Durban Art Gallery invites filmmakers to pitch to make short
documentaries which aim to honour some of the city’s top art makers.
Film and documentary makers are invited to attend a briefing
in the Durban Art Gallery tomorrow (August 17) at 09h00 to find out more about
a project
Mduduzi Xakaza, director of the Durban Art Gallery,
explains: “The intention is for all the films to be distributed among all the
eThekwini public libraries, in addition to those of all our sister cities that
include, Bremen, Leeds, Daejeon, Chicago, New Orleans, Rotterdam, Bulawayo, and
Curitiba. If the project is completed early enough, these films may be
considered to be screened during the Durban International Film Festival before
they are distributed among all our sister cities.”
The DAG is searching for the best film production companies
that have the capacity to produce ten 54-minutes documentary films on lives and
works of selected artists.
Artists who have expressed interest in participating in the
project are Michael Paul Sibisi, John Smith, Angela Buckland, Joseph Manana,
Cedric Nunn, Peter McKenzie, Thami Jali, Grace Kotze, Fiona Kirkwood and Robin
Opperman of Umcebo Trust. These films must document artists’ lives within the
socio-political context of South Africa pre- or post-apartheid eras.
The concept itself has been inspired by a book titled Visual Century: South African Art in context
1907 - 2007, edited by Mario Pissarra and published in 2011.
The briefing will take place at the Durban Art Gallery
tomorrow morning (Monday, August 17) at 09h00. For more information, contact
Mduduzi Xakaza at Mduduzi.Xakaza@durban.gov.za
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