KZN SOUTH COAST, ZA FILM PROSPECTUS 2019 INTRODUCTION The South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, a well-established and favourite South African tourism destination, has earned a reputation as a film-friendly destination over the past 15 years. With a great diversity of natural landscapes, cultures and architectures, the South Coast’s locations are easy to get to and close to amenities. Supported by a thriving local film industry, film-friendly municipal by-laws, a great variety of infrastructure including well-established road and electrical networks, and high Internet and mobile connectivity, film producers and directors will find all the services they need. Combine this with all year round good weather and affordability, the South Coast makes perfect sense as your film destination of choice. FILM-FRIENDLY The South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is film-friendly: • Subtropical climate with all year round good weather • Eclectic array of location types, whether on land, sea or air, including rivers and lagoons and over 17,000 beds in a wide variety of accommodation establishments • Diversity of natural locations, from subtropical forests to developed and natural beaches, bushveld to grasslands, mountains to gorges • Diversity of built locations, from beach accommodation and farms, to bridges, highways and dirt roads, as well as historically correct buildings, huts and homes • Diversity of cultures and cultural landscapes from rural to farm, townships to beach villages, British to German, Zulu to Afrikaans, Indian to Xhosa, and many more • Well-established tourism destination welcoming to international and local visitors • Film destination offering high level of service including local logistics, location scouting, facilitation and support services • Film-friendly municipal by-laws and local facilitators • Far-reaching electrical network into rural areas • High Internet, mobile connectivity • Accessibility to most of the region through well-established road networks, allowing easy access to unique locations normally only accessible by air • Daily direct flights to Margate, South Coast from OR Tambo International, Johannesburg and many private helipads UNIQUE • World-renowned scuba diving, wreck diving and shark cage diving at Marine Protected Areas, including Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks • 120km of golden beaches from Scottburgh to Port Edward, which borders the Wild Coast Sun casino, water park and entertainment complex • Authentic and historically correct rural to period architecture • The world’s smallest desert, the Red Desert • 39 beaches, including the most permanently managed, internationally accredited Blue Flag beaches in Africa • The Paradise of the Zulu Kingdom is also known as the Golf Coast, with 11 unique, top coastal and hinterland golf courses • Home to one of SA’s top and most scenic race courses – the Dezzi South Coast Raceway • Top sporting destination, renowned for mountainbiking, golf, running, bowling, fishing, netball, rugby, swimming, surfing, hiking with many scenic trails, spots and clubs • The Greatest Shoal on Earth, the Sardine Run, a natural and spectacular phenomenon that brings millions of sardines and their predators, to the South Coast each year • Renowned for unique birdlife, wildlife and marine life, including over 500 bird species, plains game, whales, dolphins and sharks • The longest and fastest zipline in Southern Africa and highest gorge swing in the world at Oribi Gorge • Agriculture includes macadamia nuts, bananas, coffee, tropical fruits and natural oils • Biggest reptile farm in Africa, Pure Venom • Festivities with more than 300 event days per year, including seasonal beach programmes • Cultural experiences including traditional Zulu dancing, San rock art • Game reserve including 9 nature reserves HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS The South Coast has hosted hundreds of Hollywood and Bollywood movies, documentaries, commercials, international and local TV shows and corporate videos. Here are a few Hollywood movies: BOLLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS The South Coast has hosted many Bollywood movies including: LOCAL & TV PRODUCTIONS The South Coast has hosted many South African films, commercials, international and local TV productions, including: NATURAL LOCATIONS NATURAL LOCATIONS BUILT LOCATIONS BUILT LOCATIONS Location Categories Accommodation Car Driveway Countryside Grove Airport Car Garage Court and Courtroom Guest House Airport Runway and Car Parking Courtyard Gym Airports Cars Dam Hairdresser Amusement Park Castle Desert Hall Church Apartment Cave and Geological Dunes Hall Community Art Deco Cemetery and Burial Eclectic Harbour Backpacker Grounds Education Harbour and Jetty Balcony Cinema Entertainment Hiking Barn City And Urban Equestrian Historical and Heritage Bars and Nightclubs Cityscape and Rooftop Estate Hospital Beach Classic Estuary and Wetland Hotel Bed and Breakfast Clubhouse Farm House Beer Garden Coastal Field House Beach Boats Commercial Forest House Cape Dutch Brickery Commercial and Fountain House Classic Bridge Industrial Gallery House Contemporary Building And Structure Conference Centre Game and Safari House Cottage Building Government Contemporary Garden House Country Building Grand Convention and Garden Botanical House Eclectic Bush and Wilderness Exhibition Golf Course House Family Camp Site Corporate Golf Estate House Mansion Car Country Club Grassland and Plain House Mediterranean Location Categories House Modern Naked Space Reserve Game & Theatre House Private Nursery Nature Town House Provencal Office Restaurant Township House Rustic Outdoor River and Stream Traditional House Tuscan Parks Road CBD & Coastal Tree lined Street House Victorian Petrol Station Road Country, Road Tuscan House Villa Piazza and Square Highway Urban Chic Industrial Place of Worship Road Overpass Urban derelict Lake and Pond Churches Road Urban & Scenic Victorian Landscape Play Ground Rustic Warehouse Lekker Plekke Pool Indoor Scenic View Western Library Pool Outdoor School Lighthouses Pool Public Shops & Shopping Loft Pool Rimflow Centres Marine Pool Rock Sky Line Meadow Presentations Spa Mining and Ghostown Production Sport Facility Modern Promenade Sport Facility Indoor & Monument and Provencal Outdoor Memorial Railway Sport Field, Sport Moroccan Railway Station Stadium Mountain Railway Track Streetscape Museum Resort Suburban LOGISTICS Some of the logistics services available are: • Accommodation • Catering (on and off-set) • Transport • Equipment hire – large & small (e.g. crane & truck hire, toilet hire, catering equipment, etc.) • Secretarial services • Recruitment: casual staff, stuntmen and extras • Medical resources e.g. ambulance hire • Miscellaneous e.g. seamstresses, set design, beauticians, hairdressers Facilitation between production and local role players, as well as negotiation of rates and contracts, are available. Sourcing local services and promoting fair trade, ensures a responsible and sustainable production as well as the growth of the local industry. LICENSING Secure relevant filming applications and permits for public areas such as beaches, roads, parks and government buildings, Environmental Impact Assessment, special FX use and notify authorities of filming activity in the area. BUDGET Local scouts are available to negotiate not only access to ideal public or private locations, but the best prices and contracts. This way you ensure exceptional value for money. UGU FILM FESTIVAL The KZN South Coast is host to the annual Ugu Film Festival, which brings together the film trade for insightful engagement, networking, training and development and film broadcasts. From Bollywood to the boardroom, Hollywood to households, the South Coast has been an ideal setting for making stories and visions reality… Speak to us to realise yours in KZN South Coast, South Africa: UGU SOUTH COAST TOURISM Film Producer / Ugu Film Festival Director / Film Tourism Ambassador Senzo Zindela +27 71 098 5661 [email protected].