A 10th Anniversary initiative of the Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA)
Doc Tour 2018 is a one-day DFA event in collaboration with Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. It is aimed at young professionals and seasoned filmmakers. In the morning there is a training workshop and in the afternoon a general forum will address crucial issues in the industry.
Submit Your Ideas for Treatment
The Documentary Filmmakers Association (DFA) is inviting less experienced filmmakers to submit their ideas for Doc Tour 2018. A maximum of 10 filmmakers, in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, will be selected for this training workshop.
VIA – Vision In Africa was established in 2006 and has rapidly grown to be a formidable force in the media industry with pan African activities and international training networks. In a rapidly expanding market quality programming is a valuable commodity. VIA was launched to develop media products with a strong African flavour for audiences everywhere. We’re also building innovative media partnerships across Africa and between Africa and the world. We focus on the following main business areas:
Transmedia projects that include creative writing, film and theatre performance
Documentary and Feature film
Development of media networks in Africa and Europe. VIA brokered a unique relationship between the UK and Africa with a pilot project for upgrading business journalists’ skills in Nairobi
Multimedia Content Development & Training
Consultancies to international organisations… These have included the UK’s Thomson Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation and the SABC
Television Events – VIA produced INPUT 2008, the screening conference of the International Public Television organisation held in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre. The event attracted about 1,300 TV professionals from around the world
Peer Reviews of proposals and papers for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as the Journal of African Cinemas
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