The Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival in Soweto

The Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival aims to celebrate the power of film as a driver for social change whilst creating a platform for collaboration between aspiring filmmakers and industry professionals.

Lebo Rasethaba

The festival will showcase ordinary South Africans doing extraordinary things in their communities by screening compelling films, all of which are open to the public. The festival also provides a platform for self-taught filmmakers to showcase their work by submitting films of any length for possible community screenings during the weekend. Film submissions are open on www.amaphikofilmfestival.com. The submission deadline is 23 September 2016 at 5pm.

Successful films chosen for public screenings will be reviewed and selected by a panel of industry veterans including brand film and music video director, Lebo Rasethaba, TV and film director, Dumisani Phakathi, and creative strategist, Ntokozo Mabunda.

Award winning filmmaker and mentor, Lebo Rasethaba is most looking forward to the exchange between the older filmmaking community and the younger generation, “It's going to be a really exciting platform that will hopefully grow the industry,” he said.

The three-day schedule includes:

Friday, 28 October 2016

10.00-17.00: Public Screening
12.00-13.00: Screening: People vs The Rainbow National
15.00-15.30: Couch Session: The History of Film
16.00-17.00: Workshop: Taking your idea to the next level: Concept and scriptwriting
19.00- 21.00: Community: Film screening

Saturday, 29 October 2016

10.00-17.00: Public Screenings
10.00-11.00: Couch session: Funding and the development process
14:00-15.30: Workshop: Taking your idea to the next level, Pitching and Proposals & IP and Copyright laws
16.30-18.30: Exhibitions: Instawalk
19.00-21.00: Screening: Community Screening

Sunday, 30 October 2016

10.00-17.00: Public screenings
10.00-11.00: Couch Session: Distribution and Marketing
11.30-13.00: Workshop: Film pitching
12.00-19.00: Exhibitions: Makhelwane Festival, Day Market & Exhibition at Eyethu Gallery
14.00-23.00: Thesis Social Jam