Encounters 2012 will be hosting a presentation by Al Jazeera which will be taking place at The Forum at the V and A Waterfront (adjacent to the V and A Hotel, Ground Floor, Market Square Area, 21 419 6677, http://www.waterfront.co.za/commercial/commercialcontent/Pages/Forum.aspx) and not at the Protea Hotel Fire and Ice as previously advertised.
Al Jazeera Industry Presentation
In the last decade, Doha-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has established itself as a ground-breaking and credible source of global news and current affairs coverage, distinguishing itself by displaying a willingness to present dissenting views and challenging censorship. Encounters is very excited to host a number of eminent guests from Al Jazeera at this year's festival and feature a selection of compelling Al Jazeera English documentaries with a special focus on Africa.
Encounters and the Cape Film Commission invite you to an Al Jazeera presentation introduced by Al Jazeera Commissioning Editors and followed by a Q and A session and informal drinks.
Guests:
• Jon Blair is Al Jazeera English's acting commissioning editor for major series, specials and discussion programmes.
• Dominique Young is a senior producer based in Al Jazeera English's bureau in London. She commissions a wide range of documentaries on African and Middle Eastern subject matter, for broadcast in the channel's flagship observational documentary strand Witness, as well as other documentary seasons.
• Diarmuid Jeffreys is an award-winning journalist and television producer with almost 30 years' of experience in the media industry. Since late 2008, he has been an editor and executive producer at Al Jazeera English.
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Among the other interesting events taking place during Encounters 2012 are:
Jon Blair Master Class this Saturday
Style and Storytelling in Documentary by Jon Blair
Are you a genre bender or a trad stylist? How to match form, function and narrative when faced with that blank sheet which all films start with? What do you do before you go out on a shoot to minimize the risk of not getting your story while maximising your ability to tell it. And how do films change in the cutting room? Does the story telling drive the style or is it the other way round? Using examples from his own work, Oscar, Emmy and BAFTA winning South African-born director Jon Blair leads a free-ranging session about documentary technique. Bring your own ideas, experience and professional issues for a full participatory discussion.
Date: Saturday 9 June
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Zoology Lecture Theatre 2 (ZOO2), Upper Campus, UCT
Cost: R50.00
To Book: e-mail manager@encounters.co.za
For more info: 021 465 4686
Tiffany Shlain Presentation next Monday
The Cloud Filmmaking Manifesto
Tiffany Shlain, the founder of The Webby Awards (the "Oscars of the internet") and director of Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death and Technology will speak about and show examples of what she calls "Cloud Filmmaking", a new way of making films using modern tools and technologies, including social media platforms, to enable video sharing and unleash the vast potential of creative global collaboration in the 21st century - a radical example of "the participatory revolution" in action.
Date: Monday 11 June
Time: 10:00am - 12.00pm
Venue: Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking, The Foundry, Unit 109D, 74 Cardiff Ave., Greenpoint
Cost: Free
To Book: e-mail manager@encounters.co.za
For more info: 021 465 4686
Mitzi Goldman Master Class on Friday 15 June
The Art of Storytelling and Raising Funds by Dr. Mitzi Goldman
Framing the real world to tell dramatic stories on screen requires a balance of great characters, powerful events and visual storytelling. There are many different approaches a director can take to a story and the weave of a narrative can sometimes be elusive until the end. In this master class the director of A Common Purpose, Mitzi Goldman, presents different styles of storytelling drawing on examples from her body of work. Goldman is the executive director of the Documentary Australia Foundation, an organisation which exists to attract philanthropic grants to documentaries that aim to make a social impact. In her presentation she will address the challenges to secure funding from diverse sources.
Date: Friday 15 June
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: AFDA, 18 Lower Scott Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Cost: R50.00
To Book: e-mail manager@encounters.co.za
For more info: 021 465 4686
Date: 11 June 2012
Venue: The Forum at the V and A Waterfront, Cape Town
More info: Adjacent to the V and A Hotel, Ground Floor, Market Square Area, 21 419 6677
