SEMINAR - TALKING GENRE: TRAVEL AND CULTURE

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 09H00 - 11H00  Venue:  Hall 6a

Despite Africa providing spectacular travel destinations and hosting an amazing diversity of cultures, very few programmes in this travel/cultural genre are being made by local producers for the international market.

Why is this and what opportunities exist for local producers to make a contribution in this genre? What possibilities exist for encouraging international producers to subcontract to Southern African field producers for cost efficiency and opportunities to discover creative talent in this field? What is the type of programming in this genre that really works for international Travel Channels and what are they looking for in future programming? How can we develop a genre in this country that moves away from cardboard travelogues to one that is best able to explore new dimensions and new formats and will have cross audience appeal in the international broadcast arena.
 

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FILM SCREENING - LIONS OF CROCODILE RIVER, FILMMAKERS BILLI-JEAN PARKER, PETER LAMBERTI AND SUSAN SCOTT

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 09H00 - 11H00  Venue:  Hall 6b

Lazy relatives. Jealous neighbors. Runaway kids. The everyday troubles of one family – except this family is a pride of lions. Shot over three years during the most extreme seasonal changes in Africa, the film follows Mfumu – the pride’s leader – as he struggles to defend his turf, and his mate Chipazuwa as she tries to produce offspring. Among the threats: a river infested with crocodiles that have taken every litter of cubs and a rival male, bent on taking over the pride. Will this family survive?

Q&A with:
Billi-Jean Parker – Writer/Producer
Peter Lamberti – Camerman/Producer
Susan Scott - Editor
 

WORKSHOP - FINAL CUT PRO WITH APPLE

LECTURER - SIMON BROMFIELD

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 09H00 - 11H00  Venue:  Meeting Room

To book your place at this workshop email geta@wildtalkafrica.com
 

SEMINAR - MEET THE COMMISSIONING EDITORS AND HOW TO CO-PRODUCE WITH THEM

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 11H00 - 13H00  Venue:  Hall 6a

This is your chance to find out what your favourite Commissioning Editors want to commission! They’ll talk about the latest trends for their different markets and audiences, why they might need reversioned films and what the sensibilities are of their audiences. Who do Commissioning Editors like to co-produce with? How much of their content is co-produced with internationals and how much with independent producers? What programmes are selling well - 1 hours or 30mins.
 

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FILM SCREENING - LEGENDS OF THE LAKE, FILMMAKER MAANDA NTSENDENI

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 11H00 - 13H00  Venue:  Hall 6b

For over a hundred years, the “People of the Pool” or Vhatavhatsindi have safe guarded, protected and conserved Lake Fundudzi, South Africa’s only inland lake by performing rituals for their ancestors and observing traditional laws. But with modernisation and development such traditional laws are no longer being observed. Lake Fundudzi is in a state of demise, and this marks a beginning of a bitter struggle as potential investors are earmarking Lake Fundudzi for eco-tourism business development much to the protest and disapproval of Vhatavhatsindi. The Vhatavhatsindi maintain that any development around the lake would anger their ancestors as Fundudzi is a sacred place where the souls of their ancestors rest.
 

WORKSHOP - PANASONIC

LECTURER - RENATO

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 11H00 - 13H00  Venue:  Meeting Room

To book your place at this workshop email geta@wildtalkafrica.com
 

SEMINAR - MAKE YOUR PITCH

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 13H00 - 16H00  Venue:  Hall 6a

This is where you the delegate have a chance to take the floor! Prepare yourself for an open pitching session from filmmakers and producers to a panel of broadcasters, commissioning editors and funders. You have every chance of getting your programme commissioned by one or more panel members. A pitching workshop is held the day before to help you with tricks for presentation skills and how to deliver a great pitch so book in for this to hone your skills and deliver the best presentation you can.

