The NFVF Macufe Film Week continues to grow

The NFVF Macufe Film Week was officially opened by the Head of Department for the Free State Department of Sports, Arts, Culture & Recreation Advocate Tsoarelo Malakoane. In his opening night remarks, Adv. Malakoane acknowledged the need to have a Provincial film statutory body in the Free State. We are currently in talks with Treasury for the budget allocation that will be dedicated to the establishment of the Free State Provincial statutory body that will be able to cater for the needs of the aspiring filmmakers in the province. We realize the urgent need to have this body to ensure the proper development and sustainability of the film industry the Free State.

The film week featured workshops on scriptwriting, producing, directing, the acting class as well as screenings of local feature films like Khumba, Fanie Fouries Lobola, GogHelen and Zama Zama. The workshops, facilitated by industry figures like Mmabatho Kau, Bonginkosi Ncube, Mutodi Neshehe and Lineo Nkosi, once again proved to be the great platform for young people to gain insight on various aspects of filmmaking. It was good to see young people showing genuine interests to grow in filmmaking. The interaction during the Q and A sessions was exciting; they were engaging and asking relevant questions. It was also good to see the auditorium almost full to capacity during the screening, they showed an appetite for local films, said Ncube who was one of the facilitators.

Acting Head of Marketing and Communications at NFVF Aifheli Makhwanya said its encouraging to receive such a positive feedback. The NFVF Macufe Film Week is without a doubt becoming one of our key activations in our calendar. For the past three years, the feedback has been positive and the involvement is growing. Its also very encouraging to know that the Provincial government understands the need to establish a dedicated film structure in the province that can provide the necessary infrastructure support to aspiring filmmakers. The NFVF has always taken the view that in order for film industry to have presence in all corners of the country, it is important that there are structures in Provinces to drive industry development and growth, says Makhwanya.

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