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IDIDTHAT Editorial: Find out who we’re talking about
Read the latest advertising, production, and creative news. We write it so it’s not kak. Let us know if you’d like us to feature your big stories.
Director Zandi Tisani makes her move to Robot, and here’s why we should pay attention
Smart wit, eclectic style and undeniable star quality are not the only things that Director Zandi Tisani will be bringing to her new home at Robot. Meet the bold filmmaker packing a seriously edgy punch.
Adman turned Director, Katlego Baaitse, joins Spitfire Films
New Spitfire director, Katlego Baaitse, first caught our attention with the recent Chicken Licken ‘Kentucky’ ad that he directed. Yup, you’ve probably already seen it. Hell, it was even awarded IDIDTHAT’s ‘Best of Craft’. We did a little digging to find out what this new full-time director has to offer and how his unique style may just be perfect for one of your scripts.
Introducing The Syndicate: A post-production company that serves post-production, not frills.
The newly launched ‘The Syndicate’ is the brainchild of Editor Nic Goodwin. It offers a new way of doing your post. This ‘minimalist post-production company’ believes in maximising budgets by putting the money in the right place. Check out how they’ll custom design workflows to suit any requirements, seriously, there’s even a diagram! Yes, finally you have options when it comes to post-production!
Made Films and ‘This is a weird question, but can you…’
When Made Films Director Dani ‘What if we’ Hynes and her Producers ‘I guess we could’ Mel and Dumi first hear about a new script, the brief usually starts with: ‘This is a weird question, but can you…’ We get to the bottom of some of their weirdest requests and find out why these technically impossible projects keep coming their way.
Why does Berlin know more about Director Talya Galasko than we do? Here’s the skinny.
International Film Festivals are calling her The Best Global Emerging Talent of 2020. She's just released her third film, Interlude, and we thought it was about time we bring South Africa up to speed on this local talent. Meet Director Talya Galasko from Sketchbook Studios.
A year after Uyinene Mrwetyana’s death we look at the story behind the GBV film ‘Again!’
Director Stephina Zwane shares her journey of how a poem she wrote in her notebook in 2019 became an unofficial call to action in the ad industry to work together in the fight against Gender Based Violence.
IDIDTHAT’s Craft Awards: Find out who’s doing the best work
Every month we team up with industry leaders to award South Africa’s best in Production Craft. Huge thanks to our recent guest judges who’ve taken the time to judge IDIDTHAT Craft Awards. Look how sexy they are in these black and white pictures we put up – FYI we used the ‘Inkwell’ filter.
IDIDTHAT Craft Awards September 2020
September's IDIDTHAT Craft Awards were judged by CCO of Grey Africa, Fran Luckin and Bomb Commercials Director, Ernest Nkosi. Congratulations to Cindy Lee from The Star Film Company, Kim Geldenhuys from 0307 and Matthew Swanepoel from Priest Post Production - you overachieving talented beauties you!
IDIDTHAT Craft Awards August 2020
The IDIDTHAT Craft Awards for August were judged by CCO of FCB Africa, Tseliso Rangaka and Owner of Produce Sound, Louis Enslin. Congratulations to Cindy Lee from The Star Film Company and Paul Ward from Giant Films. We're clapping wildly in the flickering light of our Stage 4 candles in your honour.
IDIDTHAT Craft Awards July 2020
July's IDIDTHAT Craft Awards were judged by Dani Hynes (Director at Made Films) and Bridget Johnson (ECD at The Riverbed Agency). Massive congrats to Glen Biderman-Pam from Sketchbook Studios who was awarded Best in Writing and Direction Craft by BOTH our judges for his short film 'Love Locked'.
