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| Focus Features Africa First Short Film Program (27 Jun 2008) |
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The Focus Features Africa First Short Film Program will award up to five (5) emerging African filmmakers $10,000.00 (ten thousand U.S. dollars) each towards the pre-production, production, or post-production of their short film. |
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| Elements Workshop: Can Film Influence Social Change? (26 May 2008) |
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This monthly workshop focuses on the role of film and social change. Can we as writers and filmmakers effectively influence social change? |
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| SCRIPT CAMP 'LITE' (1 Apr 2008) |
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The Institute is opening a call for submission for a different version of the Script Camp Programme |
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| Africa Movie Academy Awards 2008 (26 Mar 2008) |
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The AMAA announced its nominees for the year 2008 in Johannesburg on the 19th of March. Some of you may wonder what the AMAAs are. Well simply put Africa’s film awards. |
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| APPLY WRITE NOW! (13 Mar 2008) |
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Write Now! was conceived as a program to teach level 5 Skills but also to be a program where the outcome is a script that can be produced. |
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| ENTER THIS TV SCRIPTWRITING COMPETITION (13 Mar 2008) |
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Are you under 30 years of age and a non-U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.?
Can you create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script for a family audience?
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| NORTH WEST WORKSHOP REPORT (5 Mar 2008) |
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On the 1st of March 2008, the Institute headed North to meet aspirant screen writers in preparation for the Level 5 Skills Programme. |
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| SASWU National Conference 2008 (12 Feb 2008) |
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The South African Script Writers’ Union (SASWU) will be hosting a national conference from 03 – 05 April 2008 in Johannesburg at a venue still to be announced. |
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| State of the Union Report (12 Feb 2008) |
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It is my absolute pleasure to welcome all SASWU members and associates to 2008, our great year of action and more stories! |
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| Script Camp Update (11 Feb 2008) |
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Have you ever wanted to write your feature script for ages but not had the time? Do you have a story that you know will make the ultimate South African film? |
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| News from the Dynamic Durban Lab (11 Feb 2008) |
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The Durban Lab is a vibrant dynamic place that teaches students that are enthusiastic about learning. In just fourteen months of operation, the Durban Lab has grown into hub of creativity. |
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| New Deadline for Script Camp Submissions (5 Feb 2008) |
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Script Camp is a 3 month master class programme that give writers to finally put that brilliant script idea to paper. The New submission deadline is Friday, 29 February 2008. Read further for all the details |
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| North West Level 5 Scriptwriting for Beginners (4 Feb 2008) |
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The South African Scriptwriting Institute will in 2008 be offering its 16 week Level 5 Scripwriting for Beginners in the North West provinces |
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| A New Year... New offices (1 Feb 2008) |
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The SA Scriptwriting Institute has moved its offices back to Newtown |
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| Writers to Celebrate Historic Launch of SASWU in Cape Town (13 Feb 2007) |
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Film, television, radio and theatre writers in the Western Cape, are to celebrate the historic launch of the South African Script Writers' Union, to be held at the Centre. |
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| SASWU meet Minister Pallo Jordan (13 Feb 2007) |
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SASWU met with Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan in early February. Read a copy of our presentation to him here. |
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| SASWU Negotiates (13 Feb 2007) |
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SASWU received a mandate from SASFED on Thursday the 8th Feb to negotiate with the organisers of the 'Ingrid Jonker workshops' for industry representation at the event. |
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| Call for Board Members (22 Jan 2007) |
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In early 2007 we will be asking members to ratify a decision to convert the business entity that used to be SASWA into a Section 21 Company for the Institute. |
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| SASWU Takes a Stand on IP Rights (22 Jan 2007) |
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Now that we are entering the fray with regard to lobbying various parties about IP rights for scriptwriters, it is critical that as many scriptwriters as possible are consulted on the detail of negotiations. |
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| The Institute Restructures (22 Jan 2007) |
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With the good news from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund late last year, we have had to have a look at 2007 in a totally different light! Consequently, we have reshuffled our staff and need to look for another two people. |
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