Disbursements will take place in April and September 2005. Sithengi is currently in the process of appointing a Selection Panel/Board who will be responsible for the evaluation and selection process as well as to provide governance to the Fund.
Application deadlines: 1 April 2005 / 1 August 2005. The Fund includes three specific areas of intervention, namely Short Film Production; Documentary Production and Feature Film Production.
Key criteria will include:
Key criteria include:
Whilst not criteria for support, the fund will favourably view proposals that encourage the following:
1. Cross-regional co-operation.
2. Collaboration with government and other bodies.
3. Commercial viability.
Grants will cover a maximum of 30% of the budget with a ceiling per grant of Euro 40 000. The fund will consider proposals for a series of films but might only fund one or part of a series.
The single criterion proposed is that the fund will support project development.
The maximum grant will be Euro 10 000.
The fund will also consider proposals in respect of the following:
The smallest proportion of the budget will be allocated to these activities.
Application forms may be downloaded from the Sithengi website, www.sithengi.co.za and signed application forms are to be faxed for attention, Joy Lekgau, at Fax: +27 21 430 8186 or emailed to: .
