The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Releases Cycle 3 Funding Approvals. the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) releases Cycle 3 funding approvals.

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), is pleased to announce the following funding approvals for funding Cycle 3 FY 2019/20

MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Letters of Hope Vusi Sindane TRIAL BY MEDIA R 195 000.00 Bhai’s Cafe Razia Rawoot Razia Bawa Productions R250 000.00 The Last Victims Rajiv Terwadkar Utkarsh Entertainment R 195 000.00

FESTIVAL HOSTING Project Name Applicant’s Name Company Approved Amount 48 Hour Film Project – Natalie Delport CSG Combined Skills R 500 000.00 National High School Group Challenge 2020 Ugu Film Festival Senzo Zindela Sollywood Films Pty ltd R 351 000.00

NON-FICTION PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT – DOCUMENTARIES Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Night Train Kevin Harris Rainbow Independent R150 000.00 Film & TV Productions, cc A Fair Price for My Life Ben Cashdan Fair Price Media (Pty) R150 000.00 Ltd I am a Jew Pearl Munonde Nwachasiya Investment R150 000.00 I am Chuma Wendy Spinks Zeropoint Studios (Pty) R150 000.00 Ltd

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

Councillors: Mr. Phillip Molefe (Chairperson); Ms. Zimkhitha Zatu (Deputy Chair); Ms. Zanele Mthembu; Dr. Siphelo Ngcwangu; Advocate. Dimakatso Qocha; Mr. Mfundo Ntsibande; Ms. Fikile Masiko; Mr. Jeremiah Mofokeng; Mr. Kgotso Motsoane; Mr. Shadrack Bokaba; Prof Onkaetse Sheila Mmusi; Mr. Richard Harry Nosworthy Chief Executive Officer: Ms. Makhosazana Khanyile

Mdantsane Home of Pumlani Veto N/A R101 000.00 Boxing Plastic Hair Yolanda Mogatusi 1000 Hugs Films R100 000.00 The life and death of Charlene Houston Amilcar Matthews (Pty) R150 000.00 Coline Williams Ltd

DEVELOPMENT - SHORT DOCUMENTARIES Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Born Different Mpho Ragophala Bakwena Clan R99 400.00 Production Durban Inner city Nasiphi Debe Kuthathu R61 500.00 regeneration Lesotho The Weeping Lwazi Duma Lwazi Duma R41 000.00 Mother Land Entertainment MissUnderstood Lesiamo Khoali Konekt Koncepts R100 000.00 The Journey To Self- Sinazo Mona N/A R100 000.00 Discovery

PRODUCTION – DOCUMENTARIES Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Jumping the Line Thami Nakasa Native of Nowhere Film R750 000.00 Productions Discarded Sheona Mitchley Five Star Media R350 000.00 Milisuthando Milisuthando Bongela The Good Black Project R300 000.00 People of The Rain Maanda Ntsandeni Rebel Infinite R350 000.00 Productions The Radical Richard Gregory Good Work R350 000.00 Truck Mama Portia Cele Moonbow Productions R350 000.00 When Shadows Move Aliki Saragas Elafos Productions R350 000.00

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

PRODUCTION – SHORT DOCUMENTARIES Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Knife by the blade Reshoketjwe Joyce African Monarch R150 000.00 Productions

PRODUCTION – ARCHIVE Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Hard Livings Jason Staggie Kyros Media R250 000.00

FICTION PROJECTS

DEVELOPMENT – ANIMATION Project Name Applicants Name Production Company Approved Amount Musing of a quiet rebel Zinzi Nkenene Natives at Large R 100 000.00 Zandi Moses Tshingwala Sketchy Lines (Pty) Ltd R 250 000.00

DEVELOPMENT – FEATURE LENGTH Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Forbidden Nicola Hanekom N/A R 200 000.00 Mkhulu Wase Next Door Xolelwa Nhlabatsi Blackweather R 200 000.00 Productions Time After Time Shanna Freedman Impi Film and Media KZN R 200 000.00 Pty Ltd

