1699 [email protected] www.deskleineibst.com

Digital Therapy +27 84 606 4418 [email protected] www.digitaltherapy.co.za 41, 97

Diverso Technology CC +27 21 851 0533 [email protected] www.diverso.co.za

Drone Crew +27 72 667 7478 [email protected] www.dronecrew.co.za 97

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Drone Eye +27 83 772 2804 [email protected] www.droneeye.co.za 122

Durban Film Office +27 31 569 5988 [email protected] www.durbanfilmmart.com 9

Durban International Film Festival

+27 31 260 2506 [email protected] www.durbanfilmfest.co.za

Egg Films +27 21 426 0728 [email protected] www.eggfilms.tv 68, 79, 83, 84, 85

Expo Centre +27 11 494 1920 [email protected] www.expocentre.co.za 26, 27

F Stop +971 52 799 8826 (U.A.E)

[email protected] www.fstoplocations.com 90

F.I.L.M +27 21 461 7950 [email protected] www.filmsa.co.za 06

Film Afrika +27 21 4617950 [email protected] www.filmafrika.com

Film Finances SA +27 82 411 4088 [email protected] www.filmfinances.com 97

Film Freight cc +27 11 706 0143 [email protected] www.filmfreight.co.za 122

Folio Translation Consulatants

+27 21 426 2727 [email protected] www.folio-online.co.za 51

Frog Squad +27 82 349 6688 [email protected] www.frogsquad.co.za 98

Gauteng Film Commission +27 11 833 0409 [email protected] www.gautengfilm.org.za 05, 28, 29, 107

Ginger Pictures +27 11 888 8240 [email protected] www.gingerpictures.tv 72

Global Access +27 11 350 6111 [email protected] www.globalaccess.co.za 78

Go Big Productions +27 74 192 6854 [email protected] www.gobigproductions.net

Happy Cat Films +27 21 422 2795 [email protected] www.happycatfilms.co.za 73

Hollywood Costumes +27 11 660 4250 [email protected] www.hollywoodsa.co.za

Hot Source +27 21 447 8857 [email protected] www.hotsource.tv 122

Hungry Films +27 11 482 2171 [email protected] www.hungryfilms.co.za 73

Ian Greyvenstein +27 11 482 2172 [email protected] www.hungryfilms.co.za 83

Inspire Furniture +27 76 644 0271 [email protected] www.inspirefurniture.co.za 91

Kaap Film Productions +27 21 461 8210 [email protected] www.kaapfilm.com

Kathy English Brower Consulting

+27 82 453 6055 [email protected] www.kathyenglishbrowerconsulting.co.za 98

Kayos +27 84 457 1341 [email protected] www.kayos.co.za 122

Kurland Hotel +27 44 534 8082 [email protected] www.kurland.co.za 30, 31

Lazer Communications +27 21 510 5450 [email protected] www.lazer.co.za 122

Lemonreel Film Services +264 81 122 7717 [email protected] www.lemonreel.com 73, 119

Lucky Fish Productions +27 21 424 3513 [email protected] www.luckyfishproductions.co.za 74

Marnox Media +27 11 789 6614 [email protected] www.marnox.co.za Outside Back Cover

Metal Tiger Productions +27 21 448 8794 [email protected] www.metaltigerproductions.co.za 74

Millstock Cars +27 21 448 7877 [email protected] www.millstockcars.co.za 124

Monkey Films +27 21 461 2909 [email protected] www.monkeyfilms.co.za 74

Monkeyland +27 82 979 5683 [email protected] www.monkeyland.co.za 49

Moonlighting Film Production Services

+27 21 447 2209 [email protected] www.moonlighting.co.za

Mountain Marina +27 21 421 3070 [email protected] www.mountainmarina.co.za 92

NH The Lord Charles Hotel +27 21 855 1040 [email protected] www.nh-hotels.co.za 123

Off the Ground Media +27 21 788 9163 [email protected] www.offtheground.co.za

On Cue Accessories CC +27 21 701 1275 [email protected] www.blackball.co.za

On Set Images +27 21 790 2227 [email protected] www.onsetimages.com

Orange Films +27 21 465 4188 [email protected] www.orangefilms.co.za 69

Organic Canvas +27 82 375 0611 [email protected] www.organiccanvas.co.za 93

Panalux +27 21 529 4200 [email protected] www.panalux.biz Inside Front Cover

Panavision SA +27 21 555 1780 [email protected] www.panavision.za.com 01

COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGECOMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGE

