Celebrated National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts For NEWF Fellows’ Summit 21-25 Feb

Celebrated American National Geographic explorer Tara Roberts, will be in Durban this week (22 February) to present a keynote address at the inaugural Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmaking (NEWF) Fellows’ Summit. At the invitation of NEWF directors Noel Kok and Pragna Parsotam-Kok, Tara Roberts will deliver her address to 80 young filmmakers, scientists and storytellers… Continue reading Celebrated National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts For NEWF Fellows’ Summit 21-25 Feb

Award-winning Actor Olivia Colman Revealed As Special Guest, Supporting Place2Be And BAFTA This Children’s Mental Health Week

BAFTA launches its Young Presenter Competition alongside the week of activity with new changes for 2022 During the assemblies, which will go live on Monday 7 February at 8am, Olivia, who is a parent herself said: “The past few years have been challenging for everyone, so it’s vital that we look after our own mental… Continue reading Award-winning Actor Olivia Colman Revealed As Special Guest, Supporting Place2Be And BAFTA This Children’s Mental Health Week

Top 20 Emerging Filmmakers Shortlisted For Netflix & UNESCO’s African Folktales, Reimagined Competition

Shortlisted candidates from 13 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa Six Winners Will Create Short Films That Will Premiere On Netflix Netflix and UNESCO are excited to announce the 20 shortlisted candidates who will go forward in the exciting short film competition ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’. What’s more – the quality of submissions received resulted in one extra… Continue reading Top 20 Emerging Filmmakers Shortlisted For Netflix & UNESCO’s African Folktales, Reimagined Competition

Netflix Invests $1 Million Towards Scholarships In Africa

The Creative Equity Scholarship Fund for Africa (CESF) will financially support the next generation of storytellers in Sub-Saharan Africa Netflix, the world’s leading entertainment streaming service, has  announced a commitment of US$1 million towards the newly-established Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) for film and TV students in Sub-Saharan Africa. The scholarship fund forms part… Continue reading Netflix Invests $1 Million Towards Scholarships In Africa

Sundance Institute Announces 2022 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows

The Sundance Institute announced today 16 writers invited to develop 12 original projects at the 2022 Screenwriters Lab, which will be hosted online from January 15-18. The Fellows were selected from 3,200 submissions to further develop their scripts with the guidance of accomplished advisors, some of whom are alumni of the Screenwriters Lab themselves. The… Continue reading Sundance Institute Announces 2022 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows