With just over a month to go before the participating finalists must submit their final products (a short film and a film poster design) Suidooster’s actors Esther von Waltsleben, Marco Spaumer, Jawaahier Petersen, Eden Classen and Dean Smith have been investing more of their time to work with all the Filmit finalists and guiding them in the filming and editing phases of their filmmaking process.
A fantastic addition to the Filmit mentoring team is Annie’s Wardrobe from Cape Town. The participating learners were invited to create character and costume mood boards which they could submit alongside their working script. Annie’s experienced staff members took the time to have a look at these mood boards and advise on how learners could improve their character portrayals through costume planning and design.
“From day one, Annie’s Wardrobe had a firm policy to be an accessible supplier and formal mentor to newcomers who have decided to enter the wonderful world of entertainment. It is a privilege and honour to contribute to the Filmit mentoring programme”, said Ernst Seegers from Annie’s Wardrobe.
Now that the second mentoring phase has come to an end, all filmmaking teams need to complete the filming and editing of their movies. All movies and accompanying film poster designs need to be submitted on the 11th of October. These movies will be uploaded and streamed on Paul Roos Gymnasium’s YouTube channel between 18 and 24 October. The public will be able to vote for their favourite. The winners will be announced on 11 November. Cash prizes to the value of R25 000 has been sponsored by ClemenGold.
Winners will also receive one-on-one mentorship from celebrities and industry specialists such as Neil Sandilands, Nicole Fortuin, Erica Wessels, Deon Lotz, Infinity Films and more. Prizes also include site visits to film studio locations and special effects production sites such as Gravitron.
The Creative School of Business Red and Yellow donated an online design course to the value of R16 000 for the learner who designed the best film poster. Filmit was made possible by Atterbury and WeBuyCars.
