VUKA! All rebels with a cause wake up.
Have you seen some of last years VUKA entries on TV – those amazing ads that hit you where it hurts? Well the entries are open for this years contest and we urge all aspiring filmmakers to make a VUKA! Vuka means WAKE UP for those that didn’t know – so WAKE UP our society with your VUKA – you have just under 4 months to pull this off.
Express yourself & make a VUKA!
Take a few minutes each day to think about the world we live in. Think about what you believe in& What makes you want to stand up and speak out? What makes you weep? What inspires you? Now is your chance to do something about it& on film!
Step out of your comfort zone. Abandon mediocrity. Work on something you believe in. No limits. No compromise. Make a difference. Make a MultiChoice VUKA! Public Service Announcement.
Entries for the 8th annual MultiChoice VUKA! Awards have just opened.
2006 marks the introduction of a new short film-category – VUKA! Short Cuts – to this already very prestigious competition to acknowledge, reward and develop new skills & opportunities for the South African film industry.
VUKA! Short Cuts calls for 2-3 minute short films that are engaging, explorative and have at their heart a social investment message – the emphasis is on the storytelling (fictional narrative). “The short film format is becoming increasingly interesting worldwide with the advent of new media platforms such as mobile phones and Internet,” explains MultiChoice Corporate Affairs General Manager Jackie Rakitla. “VUKA! Short cuts will look for films that have powerful emotive content – the ability to move an audience and tell a story in a very short time”
The Multichoice Vuka! Awards make provision for entries in 2 categories namely “Newcomer & Student entries” and “Professional entries”, with the following awards given in both categories:
Best Overall PSA
Best Director
Best Cinematographer
Best Concept
Best use of humour to convey a serious message
Best Editor
Best Original Music or Original Sound Design and FX
Best Animation
Workshops presented by leading industry figures, will be hosted for student filmmakers in June at the following times and venues:
ý 5 & 6 June Wits, Johannesburg
ý 7 June Bat Centre Durban
ý 9 June Union building Grahamstown
ý 10 June Labia Theatre, Cape Town
The MultiChoice VUKA!s have become synonymous with high quality film projects that reflect the needs & socio-cultural challenges facing South Africa. Entrants need to select their preferred charity or worthy cause, and then produce a film or PSA (Public Service Announcement) linked to this theme. The MultiChoice VUKA!s have produced over 1000 PSA’s since the start of the competition.
“This is what the MultiChoice VUKA! Awards is about: a competition for both professional filmmakers and newcomers with a burning passion for filmmaking, to produce Public Service Announcement (PSA) that will enrich the lives of the people of South Africa,” says Jackie Rakitla of MultiChoice. !
Download an entry form from the website http://vuka.multichoice.co.za. Or, pick up hard copies from most major industry suppliers and post-production facilities. Call Candice or Toni on +27 11 804 2552 or email Vuka@thebomb.co.za. The closing date for entries is 29 Sept 2006 with the awards ceremony in November.
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