{"id":8430,"date":"2019-04-23T16:40:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T14:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2019-04-23T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T14:41:11","slug":"12th-talents-durban-2019-call-for-entries-deadline-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/12th-talents-durban-2019-call-for-entries-deadline-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"12th Talents Durban 2019 Call For Entries &#8211; Deadline Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>Calling emerging African film professionals \u2013 New application deadline: April 30th<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s Centre for Creative Arts, in co-operation with Berlinale Talents, is proud to announce the 12th edition of Talents Durban in partnership with Durban FilmMart (DFM), taking place from 18 to 22 July 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exciting partnership with DFM, Africa\u2019s leading film finance and co-production market, aims to raise the visibility of Talents Durban projects, create networking opportunities with potential co-producers, and facilitate funding opportunities for promising projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Durban-Talents.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Durban-Talents.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Durban-Talents.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Menzi Mhlongo, Talents Durban co-ordinator with Christine Tr\u00f6strum Project Manager, Berlinale Talents at last year\u2019s event.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Talents Durban is open to African screenwriters and directors, with animation, fiction, documentary or hybrid projects in development. The five-day event consists of workshops, discussions, screenings, and programmes for specific disciplines. The initiative also includes Talent Press, a co-operation with FIPRESCI and the Goethe-Institut, which will once again host mentorship for emerging film critics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talent Labs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Storytelling Lab<\/strong> selects three features and three short films currently in development. The stories are given advanced consultation and mentoring by three script editors, as well as participating in scriptwriting workshops.<\/li><li><strong>Doc Lab<\/strong> is a hands-on training programme in which three Talents Durban participants who submitted documentary projects are given expert mentorship. The participants then pitch their projects at the Durban FilmMart\u2019s African Pitching Forum.<\/li><li><strong>Animation Lab<\/strong> is open to screenwriters and animation directors with animation projects. The lab will focus on character development, visual development, and the business of animation in Africa.<\/li><li><strong>Talent Press<\/strong> offers mentorship for three emerging African film critics and journalist. Participants will cover the 40th Durban International Film Festival. FIPRESCI is an organization of film critics and films journalists established for the promotion and development of film culture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as focused mentorships, industry-specific expert master classes, workshops, and a creative platform for self-expression and networking, Talents Durban will also cover participants\u2019 accommodation, airfare, and festival accreditation. Participants will have direct access to DIFF screenings, DFM masterclasses, networking sessions, and other activities with experts and industry players from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019 Focus and Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Talents Durban theme \u2018Authenticity\u2019 is inspired by the contemporary moment in African cinema. Following a global renaissance of African cinema and television content, the demand for stories from the continent is rising. African storytellers and audiences seeking to connect with African cinema are grappling with the question of what is authentic African cinema. For filmmakers, this question has a far more inward dimension \u2013 before the auteur can offer the answer to this question they have to ask the question of themselves \u2013 what is authentic to me? With the four-day programme we are looking for storytellers who embody the future of what it means to have an \u2018authentic voice\u2019 \u2013 to join this pertinent conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selection process<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talents Durban will invite 18 Talents, carefully selected by a panel of industry experts. Prospective Talents should complete the application form online, provided they have a recognised portfolio of previous work and a project in progress. Selected projects will be announced on 16 May 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are now open, online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berlinale-talents.de\/bt\/durban\/ap\/info\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"www.berlinale-talents.de\/bt\/durban\/ap\/info\/index (opens in a new tab)\">www.berlinale-talents.de\/bt\/durban\/ap\/info\/index<\/a>. Deadline is 30 April 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information contact Menzi Mhlongo, +27 (0) 31 260 2506 or <a href=\"mailto:talentsdurban@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"talentsdurban@gmail.com (opens in a new tab)\">talentsdurban@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling emerging African film professionals \u2013 New application deadline: April 30th The 40th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s Centre for Creative Arts, in co-operation with Berlinale Talents, is proud to announce the 12th edition of Talents Durban in partnership with Durban FilmMart (DFM), taking place from 18 to 22&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/04\/23\/12th-talents-durban-2019-call-for-entries-deadline-extension\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">12th Talents Durban 2019 Call For Entries &#8211; Deadline Extension<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workshops","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}