New
Deadline: February 15, 2020
(Right: Realness
Partners Cait Pansegrouw (2nd from left), Mehmet Mandefro (centre) and Elias
Ribeiro (2nd from right), with Realness Alumni Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese (Lesotho)
on left and Fanyana Hlabangane (South Africa) on right at Sundance Film
Festival)
The first film produced from the Realness
African Screenwriters’ Residency This is
Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese's
(Realness 2017) and produced by Urucu Media's Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro
competed in the 2020 Sundance Film Festival's World Dramatic Competition section
to critical review, and was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Visionary
Filmmaking at a ceremony last night in Park City, Utah, USA.
“Delicate and strong, this director told a
little story of resistance and made it universal,” said the World Dramatic
Competition Jury’s citation. “The composition of images, the visual phrase and
the story of this film moved us. One of the most beautiful films of our
Sundance 2020.”
“Realness Institute has been designed as a
platform that caters to the full spectrum of the production line in a way that
can push the African film industry forward. Core to the programme’s development
is the view that African cinema is a central market in the new sphere of the
global cultural economy,” says Elias Ribeiro, co-founder of Realness.
The Realness Screenwriter’s Residency is
dedicated to providing African film projects with the support and resources
needed at the critical development stage of a film. The programme ensures that
talent is given the space to mature their work, such that they develop films
that can compete in the international film finance market, travel and appeal to
international audiences.
Realness offers a natural environment that
allows filmmakers to stretch their creativity and drive their craft under
mentorship from industry experts. The residency takes the form of a six-week
stay at the Nirox Foundation situated in the scenic Cradle of Humankind in
South Africa.
This programme caters for filmmakers with
distinct voices and perspectives, who are devoted to their craft and have a
steadfast passion for cinema. Filmmakers with feature fiction film treatments and/
or scripts that are at least 60% filmed on the African Continent.
Creative Producer Indaba is a year-long
professional development programme, providing emerging producers with the
necessary tools and leadership skills to pursue their craft, as well as
capacity to operate sustainable businesses at a strategic level.
Creative Producer Indaba is aimed at
producers (with and without projects) from Africa; producers from North America
and Europe with an interest in co-producing with Africa,
Film Professionals from other disciplines
such as distribution, international sales, funding bodies, institutions,
broadcasters and development executives with a stake in the African
marketplace.
The deadline for the 2020 Residency and
Indaba has been extended to February 15, 2020.
To apply, submit a completed application to
submissions@realness.institute
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