{"id":7565,"date":"2018-09-12T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T11:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7565"},"modified":"2018-09-12T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T11:50:30","slug":"ctifmf-works-in-progress-selection-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/12\/ctifmf-works-in-progress-selection-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"CTIFMF: Works In Progress Selection Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2018 edition of the Cape Town International Film Market and Festival will take place from October 9th \u2013 19th 2018 at venues across the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

As part the CTIFMF\u2019s outreach efforts and in keeping with its theme, of CREATE, COLLABORATE, CELEBRATE, a number of key programs, all designed to maximize opportunities and to establish long term inclusive programs for emerging talent as well as professionals will take place at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

WIP (Works in Progress) SELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CTIFMF has selected five fiction and four documentary projects to take part in this intensive process, a creative surgery of sorts with their handpicked mentors in private one to one sessions. The nine films will showcase to programmers from Rotterdam, Berlinale, Tribeca, SXSW, Cannes Critics Week, Cannes Directors Fortnight, Venice, TIFF and London BFI; international sales companies such as Pyramide International, Flourishing Films, MPM Premium, Memento and Versatile. Talent Agents Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and Curtis Brown. Local broadcasters Mnet, distribution company Indigenous Films, exhibitors Ster Kinekor and Nu Metro.<\/p>\n

At the end of the process, the most promising projects will receive in kind awards for grading, sound design, final sound mix, VFX, online editing, subtitling and DCPs, with the generous support of South African post production facilities such as Priest Post, Rhapsody, The Refinery, The Work Room\u00a0Audio\u00a0Post, Post Production South Africa and The Moving Billboard Picture Company.<\/p>\n

Market Director Elias Ribeiro has this to say of the selection process, \u201cAfter screening 54 entries from over 15 countries in Africa, I\u2019m convinced we still have a lot of work to do in bridging the gap between content that works in the continent and content that will travel beyond. As a Market Director for CTIFMF it is my mission to foster spaces and discussions for more financial instruments to emerge.<\/p>\n

Our talent needs support to harness their voices as there are so few avenues to finance development in Africa. I am also certain there are many brave stories shouting out loud to be told by raw and some more polished voices and African perspectives. \u00a0I hope this will be evident in our WIPs selection, with a focus in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nine films which will hopefully find their way into the world with the helping hand of the International Programmers, Sales Companies, Broadcasters, Distributors, Exhibitors and Talent Agents attending our screenings.”<\/p>\n

FICTION:<\/h5>\n