Starting this Saturday, 5 January, 2013, the secret will be out, when a 13-part series showcasing established and emerging filmmakers in Nelson Mandela Bay and surrounds goes on community television channel, BayTV. The series, aptly entitled Film@Bay, will be flighted at 20:00 on Saturdays, with repeat broadcasts at 10:30 on Sundays and 16:00 on Mondays. BayTV is now also available to a national audience on channel 260 on DStv.<\/p>\n
Among the established filmmakers featured on Film@Bay are the award-winning film director David Lister and renowned film producer Andr\u00e9 Scholtz. Other guests interviewed on the show include Andrew Mackenzie, Creative Director at Boomtown<\/a> Strategic Brand Agency; Richard Ahlfeldt, Managing Director of Rooftop Productions; Mike Vincent of Jasmine Films; Paul Ruschenbaum, owner of 4\u00d74 Adventure Videos; emerging television director, Siviwe Besman, and Prof Jean Greyling and Dr Dieter Vogts of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n The series also features short films produced emerging filmmakers and provides filmmaking tips for those interested in entering the industry.<\/p>\n Film@Bay\u2019s Executive Producer is Denise Roodt, owner of The Media Workshop, a media production and training company based in Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are so many talented people doing great work in the Eastern Cape, but yet the national perception appears to be that nothing is going on here. I wanted to change that.<\/p>\n \u201cFilm@Bay features production companies producing award-winning work of an international standard \u2013 from commercials and promotional videos to documentaries and adventure sports programmes. We also highlight ground-breaking animation projects at the NMMU<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, for me, the short films produced by students and interns are the most inspiring. They prove that there is a wealth of talent in the Eastern Cape, who, with a bit of spit and polish, can produce work of a professional standard.\u201d<\/p>\n In keeping with The Media Workshop\u2019s mission to include a skills training aspect in all productions, Film@Bay\u2019s core production team includes camera intern, Gqabi Njokweni and film production student, Lor\u00e9an Swartbooi, as production assistant. The show\u2019s anchor, Busi Nako, is also a film production student.<\/p>\n \u201cAll our senior film students are involved in the production in some way or other. We believe in training by doing and Film@Bay serves as an excellent training vehicle,\u201d says Hubert Ngqawana, Training and Development Manager at The Media Workshop.<\/p>\n
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