A-Z DIRECTORY: ADVERTISERS 129www.thecallsheet.co.za

COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGEPioneer Freight +27 21 386 5946 [email protected] www.pioneerfreight.co.za 75

Post Production SA +27 82 826 3030 [email protected] www.postproduction.capetown

Priest +27 87 742 2250 [email protected] www.priest.co.za 55

Pro Events +27 21 425 2170 [email protected] www.proevents-sa.co.za 13

Pro Sales +27 11 462 0000 [email protected] www.pro-sales.co.za 98

Prop Art Rentals +27 21 447 8882 [email protected] www.propartrentals.co.za 123

Protea Hotel Balalaika +27 11 322 5000 [email protected] proteahotels.com/balalaika

Refinery +27 11 799 7800 [email protected] www.refinery.co.za 45

Rockwell All Suite Hotel & Apartments

+27 21 421 0015 [email protected] www.rockwellhotel.co.za 32

Royale International +27 861 769 253 [email protected] www.royaleafrica.com 59, 61

SAE Institute +27 21 469 3600 [email protected] www.capetown.sae.edu 94

Searle Street Post +27 21 469 2820 [email protected] www.sspp.co.za 81

Sets Non Stop +27 11 882 8822 [email protected] www.setsnonstop.co.za 11

Sound and Motion Studios +27 21 424 7714 [email protected] www.soundandmotion.co.za/content/home

Sound-Trax (Pty) Ltd. +27 21 785 5487+27 82 441 3011

[email protected] 57

South Coast Tourism +27 39 682 7944 [email protected] www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za 35

Studio 26 +27 83 368 6216 [email protected] www.studio26.co.za 34

Stylus Post +27 21 823 8841 [email protected] www.styluspost.tv 99

Tempest +27 21 935 8757+27 11 663 4000

[email protected] www.tempestcarhire.co.za Inside Front Cover

The Fabulous Boomtown Boys

+27 21 788 3929 [email protected] www.boomtownfilms.co.za 83

The Farm Film Production (Pty) Ltd.

+27 21 424 7714 [email protected] www.farmfilm.tv

The Loeries +27 11 326 0304 [email protected] www.theloerieawards.co.za 115

The Pound t/a Farm Film +27 21 556 4948 [email protected]

The Shooting Gallery +27 21 461 7600 [email protected] www.theshootinggallery.co.za 70

The Wardrobe Studio Johannesburg

+27 82 413 8346 [email protected] www.wardrobehire.co.za

Top Level Effects - Vincent Shantall

+27 21 511 9676 [email protected] www.visualc.co.za 99

Trailers 4 Shoots +27 82 458 7673 [email protected] www.trailers4shoots.co.za 95

Trossachs t/a Lord's Guest Lodge

+27 23 625 1881 [email protected] www.lordsguestlodge.co.za

Two Oceans Productions +27 21 506 3300 [email protected] www.topproduction.de 71

Urbantonic +27 21 713 4439 [email protected] www.urbantonic.co.za 99

Value Logistics +27 86 010 0046 [email protected] www.value.co.za 100

Vatic +27 82 515 1386 [email protected] www.vatic.co 85

Velocity Afrika +27 11 807 0883 [email protected] www.velocityafrika.co.za

Velocity Films +27 11 807 0100 [email protected] www.velocityfilms.com 82

Visual Impact +27 21 468 6000 [email protected] www.visuals.tv 04

Wendy’s Talent Agency +27 11 824 3750 [email protected] www.wmta.co.za 123

Wesgro +27 21 487 4868 [email protected] www.wesgro.co.za 08, 111

Wild Dog Productions (Pty) +27 16 366 1610 [email protected] www.wilddogs.co.za

Witch & Wizard Productions

+27 11 465 6066 [email protected] www.witchwizard.co.za 123

Wizardz Print & Design +27 21 461 9334 [email protected] www.wizardz.co.za 123

Wolwedans +264 61 230 616 [email protected] www.wolwedans.com 118

Zootee Studios +27 21 510 1928 [email protected] www.zooteestudios.com 123

130 A-Z DIRECTORY: CATEGORIES www.thecallsheet.co.za

COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGE360 Video & Virtual Tours

Des Kleineibst Photography +27 82 449 1699 [email protected] www.deskleineibst.com

Accommodation

Colona Castle +27 21 788 8235 [email protected] www.colonacastle.co.za 43

Mountain Marina +27 21 421 3070 [email protected] www.mountainmarina.co.za 92

NH The Lord Charles Hotel +27 21 855 1040 [email protected] www.nh-hotels.co.za 123

