Company Editorial

Refinery bolsters VFX department with industry powerhouses, Online Flame Artist Eddie Addinall and Producer Tracy-Lee Portnoi

With Refinery seeing a growing demand for local commercial VFX work, Eddie Addinall and Tracy-Lee Portnoi will be bringing their knowledge and technical expertise to grow the VFX department into the commercial space. Online Flame Artist Eddie will be working collaboratively with the rest of the Refinery departments to creatively drive and lead the team in finishing commercials, while the company will of course be continuing their episodic and long-form work.

admin2022-06-14T13:37:17+02:00June 14th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Refinery Editorial|Tags: Refinery|

Interview with top Colourist Jarryd Duthoit from Left Post Production

Colourists can be film production’s invisible heroes; although armed with the superpower to craft work from a bronze to gold, the truth is, the less you notice the colour, the better it probably was. World-class Colourist and Flame artist, Jarryd Duthoit from Left Post Production shared his insights on the role of Colourists in production, how to get the best out of your collaboration with colourists, and talks colour trends.

admin2022-06-08T12:09:17+02:00June 8th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Left Editorial|Tags: Jarryd Duthoit, Left Post Production|

Romance Films’ director Jabu Newman speaks Gen-Z in Standard Bank’s latest commercial ‘10% Millionaires’

Director Jabu Newman has crafted a visually vibrant and unapologetically Gen-Z world for Standard Bank. Reality meets every young adult’s fantasy in the stylish tongue-in-cheek campaign that uses energetic TikTok-inspired transitions to authentically celebrate South Africa’s youth culture.

admin2022-06-02T09:22:46+02:00June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Editorial, ROMANCE Editorial|Tags: Jabu Nadia Newman, ROMANCE, Romance Films|

Spitfire’s director JT Moatshe – filmmaker, music producer, cool guy

Over 4 years ago JT Moatshe joined Spitfire as their in-house sound designer and music composer. Fiercely in love with film, curious and eager to learn, he worked his way up to videographer and photographer and eventually found his seat at the table as a fully-fledged Spitfire director. JT has already built up quite a reel of content and commercials, but what makes this filmmaker such an agile director is his ability to combine his visuals with his ear for music and sound design chops. Here’s why JT Moatshe should be on your radar.

admin2022-05-27T09:04:42+02:00May 27th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Spitfire Editorial|Tags: JT, Spitfire Films|

Made Films keeps growing, welcomes emerging director James Reynolds

Made Films’ directing roster is getting even bigger as they welcome director James Reynolds. He first joined the company just over half a year ago as an Assistant Director to Made director Dani Hynes. He first caught the team at Made’s attention because of his experience in research, writing and assisting as well as the time he had spent in just about every production department. As an actor, he’s worked all over the world and is a skilled street and portrait photographer and award-winning short film director – a ‘Jack of all Trades’ as Dumi (Made Producer Dumisani Mvumvu) calls him.

admin2022-05-24T14:42:09+02:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Made Films Editorial|Tags: James Reynolds, Made Films|

Cake expands, opens second film production office in the UK

Joburg-based production company Cake have announced that they are opening another production office in London. Founders, Executive Producer Cat Lindsay and Director Nadezna Radcore say the new Cake shop will be servicing their growing number of international clients, but that their local clients need not panic. Both Nadezna and Cat will be travelling between South Africa and the UK regularly to ensure that all local shoots are business as usual.

admin2022-05-20T13:07:34+02:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Cake Editorial, Editorial|Tags: Cat Lindsay, Hloni Coleman, Johann ‘Vossie’ Vorster, Nadezna Radcore|

Director Bongani Morgan signs with production heavyweights Made Films

Made Films is expanding their directing roster by welcoming Bongani Morgan to the family. Having established himself as a narrative filmmaker with a deep love of our country, its stories and its people, the team at Made Films had their eye on him for a while and are excited to announce that it’s official. Bonus points, he’s also a really cool and kind human – Made material!

admin2022-05-17T13:07:40+02:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Made Films Editorial|Tags: Bongani Morgan, Made Films|

Patriot Films signs performance and comedy director Tumelo Moropa

Patriot Films has added comedy and performance director Tumelo Moropa to their talented stable of directors. Tumelo is known for his humourous and authentic takes on Mzansi, creating hilariously relatable characters and an offbeat visual style in his work.

admin2022-05-13T10:19:12+02:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Patriot Editorial|Tags: Patriot Films, Tumelo Moropa|

Made Films’ Director Dani Hynes plucks at our heartstrings in Bokomo’s ode to the past 100 years ad

Dani Hynes has directed Bokomo’s latest commercial; an almost 3-minute film starring a 9-year-old, her grandpa, a duck and a snail. The ad does not do much to serve the old adage ‘don’t work with children or animals’, but then again, Dani has always loved a challenge. In collaboration with agency MullenLowe, this beautiful cinematic and emotive piece of storytelling takes you on a heartfelt journey exploring two nurturing relationships and the passing on of wisdom that is sure to pluck at the heartstrings.

admin2022-05-12T15:50:04+02:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Made Films Editorial|Tags: Dani Hynes, Made Films|

Director Jonathan Parkinson joins Osu Creative to launch PHI 3.0

Industry renowned film director Jonathan Parkinson has joined the Osu Creative team to launch PHI 3.0. Previous iterations of the PHI creative concept saw Jonathan co-direct with director Nicole Ackermann (PHI 1.0) for 3 years and then Matshepo Maja (PHI 2.0) for 3 years. PHI 3.0 will now take on a slightly different shape, where Jonathan will be collaborating with the Osu talent to broaden their creative offering.

