BARGAIN HOLIDAY to Zanzibar – WOW!!!
We can’t believe the value for money offered by this 5 day trip to the heavenly island of ZANZIBAR off the coast of Tanzania. It’s from GETAWAYTRAVEL, the same people that run the highly respected travel magazine. You can go for 6 days G to paradise for R2790 which includes the flights and accommodation… There must be a catch – perhaps it’s the bungalows ‘built from natural materials such as palm leaves, local wood and coral stone’ although that sounds like our kind of holiday. It doesn’t include your departure taxes, so add on about R500 and neither does it include the visa payable on arrival of $50. Breakfast is included. It’s an incredible bargain… GO GO GO. Before the end of September. We did some research of our own to find out about the accommodation at the WHITE SANDS BEACH HOTEL – this is from VIRTUALTOURIST, our favourite travel tip site: The place has been taken over by a couple from Belgium, who have been renovating the entire place. If youre staying in the area and want to relax in a laid back atmosphere, this is the place to go. The food is excellent and even cheap. There is also a cheeky little monkey to keep you entertained. And finally, its clean and has mosquito nets set up by the cleaning staff before the buggers come out. Great atmosphere and service! Go to GETAWAY TRAVEL for more info. Valid from 16 July – 30 September 2005 6 days FROM ONLY R2 790 per person sharing 8 Days FROM ONLY R3 190 per person sharing Package Includes ** Flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar on South African Airways ** Return airport/hotel transfers ** Accommodation at White Sands Beach Hotel on a bed and breakfast basis Package Excludes ** Airport departure taxes ** All items of a personal nature ** Meals not mentioned above ** Visa cost payable on arrival – $50 per person...
FILM SCHOOL screening two OSCAR NOMINATIONS – R10 only!
AFDA film school are holding monthly screenings for film enthusiasts, this month one of the films is an award-winning Korean animated film that looks incredible – it’s only R10 = GO GO GO. This month at the AFDA CINEMA we are screening two Oscar nominated short films! “Birthday Boy” and “Inja” Both these films have won many acclaimed competit…ions around the world, and now you can come and watch them here in Johannesburg at a once off screening – SO DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!!! Date: 28 July 2005 Place: AFDA, 41 Frost Avenue, Auckland Park Time: 19h30 for 20h00 Price: R10 per ticket Food and Drinks will be avaliable at the screening If you would like any more information, and/or perhaps have content to submit for August’s Cinema please feel free to contact Leanne Callanan Please check out the website BIrthday Boy for the trailer. The Synopsis Korean War, 1951 Little Manuk is playing on the streets of his village and dreaming of life on the front where his father is a soldier. He returns home to find a parcel on the doorstep and, thinking it is a birthday present, he opens it. But it’s contents will change his life. 2004 3D Animation 35mm Dolby SR/SRD 9min 30secs Korean with English Subtitles “The jury awarded Best Animated Short to Birthday Boy because of its captivating and expert storytelling and filmmaking” Bregler explains. “This is a phenomenal film on its merit alone, but even more impressive given that Park is still a student. Every camera angle and motion transcends the screen and transports the viewer into Manuk’s world to experience life as he knows it. The story is so compelling and magical that the 3D animation becomes secondary to the delivery of the film.” Chris Bregler, SIGGRAPH 2004 Computer Animation Chair “The jury was especially taken with the convincing depiction of human facial expressions in this lovely animated story.” Prix Arts Electronica Jury, 2004...
FILM CLUB on WED at ATLAS STUDIOS -FREE!!!
It’s been more than a year and John Barker and Ziggy Hofmeyr continue to brave the cold and keep on pushing the delights of FILM every week in Joburg at their Film Club – good work guys keep it up! This week’s film is a local one, THE FLYER, directed by Revel Fox and edited by Richard Starkey. Apple Park presents Film Club. This Wednesday night the 3rd August …2005 we have “The Flyer” kicking off at 8pm: The Flyer is the uplifting story of a young coloured kid saved from the mean streets of Cape Town by an old trapeze great, and indoctrinated into a gravity defying world – trapeze flying! But the flybar between success and failure swings in the balance as his past and present collide to dramatic effect. Please guys, if you want us to show your film, drop off a copy either with Ziggy or John at one of the screenings and we will add to our library to show when the time is right. Our goal is still to put together a film festival some time in the future and you’re films – big or small – will all be considered. If anyone would like a private screening for their guests only then please contact Rachel at Atlas (482 7111 rachel@atlasstudios.co.za), when every other Wednesday night the venue is available for hire. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS CHECK OUT THIS...
