Tickets for the Master Classes are available at the Box Office for R60.00
JOHANNESBURG, NU METRO HYDE PARK
Jean-Marie Teno
Saturday 22 July 10am-1pm
With the exception of East Africa, African film industries have recently received international recognition. West African filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno has successfully made films for the past 23 years. How do funding systems in different parts of Africa influence film product? Jean-Marie will elaborate on his success and funding mechanisms that are in place for African cinema.
Sky Sitney
Saturday 22 July 2pm-5pm
Sky, Director of Programming at Silverdocs, will present a programme of the Best of Shorts from this year’s Silverdocs Festival. She has also been the Programming Director for both the Newport International and New York Underground Film Festivals. She will discuss what a Programmer of an international festival is looking for when selecting films. Followed by a cocktail party.
CAPE TOWN, NU METRO V&A WATERFRONT
Anna Bucchetti
Saturday 29 July 10am-1pm
Bucchetti will discuss, with particular reference to Dreaming by Numbers, the challenge to capture authenticity and avoid clichés, the use of black & white film as a stylistic, aesthetic and poetic choice. Though the subjects may have totally different cultures and habits, how do you find the universal elements so that audiences can identify with, relate to, these strangers?
Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh
Saturday 29 July 2pm-5pm
Political films can often be dry and boring. These filmmakers make highly entertaining political films such as Sacrificio, Surplus and now Gitmo. Their research is impeccable, their style distinct and their approach unique. They are not driven by some political calling but a personal desire to make films on subjects that interest them. How do they do this and why?