Protea Hotel Balalaika +27 11 322 5000 [email protected] www.proteahotels.com/hotels/Pages/protea-hotel-balalaika.aspx

Rockwell All Suite Hotel & Apartments

+27 21 421 0015 [email protected] www.rockwellhotel.co.za 32

Trossachs t/a Lord's Guest Lodge

+27 23 625 1881 [email protected] www.lordsguestlodge.co.za

Actor’s Agency

Wendy’s Talent Agency +27 11 824 3750 [email protected] www.wmta.co.za 123

Advertising House

Marnox Media +27 11 789 6614 [email protected] www.marnox.co.za Outside Back Cover

Aerial Filming

Drone Crew +27 72 66 77478 [email protected] www.dronecrew.co.za 97

Animatronics & Prosthetics

Creature Shop +27 82 379 3937 [email protected] www.thecreatureshop.co.za 89

Camera Equipment

Zootee Studios +27 21 510 1928 [email protected] www.zooteestudios.com 123

Car Hire

Tempest +27 21 935 8757 [email protected] www.tempestcarhire.co.za Inside Back Cover

Tempest +27 11 663 4000 [email protected] www.tempestcarhire.co.za Inside Back Cover

Casting Directors

Kayos +27 84 457 1341 [email protected] www.kayos.co.za 122

Cellular and Mobile Data Provider

Cellular Dynamics +27 21 829 0565 [email protected] www.cellulardynamics.tv 101

Cellular Provider

Cellucity +27 76 453 6497 [email protected] www.cellucity.co.za 47

CGI - HDR Domes & Backplates


Charter

CIVAIR Helicopters & Aeroplanes (Pty) ltd

+27 21 934 4488 [email protected] www.civair.co.za 96

A-Z DIRECTORY:CATEGORIES

A-Z DIRECTORY: CATEGORIES 131www.thecallsheet.co.za

COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGEConsulting & Coaching

Kathy English Brower +27 82 453 6055 [email protected] www.kathyenglishbrowerconsulting.co.za 98

Consulting Service

Cape Weatherwise International cc

+27 83 2325843 [email protected] www.weatherwise.co.za

Costume Creation



Costume Hire



Couriers

Film Freight cc +27 11 706 0143 [email protected] www.filmfreight.co.za 122

Pioneer Freight +27 21 386 5946 [email protected] www.pioneerfreight.co.za 75

Royale International +27 86 176 9253 [email protected] www.royaleafrica.com 59, 61

Creative Media Institute

F.I.L.M +27 21 461 7950 [email protected] www.filmsa.co.za 06

SAE Institute +27 21 469 3600 [email protected] www.capetown.sae.edu 94

Creative Studio

Vatic +27 82 515 1386 [email protected] www.vatic.co 85

Creatives Agency

Global Access +27 11 350 6111 [email protected] www.globalaccess.co.za 78

Crew Agent



Digital Printing & Callsheets

Wizardz Print & Design +27 21 461 9334 [email protected] www.wizardz.co.za 123

Director


Ian Greyvensteyn +27 11 482 2172 [email protected] www.hungryfilms.co.za 83

DIT & VTO

Digital Therapy +27 84 606 4418 [email protected] www.digitaltherapy.co.za 41, 97

Drone & Aerial Cinematographer

Drone Eye +27 83 772 2804 [email protected] www.droneeye.co.za 122

Editing



COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGEEquipment Rental & Consumables

Classi Candles +27 21 593 0753 / 57

[email protected] www.rentacandle.co.za

Diverso Technology CC +27 21 851 0533 [email protected] www.diverso.co.za

Panavision SA +27 21 555 1780 [email protected] www.panavision.za.com 01

Pro Sales +27 11 462 0000 [email protected] www.pro-sales.co.za 98

Urbantonic +27 21 713 4439 [email protected] www.urbantonic.co.za 99

Visual Impact +27 21 468 6000 [email protected] www.visuals.tv 04

Equipment Rental - Two Way Radios

Lazer Communications +27 21 510 5450 [email protected] www.lazer.co.za 122

Equipment Rental & Props

On Cue Accessories CC +27 21 7011275 [email protected] www.blackball.co.za

Equipment & Studio Rental

Panalux +27 21 529 4200 [email protected] www.panalux.biz Inside Front Cover

Extra's Agency

Wendy’s Talent Agency +27 11 824 3750 [email protected] www.joburgextras.co.za 123

