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Now in its 4th edition, Realness has hosted writer\/directors from 13 different countries in Africa including Senegal (Rama Thiaw), Rwanda (Kantarama Gahigiri), Angola (Mario Fradique Bastos) and Kenya (Ng\u2019endo Mukii). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Realness alumni have gone on to be selected to take part in the Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs, Biennale College Cinema and La Fabrique in Cannes. Two of the Realness projects have already been produced: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (Lesotho) recently wrapped production on his film \u201cThis Is Not A Burial, It\u2019s A Resurrection,\u201d and will have its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival this coming September; and Hiwot Admasu\u2019s \u201cA Fool God\u201d is currently in post-production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“2019 has affirmed the core values of what Realness seeks to achieve \u2013 to unearth the wealth of African stories – real stories from the continent, told with an honest and unapologetic point of view by African talent.” says Bongiwe Selane, a partner at Realness for the last three years. Selane announced the 6 residents participating in Realness 2019 on Monday 20th May in Cannes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Athi-Patra Ruga – \u201cThe Lunar Songbook”-South Africa<\/li>
- Beza Hailu Lemma – \u201cThe Last Tears of The Deceased\u201d-Ethiopia<\/li>
- Fanyana Hlabangane – “The Spirit Guest\u201d-South Africa<\/li>
- Hajooj Kuka – \u201cAfrican Titanics\u201d-Sudan<\/li>
- Iman Djionne- \u201cCoura+Ouleye\u201d- Senegal<\/li>
- Silas Miami – \u201cMiles\u201d-Kenya<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The 6 projects were chosen by an international panel of 16 world cinema stakeholders including Efuru Flowers (Flourishing Films), agent Anthony Mestriner (Cassarato Ramsay & Associates), Dominique Welinksi from DW and Production and Development executive for Indigenous Films, Thandeka Zwana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The 2019 group for Realness crosses Africa from East to West. I can hear new strong voices, loud ones. A couple of directors already did a 1st feature which did travel across the world and I\u2019m sure their international experience will really benefit the residency. I would like to thank Realness for allowing me to discover new talents, stories and voices.\u201d says Welinski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 4th Edition\u2019s participants will begin their journey at the idyllic Nirox Foundation residence and sculpture park in the Cradle of Humankind on the 11th of June. Over the course of 6 weeks, the residents will be furnished with the resources and mentorship that will empower them to create their best work. They will also attend this year\u2019s 10th Durban FilmMart (19 \u2013 22 July) during the 40th Durban International Film Festival to publicly present their projects to the industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias Ribeiro, founder of Realness, had a big announcement to make at Cannes on the 19th of May: Creative Producer Indaba. “Indaba has been met with great enthusiasm by our Industry peers. We have big dreams, we are unfolding Realness into an institute inspired by Sundance Institute within the African context, which not only caters to writers, directors and producers, but in future also nurtures professionals in other disciplines of film, such as curation, production design, sound and cinematography, moreover, we intend to structure a film fund to help finance the filmmakers and projects we support.\u201d says Ribeiro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Realness is an initiative by Urucu Media in partnership with Nirox Foundation, Berlinale Talents, Durban FilmMart, The Durban International Film Festival, Durban Talents, Institute Fran\u00e7ais, The French Institute of South Africa, TorinoFilmLab, EAVE Producer\u2019s Workshop, Locarno Filmmaker\u2019s Academy, CNC (Le Centre National du Cin\u00e9ma et de L\u2019image Anim\u00e9e), Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Cocoon Productions and Deuxieme Ligne Films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information about the 2019 Residents and their projects can be found on the Realness Website: www.realness.institute<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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