'Weblog by Eddie Mbalo
Just when I thought I would engage you with the challenges and triumphs of my ten year sojourn at the NFVF, I realized that my final blog would be a better place for that and that it would be better to review the past year.
I was going to muse about my decade at the helm of the National Film of Video Foundation; however news of the cabinet reshuffle swayed me from my initial intention.
SPEECH BY: KHALIPHA EDDIE MBALO, CEO OF THE NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION (NFVF)
All Protocols Observed!!!!
The Encounters International Documentary Film Festival is upon us again for the 11th time, and on this occasion, The National Film and Video Foundation would like to welcome all participants from around South Africa and the world to share in this prestigious event. In our quest to uphold our mission, vision and the Moral Imperative, I would like to commit our continuous support for the documentary genre and the festival.
It is that time of the year when South Africa's premier film festival, Durban International Film Festival welcomes delegates from around the globe to share in the advancement of film. As a proud partner of DIFF, the NFVF is thrilled to witness this event continuously become an important platform for South Africans, Africans and filmmakers from around the globe for the 11th year.
I am writing this article after observing within our media and among some commentators a tendency for the NFVF to be judged negatively on the basis of films it has not funded and in cases where the NFVF is involved to be ignored or downplayed.
I'd like to personally invite you to experience our new and improved website. We're proud to bring a new more efficient and logical portal to our stakeholders.
The NFVF is said to be the lead institution in the film sector, can you explain why that is so?
In our 2006 annual report, I reported on my five years as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF). I used the occasion to thank the inaugural Council that appointed me and the then outgoing Council chaired by Mr Mfundi Vundla.
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Pallo Jordan says, the "term cultural diversity" is a concept that under-girds certain intangible, yet very important human rights. Indeed it is enshrined in our own constitution along with recognition of the right of freedom of expression, the right to artistic creativity, freedom of the media, the right of citizens of this country to use the language of their choice, and the right to participate in the cultural life of the country as they choose."
It is a national moral imperative to create platforms for ordinary South Africans to be able to bear influence in the expression of their own images. In this way, we, as an industry, can contribute to furthering our democratic ideals and creating prosperity.
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