Filming Primates & Filming Birds

Birds of Eden +27 82 979 5683 [email protected] www.birdsofeden.co.za

Monkeyland +27 82 979 5683 [email protected] www.monkeyland.co.za 49

Film Festivals

Cannes Lion +44 203 033 4012 [email protected] www.canneslions.com 102

Durban International Film Festival

+27 31 260 2506 [email protected] www.durbanfilmfest.co.za

The Loeries +27 11 326 0304 [email protected] www.theloerieawards.co.za 115

Film Insurance

Aon South Africa (Pty) Ltd +27 11 944 7290 [email protected] www.aon.co.za 96

Film Finance

Film Finances SA +27 82 411 4088 [email protected] www.filmfinances.com 97

Film Product Placement

Film Product Placement +27 839 970 991 [email protected] www.filmproductplacement.co.za 123

Film Studios

Atlas Studios +27 11 482 7111 [email protected] www.atlasstudios.co.za 96

Government Agencies

Durban Film Office +27 31 569 5988 [email protected] www.durbanfilmmart.com 02, 109

Gauteng Film Commission +27 11 833 0409 [email protected] www.gautengfilm.org.za 05, 28, 29, 107

South Coast Tourism +27 39 682 7944 [email protected] www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za 35

Wesgro +27 21 487 4868 [email protected] www.wesgro.co.za 08, 111

Hard Drives & Consumables

Hot Source +27 21 447 8857 [email protected] www.hotsource.tv 122

Location

Aquila Game Reserve +27 21 430 7260 [email protected] www.aquilasafari.com 22, 23

CTICC +27 21 410 5000 [email protected] www.cticc.co.za 24, 25

Expo Centre +27 11 494 1920 [email protected] www.expocentre.co.za 26, 27


COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGELocation

Kurland Hotel +27 44 534 8082 [email protected] www.kurland.co.za 30, 31

Studio 26 +27 83 368 6216 [email protected] www.studio26.co.za 34

Wolwedans +264 61 230 616 [email protected] www.wolwedans.com 118

Locations Agency

Amazing Spaces +27 21 761 3445 [email protected] www.amazingspaces.co.za 20, 21

Location Scout

Big Banana Films +27 11 880 6686 [email protected] www.bigbanana.co.za 88

F Stop +971 52 799 8826 (U.A.E)

[email protected] www.fstoplocations.com 90

Go Big Productions +27 741 926854 [email protected] www.gobigproductions.net

Location Sound



Marine Film Company

Frog Squad +27 82 349 6688 [email protected] www.frogsquad.co.za 98

Mobile Location Facilities

Trailers 4 Shoots +27 82 458 7673 [email protected] www.trailers4shoots.co.za 95

Photographer


Post Production

CREACHA +27 11 037 0600 [email protected] www.creacha.co.za


Refinery +27 11 799 7800 [email protected] www.refinery.co.za 45

Priest +27 87 742 2250 [email protected] www.priest.co.za 55

Sound and Motion Studios +27 21 424 7714 [email protected] www.soundandmotion.co.za/content/home

Post Production Facilities

Searle Street Post +27 21 469 2820 [email protected] www.sspp.co.za 81

Stylus Post +27 21 823 8841 [email protected] www.styluspost.tv 99

Production House

0307 +27 83 258 6687 [email protected] www.0307.co 64

AFS +27 21 424 9999 [email protected] www.afsproductions.com 65

Axis International +27 21 713 1424 [email protected] www.axisinternational.co.za

Black Light Productions +27 11 8161257 [email protected] www.blpcorporate.com

Can Can Films +27 83 227 3041 [email protected] www.can-canfilms.co.za 67

Cape Direct +27 21 424 4495 [email protected] www.capedirect.com 72

Carbon Films +27 21 300 0423 [email protected] www.carbonfilms.co.za 72

Community Media Trust +27 21 788 9163 [email protected] www.cmt.org.za


Film Afrika +27 21 461 7950 [email protected] www.filmafrika.com

Ginger Pictures +27 11 888 8240 [email protected] www.gingerpictures.tv 72

Happy Cat Films +27 21 422 2795 [email protected] www.happycatfilms.co.za 73


Kaap Film Productions +27 21 461 8210 [email protected] www.kaapfilm.com


COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGEProduction House

Lemonreel Film Services +264 81 122 7717 [email protected] www.lemonreel.com 73, 119

Lucky Fish Productions +27 21 424 3513 [email protected] www.luckyfishproductions.co.za 74

Metal Tiger Productions +27 21 448 8794 [email protected] www.metaltigerproductions.co.za 74

Monkey Films +27 21 461 2909 [email protected] www.monkeyfilms.co.za 74

Moonlighting Film Production Services

+27 21 447 2209 [email protected] www.moonlighting.co.za

Off the Ground Media +27 21 788 9163 [email protected] www.offtheground.co.za

On Set Images +27 21 790 2227 [email protected] www.onsetimages.com

Orange Films +27 21 465 4188 [email protected] www.orangefilms.co.za 69

The Fabulous Boomtown Boys

+27 21 788 3929 [email protected] www.boomtownfilms.co.za 83

The Farm Film Production (Pty) Ltd.