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

DEVELOPMENT - SHORT FILM Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount O Jewa Ke Eng Eric Thoka N/A R 100 000.00 She - Negotiator Ndanduleni Jeffrey N/A R 90 000.00 Manthakha Steadeville Mxolisi Sikhakhane Roadsigns Media R 100 000. 00 (Expropriation with compensation) Super Delinquent Squad Sheldon Bengtson N/A R 100 000.00 The Withering Kenneth Gwele N/A R 100 000.00 Umendo Sinazo Mona N/A R 100 000.00 When the Glove Dies Savyra Meyer-Lippold Savyra (Pty) Ltd R 100 000.00

DEVELOPMENT – TV FORMAT Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Dead Prepared Kelly Dillon Play Nice Pictures R 200 000.00 Taito and the Word Leoni Roux N/A R 200 000.00 Bricks The Colonies Strike Back Ngaire Blankenberg Cuto Investments (Pty) R 120 000.00 Ltd, with Greenacres Films and Tigerlily Productions Working Wives Pamella Nyeke Ndiani Studios R 200 000.00

PRODUCTION – FEATURE LENGTH Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Masinga: The Calling Richard Green Impi Films and Media R 1 300 000.00 KZN

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

PRODUCTION - SHORT FILM Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Exo Sapien Tarha McKenzie Alto Media (Pty) Ltd. R 150 000.00 Lefuma & Pheello Neiloe Whithead Black Seed Film Hub R 150 000.00 Pusha Pressa Phanda Richard Lukunku Open Eye Myrrh (PTY) R 150 000.00 LTD Sam the hedgehog Michael Clark Maan creative (Pty) Ltd R 150 000.00 The Depth of Repression Cohen Davids Nefelibata Productions R 150 000.00

PRODUCTION – WEB SERIES Project Name Applicant’s Name Production Company Approved Amount Intsomi Ya La'Cherry Okuhle Dyosopu Outsider Bay R 200 000.00

EMERGING BLACK FILMMAKERS TRANSFORMATION FUND Project Name Applicant’s Name Training Provider Approved Amount Chasing Vice Mmabatho Kau Raindrop Media R1 400 000.00 Family Roots Lukhanyo Sikwebu Lamla Films R1 400 000.00 The Violence in this Place Nolitha Mkulisi Brown Flamingo R150 000.00 Productions Ka Lefu Laka Reabetswe Moeti Rare View Media R100 000.00

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

TRAINING PROVIDERS Project Name Applicant’s Name Training Provider Approved Amount Rural Community Ms Samukelisiwe Sibisi FOE (Face of the Earth) R 350 000.00 Development: FILM & TV Production Skills Programme Storytelling First-hand: Ms Molatelo Mainetje Bolobathaba Media Group T/A R 300 000.00 Rural Filmmaking Project Africa Institute of Multimedia (AIM)

NATIONAL BURSARIES Approved Project Number First name Surname Institution Amount 2891801 Abegail Ferguson AFDA (PE) R 87 055.00 University of the 2674401 Alex Kokobane R 48 799.00 Witwatersrand University of the 2721301 Amy Ingram R 73 938.15 Witwatersrand Academy of Sound 2262702 Bonolo Bogopane R 79 950.00 Engineering 2864801 Byron Seale SAE Institute R 86 500.00 University of the 2681601 Chloe Louw R 70 898.40 Witwatersrand Tshwane University of 2792501 Daniel Nkhumane R 28 250.00 Technology

2796101 Darian Fortune The Animation School (JHB) R 80 000.00 Tshwane University of 2904101 Dexter Verveen R 34 140.00 Technology University of the 2674001 Dimpho Charlimans R 47 225.00 Witwatersrand

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

University of the 2895101 Gladwin Gaehler R 67 000.00 Witwatersrand University of the 2679501 Hadiyo Mokoena R 38 161.50 Witwatersrand 2088702 Indiphile Gcaba AFDA (JHB) R 87 000.00 2208502 Jordan Moneron The Animation School (JHB) R 80 000.00

