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Gorgeous Bushman chosen as top young director by The Storyteller Foundation

Gorgeous Bushman aka Bathandwa Ngwendu spent the past year enrolled in The Storyteller Foundation’s programme. As the first recipient of the Foundation, he’s gained invaluable directing experience working closely under the mentorship of Lourens van Rensburg at 7Films. He has now officially joined the 7Films roster, open for briefs with the full production support of the established team. We get into how he was selected and his move into full-time commercial directing.

admin2023-02-17T09:58:06+02:00February 17th, 2023|Categories: 7Films Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 7Films, Gorgeous Bushman|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards January 2023

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by two industry heavy-hitters, the honourable Suhana Gordhan, Executive Creative Director at Duke Group and Karien Cherry, Director at Giant Films. We bow down in your presence! Big congratulations to editing-maestro Saki Bergh from Left Post for taking Best in Craft for January!

Anne in the Studio2023-02-07T13:12:26+02:00February 7th, 2023|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, Carbon Films, Dare Content Studio, DUKE, Giant Films, Karien Cherry, Left Post Production, Mannequin Films, Suhana Gordhan, The Star Film Company, Together Films, Your Girlfriend|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards September

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Executive Creative Director at FCB Tian van den Heever and Animation & VFX Supervisor and Head of Production at Chocolate Tribe, Rob van den Bragt. Congratulations to the man, the myth, the legend himself, Greg Gray on nabbing this month's Best in Craft.

Anne in the Studio2022-10-13T08:44:31+02:00October 12th, 2022|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, Chocolate Tribe, Darling Editorial, Deliverance, FCB Africa, Giant Films, Massif, Patriot Films, Rob van den Bragt, ROMANCE, Spitfire Films, Tian van den Heever|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards June 2022

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Jabulani Sigege, Executive Creative Director at Machine_ and Justice Mukheli, Director at Romance. Congratulations to directors Thina Zibi from Hello Circus and Tebza from The Star Film Company who will be strutting into the second half of 2022 a whole Craft Award sexier.

Anne in the Studio2022-07-08T11:27:42+02:00July 8th, 2022|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Bioscope Films, Butterfly Films, Darling Films, Deliverance, Hello Circus, Indie Village, Patriot, Priest, Publicis Machine, ROMANCE, Spitfire, Strangelove, The Star Film Company, TinToy, Your Girlfriend|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards November 2021

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by the biggest gifts under the tree; Kabelo Moshapalo, Chief Creative Officer Ogilvy Johannesburg and Tebza, Director at The Star Film Company. Thank you you festive tinselled treats! Congrats to our merry Best in Crafters Zee Ntuli from Darling Films and Greg Gray from Romance.

Anne in the Studio2021-12-09T13:49:06+02:00December 9th, 2021|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 0307, 7Films, Arcade Content, Chocolate Tribe, Darling Films, Gentlemen Films, Giant Films, Howard Audio, Ogilvy Johannesburg, Olamuk, ROMANCE, Spitfire, Star Films, The Visual Content Gang, They, TigerFight|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards October 2021

This month's IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by top industry veterans Tseliso Rangaka, CCO at FCB Joburg and Hellocomputer AND director at 0307, Kim Geldenhuys. Bumper month with 3 commercials being awarded the top spot. Congratulations to our Best-in-Crafters; Lebogang Rasethaba and Imraan Christian from Arcade, Greg Gray from Romance & Jason Fialkov from Bioscope Films.

Anne in the Studio2021-11-11T19:56:34+02:00November 9th, 2021|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 0307, 7Films, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, Cake, Darling Films, Deliverance, FCB Joburg, Giant Films, Howard Audio, Indie Village, OSU, Patriot Films, Rob Malpage, ROMANCE, Spitfire, Strangelove, The Rudeboy Collective|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards September 2021

This month’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by our very own industry royalty; Roanna Williams, Chief Creative Officer of Net#work BBDO and Bruno Bossi, Director and Owner of Carbon Films. Thank you our King and Queen, we are not worthy. Massive congratulations to our Best in Crafters; Director Zee Ntuli from Darling Films and DOP Fabian Vettiger.