+27 21 424 7714 [email protected] www.farmfilm.tv

The Shooting Gallery +27 21 461 7600 [email protected] www.theshootinggallery.co.za 70

Two Oceans Productions +27 21 506 3300 [email protected] www.topproduction.de 71

Velocity Afrika +27 11 807 0883 [email protected] www.velocityafrika.co.za

Velocity Films +27 11 807 0100 [email protected] www.velocityfilms.com 82

Wild Dog Productions (Pty) +27 163 661610 [email protected] www.wilddogs.co.za

Witch & Wizard Productions +27 11 465 6066 [email protected] www.witchwizard.co.za 123

Production House - Commercial Service



Production House - Film

Film Afrika +27 21 4617950 [email protected] www.filmafrika.com

Production House - Film & Television



AdMakers International +27 21 448 7074 [email protected] www.younggunfilms.co.za

Go Big Productions +27 74 192 6854 [email protected]


Production House - Television

Film Afrika +27 21 461 7950 [email protected] www.filmafrika.com

Production House - Kenya

Blue Sky Productions +254 722 336 840 [email protected] www.blueskyafrica.com 66, 114

Prop Hire

Inspire Furniture +27 76 644 0271 [email protected] www.inspirefurniture.co.za 91


COMPANY WEBSITEEMAILTEL PAGEProps & Artworks

Prop Art Rentals +27 21 447 8882 [email protected] www.propartrentals.co.za 123

Prosthetics & Organic Props

Organic Canvas +27 82 375 0611 [email protected] www.organiccanvas.co.za 93

Restaurant

Aubergine Restaurant +27 21 465 0000 [email protected] www.aubergine.co.za 122

Security Services

Pro Events +27 21 425 2170 [email protected] www.proevents-sa.co.za 13

Set Design & Construction

Sets Non Stop +27 11 882 8822 [email protected] www.setsnonstop.co.za 11

Sound Recording



Special Effects

CineFX +27 21 552 0732 [email protected] www.cinefx.co.za 39

Top Level Effects - Vincent Shantall

+27 21 511 9676 [email protected] www.visualc.co.za 99

Stills Photography

African Photo Productions - Joe Alblas

+27 83 338 7800 [email protected] /[email protected]

www.africanphoto.co.za /www.joealblas.com

15, 80

Talent Management & Castings


Translation Services

Folio Translation Consultants

+27 21 426 2727 [email protected] www.folio-online.co.za 51

Vehicle Hire

AVIS Rent-A-Car +27 21 424 1661 [email protected] www.avis.com 125

Millstock Cars +27 21 448 7877 [email protected] www.millstockcars.co.za 124

The Pound t/a Farm Film +27 21 556 4948 [email protected]

Value Logistics +27 86 010 0046 [email protected] www.value.co.za 100

Vehicle, Van & Truck Hire

Bidvest Van & Truck Rental

+27 11 398 0123 [email protected] www.bidvestcarrental.co.za 103

Wardrobe



Wardrobe & Costume Rental

Hollywood Costumes +27 11 660 4250 [email protected] www.hollywoodsa.co.za

publisher Lance Gibbonsstrategic director Kathy English Browerexecutive editor Katie Reynolds-Da Silvacontributing writer Christopher J. Wheelerhead of design Sheree Steenkampassistant designer Lauren Smithwriter Kim Crowieeditorial assistant Imogen Campbellsales manager Coleen Tapsonaccount executive John Burseyproduction & traffic manager Nazeera Hartley Roachproduction & traffic co-ordinator Basheera Hartley cover image Amy Wren as Evelyn in Tutankhamun © ITV; Film Afrika (Pty) Limited, Unit and Special Stills Photography by Joe Alblas | African Photo Production | m: +27 83 338 7800e: [email protected] | www.joealblas.comLocation: Vioolsdrif, Northern Cape, South Africa.photographic contributions Thank you to all the photographers, governments, organizations and advertisers who contributed.

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