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| The Making - The Film Makers | |||||||||
Cast and Credits |
The Film Makers |
Interview with Directors |
History |
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Run to the Death |
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Interview with Producer |
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"CRAIG FOSTER - DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY" Craig was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa and is most passionate about the ancient desert and semi-desert landscapes of the interior as well as the coastal and marine environments. He is also an experienced scuba and free diver, and knows the Cape south coast intimately. An artist and photographer, he has over 14 years of experience as a filmmaker, both as a director and D.O.P, in broadcast television and film. He specializes in high definition (HDTV) productions, underwater photography and miniature camera systems. Experience as both a lighting cameraman in Africa and the USA, and as principal editor for a London production house, has given him a very sound technical knowledge as a director. Despite his international experience, his real passion lies with the people and landscapes of remote parts of Africa. His key interest lies in providing a place for African people to tell stories through the medium of non-fiction television and cinematic films. His company, Earthrise, is based in Cape Town and is managed by his wife, Sara. As well as films, they create photographic exhibitions and books. Taking inspiration from the natural environment in which they live, they create unique "land art" sculptures and have exhibited photographs of these and San rock engravings in venues such as the National Gallery in Cape Town. Craig's film credits include:
"AFRICA UNBOTTLED"
"BLESSED"
"SAVAGE SEAS"
"WALLS OF SOAP AND CHOCOLATE" "TRACKS-TRACKING WITH THE SAN OF THE KALAHARI" (50min, TOP, TBS Superstation, National Geographic; Narrated by Lauren Hutton; documentary on San indigenous knowledge) - Director and Cinematographer
"DAMON FOSTER - DIRECTOR/EDITOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY" Born and brought up in Cape Town, South Africa, Damon has lived most of his life in close proximity with the sea, and the South Atlantic in particular. He is an experienced scuba and free diver, and has an intimate knowledge of the coastal and marine environment. He has traveled extensively and lived with his wife for six months on a remote island in the South Pacific. Having trained and worked in London as an editor he went on to work in commercials, features and documentaries in New York. Returning home to South Africa in 1997, he developed and filmed the underwater scenes for the BBC's 'Wildlife on One' film, "The Mountain of the Sea" and for "Otjikoto, Lake of Legend". In addition to his strong technical skills around cameras, housings, harnesses and edit suites, he is an energetic and creative director and cameraman who brings his deep knowledge of and expertise in the editing process to the pre-production and production phase of the projects. Likewise his full involvement in production adds a rich dimension to the final edit. He is an award-winning underwater cameraman and editor. His credits include:
"OTJIKOTO, LAKE OF LEGEND" "THE SINGER AND THE SEA" Cameraman and Editor. Winner of the silver medal, South African National TV Assn. Awards
"BRENT SPAR, NO HIDING PLACE"
"TRACKS-TRACKING WITH THE SAN OF THE KALAHARI"
"JAMES HERSOV - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER" James grew up in Johannesburg and went to school in the Kwazulu-Natal midlands of South Africa. Thereafter he graduated with an MA in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University. Returning to South Africa, he won a Fulbright Scholarship and a place at Harvard Business School, which he turned down in favor of founding his own international trading company. He has traveled widely and is still a director of several public companies. He is passionate about anything to do with the air and being high above the earth and was very active in paragliding and skydiving. As a qualified pilot for almost twenty years, he has flown himself around most of southern Africa, for business and adventure, including some of the most remote places. This has given him a special appreciation for aerials in cinematography. He is also a keen hiker and has climbed in the Karakorams and the Andes. He walked with a team (for "Save The Rhino International") from Mombassa, to the summit of Kilimanjaro wearing a rubber rhino costume. He is also a keen scuba diver. He is currently co-authoring a novel on Africa and producing documentary films full time. His combination of love of the outdoors, special interests in Archaeology and Anthropology, commercial, financial and marketing experience and flying skills, are strong influences on his approach to filmmaking. His film credits include:
"THE ART OF TRACKING"
"TRACKS-TRACKING WITH THE SAN OF THE KALAHARI"
"ELLEN WINDEMUTH - PRODUCER" The South African team works closely with Ellen and her company, Off The Fence. She is based in Amsterdam and is active especially in Europe, the USA and South Africa. Ellen plays an important role in shaping story structures, sourcing experienced and innovative writers and raising film finance. Her office is geared to handle all aspects of production as well as distribution. Her constant contact with the international film markets, broadcasters and the film scene in general, is most useful. Off The Fence is an independent television production and distribution company, specializing in non-fiction and children's programming for the international market. Specializing in natural history and adventure, Off the Fence has developed, financed and co-produced over 60 hours of award-winning original programming in less than three years. Prior to founding her own company, Ellen Windemuth served as Director of Sales and Coproductions at Atlantis Releasing. In 1994, she established Amsterdam-based Off The Fence, specializing in nonfiction production and distribution. In the past six years, Off The Fence has co-produced over sixty hours of award-winning nonfiction programming with international partners such as The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, KirchMedia, ProSieben, France 3, Turner and the National Wildlife Federation.