If you wish to pitch a project to the panel, please book a time with geta@wildtalkafrica.com Each delegate is given 15 minutes in total (5 mins to pitch and 10 mins for questions and feedback from the panel. There will be a maximum of 7 pitches with a 5 minute break half-way through the session.
 

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FILM SCREENING - MYTHS OF THE GREAT WHITE, FILMMAKERS R. SMITH, A. HARTMAN & R. JOHNSON

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 13H00 - 15H00  Venue:  Hall 6b

The great white shark is one of the worlds most vilified predators. Its maligned public image arises from occasionally attacking humans, but more importantly by its popular portrayal as a man-eater by media. White sharks permit only small glimpses into their lives, much of which is still shrouded in mystery. However, recent technologies are allowing scientists new insights into the life of the white shark. For the past fives marine biologist Ryan Johnson has been studying the white sharks of South Africa using some of sciences most sophisticated tools. The startling results of this work is rewriting our understanding about this ultimate predator, and questioning the legitimacy of the man-eater label so frequently pinned upon them.
 

WORKSHOP - SCRIPTWRITING

LECTURER - JANET VAN EEDEN

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 13H00 - 15H00  Venue:  Meeting Room

Filming wildlife usually takes the form of a documentary account of the wildlife in question and filmmakers often take their cue from the behaviour of the animals themselves. What happens when you decide to tell a narrative story about wild animals? Where does documentary filmmaking stop and where does narrative scriptwriting start? Using her experience from writing the script which greenlit the feature film White LION, Janet will show how using classic storytelling structures can be employed even in a wildlife film.

To book your place at this workshop email geta@wildtalkafrica.com
 

FILM SCREENING - THE 11TH HOUR

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 15H00 - 17H00  Venue:  Sun Coast Casino

Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour is a feature length documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and their impact on the planet. The film documents the cumulative impact of these actions upon the planet's life systems and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity. However, the most powerful element of The 11th Hour is not a portrait of a planet in crisis, but the offering of hope and solutions. The 11th Hour calls for a future now within our grasp that is both sustainable and healthier.
 

WORKSHOP - SHOOT FOR SUCCESS - CAMERA TECHNIQUES

LECTURER - MIKE HOLDING

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 15H00 - 17H00  Venue:  Meeting Room

For aspirant cameramen and women, beginners, and those at an intermediate level, award-winning cameraman Mike Holding will impart a wealth of knowledge, tips and tricks gained over 20 years of filming wildlife in Africa for blue chip productions such as “Planet Earth”, “Life of Mammals”, “The Natural World” and host of other high-end natural history films. Using illustrative film clips and examples, and covering a diverse range of subjects, including shooting styles, working for camera angles, sequence shooting, multi-tasking, planning wildlife shoots, ethics, working with producers and editors, and how to maximise your chances of shooting award winning footage. Mike will illustrate how anyone with the right passion and patience can achieve world class results.

To book your place at this workshop email geta@wildtalkafrica.com
 

FILM SCREENING - EYE OF THE LEOPARD, FILMMAKERS DERECK AND BEVERLY JOUBERT

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time : 17H00 - 19H00  Venue:  Sun Coast Casino

An intimate story of a leopard and the world she lives in, through the eye of a leopard. She was 8 days old when she emerged into the light for the first time, the beginning of our story. The film covers every step of her life from that moment on, for the next three years. Filmed by Dereck and Beverly Joubert on HD, Eye of the Leopard is a unique view of life as a young leopard as she grows up in one of the best leopards regions of the world, a place called Mombo in Botswana. It is an intimate view of her life.
 

ANIMAL PLANET’S PARTY FOR THE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR EXHIBITION

Day 2, Tuesday 28 August  Time: 19h30 to late   Venue: Durban beachfront at Sun Coast Casino

Delegates will be entertained in a marquee on the beach and enjoy a light cocktail snack style supper, with stunning views of the sea and bright lights of Durban’s coastline. It will be a night of fun with great entertainment.
* Welcome drinks will be served, thereafter a cash bar will be available.