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2012-01
65th Cannes International Film Festival – Call for project submissions to the NFVF
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) will embark on a trip to the 65th Cannes International Film Festival being held from the 16th to the 27th of May 2012. The festival, which is internationally recognised as the premier film festival and marketing event, brings together filmmakers and key decision makers from across the globe to conduct the business of film.
2011-12
NFVF Slate Fund 2012
15 December 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation is happy to announce that at its meeting on the 7th of December 2011 the council of the NFVF approved the awarding of slate funds to three deserving production companies, each with unique propositions which attracted the highest scores from the evaluation panel convened to assess them.
2011-11
Bojanala community benefits from the inaugural film festival
07 November 2011: Last week the people of Bojanala district showed their eagerness to pursue careers in filmmaking and that they are passionate about the film industry. This was evident during the Bojanala Film Week that took place between the 26th and 29th of October 2011 at the Bafokeng Plaza in Rustenburg.
2011-10
The inaugural Bojanala Film Week declared open
27 October 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) is proud to announce that Mukunda Michael Dewil’s riveting thriller Retribution was the opening film of the Bojanala Film Week. Boasting stellar performances by legendary entertainer Joe Mafela and Jeremy Crutchley and distributed by the NFVF the thriller received soaring admiration from guests who attended the launch in anticipation to a successful film week. The film week runs until Saturday 29th of October 2011.
South Africa signs Co-production Agreement with New Zealand
27 October 2011: South Africa and New Zealand governments have signed a co-production agreement which will benefit the creative industries in both countries. The agreement which came to effect on the 20th of October 2011 follows the success of 2009 blockbuster District 9, produced by New Zealand's Peter Jackson and directed by South Africa's Neill Blomkamp.
The NFVF takes film to the people of Bojanala, Rustenburg
24 October 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), will be participating in the upcoming Bojanala Film Week the brainchild of the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality.
The 2nd Trimester Box Office Report
13 October 2011: The National Film and Video Foundation have published its 2nd Trimester Box Office report for the review period from 29th of April until 31st of August 2011. The purpose of the report is to observe and provide insight about the current trends and developments in the South African box office market.
The Judging process for the 6th annual SAFTAs begins
13 October 2011:The judging process for the 6th annual South African Film and Television Awards began on a positive note with the pre judging session held at the NFVF offices on the 12th of October 2011.
2011-09
The National Film and Video Foundation continues to take cinema to the people
29 September 2011: The NFVF continues in its mandate of promoting and developing the South African Film industry. After successfully participating at the National Arts Festival in July, the NFVF will take part at the Mangaung African Cultural Festival (Macufe) from the 04th until the 08th of October in Bloemfontein. The festival takes place from the 1st until 10th October 2011.
Award-winning Skoonheid selected to represent SA for submission into the 84th OSCARS Best Foreign Language category
23 September 2011: After bagging the Queer Palm Award at the 2011 Cannes International Film festival Skoonheid has been selected to contest in the Best Foreign category of the 84th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars).
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