Anne in the Studio2021-10-19T13:16:57+02:00October 8th, 2021|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Bioscope Films, Butterfly Films, Carbon Films, Darling Films, Howard Audio, Network BBDO, Nick Burton Moore, Patriot, ROMANCE, Sketchbook Studios, Spitfire, Strangelove, The Rudeboy Collective, The Star Films Company|

Live Updates: South Africa’s Winners & Shortlists at Cannes 2021

Follow South Africa's Cannes Lions Shortlists and Winners right here from the 21st of June. We’ll be updating this page as results are announced - listing all South Africa’s shortlists, showcasing the awarded work, and featuring all the IDIDTHAT members involved.

admin2021-10-19T15:42:33+02:00June 21st, 2021|Categories: Cannes Lions, IDIDTHAT SHOWCASE|Tags: 7Films, Darling Films, Fox P2, Giant Films, Grey Africa, Joe Public United, King James Group, M&C Saatchi Abel, MullenLowe, Ogilvy Cape Town, Ola! Films, Orchestra Blue, Post Modern, Promise, Sterling Sound, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, Tessa Ford Post Production, The Star Films Company, The Upstairs Ludus|

South Africa’s Work to Watch: April 2021

This month we showcase the stand-out work that South African companies on IDIDTHAT are doing. Apart from just bragging about it (which is very important), it’s the work that was recently featured at the Creative Circle Awards and IDIDTHAT's Craft Awards. View the work and find out more about the companies who did it…

admin2021-10-19T15:43:11+02:00April 21st, 2021|Categories: Creative Circle 2021, IDIDTHAT SHOWCASE|Tags: 7Films, Adam Bentel, Carbon Collective, Carbon Films, Chocolate Tribe, Darling Films, Deliverance, DUKE, Egg Films, Exposure Crew, FORT, Gentlemen Films, Giant Films, House of Brave, Joe Public United, Krewkut, Left Post Production, M&C Saatchi Abel, me&myfriends, Ogilvy Cape Town, ROMANCE, Rudeboy Collective, Sketchbook Studios, Sterling Sound, Strangelove, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, The Riverbed Marketing and Communications Agency|

Dove ‘It’s on Us’ took 2 years to produce and here’s how 7Films and MullenLowe pulled it off

Dove’s latest campaign pays other brands to diversify their ads. We spoke to 7Films about the Cirque du Soleil-like project management skills required to pull off a campaign that stretched over two years, four countries and one global pandemic.

admin2021-04-13T13:32:00+02:00April 13th, 2021|Categories: 7Films Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 7Films, Lourens van Rensburg, MullenLowe, Nina van Rensburg|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards March 2021

Congratulations to Paul Ward from Giant Films who was awarded Best in Craft by both our judges, Neo Mashigo, CCO of M&C Saatchi Group South Africa and Charmaine Greyling, Co-Founder and VFX Artist at Strangelove Studios.

Anne in the Studio2022-02-25T09:00:52+02:00April 9th, 2021|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Cake, Carbon Films, Chocolate Tribe, Darling Films, Fuelcontent, Giant Films, M&C Saatchi Abel, Patriot Films, Picture Tree, Rick Joaquim, ROMANCE, Spitfire, Strangelove, The Star Films Company, Your Girlfriend|

Integrated: Creative Circle’s Ad of the Month winners in 2020. In the running for Ad of the Year.

Our little hamsters have sourced all our IDIDTHAT members’ work awarded in the ‘Integrated’ category by the Creative Circle throughout 2020. Judges will be announcing the ‘Ad of the Year’ from this showcase on the 4th of March 2020. What campaign do you think will rise to the top as South Africa’s best of the best?

admin2021-10-19T15:44:43+02:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: Creative Circle 2020, Editorial, IDIDTHAT SHOWCASE|Tags: 7Films, Burley Boys, Clockwork, DUKE, Eyeforce, Field, Giant Films, Groundglass, Howard Audio, Joe Public United, King James Group, Left Post Production, Ola! Films, Platypus, Sterling Sound, Strangelove, TBWA Hunt Lascaris|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards January 2021

January’s IDIDTHAT.co Craft Awards were judged by Darling Films‘ director, Chloe Coetsee and ECD of Machine_ Cape Town, PJ Eales. Congratulations to Daniel Morcos from Carbon Films AND James O’ Sullivan and the late SJ Myeza from 7Films on being awarded Best in Craft.

Anne in the Studio2021-02-05T12:35:44+02:00February 5th, 2021|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Bioscope Films, BOMB Commercials, Butterfly Films, Carbon Films, Egg Films, Gentlemen Films, Giant Films, Hungry Films, Let it Rain Films, Spitfire, Team Best, The Rudeboy Collective, They, Your Girlfriend|

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!

