26th Durban International Film Festival : 15-26 June 2005| DIFF SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS | |||||||||||||||||||
Throughout the 10-day festival there will be a daily programme of seminar and workshop activities, which are free and open to the public although some require an application process. These developmental events involve partners such as the Audio Visual Centre (UKZN), Durban Film Office, Imagination Lab, Durban Institute of Technology, K-Cap, MUFIP, AFDA, National Film and Video Foundation, Film Resource Unit, Sithengi, Culture Communication and Media Studies (UKZN), and DV8. Local and international filmmakers are key contributors to these programmes which this year includes Indian master Buddhadeb Dasgupta. 2005 will mark the fifth year of the week-long AVC workshop for first time filmmakers. An exciting new component is the UNESCO-supported Africa Animated 2.0 workshop, a five week animation workshop for young creatives from East and Southern Africa aimed at developing an original African approach to animation. And not forgetting the fun, Youth Day on June 16 will again see the DFO “Youth In Film” concert. News! OPEN SEMINAR Talk to DV8 at the DIFF What does it take to become a DV8 Scriptwriter? Find out when you meet some of the DV8 team News! NFVF Comes to the DIFF! |
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Workshops feed the future of our festival through developing audiences' appreciation of diverse film product to nurturing the creative minds who will create the cinema of the future. This year's workshops, seminars and special events are again free (unless otherwise indicated), and most are open to the public, although some require an application process. These events cover a spectrum of activities from discussion fora, to skills development programmes and offer platforms for discourse on film industry concerns. This range of activities would not be possible without the capacity provided by a community of experts and we are grateful for their partnership and support. |
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Five-week Africa Animated 2.0 ! UNESCO Professional Animation Workshop 18 June-22 July 21-24 June Audio Visual Centre UKZN Four Day Workshop For Aspirant Filmmakers Digital Journalism Techniques: Editing for Inserts” Visiting filmmaker Roger Lucey will facilitate a two week project with students from the Department of Journalism at the Durban Institute of Technology on the production of television inserts, culminating in a documentary on the festival. |
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| Open Workshops, Seminars and Special Events | |||||||||||||||||||
free unless otherwise indicated - some require booking to guarantee space |
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| 14 June 17h30-19h00 Harold Wolpe Memorial Lecture - Iraq by Naomi Klein (producer and writer of documentary The Take ) facilitated by the Centre for Civil Society, UKZN www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs Venue: Howard College Theatre, UKZN 15 June 9h00 -10h00 “ Film Journalism ” Journalists Peter Machen and Alan Swerdlow, discuss the media and film. Venue: Room 149 Department of Journalism, Durban Institute of Technology City Campus Enquires 082 491 5656 Thursday 16 June Youth Day 10h00-15h00 “ Youth in Film Music Concert” Hosted by the Durban Film Office Venue: Gugu Dlamini Park Thursday 16 June 10h00-13h00 “ Scriptwriters Speak to DV8” Calling all Scriptwriters to discuss the Dv8 Pilot Workshop programme and how to get involved. DV8 is in association with National Film and Video Foundation, SABC2, Ster-Kinekor Pictures and the French Embassy. Participants Jeremy Nathan, Joel Phiri (both of DV8 South Africa) and scriptwriter Jaques Akchoti (France) Venue: BAT Mission Control Room. Prior booking and enquires 031 260 2506 / 073 169 3781 Friday 17 June 14h00 Screening The Black Mozart/Le Mozart Noir Facilitator : Prof David Smith, Head, UKZN Opera Studio, Venue: Room 167 Memorial Tower Building, Howard College Campus UKZN.Enquires 031 260 2506 Saturday 18 09h30-16h00 “ Opening the Window On UNESCO's Africa Animated 2.0 ” workshop includes screening of “Africa Animated 1.0 projects” and discussion with course facilitators Paula Callus (Malta / UK), Gcina Mhlophe (South Africa), Kwame Nyong'o (Kenya / USA) and Cilia Sawadogo (Burkina Faso / Canada) Venue: Studio 5, Howard College Campus, UKZN. Enquires and bookings 031 260 2506 / 073 169 3781 |
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 SUNDAY 19 JUNE 12H00 “NFVF Narrative Workshop and NFVF Documentary Workshop”
Professional and aspirant filmmakers will learn how to make their applications match the
funding criteria of the NFVF. Facilitator: Ryan Haidarian NFVF Venue: BAT Centre Mission
Control Room. Prior booking and Enquiries 031 260 2506/073 169 3781 |
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| NFVF Narrative Workshop A workshop outlining the details of the NFVF's narrative submission process for development and production. The workshop will focus on elements of a submission that will aid in its approval. Subjects covered will be: plot, structure, character, formatting, budgeting and an in depth look at the application process. The workshop will highlight the NFVF's process of engaging filmmakers during the submission process and reveal plans for how the narrative track of submissions will unfold in the future. NFVF Documentary Workshop A workshop outlining the details of the NFVF's documentary submission process for development and production. The workshop will focus on elements of a submission that will aid in its approval. Subjects covered will be: outlining, subjectivity vs. objectivity, identifying the “point” of the film, budgeting, and an in depth look at the application process. The workshop will highlight the NFVF's process of engaging filmmakers during the submission process and reveal plans for how the documentary track of submissions will unfold in the future. |
