Deadline: February 28,
2017.
The National Film and Video Foundation SA (NFVF) is
introducing a programme to provide opportunities to enable female filmmakers to
develop, write, direct and produce 10 short films each (“the Film”) over a
period of three years.
The concept for the Women Filmmaker’s Project is to appoint
a production company to assist the NFVF in carrying out its mandate with
respect to providing opportunities to female filmmakers to make short films.
The successful production company (“the Company”) will be
required to manage, execute and deliver all 10 films over a period of three
years, each of which must be made, as completely as possible, by a team of
female filmmakers (“the Filmmakers”).
The Company must select a team of filmmakers in accordance
with a call for submissions, which must be approved by the NFVF prior to being
published and must include (not exclusively) the following criteria for
submissions:
Female applicants with a minimum of two years’ experience in
the industry in any department;
Preference given to females who have not had an opportunity
to make a film;
Female individuals may or may not both write and direct.
The Company in collaboration with the NFVF will agree on the
stories to go into development, which development process will be managed by
the Company. Upon completion of the development of the scripts, the Company and
the NFVF will select the best scripts for production. The Company will then
work with Tier 2 Filmmakers in the production of the films from pre-production
to post production until delivery of the films.
To be eligible for selection to manage, execute and deliver
the films, the production company must:
Producer/s must be South African citizens.
Previous recipients of slate or project funding (e.g. female
and youth projects) from the organisation are not eligible.
Company must be 51% owned and managed by a Black Female.
Have at least three years of long form development and
production experience.
Comply with BBBEE requirements (BBBEE Certificates must be
supplied).
Have 100% female ownership and control.
Have females in all the key decision making positions within
their company.
Have some demonstrable mentorship experience in the
industry.
Applicants who have four active NFVF funded projects across
the value chain in one funding cycle are also not eligible.
The Company must be able to commit and adhere to the
following terms of the NFVF brief:
Develop and produce 10 short films, length of which may not
exceed 24 minutes and not be less than 22 minutes in length.
Be able to produce the films at the stated budget of R500,000
each.
Any budget excess will not be funded by the NFVF.
Any additional funding raised towards the production of the
films is exclusive of the NFVF’s contribution and the NFVF will not be held
responsible for the raising of any additional funding.
All applicants should provide the following documentation:
Production company executive summary with detailed company
experience.
Producer and key management team’s CVs with filmography.
Mentorship experience.
Tax Clearance Certificate for Production Company applying.
BBBEE certificate of company.
Company registration documents.
Proposed development schedule and budget.
Proposed production schedule and budget.
Finance plan (where proposed budget exceeds R2,500,000).
Failure To Comply
Will Result In Disqualification.
Deliverables
1st Quarter: Final development schedule and budget; Call for
filmmakers; Key mentor team CVs
2nd Quarter: Final filmmaker selection with profiles; Synopses
of final film selections; Progress report on development schedule
3rd Quarter: Final scripts; Final production schedule and
budget; Proof of additional financing (where applicable)
4th Quarter: Final crew list; Final cast list; Shooting
schedule; Post Production schedule; Final delivery of films
Applications must be submitted via email to
fiction@nfvf.co.za. Any queries maybe directed to Thandeka Zwana at
thandekaz@nfvf.co.za. Closing date for proposals is February 28, 2017.
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