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National Film and Video Foundation

The NFVF is a statutory body mandated by parliament to spearhead the development of the South African film and video industry. >

25 Jan 13
Design Indaba FilmFest coming soon

Festival News > Film & Animation

One rooftop, 13 creative film premieres; an event not to be missed. >

24 Jan 13
androp "Bright Siren" by Masashi Kawamura

Design News > Film & Animation

Masashi Kawamura's light animation for an interactive music video allows fans to create their own "strobe messages" to embed into the video. >

21 Jan 13
Triggerfish: Adventures in Zambezia behind the scenes

Video Interviews > African Design / Film & Animation

Take a look behind the scenes of Adventures in Zambezia, South Africa's first feature-length animation film. >

14 Dec 12
Postcards from Molotia

Design News > Film & Animation

The Blackheart Gang's "Postcards from Molotia" project, hosted by /A Word of Art, presents prints and sculptures from a "war-torn jungle" called The Bog. >

29 Nov 12
Akshat Verma on breaking rules and expectations when writing for the screen

Talks > Film & Animation

Akshat Verma reveals how his work is shaped by his raw experiences, as well as influences from various cultures. >

12 Oct 12
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Urban & Landscape Design

Fredrik Gertten profiles two idealistic young female entrepreneurs who created a revolutionary 21st century design object. >

5 Oct 12
Design Indaba Online FilmFest

Presenting the first-ever Design Indaba Online FilmFest, featuring ten three-minute shorts about design and innovation. >

20 Sep 12
FilmFest 2013

The world’s best creativity and design premieres, all on one screen. 17 February to 3 March 2013. >

11 Sep 12
20Q: Akshat Verma

Q&A > Film & Animation

Writer and filmmaker Akshat Verma identifies himself with a sloth, crossbred with a tiger, and gives advise to wannabe screenwriters. >

2 Sep 12
Sónar at Design Indaba 2012

Festival News > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

A Taste of Sónar at Design Indaba 2012 saw Europe’s foremost electronic music festival happening in Cape Town in a night that won’t soon be forgotten. >

1 Aug 12
Akshat Verma: The power of film

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

Akshat Verma, the creative mastermind behind the Bollywood hit movie Delhi Belly, talks about the power of film to change people’s lives. >

26 Mar 12
Akshat Verma

Akshat Verma is a screenwriter, who shot to fame with Delhi Belly, a film that is often referred to as the Bollywood version of The Hangover. >

14 Feb 12
Urbanized trailer

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Urban & Landscape Design

"Urbanized" is the much-anticipated final instalment of the Gary Hustwit design film trilogy. >

12 Feb 12
Vigilante Vigilante Trailer

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Vigilantes take to the street to rid the world of graffiti. >

6 Feb 12
DI2012 Filmfest: An appetiser to SA’s favourite annual design event

Festival News > Film & Animation

The 2012 Design Indaba Filmfest screens from 19 February to 4 March at Labia on Orange, bringing Cape Town audiences a sterling selection of design premieres. >

26 Jan 12
Dive! trailer

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Living off America's waste. >

13 Jan 12
The Blackheart Gang: animation and the Tale of How

Talks > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Animators The Blackheart Gang talk about their diverse creative influences and the commercial value of animation. >

9 Nov 11
Stefan Sagmeister at AGI Open 2011

Video Interviews > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Stefan Sagmeister talks about his self-experimental film on happiness, The Happy Film. >

21 Oct 11
Pray, Demetrios and Hustwit on film and its role in design

Talks > Film & Animation

Filmmakers Gary Hustwit, Doug Pray and Eames Demetrios engage in dialogue with Michael Bierut about making movies that deal with design and its possibilities. >

20 Sep 11
Karin Fong designs title sequences

Talks > Film & Animation

In her entertaining talk Karen Fong shows how designing title sequences for films is about making transitions from the everyday to the fantastical. >

7 Sep 11
Javier Mariscal on what creativity can do – a puppet show

Talks > Film & Animation / Interaction Design

Javier Mariscal asks and then shows, with live animation, what creativity can do. >

19 Aug 11
Zapiro and Thierry Cassuto on satire and ZA News

Talks > Film & Animation

ZA News is the result of a long-term collaboration between political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (aka Zapiro), and producer Thierry Cassuto. >

2 Aug 11
Oliver Hermanus on his film "Shirley Adams"

Talks > Film & Animation

Filmmaker Oliver Hermanus talks about the construction of characters for his film "Shirley Adams". >

1 Aug 11

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