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| MONDAY 20 JUNE 9H30-12H00 “Imagination Lab Documentary Filmmaking Workshop” Screening of the film Grietjie van Garies and discussion with director Odette Geldenhuys (South Africa). Facilitator for Imagination Lab @ Ekhaya: Steve Kotze. Venue: Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, KwaMashu Enquiries 031 266 2595 |
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| TUESDAY 21 JUNE 9H30-12H00 “Imagination Lab Documentary Filmmaking Workshop” Screening of the film Bridging the Gap and discussion with director Lindokuhle Mnyandu. Venue: Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, KwaMashu Enquiries 031 266 2595 | |||||||||||||||||||
| TUESDAY 21 JUNE 13H00 “NFVF Narrative Workshop and NFVF Documentary Workshop” Professional and aspirant filmmakers will learn how to make their applications match the funding criteria of the NFVF. Facilitator: Ryan Haidarian NFVF Venue: Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, KwaMashu Enquiries 031 266 2595 |
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| NFVF Narrative Workshop A workshop outlining the details of the NFVF's narrative submission process for development and production. The workshop will focus on elements of a submission that will aid in its approval. Subjects covered will be: plot, structure, character, formatting, budgeting and an in depth look at the application process. The workshop will highlight the NFVF's process of engaging filmmakers during the submission process and reveal plans for how the narrative track of submissions will unfold in the future. NFVF Documentary Workshop A workshop outlining the details of the NFVF's documentary submission process for development and production. The workshop will focus on elements of a submission that will aid in its approval. Subjects covered will be: outlining, subjectivity vs. objectivity, identifying the “point” of the film, budgeting, and an in depth look at the application process. The workshop will highlight the NFVF's process of engaging filmmakers during the submission process and reveal plans for how the documentary track of submissions will unfold in the future. |
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TUESDAY 21 JUNE 12H00 “Film as Change Agent” Jeremy Gilley (UK), Rubba Nadda (Canada), Daniel Schechter (USA), Kali Van De Merwe (South Africa), Sabina Vajra (Bosnia/USA) Facilitator Dingi Ntuli (South Africa) Venue: Playhouse Loft Enquiries 031 260 2506 TUESDAY 21 JUNE 13H00-16H00 "Revolution/Cinema – The Dialectic Speaks..." A comparative discussion of The Take and Between Midnight and the Roosters Crow”. Facilitator Subeshini Moodley, Centre for Culture and Media Studies, UKZN. Venue: Room E142, Memorial Tower Building Enquiries 031 260 2506 WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 12H00 “A Conversation with Master Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta (India)” facilitator Junaid Ahmed Venue: Playhouse Loft Enquiries 031 260 2506 WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 10H00-13H00 “Film – Art or Industry?” Alison Hanson (USA), Hendrik Holzeman (Germany), Dani Kouyate (Burkina Faso), NFVF representative, Appoline Traore (Burkina Faso) facilitator Vaughn Sadie (South Africa) Venue: Imagination Lab, Westville Enquiries 031 266 2595 THURSDAY 23 JUNE 9H30-12H00 “Imagination Lab Documentary Filmmaking Workshop” Screening of Scars: Community Peace Project and discussion with director Karin Slater Venue: Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, KwaMashu Enquiries 266 2595 THURSDAY 23 JUNE 12H00 “Film As Prism To World Diversity” Ning Cai (China), Rehad Desai (South Africa), Ruba Nadda (Canada), Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) and facilitator Maganthree Pillay (South Africa) Venue: Playhouse Loft Enquiries 031 260 2506 FRIDAY 24 JUNE 09H30-12H00 “Imagination Lab Student Documentary Screenings” Sabina Vajra (Bosnia/USA), Alison Hanson (USA) Venue: Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, KwaMashu Enquiries 266 2595 FRIDAY 24 JUNE 12H00 “The Business of Film” Mike Auret (South Africa) Mike Dearham (South Africa) Marianne Balhotre/Hubert Bals Fund (Netherlands) NFVF Representative Facilitator Dingi Ntuli (South Africa) Venue: Playhouse Loft Enquiries 031 260 2506 FRIDAY 24 JUNE 21H00 till late Entry: R50 Live music "Waiting for the Musick" features MXO, Blackfist of Garvey, and others. Venue: The Playhouse Grand Foyer Enquiries 084 870 2617 SATURDAY 25 JUNE 12:00-16:00 “Acting For the Big Screen” acting workshop &
screenings of short films. Akin Omotoso (South Africa) and Ankur Khanna (India) facilitated
by AFDA’s Garth Holmes and Justin Strydom Venue: Playhouse Loft. Enquiries and bookings |
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| The Durban International Film Festival is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (UKZN) with principle funding and support from the National Film & Video Foundation, National Lottery Distribution Fund, HIVOS, Stichting Doen Postcode Lottery, City of Durban and Ethekwini Municipality. Other partners include: Durban Film Office, Audio Visual Centre UKZN, Videovision Entertainment, Netherlands Embassy, Film Resource Unit, Wavescapes Surf Film Festival, Nu Metro Cine Centre Suncoast, Cinema Nouveau Gateway, Cinema Screen Entertainment (CSE) Workshop, Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Ekhaya Multimedia Arts Centre KwaMashu, The Playhouse Company, Ster Kinekor Musgrave, Stable Theatre Art Centre, Suncoast, Eagle Taxis, Film Lab, Imagination Lab, Gearhouse, Tempest SIXT, TNT International, Italian Consulate Durban, Italian Institute of Culture – Pretoria, Sunday Magazine, Africa Animated – UNESCO, Dynamic Korea, Japan Foundation, French Embassy, Alliance Francaise, Interface Animation Film Festival, Goethe-Institute Johannesburg, Swedish Film Institute, Durban Institute of Technology, DV8, Multimedia Learning Centre @ UKZN MTB, Centre for Civil Society, AFDA, All Africa Students Film Association, Ster Kinekor, Nu Metro, BAT Centre, Public Affairs Division UKZN, National Film Board of Canada, Kentucky Fried Chicken François Road, South African Broadcasting Corporation. |
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