"THE GREAT DANCE" (1 x 53' television special and 1 x 75' theatrical feature)
"MOUNTAIN RIVALS" (1 x 60')
"THE WHOLE STORY" (13 x 60')
"AFRICA UNBOTTLED" (1 x 60')
"TRACKS" (1 x 60')
"JOURNEY OF THE GIANT" (1 x 60')
"CHARGING BACK" (1 x 60')
"AFRICAN RIVER GODDESS" (1 x 60')
"ZAMBEZI SHARK" (1 x 60')
"FIT FOR THE WILD" (13 x 30')
"BLUE REEF ADVENTURES" (13 x 30')
"JEREMY EVANS (WRITER)" Jeremy is based in Bristol, England, where he is a former Editor of the BBC Natural History Unit's award-winning series "NATURE". After an MA in languages from Oxford, an MSc in management, and practice as a barrister, he turned his filmmaking hobby into a profession when the BBC selected him for a coveted traineeship. As a longtime producer and executive producer, his films have been nominated for the Cable Ace Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, and the Prix Italia. His BBC1 Special THE GLOBAL DETECTIVE won the WWF Golden Panda for Conservation at Wildscreen and was honored by the creation of a Special Prize for Innovation at Jackson Hole, the largest US wildlife film festival. Other credits include: Producer of CLIMATE IN CRISIS, a special for BBC TV, Beyond 2000 and CNN, shown simultaneously in 11 countries. This was the first international report on global warming. It featured Sir David Attenborough and HRH the Prince of Wales. A graduate of the BBC's prestigious Directors' course, Jeremy has always been associated with groundbreaking productions. In 1982, whilst working for the BBC science strand HORIZON, he conceived the first documentary on AIDS (shown as a NOVA in the USA). He produced a revealing investigation into a questionable IUD, the Dalkon Shield (broadcast the day after AH Robbins took Chapter 11 bankruptcy) - THE BILLION DOLLAR TIME BOMB. Jeremy was Producer of the four-part series THE WAR IN KOREA (BBC/Turner Broadcasting Systems) which had the first UK use of computer-animated 3D maps. This interest in innovation is reflected by the top award at Multimedia '94 for a version of his RADIO ON SHOW interactive display for the BBC. He was Executive Producer, Development, of the CD-ROM 3D ATLAS for Electronic Arts of San Francisco. It won the 1995 EMMA Best International Product Award. In the last three years he has written and exec'd some 40 primetime shows. He both adapts feature docs, National Geographic and WGBH Specials for UK viewers, and originates scripts for the Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, the UK's Channel 4, and the BBC's NHU and Science departments. His 2-hour TV version of ENDURANCE: SHACKLETON'S LEGENDARY TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION was nominated for two BAFTA awards this year.
"BARRY DONNELLY - MUSIC" Barry was born in Cape Town where he attended Diocesan College. Due to his passion for music and film he completed a three-year film and video course at The Cape Town Film and Television school, winning numerous awards including Student of the year. An internship at Sound Track Studios followed where he gained invaluable knowledge and experience and was soon employed on a full time basis. Since then, he has moved to The Refinery as Head Audio Engineer where he has worked on a variety of national and international films and commercials. His most recent achievement was receiving an Avante Award for his work on the short film 'Clowns'. Barry's Film credits include: "THE GREAT DANCE - A HUNTER'S STORY" for Earthrise Productions "CLOWNS" (short film) for Mathew Brown MEEULANDERS (TV series) for SABC "KAALGAT TUSSEN DIE DAISIES" (feature) for Dirk De Villiers "KALAHARI HARRY" (feature) for Dirk De Villiers "OTJIKOTO" for Liquid Pictures "RAIN MAKERS" for Richard Wicksteed "AFRICA UNBOTTLED" (documentary) for Earthrise Productions
"SELLO MAAKE KA-NCUBE (NARRATOR)" Sello was born in Johannesburg in 1960 and is well known in South Africa for his involvement with the highly successful soap by Morula Pictures. "GENERATIONS" that airs on SABC. The search to find a suitable voice for !Nqate in English was an extensive one, but the producers of THE GREAT DANCE loved Sello's interpretation of the sensitivities of !Nqate's own words when Sello read for them immediately, and it was a great relief to find such a perfect interpreter. Sello Maake Ka-Ncube boasts a wide variety of acting and directing credits for both feature film, television and theatre productions in SA ranging from the early nineties to now. He was awarded a best actor award for "LIFE IS NOT A CHILD'S PLAY" at the Pretoria Drama Festival and nominated for a Vita Award as most promising actor for his performance in "WOZA ALBERT". Other theatre performances include "THE HUNGRY SPOON" for the well-known Gibson Kente, "CRY FREE MANDELA - THE MOVIE" for Pieter Dirk Uys, "JULIUS CAESAR" for the Windybrow Theatre and "TITUS ANDRONICUS" that played both at the Market Theatre in SA and in London thereafter. "THE SUIT" (television) secured Sello a Best Actor DALRO Award in 1994. Other television appearances include "HOMELANDS", the unbelievably popular "SUBURBAN BLISS" for Dapple Films, "GENERATIONS", "THE GOOD FASCIST" for Living Pictures and feature film "TAXI TO SOWETO" for Brigadiers Productions. Sello also starred in the Athol Fugard-penned "BOPHA" for Bopha Productions and the recently completed feature film "ERNEST IN AFRICA" which has already been released internationally on both cinema circuits and on television. |
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