WoS Overview
WoS is a member based non-profit support- and advocacy organisation for African women filmmakers. The organisation is based in South Africa but works actively with members in Angola, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in addition to the members in South Africa.
The organisation is project driven and works to create a forum for African women filmmakers to share their visions and experiences More ...
We wish you a fruitful 2010!
We hope you've come back from the holiday season all rested and refreshed ready to tackle 2010 and we hope you'll achieve all you set out to achieve this year.
Given the tough time last year, as an industry we can all agree... we say good riddance to 2009 and hope that 2010 is better. WoS is certainly planning and will be working to ensure that.
WoS Events
WoS-Last Thursday Showcase
It's that time of the month again... So, If you are in Jozi come celebrate the achievement of another hard working woman with us as we present to you a sneak preview of Anita Khanna's sassiest local drama yet, to hit South African TV 'Mating Game'.
Title: The Mating Game
Genre: Drama (48 min)
Date: Thursday 28th January 2010
Venue: The Lab, Market Theatre, Newtown
Time: 7:30pm
Free Screening
Q&A with writer/producer Anita Khanna and with lead cast and crew. More about the film
As the first WoS event of 2010, we plan to make this screening a celebration of note. So, come set the ball in motion for 2010 - network, catch up with friends and colleagues in the film industry before the grind sets in... COME PARTY!
Workshop: Creating a Business Plan
This workshop will focus on creating a business and finance plan for a film/production and a company, a skill increasingly imperative for the survival of producers, which broadens the scope for accessing funding. More...
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Meet the SABC Board Members
President Jacob Zuma appointed 12 members for the SABC board with effect from January 10 2010,
No bail-out for SABC
This is a guarantee, not a loan, and is therefore not a bail-out. The guarantee is provided to the SABC based on a number of conditions and governance issues that the broadcaster must effect.
The government has thrown the SABC a R1,47bn lifeline
Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda announced that the state has approved a bank guarantee for embattled public broadcaster...
WoS talks with SA Arts and Culture Minister at Meeting with Film Sector
WoS's Eve Rantseli was amongst those who met with the Minister of Arts and Culture (DAC), Honourable Ms. Lulu Xingwana, on 12 October 2009, in an open industry meeting, to discuss the independent production industry's concerns over SABC's financial crisis, and the general sate of the industry and how DAC can facilitate a way forward...
The SABC Interim Board has today suspended four members of the executive management,
pending the outcome of internal disciplinary processes arising from investigations conducted by the Auditor General and other parties.
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