Join the WITS FILM CLUB and get intellectual!
For those that enjoy the intellectual side of Film and having a good chin wag after the credits, make sure to join the about-to-be-launched WITS FILM SOCIETY. It’s free and open to the public…in August you get to chat with several film makers including Zola Maseko the man behind Drum (see pic). THE WITS FILM SOCIETY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WSOA TV , the division of Dramatic Art …and WSOA INVITES YOU TO THE LAUNCH OF THE WITS FILM SOCIETY The launch schedule is as follows: WEDNESDAY, 27 JULY 2005 TIME: 17h30 for 18h00 VENUE: APPOLLONIA THEATRE – SECOND FLOOR WITS SCHOOL OF ARTS (Old Dental Hospital) Wits University. Screening: All About my Mother by Pedro Almodovar (Spanish Film) INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION WITH PROF. Jane Taylor, Head of Dramatic Art, Wits School of Arts. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED! THURSDAY – 4 AUGUST 2005 TIME: 16h00 – 17h30 VENUE: Downstairs Theatre We will join Wits TV -IN THE BAG for a discussion with South African filmmaker, Zola Maseko about his recently released, award winning film DRUM FRIDAY – 5 AUGUST 2005 TIME: 12h00 VENUE: Wits School of Arts – TV, Studio 1, Basement Senate House We will join Wits TV – IN THE BAG for a screening of BORN INTO STRUGGLE followed by a Question and Answer session with Director Rehad Desai. WEDNESDAY – 10 AUGUST 2005 TIME: 17h30 for 18h00 VENUE: APPOLLONIA THEATRE – SECOND FLOOR WITS SCHOOL OF ARTS (Old Dental Hospital) Wits University. SCREENING: THE LIZARD by Kamal Tabrizi(Iranian Movie) Introduction and discussion with Leyla Haidarian (MA Dramatic Art). WEDNESDAY – 17 AUGUST 2005 TIME: 18h00 VENUE: Senate House Basement (SHB) 5 Panel discussion THE TRAUMA OF TRUTH based on the feature film ZULU LOVE LETTER with Bhekisizwe Peterson, Tawana Kupe and Seipati Bulane Hopa. These events are free and open to the public. For information and directions email Jordache Ellapen...
Auditions in Joburg and Cape Town!
Aspiring actors – two sets of auditions happening: So do you look ‘German’? What does a “German” person look like? This must be the Cape Town one…not a bad way to make some easy bucks although it can be a bit tiring… We need crowd extras for a German cellphone commercial to be shot in Cape Town on Monday 10 October. Earn R 280 for the day, in additional to food and refreshm…ents. The shoot will start at about 12 noon and end at 11pm. If you’re German-looking, please call us by 2PM on Friday 7 October or pass on this info to friends who are. Contact: Bernie on (021) 426 1665 for info. ************************************************************* And in Joburg they’re looking for ‘Gloria , Fanuel, Mmaka and Siyabonga’…. read on: Auditions to be held at Kagiso TV, 14 Hurlingham Road, Illovo on Friday 7th October. It is for a training video. Emerging artists (especially) are encouraged to contact Nhlanhla on 011 340 3800 for bookings / more information. CHARACTER Breakdown… 1. Siyabonga Sibanda Black, Male Siyabonga Sibanda is about +/-45 years old. He is from a rural background and has been working in the city for a number of years. For the few years he has been running his own car wash business near to the urban hostel where he lives. He deals only with cars. He is still ‘in the old ways’ and believes that the safest place for one’s money is under the mattress. When he sends money home to his wife, he does so by putting it in an envelope, and sending it with someone who is travelling by taxi to his village. 2. Mmaka Madikizela Black, Male Mmaka Madikizela is about +/-30 years old. He is one of Siyabonga’s best friends. Mmaka lives in the same hostel. He is from a different rural area than Jerry. Mmaka was suspicious of banks until he listened to a radio programme one day when he heard what banks are, how one’s money can be kept there safely, and how one can get a bit of extra back if you always leave some money in your bank account. Because Mmaka is a confident and inquisitive person, he visited a bank after that. A person at the bank explained the different kinds of services that he can get at a bank. After listening very carefully, and asking some questions, he opened a savings account. He now has his wages paid directly into his account. He is saving to buy bricks for a house he wants to build his fiancýe. And he uses his bankcard to send money to his mother. 3....
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