Anne in the Studio2020-10-26T16:26:46+02:00October 2nd, 2020|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 0307, 10th Street Media, 7Films, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, BOMB Commercials, Carbon Films, Darling Films, Deon van Zyl, Egg Films, Ernest Nkosi, First Pencil, Fran Luckin, Giant Films, Ginger Pictures, Grey Africa, Patriot Films, Priest, Sketchbook Studios, Spitfire, The Star Films Company|

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'.

admin2020-08-13T10:23:28+02:00August 7th, 2020|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Adam Bentel, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, bomb, BOMB Commercials, Carbon Films, Darling Films, Giant Films, Ginger Pictures, Ludus Post Production, Made Films, New Creation Collective, Rick Joaquim, Sketchbook Studios, Spitfire, The Riverbed Marketing and Communications Agency, The Star Films Company|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards: April 2020

April's IDIDTHAT Craft Awards were judged by Director Greg Gray from Romance Films and Creative Partner / ECD at M&C Saatchi Abel, Jake Bester. Two 'Best in Craft' winners this month. Congratulations Katlego Baaitse from Burley Boys AND monde like the world from The Rudeboy Collective. Check out all the results here.

Anne in the Studio2020-05-06T14:50:59+02:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Arcade Content, Bioscope Films, BOMB Commercials, Burley Boys, Deliverance Post, Egg Films, Figment Films, Giant Films, Greg Gray, Jake Bester, Ludus Post Production, M&C Saatchi Abel, Romance Films, Strangelove, The Rudeboy Collective, The Star Films Company|

IDIDTHAT Craft Awards: March 2020

The March IDIDTHAT Craft Awards were judged by Executive Creative Director at FCB Joburg, Suhana Gordhan and Film Editor at Deliverance Post, Ricky Boyd. Congratulations to this month's legends, Helen & Kim from Motion City Films AND Gregg Baily from Figment Films, for winning Best in Craft.

Anne in the Studio2020-04-07T13:11:05+02:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: IDIDTHAT Craft Awards|Tags: 7Films, Butterfly Films, Deliverance Post, Egg Films, FCB Africa, FCB Joburg, Fell + Co, Figment Films, Let it Rain Films, Ludus Post Productions, Motion City Films, Paul Ward, Post Modern, Priest, Ricky Boyd, Romance Films, Suhana Gordhan, The Rudeboy Collective, Your Girlfriend|

The Storyteller Foundation – Building toward a better South African Film Industry

The Storyteller Foundation announces the launch of a programme in honour of Director SJ’s legacy that aims to support exceptional talent by providing mentorship and practical experience in ALL aspects of film directing. We catch up with the founders from 7Films and top ad agency folks at 99c about how the Foundation aims to shape the future of the local film industry.

admin2019-12-13T11:50:56+02:00December 13th, 2019|Categories: 7Films Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 7Films, 99c, StoryTeller Foundation|

South Africa Wins 15 Pencils at the D&AD Awards 2019

South Africa ranked 9th in the top 10 countries shortlisted with 15 Pencils at D&AD. We’ve put together all the work and featured the companies that won. Pencil winners were announced on the 23rd of May 2019 and we couldn’t be prouder of Team South Africa! Congrats you beauties 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Studio2019-08-07T13:51:45+02:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: Editorial|Tags: 0307 Films, 7Films, Audio Militia, Chocolate Tribe, D&AD, Darling Films, Deliverance, FCB Johannesburg, Grid Worldwide, HelloFCB, Joe Public United, Left Post Production, Ludus Post Production, M&C Saatchi Abel, Network BBDO, North VCA, Ogilvy Cape Town, Ogilvy Johannesburg, POST CT, Produce Sound, Pulse Music, ROMANCE, TBWA Hunt Lascaris, Utopia, VML South Africa|

After three consecutive years winning ‘Ad of the Year’, 7Films celebrates work that means something

We caught up with Executive Producer Nina van Rensburg and Director Lourens van Rensburg from 7Films about creating work with meaning, the changes they’ve adapted to in the industry and we get to meet the latest sexy addition to their Director squad.

Anne in the Studio2019-04-18T10:41:40+02:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: 7Films Editorial, Editorial|Tags: 7Films|