After winning the Trigger Street Productions and Jameson First Shot Scriptwriting Competition, Alan Shelley, a 26 year old script-writer, director, editor and vfx supervisor from Cape-Town will be representing South Africa in Los Angeles in this competition. Shelley will be leaving on the 15th March 2012 in order to commence working with Spacey as part [...]
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SA company first to use online casting
Platypus Productions recently became the first production company in the world to adapt Sonru.com’s automated video interviewing services for an online casting. “The idea of an online casting solution really appealed to us, as casting has traditionally been very time-consuming and labour-intensive,” said Platypus Productions’ director Stanley Edwards. “We cut a one-two-week process down by [...]
Don’t forget to enter the Jameson First Shot competition
Talent is the order of the day when it comes to the short film competition Jameson First Shot. One creative scriptwriter/director from South Africa, will have the opportunity to work with highly acclaimed actor, Kevin Spacey, and his company, . Designed to discover talented screenwriters and directors from Russia, South Africa and the USA, Jameson [...]
Affordable training for filmmakers
As part of its corporate social responsibility and capacity development programmes, the African Film Academy has expanded its Film in a Box (FIB ) project to direct the creative energy of young men and women towards making a career in filmmaking. The programme seeks to enhance the opportunities for young people in Africa by using [...]
Platypus introduces Cannes Gold winning director to South African market
Platypus Productions is representing Indian director Prakash Varma in South Africa. One of Asia’s top directors, Varma’s work should be well-known to local creatives. He won a Gold Craft for Best Use of Music at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for Train, his advert for Government of India Ministry of Railways. He also [...]
Nando’s secret revealed
Nando’s devotees all across South Africa have discovered exactly where the delicious Peri-Peri taste of their favourite flame-grilled chicken really comes from. The answer was released in final episode of The Dubious History of the Delicious Peri-Peri which aired nationwide on Friday June 24th and which takes the story right back to the beginning of time. [...]
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