2736701 Joshua Roypin The Animation School (CPT) R 77 000.00

2755801 Jurie Visagie The Animation School (CPT) R 80 000.00

University of the 2743501 Kabelo Thebeeagae R 51 876.00 Witwatersrand University of the 2743001 Kagiso Gladman Malefane R 53 401.20 Witwatersrand University of the 2130303 Karabo Modise R 72 769.50 Witwatersrand 2193502 Karabo Modiba City Varsity R 59 590.00

2125402 Karabo Sanah Louw City varsity Braamfontein R 54 035.00

2814801 Katlego Mmako The Animation School (JHB) R 87 055.00

University of the 2196502 Keamogetswe Mere R 56 206.80 Witwatersrand

Cape Peninsula university of 2721501 Keletso Toli R 29 975.00 technology

2695101 Kgaugelo Dalphia Mojela University of Johannesburg R 31 300.00

2865601 Khensani Hlungwane AFDA (CPT) R 87 055.00 1590303 Kiara Chetty AFDA (KZN) R 87 055.00 The University of the 2765401 Kieran Cloete R 77 179.50 Witwatersrand

2784501 Lawrence Mahlangu University Of Johannesburg R 50 000.00

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

2636501 Lekaba Matlou University of Limpopo R 43 260.00

2664101 Leon Ledwaba Open Window Institute R 111 600.00

2710701 Liam Pillay The Animation School (CPT) R 80 000.00 2878402 Mahlatse Mocheki University of Limpopo R 19 063.00 University of the 2834201 Mbali Mashaba R 39 448.00 Witwatersrand 2781601 Muziwandile Sibisi University of Johannesburg R 51 260.00 2788701 Nandipha Madondo AFDA (KZN) R 87 055.00 University of the 2748101 Ndumiso Gumede R 85 493.40 Witwatersrand 2219202 Nhlanhla Mkhize The Animation School (JHB) R 80 000.00 University of the 2229103 Nonhlanhla Silomo R 67 116.30 Witwatersrand 2602701 Nosipho Ntanzi AFDA R 95 900.00 University of the 2831101 Pretty mangena R 50 864.00 Witwatersrand Tshwane University of 2652201 Realeboga Oagile R 55 000.00 Technology

Cape Peninsula University of 2721201 Relebogile Setshedi R 29 975.00 Technology

2674101 Robin Shelton The Animation School (CPT) R 80 000.00 University of the 2775601 Roystan Kemp R 32 535.60 Witwatersrand University of the 2739701 Simo Ngcobo R 70 621.00 Witwatersrand

2600201 Simon Emmerich The Animation School (CPT) R 70 000.00 Durban University of 2802601 Simphiwe Qwabe R 28 490.00 Technology 2850901 Sinethemba Maphumulo AFDA (DBN) R 87 055.00

2874001 Sinqobile Sibiya University of Johannesburg R 23 500.00

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za

2891401 Sipho Sono University of Witwatersrand R 53 401.00

2681401 Siwaphiwe Mfaku The Animation School (JHB) R 80 000.00

2838701 Sphakamise Mxoli AFDA (JHB) R 80 000.00 Tshwane University of 2706001 Thabiso Mamatela R 46 660.00 Technology 2662201 Thabiso xolo University of Johannesburg R 31 300.00

2730002 Thato Sauhatse AFDA (JHB) R 70 000.00 University of the 2648001 Tlholohelo Sefalane R 85 971.00 Witwatersrand Tshegofatso 2599201 Pitseng The Animation School (JHB) R 80 000.00 Tracy University of the 1379103 Tshifhiwa Mungoni R 60 236.70 Witwatersrand Tshwane University of 2800101 Tummie Mehlape R 46 930.00 Technology 2726001 Yonela Mabi Rhodes University R 42 128.00

2694501 Zarafshan Bhabha University of Cape Town R 56 320.00

University of the 2745301 Zethu Phumla Mbiko R 54 688.50 Witwatersrand

743003 Zinhle Ngwenya University of Johannesburg R 31 300.00

2nd Floor, 87 Central Street, Houghton, 2198, South Africa Private Bag X04, Northlands, 2116, South Africa Tel: +27 11 483 0880 Fax: +27 11 483 0881 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nfvf.co.za