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Come join us next week on Friday the 19th of October between 14h00 - 16h00 at the New Lecture Theatre in Upper Campus to watch High Fantasy, a South African comedy, which was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. This film was directed and produced by Jenna Bass. It was co-written and co-filmed by Jenna Bass with the cast: Qondiswa James, Nala Khumalo, Fransesca Varrie Michel, Liza Scholtz & Loren Loubser. High Fantasy is a Fox Fire Films, Big World Cinema and Proper Film Production.
University of Cape Town's Centre for Film and Media Studies(CFMS)'s Honours graduation film,The Water Dancers have been selected to its first international festival, marking the film's international premiere. The documentary will be screened on the 20th of October at the International Green Film Festival in Poland. The Water Dancers will also subsequently be screened across four more African countries namely; Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Kenya and Namibia, as part of the Goethe Institut's Science Film Festival. On a local note, the documentary will be screened on the 12th & 16th of October at the Cape Town International Film Market & Festival (CTIFMF). Well done to The Waters Dancer film crew (Daniel Ndevu, Tessa Barlin, Robyn Palmer, Erin Macpherson & Michael Dawson) !
The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, 2-year appointment starting from December 2018. The main purpose of this position is to direct, plan, schedule, and record, edit and publish digital media productions for use in online and blended learning courses, and the promotion of UCT teaching and learning initiatives.For further information about CILT see http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za
UCT Television Studio and Stepping Stone are presenting a unique non-fiction filmmaking course during the November/December year-end break. We are looking for individuals who are experienced in all areas of production to “mentor” the trainees throughout the process. Your role will be primarily assisting and aiding the flow of pre-production, production, post-production as the trainees will be receiving extensive training in the form of workshops throughout the duration of the course.