admin2022-05-06T09:32:29+02:00May 6th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Osu Editorial|Tags: Jonathan Parkinson, OSU, PHI|

South Africa’s Dan Mace and JOE Films turn impossible ideas into reality with hit show for Warner Bros. Discovery ‘The BRU Show’

South Africa’s viral hitmaker, original-content king, and founder of JOE Films, Dan Mace, has merged YouTube and traditional TV in ‘The BRU Show’ for Warner Bros Discovery. With the show already gaining big traction internationally, we thought it’s time South Africa got the scoop on how the fairly new production company, JOE Films, produced a 12-part hit show based on impossible ideas, from beginning to post.

admin2023-01-26T11:04:36+02:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: Editorial, JOE Editorial|Tags: Dan Mace, JOE|

10th Street introduce documentary MAP1MP1, the story that had to be told

10th Street have recently branched out into long-form storytelling and are behind the much-anticipated documentary about Springbok’s Makazole Mapimpi, the first South African to score a try in a Rugby World Cup Final, titled MAP1MP1.

admin2022-04-29T09:20:17+02:00April 29th, 2022|Categories: 10th Street Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 10th Street|

Director Zandi Tisani Said That

Robot’s Zandi Tisani is a director with a finger on the pulse of pop culture, a background (and awards) in scriptwriting and a heart set on crafting considered narrative films with impactful visuals. About to serve as a jury member on the board for the Creative Circle for her second term in a row, we wanted to find out exactly what Zandi had to say, catch up on her latest work and honestly, just hang around her because we’re obsessed.

admin2022-04-25T13:34:13+02:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Robot Editorial|Tags: Robot, Zandi Tisani|

Interview: Director Kim Geldenhuys ahead of the release of evocative debut short, ‘The Little Match Girl’

0307 Films’ Kim Geldenhuys, took some time out from commercials to direct his debut short film. ‘The Little Match Girl’ is an evocative piece of storytelling about the plight of the houseless and the human need for acknowledgement. We spoke to Cape Town-based Kim, who opened up about the film and how it personally affected him.

admin2022-04-25T12:18:17+02:00April 22nd, 2022|Categories: 0307 Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 0307, 0307 Films, Kim Geldenhuys|

Eyeforce Cape Town turns up the heat, signs Director Ross Hillier and Head of Production Sam Lowe

Based in Amsterdam and Cape Town, production company Eyeforce has signed new talent to their Cape Town roster. We rolled out the red carpet to welcome Director Ross Hillier and Head of Production Samantha Lowe. The duo not only share Eyeforce’s affinity for sports, adventure, sustainability and human stories but will be bolstering the company’s commercial offering.

admin2022-04-19T13:20:43+02:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Eyeforce Editorial|Tags: Eyeforce, Ross Hillier, Sam Lowe|

Blacksmith Culture Collective prove why they’re called the ‘integrated content specialists’

Can fully integrated campaigns be created in less time, more cost-effectively, while still maintaining high production values? Blacksmith Culture Collective says yes and are fresh from delivering 3 integrated content packs for top brands, on TV, digital and social. Let's go!

admin2022-04-12T14:49:54+02:00April 12th, 2022|Categories: Blacksmith Editorial, Editorial|Tags: Blacksmith Collective|

Executive Producer Ksenija Strydom-Mičić; quick witted, has never quitted.

SUPERVISION is production with aplomb. Based on Ksenija's own desire to collaborate with the greats, she has launched a new production company where she plans to centre the values of adaptability, transparency and trust and attract talent that shares in those values. This is Ksenija Strydom-Mičić. This is SUPERVISION films.

admin2022-04-01T09:32:56+02:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Editorial, SUPERVISION Editorial|Tags: Ksenija Strydom-Mičić, SUPERVISION films|

Indie Village makes big moves, coming in hot since creative partnership with Anthony Bila

It’s been just over a year since Director, Creative and Photographer Anthony Bila partnered with Executive Producer Dale Love-Ballantine to expand Indie Village into a full end-to-end production offering. We checked in with the two about the impact the move had on the production company, how the industry has responded and how positive transformation drives their success.

admin2022-03-29T12:40:54+02:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Indie Village Editorial|Tags: Indie Village|

Director Slim makes you want to get up and change the world in new spot for MTN

Darling Films’ director Slim was selected to direct the first TVC for MTN's brand platform relaunch. This commercial repositions MTN across Africa putting the continent on a global stage. The launch of the campaign ‘What Are We Doing Today’ sees Slim unleash an eye-catching and foot-stomping piece of conceptual storytelling that will make you wanna get up and change the world!

admin2022-03-17T10:59:07+02:00March 17th, 2022|Categories: Darling Films Editorial, Editorial|

Mfundo Mkhize joins The Star Film Company, the director behind some of South Africa’s most loved characters.

Nyathi Rider’s Michael Nyathi, KFC’s ‘Next please’ lady, AmaSopranos, Tebza from Powerball; Mfundo Mkhize is the director behind some of our most loved South African characters. Having recently joined the roster at The Star Film Company, we catch up with this top performance and comedy director about his process, nailing those cultural nuances and we get the inside (s)coop on Chicken Licken’s ‘Nyathi Rider’.

admin2022-03-02T11:43:21+02:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: Editorial, Star Films Editorial|Tags: Mfundo Mkhize, The Star Films Company|

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